Mold (album)

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Mold
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 1998
Genre Experimental
Length67:57
Label Yikes
Producer Bill Laswell
Praxis [1] chronology
1984
(1997)
Mold
(1998)
Collection
(1998)

Mold is the fourth studio album made by experimental music group Praxis, released in 1998. Despite being released under the Praxis name the group's usual musicians, guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain, are absent; frontman Bill Laswell is the only member that appeared on earlier releases to be included on the album.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell.

No.TitleLength
1."Meldt"9:10
2."Narcoleprosy"4:13
3."Electric Soil"3:25
4."Sunshine"3:04
5."Babble Stream"5:24
6."First Wish After Death"1:37
7."Lichenous Shock"6:52
8."Throes of Rasputin"8:54
9."Sqlxzm"4:14
10."Septic Plague"12:59
11."Viral Sonata #69"8:05

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Tony Green (3 January 1999). "Mold review by JazzTimes". Jazz Times. Retrieved 7 February 2019.