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Album: Panopticon [2004] Post-Metal, Atmospheric, Post-Rock, Sludge, Experimental, Avant-Garde 1. So Did We [0:00 - 7:30] 2. Backlit [7:30 - 15:14] 3. In Fiction [15:14 - 24:12] 4. Wills Dissolve [24:12 - 30:59] 5. Syndic Calls [30:59 - 40:39] 6. Altered Course [40:39 - 50:37] 7. Grinning Mouths [50:37 - 59:04] Panopticon is the third full-length album by Los Angeles, California based post-metal band Isis, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2004. The album's title is derived from philosopher Jeremy Bentham's panopticon prison ideal and philosopher/historian Michel Foucault's later allegorical appropriation of the concept. The liner notes also include quotes from technology writer Howard Rheingold and futurist Alex Steffen; as a concept album, Panopticon's focus is on the proliferation of surveillance technologies throughout modern society and the government's role in that spread. Critical response to Panopticon was generally very warm; as it followed 2002's critically acclaimed Oceanic, many reviewers were quick to hold the two in comparison. The consensus was that Panopticon represented a progression, of sorts. The album's sound continued Isis' departure from the strictures of sludge and metal -- which had been the hallmarks of their earlier material -- and continued along the trajectory of post-metal, achieved by heightened use of melody and clean vocals. Band members Jeff Caxide -- bass guitar Aaron Harris -- drums Michael Gallagher -- guitar Bryant Clifford Meyer ...