Comments for Praxis, Transmutation (Mutatis-Mutandis)

Eclectic with a vengance. Very creative music, with Bootsy dominating. My only gripe with the album with this project is that the ending jam, "Chaos Never Died," doesn''t develop well; most of it is just Bernie soloing away with no support from the other musicians. If that had been more of a group effort in the jam, it would have made the perfect closer. That aside, this album is one of the most interesting to come out in recent years.

The first offering from the almighty and legendary Praxis.The band consists of Buckethead on guitar, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell from the P-Funk mob (basses and keyboards respectively),Brain (Limbomaniacs and possibly Godflesh) playing drums and AF the Next Man Flip doing turntable scratches and sample-handling.From the blasting of the first note from Blast/War Machine Dub to the final echoes of After Shock (Chaos Never Died), this disc is a tour-de-forceof musical genius with a twist of musical subversiveness. Like Miles Davis`Bitches Brew (and his later funky electro-jazz projects), the disc is a melting pot of an ecclectic mix of genres. But it was so focused in its making it always hit the listener with a sharpshooter`s precision. Not a moment wentastray from the track. Although later works from the band are also as good (arguably better), but this one is such a legend that it`s a must have for any people who wants to challenge their musical status quo.