Panopticon

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Customer reviews

review by: Chamee date: 2009-02-15 rating:
Wow, originality overload
I'm really impressed with this album actually, only just started listening to it today but I can tell it's going to be one of those albums that grows on you with every listening. It's quite melodic and has those heavy moments that every rock/metal lover needs to get the blood flowing. But it builds up to it, softly, climactic, a bit like how Tool or A Perfect Circle or Porcupine Tree compose their songs. I can hear hints of electro influence in there almost, and definitely prog rock, tells a story, you know. Makes me just want to lie in a dark room and listen to its intricacies. Really original; really a solid effort.

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review by: Ted Maul date: 2007-02-24 rating:
Magical
Panopticon is a brilliant album that straddles three disparate strands of musical br /genre-the lengthy instrumental sections favoured by Post-Rock acts such as Mogwai, br /the experimental guitar sounds used by the more succesful shoegazing acts like br /My Bloody Valentine,and also the more experimental metal sounds from bands like br /Cult Of Luna or Pelican.Yet despite these and other more obvious influences br /(Tool,Slayer)Isis transcend their fandom and emerge as a truly original band br /that deserve to be heard.It is worth noting,however,that if you are new to Isis br /then it may be advisable to start with Oceanic (which is worth more than 5 stars,if br /possible),then buy this In The Absence Of Truth afterwards (as they are only br /worth five stars,stupid though that sounds).

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review by: northernmight date: 2006-12-29 rating:
Stunningly Beautiful
I bought this album after listening to lots of Cult of Luna and was advised to check out their material 'for fans of'. br / br /Isis have developed a wonderfully beautiful and complex album which fuses simple slow melodic passages with crushingly powerful walls of sound. What really gives this album its creedence is the slow and complex evolution of the songs. Rather than simply slowing down and speed up over a period of time, the music develops - different sounds, chord progressions, harmonys and disharmonies all intertwine while the music builds up to its powerful climaxes and then eases to gentle echoes. The range of sounds and notes alter subtely but constantly during the 'songs' which gives a hypnotic whilst intriguing experience and prevents the music becoming overly repetative like some other bands of the genre. br / br /If you are looking for a true musical work of art which can take you on a journey from the calm lagoons to the raging stormy depths, this is as good as it gets. br / br /A mature, intelligent, creative and stunningly beautiful album. My deepest respect and thanks to the band.

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review by: date: 2006-06-02 rating:
Flawless
This album is quite simply sonic perfection. Every single note, every chord and every chime or beat on the drumkit rings out in utter ecstacy, and the instrumentalists are backed by one of the most powerful voices in modern music. Aaron Turner's vocals will either crush you (such is their intensity), or make you feel euphoric. The opening vocals on "So Did We" are a prime example of how uplifted this album can make you feel, and the driving distorted gutitars that open the album are a great example of the darker/heavier side of Isis. br / br /The most amazing achievement is how these two parallels have been combined so cohesively into an album of monolithic proportions. Oceanic and Celestial were both excellent albums, but Panopticon has an 'edge', and a whole other dimension to it that leaves it standing head and shoulders above anything Isis (and most other bands) have ever produced. br / br /Absolutely essential listening.


review by: date: 2006-01-09 rating:
AMAZING
As one reviewer has already said...simply the greatest Album ive ever heard.I put it on when im awake,i put it on when im going to sleep.I didnt think Isis could better Oceanic.They have.No one knows how to build a song like isis...how to set an atmosphere then just crush.Beautiful stuff.......

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