Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
| Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) | ||||
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| Studio album by Praxis | ||||
| Released |
January 1, 2008 (Import) February 3, 2009 (Download) January 25, 2011 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde, hip hop, alternative metal, electronic music, experimental rock, funk metal, funk rock, progressive rock, alternative rock, drum and bass, space rock, dub | |||
| Length |
47:46 (Normal Edition) 60:43 (Bonus Tracks Edition) | |||
| Label | NAGUAL, M.O.D. Technologies | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Praxis chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) is the last album by Praxis, released in Japan on January 1, 2008. The album features guest appearances by Iggy Pop, Mike Patton, Serj Tankian and Killah Priest among others.[2] The album had a US release via M.O.D. Technologies in 2011.
For more than a year the album was only available for purchase by ordering it from Japan. Japanese website "Neowing" released samples of each song.[3] Since February 2009 it can be purchased as a download.[4]
A US version was released in January 25, 2011, through Bill Laswell's new label, M.O.D. Technologies.[5] The re-release features two new live tracks "Wedge" and "Subgrid". Not long after this re-release, Laswell commented on the likely end of the band and that he considered the band as a "closed chapter"[6] M.O.D. Technologies has also slated (through their distributor Redeye Distribution) a vinyl version for April 2013.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caution" | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Worship" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Ancient World" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Furies" | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Galaxies" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Sulfur and Cheese" | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Larynx" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Revelations Part 2" | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Ruined" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Garbage God's" | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Babylon Blackout" | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Endtime" | 4:57 |
US release (bonus tracks)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wedge" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Subgrid" | 9:55 |
Personnel
By song
| Track | Title | Vocals | Guitar | Bass | Drums | Keyboards | Turntables | Beats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caution | Rammellzee | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | PhonosycographDISK | |||
| 2 | Worship | Hawkman & Maximum Bob | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | ||||
| 3 | Ancient World | Dr. Israel | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Grandmixer DXT | Monkey & Large | |||
| 4 | Furies | Iggy Pop | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | ||||
| 5 | Galaxies | Killah Priest | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | Bernie Worrell | PhonosycographDISK | ||
| 6 | Sulfur and Cheese | Serj Tankian | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | ||||
| 7 | Larynx | Mike Patton | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | PhonosycographDISK | Future Prophecies | |||
| 8 | Revelations Part 2 | Rammellzee | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | Bernie Worrell | PhonosycographDISK | ||
| 9 | Ruined | Bill Laswell | Tatsuya Yoshida | ||||||
| 10 | Garbage God's | Rammellzee | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Grandmixer DXT | Rawthang | |||
| 11 | Babylon Blackout | Buckethead & Otomo Yoshihide | Bill Laswell | Brain | Bernie Worrell | ||||
| 12 | Endtime | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | Bernie Worrell | ||||
| 13 | Wedge | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain | |||||
| 14 | Subgrid | Buckethead | Bill Laswell | Brain |
General credits
- Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell
- Created at Orange Music Orange, NJ
- Engineer: Robert Musso
- Assistant: James Dellatacoma
- Drums and Amps/Set up: Artie Smith
- Mastered at Turtle Tone Studio
- Engineer: Michael Fossenkemper
- Front + Back panels: James Koehnline
- Design: John Brown @ cloud chamber
References
- ↑ Freeman, Phil. "Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness - Praxis". Allmusic. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ↑ (in Japanese)
- ↑ Neowing.co.jp
- ↑ "Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness: Praxis: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Praxis Teams w/Iggy, Serj, more on LP on Blurt Online". Blurt-online.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Interview with Bill Laswell by Anil Prasad (1/11)
- ↑ "Redeye Praxis LP page". redeyeusa.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.