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Ink Compatible
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2004 (US and Europe)
April 21, 2004 (Japan and Southeast Asia)[1]
Recorded2000–2004
GenreProgressive metal, instrumental rock
Length58:10
LabelEclecticElectric
Avalon/Marquee
Iron d
ProducerRon 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. 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 bandmates 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.

Ink Compatible was released worldwide via Ron Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label, except for Japan and Southeast Asia where it was released by Avalon/Marquee.[1] It was released in Russia on Iron d.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible. Eclectic Electric / Marquee Avalon 2004". Ron Jarzombek. Retrieved August 20, 2014.