Warszawa (Praxis album)

Infobox Album
Name = Warszawa
Type = live
Artist = Praxis


Released = February 2, 1999
Recorded = Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland, June 29, 1996
Genre = Avant-garde, Rock, Experimental, Heavy metal, Electronic music
Length = 44:37
Label = Innerhythmic Foundat
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ajfpxqtjldfe link]
Last album = "Collection" (1998)
This album = "Warszawa" (1999)
Next album = "Zurich" (2005)

Warszawa is a live album made by the supergroup Praxis released in 1999 by the label Innerhythmic Foundat.The album contains 3 of the most influential members of the supergroup, bassist and producer Bill Laswell, guitarist Buckethead, and drummer Brain. This album was recorded live from a show in Warsaw, Poland and has some resemblance to the Praxis albums that came before it, the album contains sounds from 1992's album Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) and the noise-laden aural assaults of the album released in 1994 Sacrifist. Besides Laswell, Buckethead and Brain, the album also contain the collaboration of the turntablists MixMaster Mike and phonosycographDISK.

The album opens with "Initiation", a 20-minute turntable epic that mixes albums like Snoop's "Murder Was the Case" with kung-fu movie samples.

Track listing

tracklist

title1 = Initiation
length1 = 21:05

title2 = Flux and Reflux
length2 = 6:00

title3 = Saturn
length3 = 5:29

title4 = Destroyer
length4 = 6:54

title5 = Fifth Element
length5 = 5:09

Credits

* Praxis:
** Buckethead - Guitar
** Bill Laswell - Bass
** Bryan Mantia - Drums
** MixMaster Mike - Turntables
** phonosycographDISK - Turntables

* Bill Murphy
* Oz Fritz - Engineer
* Michael Fossenkemper - Mastering
* Robert Musso - Engineer
* Shinro Ohtake - Artwork