Transmutation Live is a live album by experimental rock band Praxis, recorded during a performance in Zurich, Switzerland, in the summer of 1996.
The album features the lineup of bassist Bill Laswell, guitarist Buckethead, drummer Brain and Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the Bay-Area collective of turntablists DXT, Q*bert, Mix Master Mike, Shortkut, and DJ Disk.
The album's four tracks are labeled simply as Movements 1 to 4 and are predominantly ambient soundscapes that frequently give way to heavy metal grooves.
Track listing
Personnel Bill Laswell – bass guitar Buckethead – electric guitar Brain – drums, percussion Invisible Scratch Pickles – turntables, samples
Production staff Bacon – design Cimarron – design O'Brien – design Oz Fritz – engineer James Koehnline – cover art Bill Murphy – liner notes Robert Musso – production, mastering
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