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| Genres | Experimental rock, funk metal,[1]experimental metal, progressive rock, noise rock |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1984–2011 |
| Labels | Axiom/Island/PolyGram Records, M.O.D. Technologies, Subharmonic, ROIR, Yikes, Innerhythmic |
| Associated acts | Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Guns N' Roses, Primus, James Brown Band |
| Past members |
Praxis was the name of an experimental rock project, led by producer/bassist Bill Laswell and featuring guitarist Buckethead and drummer Bryan 'Brain' Mantia in nearly every incarnation of the band.
The group worked with many other artists such as Serj Tankian from System of a Down, Iggy Pop, DXT and DJ Disk.
Biography[edit]
Early days[edit]
Bill Laswell initially used the name Praxis for an experimental solo EP recorded for Celluloid Records in 1984, simply named '1984'.
1992–1996[edit]
The band's debut album, Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), released in 1992, was well received by critics. Praxis was composed of Buckethead, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, drummer Brain, bassist Bootsy Collins and Afrika Baby Bam as 'AF Next Man Flip' on turntables. Bill Laswell masterminded the project and served as producer and co-writer of much of the album's material. Praxis combined elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music. The P-Funk-inspired track 'Animal Behavior,' with a lead vocal from Collins, was released as a single. A video was also shot for the track.
Their next studio album, Sacrifist, was released two years later on the new Laswell-led label Subharmonic and featured a rotating roster of guests including sax player John Zorn, drummer Mick Harris from Painkiller, and members of the band Blind Idiot God. The death metal-influenced album was not as acclaimed as their debut.
The same year saw the album Metatron, with a trio of Buckethead, Laswell and Brain, which included the song 'Wake the Dead.'
In 1996 the band toured Europe and recorded two live albums called Live in Poland and Transmutation Live containing material from shows in Zürich and Warsaw. Both albums featured members of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After the shows, the project broke up.
1997–2004[edit]
In 1997, Bill Laswell re-released his Material EP 1984 under the Praxis name. This was followed by the album Mold with Pat Thrall, Peter Wetherbee and Alex Haas instead of Buckethead, Bryan Mantia and Bernie Worrell respectively. The album was essentially somewhat of a remix album with Wetherbee and crew taking elements from 1984 and crafting a full-length release. Laswell's involvement with this album was minimal. In 1998, Laswell contributed 'Dreadnot' to the compilation Abstract Depressionism.[2] Though labeled a Praxis track, this was essentially a solo Laswell creation.
In the same year a first compilation album also containing two songs from the Death Cube K album Dreamatorium (Death Cube K is an anagram of Buckethead) was made available.
In 1999, a re-worked version of Live in Poland was released as Warszawa. Little was heard of the band for the next years, while Brain and Buckethead played for Guns N' Roses and Laswell concentrated more on his dub releases.
2004–2010[edit]
Most original members reunited for a small tour in 2004 culminating in their appearance as part of a Bill Laswell themed episode of the PBS series Soundstage. Laswell also began working on their next studio album Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness), but due to the label (Sanctuary) going broke the project was put on hold for about three years.
In 2005 Transmutation Live was re-worked and re-released as Zurich.Another live album called Tennessee 2004 was released in 2007 which was a truncated version of a longer show performed at the Bonnarroo festival.
On January 1, 2008 the studio album Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) was released in Japan with guest contributions by Serj Tankian, Mike Patton and Iggy Pop as well as Buckethead's old friend Maximum Bob and many more.
2011–present: Hiatus and Sound Virus[edit]
In early 2011, Profanation was re-released on Bill Laswell's new M.O.D. Technologies label with two additional live tracks. Later that month Bill Laswell stated in an interview that there was likely no more future for the band:
I doubt it. I think they're like closed chapters, but fairly well-documented ones. [...] The same thing goes for Praxis. Buckethead has mostly been performing solo. He also had a health issue recently with his back, so he hasn't been that active. If you want to do something new, there are better things to do than going back to something you did years ago and starting it over.[3]
M.O.D. Technologies also has a vinyl version of Profanation scheduled for an April 2013 release.
In 2015, the band released a new album entitled 'Sound Virus'.
