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Spastic Ink - "Ink Compatible"
[Electric Electric, 2004]
Spastic Ink - "Ink Compatible"
Tracklist:

01. Aquanet
02. Just a Little Bit
03. Words for Nerds
04.Melissa's Friend
05. Read Me
06. Multi Masking
07. In Memory Of
08. A Chaotic Realization of Nothing Yet Misunderstood
09. The Cereal Mouse

Well, it is kind of difficult to put the music of the band into a certain category. Obviously, yes, it is progressive and a rather technical one (I would rather remark much, but much too technical), it is fusion and above all, it is metal. The three psycho musicians who fused into one and thus constructing Spastic Ink, guitar hero Ron Jarzombek (a long time Watchtower band-mate), his brother, the astonishing drummer Bobby Jarzombek (ex- Juggernaut, Riot, Al Dimeola and Halford member) and the amazing Pete Perez (ex-Riot bass player) have released their second piece of art " Ink Compatible". Basically I would rather stick on musical part of the album than spend so much effort on analyzing the history of the band and its bandmembers. In the album we have some additional support from a variety of great musicians such as vocalists Jason McMaster (providing vocals on five tracks) and Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation), guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony), keyboardists and Jens Johanson (Stratovarius, Yngwie Malmsteen), Jimmy Pits (Scholomance, The Fractured Dimension) and David Bagsby(Xen, Patrick Moraz), bassists Michael Manring (Attention, Deficit, Michael Hedges), Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace), Doug Keyser (Watchtower) and Sean Malone (Guardian Knot. Cynic), and drummers Jeff Eber (Dysrhythmia), and David Penna (Static, Planet Hate, Ronnie Spector, SYS-X).

What amazed me most in the album is how the whole thing gets started. There is a dial-up connection occurred (imagine your computer before the Internet connection) and then the whole theme turns into a musical composition played by the three guys mentioned before. What follows next is a heavy storm of different, genuine and causing headache musical ideas. It is important to add that Ron Jarzombek is a great supporter of the technological evolution focused on computers and his "love" can be easily seen in the tracks. The album consists of 9 musical masterpieces, sponsored by Spastic Ink to the fans of the technical progressive metal. Songs such as "Aquanet", " Just a little bit", "Read Me", " A Chaotic Realization of Nothing Yet Misunderstood" will surely get a grip on you. If you are a musician, do not listen the album for far too long because your mentality and music perception would be totally distorted, if you're not a prog/fusion fan don't even bother purchasing the copy. The "Ink Compatible" is for those who admire the complexity in music and like seeing their music idols "talk" a lot with their instruments. Referring to this category of individuals.

Rating: 9.5/10 Reviewer: Jim Lucas Rating Guide
Band info

Genre:
Technical Metal

Country:
U.S.A

Official Website(s):
www.spasticink.com

Label's Website(s): -

Current Line-up

Ron Jarzombek (Guitars)
Pete Perez (Bass)
Bobby Jarzombek (Drums)

Discography
Ink Complete [2002]
Ink Compatible [2004]
 
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