Quicksand is an American post-hardcore band from New York City founded in 1990. Quicksand's sound has been compared to that of post-hardcore bands Fugazi and Helmet.
Manic Compression is the second and most recent studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand, released on February 28, 1995 on the major label Island Records. The album is considered to be influential to many Post Hardcore and Alternative Metal bands and it is often viewed as the band's best work. It is also the band's most successful release, peaking at number 135 on the Billboard 200.
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.
Manic Compression would be Quicksand's last studio album before their first split in October 1995. They did work on a follow-up album during their 1997-1999 reunion, but it never materialized.
01. "Backward" - 1:43
02. "Delusional" - 4:05
03. "Divorce" - 1:44
04. "Simpleton" - 2:45
05. "Skinny (It's Overflowing)" - 2:27
06. "Thorn in My Side" - 2:37
07. "Landmine Spring" - 3:21
08. "Blister" - 2:30
09. "Brown Gargantuan" - 4:04
10. "East 3rd St." - 4:01
11. "Supergenius" - 2:52
12. "It Would Be Cooler If You Did" - 6:27
All songs by Quicksand (Walter Schreifels)
Album Credits
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.
Manic Compression would be Quicksand's last studio album before their first split in October 1995. They did work on a follow-up album during their 1997-1999 reunion, but it never materialized.
01. "Backward" - 1:43
02. "Delusional" - 4:05
03. "Divorce" - 1:44
04. "Simpleton" - 2:45
05. "Skinny (It's Overflowing)" - 2:27
06. "Thorn in My Side" - 2:37
07. "Landmine Spring" - 3:21
08. "Blister" - 2:30
09. "Brown Gargantuan" - 4:04
10. "East 3rd St." - 4:01
11. "Supergenius" - 2:52
12. "It Would Be Cooler If You Did" - 6:27
All songs by Quicksand (Walter Schreifels)
Album Credits
- Quicksand - Performer, composer, producer
- Walter Schreifels - Guitar, vocals
- Tom Capone - Guitar
- Sergio Vega - Bass
- Alan Cage - Drums
- George Marino - Mastering
- Don Fury - Producer, mixing
- Wharton Tiers - Producer
- Melinda Beck - Illustrations
- Joseph Cultice - Photography
- Satoru Igarashi - Design
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Sorcerer Sound
Recorded At – Don Fury Studio
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Made By – PMDC, USA
Notes
Release date: February 28, 1995
Genre: Post-hardcore, alternative metal
Length: 38:26
Label - Island Records
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