Notable guests[edit]
Praxis Early Childhood
The following musicians have contributed to the various Praxis experiments (though arguably, those appearing on 'Mold' are not proper collaborators as this album is only tenuously part of the Praxis canon):
- Afrika Baby Bam as AF Next Man Flip on turntables
- Cindy Blackman on drums
- Bootsy Collins on bass and vocals
- DJ Disk on turntables
- DXT on turntables
- Yamatsuka Eye on vocals
- Mick Harris on drums
- Lili Haydn on violin
- Invisibl Skratch Piklz on turntables
- Toshinori Kondo on trumpet
- Maximum Bob on vocals
- Mike Patton on vocals
- Iggy Pop on vocals
- Serj Tankian on vocals
- Pat Thrall on guitars
- John Zorn on saxophone
Musical styles[edit]
Praxis Ratio Practice
Between the influence of Laswell and Buckethead, Praxis' musical experimentation in both studio, street and live settings have combined elements of mid-1970s Funkadelic & Miles Davis, hip-hop's more avant-garde leanings, and Last Exit's ferocious yet organic jazz/metal aesthetic. Many of these experiments defined (and in some sense, invented) diverse, eclectic, and freeform genres including avant-garde, heavy metal, funk and jazz-fusion.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- 1992: Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
- 1993: Sacrifist
- 1994: Metatron
- 1998: Mold
- 2008: Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
Singles[edit]
- 1992: Animal Behavior
EPs and compilations[edit]
- 1984: 1984
- 1992: A Taste of Mutation
- 1998: Collection
- 2015: Sound Virus[4]
Praxis Ratting
Live[edit]
- 1997: Live in Poland
- 1997: Transmutation Live
- 1999: Warszawa
- 2005: Zurich
- 2007: Tennessee 2004
References[edit]
- ^'Praxis – Profanation: Preparation For a Coming Darkness'. Blurt. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^'Bill Laswell Discography'. silent-watcher.net. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^'Interview with Bill Laswell by Anil Prasad (1/11)'. Innerviews.org. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^'This is not a reissue nor compilation. This is re-stored, edited, enhanced and remastered Version, a Reconstruction.',Sound Virus by Praxis. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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In this post, we’ll look at Praxis raw scores: what they are, how they’re calculated, and how they’re different from unofficial and official scores.
What is a Praxis raw score, and how is it calculated?
A Praxis raw score is a “question count.” It measures the number of questions that you answered completely and correctly on the exam. Praxis raw scores are calculated only from selected response questions–questions that are multiple choice or numeric entry. Constructed response questions–essay questions and written short answer questions–are not included in your raw score. This is because constructed response questions are not simply correct or incorrect; instead, they’re graded on a rubric. (For more information, see my earlier post on selected response and constructed response questions.)
So if you take a Praxis exam that is 100% selected response, your raw score will give you some idea of how you did on the entire exam. Take the Elementary Education: Content Knowledge exam. All 140 questions on this test are multiple choice or numeric entry. So if you get a raw score of 98, it means you got 98 questions correct—this would be 70% of the total number of questions on the exam.
On the other hand, Praxis exams such as the PLT have both a selected response section and a constructed response section. So if you take a test like the Praxis PLT for Grades 5-9, your raw score will not be calculated based on your performance on all the questions; it will only be taken from this exam’s 70 multiple choice questions. The four constructed response questions at the end of the exam will not be part of your raw score because those questions are graded based on quality, not based on whether your answer is correct/incorrect. Say you get a raw score of 65 on PLT 5-9. This only means that you successfully answered 93% of the questions in the initial multiple choice section of the exam. The raw score won’t tell you anything about your performance in the second section with the four constructed response questions.
How is your Praxis raw score different from your unofficial and official Praxis scores?
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You’ll be shown your Praxis raw score on test day, right after you complete the Praxis exam. Alongside your raw score, you’ll see your unofficial score. And you’ll get your official scores 2 to 4 weeks later, depending on the exam. (See my the Magoosh Praxis Blog post “When Do I Get my Praxis Exam Results?”)
Your Praxis raw score has one unique trait that separates it from both the unofficial and official score. Unlike your other Praxis scores, the raw score measures the number of questions you got right, not the number of correct answers. This is an important distinction because on the Praxis, certain questions have more than one answer. If a Praxis question asks you to select two answers, and you only choose one of the two answers correctly, this would count as one wrong question in your raw score calculation. But your unofficial and official scores are based on the answers you get right. Both unofficial and official scoring would count that question as half-correct, with one right answer and one wrong one.
Your raw score and your unofficial score also both have one important thing in common: both of these scores are derived exclusively from your performance on selected response questions. Only official scores include the rubric-based grades you receive for constructed responses.
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The takeaway
You, your school, and your potential employers will all want to know how you did on the Praxis as soon as possible. Your raw scores and your unofficial scores both give you some insight into your Praxis performance right away, before your official scores arrive. Understanding the relationship between your raw, unofficial, and official scores is very important as you consider your Praxis performance and the impact it will have on your teacher training, teacher licensure, and future career. For more in-depth information, check out the following two posts:
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