Praxis - Metatron (1995)
As I'm feeling lazy (for the Dutch-speaking among you, read: lees-ie) today, and as I haven't even listenened to this (third) release by Praxis (I'm into Renaissance, Curved Air and Darryl Way's Wolf these days), I'm just going to professionally copy-past ctrl-c/ctrl-v a review from the omniscient All Music Guide. You can also find a list of alternative names for Metatron in the comments section, wehey!For the third manifestation of Praxis, Bill Laswell returned from the cut-and-paste trash metal of the second album, Sacrifist, to a band approach, as on the first, Transmutation. Concentrating on the core band of Buckethead, Brain and himself, he created an album which is close in spirit to the first one, but covers very different ground, and is also much weirder. From the touching opening ballad "Wake the Dead," we are in for a ride through everything Praxis has done before and much more: slow death metal riffs with damaged soloing on "Skull Creek," dub explorations on the relaxed "Cannibal" and the creepier "Warm Time Machine/Low End Transmission/Over the Foaming Deep," or mind-blowing shred guitar on "Turbine" and "Triad (The Saw Is Family)" -- the latter track toying, just like "Meta-Matic," with the listener's expectations by employing one killer riff after another without ever developing the way one expects. Calm interludes like "Cathedral Space" (hints of Colma) and the haunting "Double Vision" are included, as well as mysterious voice samples ("We Are Not Sick Men!") and some doses of Buckethead's typical silliness -- "Armed (TSA Agent #5)" has him playing the melody of "Jingle Bells" with a hilariously distorted sampler guitar, while "Warcraft (Bruce Lee's Black Hour of Chaos)" features kung fu screaming (an interesting connection to Yamatsuka Eye's performance on Sacrifist). On "Inferno/Heatseeker/Exploded Heart," Buckethead switches to electric bass and delivers a fascinating duel with Laswell. Throughout the album, Buckethead is awe-inspiring, playing not only with lightning speed and enormous precision, but also with dangerous intensity. The other two musicians are excellent as well, but the spotlight is clearly on Buckethead. The production, however, is the record's second star: there are interesting sounds abound (drilling sounds, oscillators, wind etc.), and each track (and virtually every guitar part) has a sonic identity of its own. Metatron is an incredible album (although beginners should start with Transmutation) and easily one of Buckethead's best showcases. ~ Chris Genzel, All Music Guide
Many thanks to Chardman for this post!
Erratum: I've just listened to this, and it's great fun! More listenable than Sacrifist, in fact.
Praxis_Metatron.rar (updated link!)
posted by Paxjorge @ Saturday, June 10, 2006
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Adadiyah
Adhar
Adrigon
Alaliayah
Alaliyah (Possible mistake of Alaliayah)
Amisiyah
Asasiah
Atarniel
Atatiyah (May also be Michael)
Atmon
Atrapatos
Atrigiel
Atrugiel
Atrugniel
Auzhaya
Avtsangosh
Avzhia
Baskabas (A secret name of the angel Metatron)
Batsran
Bibiyah
Bizbul (Possibly a curruption of "in zebul")
Chasdiel ("when Metatron does kindness to the world.")
Duvdeviyah
Dynamis (In hechaloth lore this is a secret name of Metatron.)
Ebed
Emekmiyahu
Estes
Eved
Gale Raziya
Galiel
Geviriyah
Giatiyah
Giatyah
Gippuyel
Hadariel ("majesty of God")
Hadarniel ("majesty of God")
Hadraniel ("majesty of God")
Hadriel ("majesty of God")
Hajahm
Hakham
Halwaya
Hashesiyah
Hasmiyah
Hatspatsiel
Havhaviyah
Havhavuviyah
Haviyahu
Hayat
Hoveh Hayah
Iesaia
Itatiyah
Itmon
Ized (Possible however maybe separate enitity)
Jael
Jah-el
Jaoel
Jehoel
Joel
Kalkelmiyah
Kasbak (A secret name of the angel Metatron)
Kemos (May also be Michael)
Kimos (May also be Michael)
Lad ("Tender Age")
Lesser YHWH (Lesser Tetragrammaton or "lesser (yod) ה (heh) ו (vav) ה (heh) or יהוה (YHWH) the name of GOD.)
Little Iao
Magirkon
Malchut (Possibly name for Soul of the Messiah)
Malkuth (Possibly name for Soul of the Messiah)
Malmeliyah
Margash
Margesiel
Matrona shachan (see Shekinah)
Matsmetsiyah
Meetatron
Mekhapperyah
Melkout (Possibly name for Soul of the Messiah)
Merraton
Metaraon
Metatron
Metratton
Midrash
Migon
Mihir (Possible however maybe separate enitity)
Mithra (Possible however maybe separate enitity)
Miton
Mitra (Possible however maybe separate enitity)
Mitron
Mitspad
Mittron
Mivon
Naar (Also meaning Lad "Tender Age")
Ootmon (Merkabah lore: "when he seals the guilty in Israel.")
Ozah
Pa’aziel (3 Enoch)
Palpeltiyah
Panaion (Rabbi Ishmael: "Panaion the Archon, one of the highest servents, and he stands before the throne of glory.")
Parshiyah
Patspetsiyah
Periel
Pihon ("when opening the doors through which prayers of men are admitted into the celestial abode.")
Pisqon
Qangiel Yah (3 Enoch)
Rasesiyah
Raziya
Ruah Piskonit
Ruhiel ("when they encounter Metatron, tremble before him and prostrate themselves.")
Safkas
Sagansagel (see Sasnigiel)
Sagmagigrin
Saktas
Sar ha-Olam ("prince of the world", "prince of the face" maybe Michael, Jehoel, Metatron or Satan. The Talmud says Sar ha-Olam "bears God's name within him". Some evidence that may point to this being Metatron is Sar ha-Olam is said to have composed Psalms 37:25 and Isaiah 24:16 as has Metatron. Also Metatron "bears gods name" see. Lesser YHWH)
Sasnesagiel (see Sasnigiel)
Sasniel (see Sasnigiel)
Sasnigiel (Described in 3 Enoch as "prince of wisdom", "prince of the world", "prince of the presence", "prince of the face" and the seraphim "appointed over peace". See Sar ha-Olam)
Schechinah (see Shekinah)
Shaftiyah
Sharshiyah
Shekinah (Sometimes described as the female aspect of God or as the female aspect of Metatron)
Shosoriyah
Sithriel ("when he hides the children of the world under his wings to preserve them from the angels of destruction.")
Sigron ("when closeing the doors through which prayers of men are admitted into the celestial abode.")
Sktas
Surya
Tabkiel
Taftefiah
Tagriel
Tahsasiyah
Tamtemiyah
Tatriel
Tavtavel
Tetrasiyah
Tishbash
Tishgash
Titmon
Tsaftefiyah
Tsaftsefiah
Tsaftsefiel
Tsahtsehiyah
Tsalteliyah
Tsaltselim
Tsaltseliyah
Tsavniyah
Tsavtsiyah
Usiah
Uvayah
Uzah
Uzza
Vehofnehu
Veruah
Yaho
Yahoel
Yahsiyah
Yefefiah
Yehovah Hayah
Yehovah Vehayah
Yeshayah
Yofiel
Zaqen
Zerahiayah
Zerahiyah
Zerahyahu
Zevriyahu
Zevtiyahu
Metatron's a cool name. He sounds like one of the Micronauts.
I agree; screw all the other names.
guess I'm a bit thick, but the link leads to the host's home page and even after signing up I can't get the file :(
You're right; I'll re-up it for you.
please re-upload it. It's been deleted
please re upload laswell
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