Ink Compatible

Ink Compatible
Studio album by Spastic Ink
Released	April 2, 2004
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. 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.

Ink Compatible was released worldwide via Ron Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label, except for the territories of Japan (Avalon/Marquee) and Russia (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