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Compression - Deadly Nite Shade [Live at Ottobar, June 19, 2010]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Deadly Nite Shade" live at Ottobar, Baltimore, MD on June 19, 2010. Subscribe to the Compress...

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Compression - Curse of the Beard [Live at Ottobar, June 19, 2010]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Curse of the Beard" live at Ottobar, Baltimore, MD on June 19, 2010. Subscribe to the Compres...

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Compression - Fly Generator [Live at Wishing Well, June 13, 1998]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Fly Generator" live at Wishing Well, Baltimore, MD on June 13, 1998. Subscribe to the Compres...

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Meatjack - Upstart [Live at 180 Degrees Club, May 22, 1998]

From the "Compression Memoirs" it's Meatjack performing "Upstart" live at the 180 Degrees Club, Hagerstown, MD on May 22, 1998. Subscribe to the C...

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Compression - Virgo [Live at Mickey's, March 21, 1998]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Virgo" live for the El Niño Festival at Mickey's, Baltimore, MD on March 21, 1998 featuring Ja...

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Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza [Live at FSU Dutch Club, February 27, 1998]

From the "Compression Memoirs" it's the Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza live at the FSU Dutch Club, Philadelphia, PA on February 27, 1998. Subscribe...

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Compression - Disco Mountain [Live at 180 Degrees Club, March 13, 1998]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Disco Mountain" live at 180 Degrees Club, Hagerstown, MD on March 13, 1998 featuring James Hug...

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Compression - Children Wearing Hoods [Live at Legends of the Fog, October 24, 2008]

Baltimore, Maryland based band Compression performs "Children Wearing Hoods" live at Legends of the Fog, Aberdeen, MD on October 24, 2008. Subscri...

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Compression - Battle of the Ants
A spiritual creation that is nonetheless manmade, Compression follows up their (literally) critically acclaimed self-titled Chord debut with an opus that flips the percentages of the psychedelics vs. the conventional. A seamless stream of the surreal; the dreamy-esque sounds of Paul Joyce (guitar) joining forces with the mystical voice box of Greg Scelsi to counteract the strong rhythms of drummer Lou Hill and bassist Mike Albi, bringing together four angles to one whole. Trippy, agonizing, heavy, morose, inspiring...all beautifully crafted. Complex yet fluid, bordering on the genres of metal and hardcore while at the same time shunning them, Compression fills all voids, while trying to capture and fill their own. Clutch meets Sabbath meets Tool meets everything else. The combinations of comparisons endless. Endless too are the accolades one can bestow upon this band. Truly experimental, this band vicariously puts itself years ahead of everyone else. As of now, Compression is a burgeoning footnote to something that hasnt been documented yet. In the future, if there is any justice, they will be the benchmark for how all others will be judged. Compression are absolute visionaries and their art shouldnt be ignored. Embrace the harmonies of Separation from the 3rd, the down-tune heaviness of Tyranna, the mind-altering fillers, the rapid-firing riffs of the title track, the intense and vivid lyrics, the crawl to a walk dynamics of Zealot Nazerene, the subdued melodies of an unnamed track, and everything else Compression serves. No need to choose. Five-star chefs at work. Enjoy. -- John Murren

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