Recorded 2000–2004 Artist Spastic Ink Producer Ron Jarzombek Genre Progressive metal | Length 58:10 Release date 2 April 2004 Label Eclectic Electric | |
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Released March 21, 2004 (US and Europe)
April 21, 2004 (Japan and Southeast Asia) Similar Ink Complete, Solitarily Speaking of Theore, The Machinations of Demen, Control and Resistance, Unseen Rain | ||
Ink Compatible is the second full-length album from Spastic Ink. It was released in 2004 after a four-year process. The album again features core members Ron Jarzombek on guitar, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Pete Perez on bass alongside a plethora of guest musicians. They include Jarzombek's Watchtower band mates Jason McMaster and Doug Keyser, Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation, Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), Michael Manring, Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot), Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace), Jeff Eber (Dysrhythmia), and Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen), among others.
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Ink Compatible was released worldwide via Ron Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label, except for Japan and Southeast Asia where it was released by Avalon/Marquee. It was released in Russia on Iron d.
An alternate version of the Japanese bonus track, A Quick Affix, can be found as Peppered Cancer on Bobby Jarzombek's instructional drum DVD, Performance & Technique.
Track listing
- "Aquanet" – 8:10
- "Just a Little Bit" – 4:42
- "Words for Nerds" – 5:22
- "Melissa's Friend" – 7:08
- "Read Me" – 4:16
- "Multi-Masking" – 8:11
- "In Memory of..." – 6:50
- "A Chaotic Realization of Nothing Yet Misunderstood" – 12:11
- "The Cereal Mouse" – 1:20
- "A Quick Affix" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 4:40
Songs
1Aquanet8:11
2Just a Little Bit4:42
3Words for Nerds5:22