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Manic Compression

 
Album Review: Manic Compression
 

  • Artist: Quicksand
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1995
  • Total Time: 38:26
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Quicksand's heavy metal is distinguished not by the band's hooks but by its precision -- they grind their riffs into the ground, never alleviating their intensity. Manic Compression isn't as murky as Quicksand's major-label debut and it contains tighter, better-constructed songs, all of which makes the band's deliberate lack of melody excusable. Then again, the point isn't melody -- Quicksand is about sheer sound, in all of its distorted glory. If you like that sound, the album delivers the goods. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Backward Quicksand Quicksand (1:43)
Delusional Quicksand Quicksand (4:05)
Divorce Quicksand Quicksand (1:44)
Simpleton Quicksand Quicksand (2:35)
Skinny (It's Overflowing) Quicksand Quicksand (2:27)
Thorn in My Side Quicksand Quicksand (2:37)
Landmine Spring Quicksand Quicksand (3:21)
Blister Quicksand Quicksand (2:30)
Brown Gargantuan Quicksand Quicksand (4:04)
East 3rd St. Quicksand Quicksand (4:01)
Supergenius Quicksand Quicksand (2:52)
It Would Be Cooler If You Did Quicksand Quicksand (6:27)

Credits

Quicksand (Arranger), Quicksand (Group), Quicksand (Producer), Quicksand (Main Performer), Don Fury (Producer), Don Fury (Mixing), George Marino (Mastering), Wharton Tiers (Producer), Alan Cage (?), Joseph Cultice (Photography), Satoru Igarashi (Design), Walter Schreifels (?), Melinda Beck (Illustrations), Sergio Vega (?), Tom Capone (?)
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Manic Compression
Manic Compression cover
Studio album by Quicksand
Released January 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)
Genre Alternative rock
Alternative metal
Post-hardcore
Length 38:26
Label Island Records
Professional reviews
Quicksand chronology
Slip
(1993)
Manic Compression
(1995)

Manic Compression is the second album by Quicksand. The album was released on January 1, 1995.

Track listing

  1. "Backward" - 1:43
  2. "Delusional" - 4:05
  3. "Divorce" - 1:44
  4. "Simpleton" - 2:45
  5. "Skinny (It's Overflowing)" - 2:27
  6. "Thorn in My Side" - 2:37
  7. "Landmine Spring" - 3:21
  8. "Blister" - 2:30
  9. "Brown Gargantuan" - 4:04
  10. "East 3rd St." - 4:01
  11. "Supergenius" - 2:52
  12. "It Would Be Cooler If You Did" - 6:27

Album Credits

  • Walter Schreifels - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tom Capone - Guitar
  • Sergio Vega - Bass
  • Alan Cage - Drums
  • Quicksand - Producer
  • George Marino - Mastering
  • Don Fury - Producer, Mixing
  • Wharton Tiers - Producer
  • Melinda Beck - Illustrations
  • Joseph Cultice - Photography
  • Satoru Igarashi - Design

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