Ink Compatible

Ink Compatible
Studio album by Spastic Ink
Released	March 21, 2004 (US and Europe) April 21, 2004 (Japan and Southeast Asia)
Recorded	2000–2004
Genre	Progressive metal, instrumental rock
Length	58:10
Label	EclecticElectric Avalon/Marquee Iron d
Producer	Ron Jarzombek
Spastic Ink chronology
Ink Complete (1997) Ink Compatible (2004)

Ink Compatible is the second full-length album from Spastic Ink. It was released in 2004 after a four-year process 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

1. "Aquanet" – 8:10
2. "Just a Little Bit" – 4:42
3. "Words for Nerds" – 5:22
4. "Melissa's Friend" – 7:08
5. "Read Me" – 4:16
6. "Multi-Masking" – 8:11
7. "In Memory of..." – 6:50
8. "A Chaotic Realization of Nothing Yet Misunderstood" – 12:11
9. "The Cereal Mouse" – 1:20
10. "A Quick Affix" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 4:40

All music by Ron Jarzombek, except 10 by Bobby Jarzombek & Ron Jarzombek. All lyrics by Ron Jarzombek.

Personnel

• Jason McMaster - vocals (1,2,5,7,8)
• Ron Jarzombek - guitar (all); programming (3,4,5,6,8,9,10); voice (3)
• Pete Perez - bass (1,2,4,6,9)
• Bobby Jarzombek - drums (1,2,4,5,7,9,10)

Guest musicians

• Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) - vocals (4)
• Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) - guitar solo (8 at 3:04)
• Doug Keyser (Watchtower) - bass (5,8)
• Michael Manring - fretless bass solo (3)
• Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot) - bass (7)
• Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace) - bass (3)
• Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) - synth solo (2, 5 at 5:27)
• Jimmy Pitts - synth solo (5 at 4:25)
• David Bagsby - synth solo (3)
• David Penna - drums (3,6)
• Jeff Eber (Dysrhythmia) - drums (8)