Manic Compression is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand.

[13] It was Quicksand's last studio album before their initial breakup, leading to a 22-year gap in output until the release of Interiors, in 2017.

[15] A vinyl version of the album was released in early 2013 by Shop Radio Cast.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Manic Compression "another bracing collection of cerebral punk songs.

"[6] Trouser Press wrote that "producers Wharton Tiers ... and Don Fury condense the sonics considerably on tracks like the writhing 'Divorce' and the brittle 'Thorn in My Side.