Suture (album)

Suture
Compilation album by
Chemlab
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2001 (2001-01-23)
Studio
Various
    • Chicago Trax Recording Studio
    • (Chicago, IL)
    • Floating Rib Studios
GenreIndustrial rock
Length70:49
LabelInvisible
Producer
Chemlab chronology
East Side Militia
(1996) 		Suture
(2001) 		The Machine Age
(2003)

Suture is a compilation album by Chemlab, released on January 23, 2001, by Invisible Records. It is an expanded reissue of Magnetic Field Remixes (itself containing the complete contents of the EP Ten Ton Pressure), with remixes from the "Electric Molecular" and "Exile on Mainline" singles and one previously unreleased track named "Static Haze".[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Rick Anderson of allmusic gave Suture three out of five stars and said "highly recommended to fans of funky industrialism."[3] A critic for Ink 19 compared the collection favorably to Nitzer Ebb and praised the album for being "a fine slice of spiteful agit-dance, very familiar in a sense."[4] Lollipop Magazine deemed the material from 10 Ton Pressure to be the highlight of the compilation, saying "the three EP tracks are old school industrial, and worth a few spins, and for those into remixes of the band’s more popular/less interesting material, there're plenty of takes on a few of them here."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chemlab

No.TitleFrom album (date)Length
1."Chemical Halo" (Bruised Regeneration Mix)Magnetic Field Remixes (1994)5:46
2."21st Century" (Rough Sex Demo)Magnetic Field Remixes (1994)5:07
3."Chemical Halo" (Drag-Strip Download)Magnetic Field Remixes (1994)7:51
4."Codeine, Glue and You" (Scorched Remix)Magnetic Field Remixes (1994)4:45
5."Filament"10 Ton Pressure (1990)5:15
6."I Still Bleed"10 Ton Pressure (1990)3:57
7."Blunt Force Trauma"10 Ton Pressure (1990)3:31
8."Black Radio (In the Neon Blur)"10 Ton Pressure (1990)6:00
9."Electric Molecular" (Death Before Taxes Mix)"Electric Molecular" (1996)4:07
10."Electric Molecular" (Instrumental No Taxes Mix)"Electric Molecular" (1996)4:06
11."Electric Molecular" (Malignant Mix)"Electric Molecular" (1996)4:52
12."Exile on Mainline" (Extended Dance)"Exile on Mainline" (1996)4:57
13."Exile on Mainline" (Radio)"Exile on Mainline" (1996)3:13
14."Jesus Christ Porno Star" (Lick-a-Licious Mix) 6:16
15."Static Haze (Lost Suture)" 1:05

Personnel

Adapted from the Suture liner notes.[6]

Chemlab

Additional performers

Production and design

  • Hilary Bercovici – production (5-8)
  • Jeff "Critter" Newell – production and remix (1, 2, 4, 12-14)
  • Maja Prausnitz – design
  • Claudine Schafer-Legrand – photography

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
2001 United States Invisible CD INV 161

References

  1. ^ Christian, Chris (October 1996). "Chemlab: East Side Militia". Sonic Boom. 4 (9). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Christian, Chris (April 1997). "Chemlab: Electric Molecular". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Chemlab: Suture > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Moyer, Matthew (May 31, 2001). "Chemlab: Suture". Ink 19. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 2001). "Chemlab: Suture". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Suture (booklet). Chemlab. Chicago, Illinois: Invisible Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)