Transmutation Live
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{{Infobox album
| name = Transmutation Live
| type = live
| artist = Praxis
| cover = Transmutation_Live.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 7, 1997
| recorded = Zurich, Switzerland, June 21, 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = avant-garde, rock, experimental, heavy metal, electronic music
| length = 60:05
| label = Douglas
| producer =
| prev_title = Live in Poland
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = 1984
| next_year = 1997
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/transmutation-live-mw0000604783|title=Transmutation Live review by AllMusic|author=Daniel Gioffre|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=7 February 2019}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Transmutation Live is a live album by experimental rock band Praxis, recorded during a performance in Zurich, Switzerland, in the summer of 1996.{{cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/grooves/praxis-praxis-transmutation-live/|title=Transmutation Live Review by JazzTimes|author=Tony Green|date=3 January 1999|publisher=JazzTimes|accessdate=7 February 2019}}
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
{{track listing
| title1 = Movement 1
| length1 = 15:25
| title2 = Movement 2
| length2 = 14:05
| title3 = Movement 3
| length3 = 15:30
| title4 = Movement 4
| length4 = 15:05
}}
Personnel
Production staff
- Bacon – design
- Cimarron – design
- O'Brien – design
- Oz Fritz – engineer
- James Koehnline – cover art
- Bill Murphy – liner notes
- Robert Musso – production, mastering
References
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