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Sprawling 2004 album! Ultra-dynamic sound design that scored 5 out 5 in "Kerrang!". Cameo by Justin from Tool.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had not heard any ISIS before this album. Ever since I first heard it though, I just can't shut up about how good I think they are. This music is a contradiction to me because it is simultaneously dark and quite pessimistic sounding, but also strangely uplifting at the same time. I have been recommending ISIS to everyone I know with an open mind towards music. This is not just metal for metallers. ISIS create dense soundscapes that are full of texture and nuance. I recently bought the self- titled Pelican album/EP because of the endless comparisons to ISIS and that only furher confirmed how much better than the majority of experimental hardcore bands ISIS are at creating rich, dreamy walls of sound. "So Did We", "In Fiction", "Altered Course" and "Syndic Calls" are the definite highlights for me and I want all four of them played at my funeral.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
....those wouldn't be your typical words for describing a sludge/metal/hardcore album, but there just arent any others!
I was apprehensive about this release because Oceanic and Celestial are two of the greatest albums of all time (in my humble opinion), how can they possibly match them?
Isis, like Neurosis, are an evolving band; each album is a natural progression from the last. Neurosis have been getting more progressive and folky from the evil churning of earlier albums. Isis have been maturing greatly too; from the adolescent sludge of The Red Sea E.P. evolving into a more sprawling, textured sound as on Oceanic. This is the next logical step for Isis.
Panopticon takes the progressive nature of Oceanic and the beauty of the melodies and multiplies them by 10. But this does scarifice a big chunk of heaviness and Turner's gruff hardcore vocal. Rather than hitting you with a slab of distortion like Celestial, Panopticon builds and swirls into heaviness.
Some of the melodies, especially the way the basslines intersect the guitars, are stunningly beautiful.
To be honest, i prefer the old Isis, Celestial and Oceanic, the new Isis, while still amazingly good seem a bit watered down to me. But that's just me i suppose.
If you like Isis get this now. If you like bands like Mogwai or Godspeed you Black Emperor and wnt something a little heavier, get this now.
In short, its really really good!!!
I was apprehensive about this release because Oceanic and Celestial are two of the greatest albums of all time (in my humble opinion), how can they possibly match them?
Isis, like Neurosis, are an evolving band; each album is a natural progression from the last. Neurosis have been getting more progressive and folky from the evil churning of earlier albums. Isis have been maturing greatly too; from the adolescent sludge of The Red Sea E.P. evolving into a more sprawling, textured sound as on Oceanic. This is the next logical step for Isis.
Panopticon takes the progressive nature of Oceanic and the beauty of the melodies and multiplies them by 10. But this does scarifice a big chunk of heaviness and Turner's gruff hardcore vocal. Rather than hitting you with a slab of distortion like Celestial, Panopticon builds and swirls into heaviness.
Some of the melodies, especially the way the basslines intersect the guitars, are stunningly beautiful.
To be honest, i prefer the old Isis, Celestial and Oceanic, the new Isis, while still amazingly good seem a bit watered down to me. But that's just me i suppose.
If you like Isis get this now. If you like bands like Mogwai or Godspeed you Black Emperor and wnt something a little heavier, get this now.
In short, its really really good!!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Panopticon is a brilliant album that straddles three disparate strands of musical
genre-the lengthy instrumental sections favoured by Post-Rock acts such as Mogwai,
the experimental guitar sounds used by the more succesful shoegazing acts like
My Bloody Valentine,and also the more experimental metal sounds from bands like
Cult Of Luna or Pelican.Yet despite these and other more obvious influences
(Tool,Slayer)Isis transcend their fandom and emerge as a truly original band
that deserve to be heard.It is worth noting,however,that if you are new to Isis
then it may be advisable to start with Oceanic (which is worth more than 5 stars,if
possible),then buy this & In The Absence Of Truth afterwards (as they are only
worth five stars,stupid though that sounds).
genre-the lengthy instrumental sections favoured by Post-Rock acts such as Mogwai,
the experimental guitar sounds used by the more succesful shoegazing acts like
My Bloody Valentine,and also the more experimental metal sounds from bands like
Cult Of Luna or Pelican.Yet despite these and other more obvious influences
(Tool,Slayer)Isis transcend their fandom and emerge as a truly original band
that deserve to be heard.It is worth noting,however,that if you are new to Isis
then it may be advisable to start with Oceanic (which is worth more than 5 stars,if
possible),then buy this & In The Absence Of Truth afterwards (as they are only
worth five stars,stupid though that sounds).
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I bought this album after listening to lots of Cult of Luna and was advised to check out their material 'for fans of'. Read more
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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. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2006
No words can describe...
To put it simply, the best album i've ever heard!
Published on 24 Sep 2005 by M. Brierley
isis do it again
Wow! For fan's of isis it was a anxious wait for 'Panopticon' to arrive. All wondered what they could do after the almighty and enchanting 'Oceanic'? Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2004 by A. Lewis
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