Manic Compression

by Quicksand

Manic Compression cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 February 1995
  • Label: Island Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:22
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Don Fury, Wharton Tiers

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The band's second and final album before their initial split, 'Manic Compression' was produced by Garth Richardson and stands as a landmark of 90s post-hardcore. It refined the groove-oriented, heavy sound of their debut, combining intricate, down-tuned riffing with Walter Schreifels' distinctive vocals. The album's tense, dynamic song structures and raw production captured a uniquely aggressive and rhythmically complex energy that influenced countless subsequent bands.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocalist, noisy, rhythmic, protest, menacing, distorted, DIY, dynamic, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Backward (1:43)
  2. Delusional (3:57)
  3. Divorce (1:44)
  4. Simpleton (2:35)
  5. Skinny (It's Overflowing) (2:26)
  6. Thorn In My Side (2:36)
  7. Landmine Spring (3:40)
  8. Blister (2:08)
  9. Brown Gargantuan (4:04)
  10. East 3rd St. (4:01)
  11. Supergenius (2:55)
  12. It Would Be Cooler If You Did (6:28)

Credits

  • Alan Cage - band [quicksand is]
  • Sergio Vega - band [quicksand is]
  • Tom Capone - band [quicksand is]
  • Walter Schreifels - band [quicksand is]
  • Melinda Beck - illustration

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