Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)

by Praxis

Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 September 1992
  • Label: Axiom
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:18
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Buckethead, Af Next Man Flip, Brain, Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Masterminded by producer Bill Laswell, this experimental supergroup unites the virtuosic talents of guitarist Buckethead, bassist Bootsy Collins, and drummer Brain. The sprawling, predominantly instrumental debut violently collides blistering funk-metal riffing with avant-garde turntablism, deep dub basslines, and chaotic improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: leftfield, technical, uncommon-time-signatures, instrumental, avant-garde, sampling, complex, progressive, noisy, distorted, experimental, deconstructed, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Blast/War Machine Dub (3:51)
  2. Interface/Stimulation Loop (2:16)
  3. Crash Victim/Black Science Navigator (3:38)
  4. Animal Behavior (7:08)
  5. Dead Man Walking (5:12)
  6. Seven Laws Of Woo (5:00)
  7. The Interworld And The New Innocence (6:27)
  8. Giant Robot/Machines In The Modern City/Godzilla (6:36)
  9. After Shock (Chaos Never Died) (16:06)

Credits

  • Praxis - primary artist
  • James Koehnline - artwork [art work by]
  • Bootsy Collins - bass [space bass], vocals, written-by
  • Brain - drums, written-by
  • Buckethead - guitar, toy [toys], written-by
  • Peter Wetherbee - other [axiom]
  • Robert Musso - overdubbed by [overdubs]
  • Bernie Worrell - synthesizer, clavinet, organ [vital organ], written-by

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