This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
In the normal course of events, bands write songs and put out records. Then, maybe, they get people to remix them. Chicago trance-rock outfit Frontier upend that apple cart in a big, bold manner on this experimental EP.
Instead of following the traditional route, the trio recorded live in the studio last spring, then culled samples from their work and gave them to various engineers to assemble into songs however they saw fit. The five resulting pieces — which range from post-industrial and gothy to ambient and dubby — blur the line between live and Memorex, construction and improvisation, collaboration and individuality. Which makes Suture sort of like a really cool science project — along with a really intriguing disc.
