Quicksand Manic Compression (Open Heart Red vinyl)

Condition: Brand New

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• As part of its ongoing series of reissues, Iodine Recordings proudly presents the 30th Anniversary Edition of Quicksand’s ‘Manic Compression’, a milestone of post-hardcore innovation and one of the most defining albums of the 1990s. This edition is more than just a reissue: it fully restores the album’s sound and visual artwork, honouring the band’s enduring influence and the intensity that has been instrumental in the evolution of heavy music.

  If ‘Slip’ heralded Quicksand’s arrival, ‘Manic Compression’ proved that they weren’t just a short-lived trend, but a movement. Released in early 1995 on Island Records, the album built on the foundation of their debut and expanded it into something sharper, darker and more dynamic. The dense songs combine hardcore ferocity, metallic force and alternative rock melodies into a straightf