Det hjemsøkte hjertet is the perfect example of good ideas clouded by distortion, poor vocal performance, and a lack of any real concept. The amount of distortion on this record is used to camouflage Panopticon’s lack of musical talent. The “singing,” if one could even call it that, is akin to that of a Moluccan cockatoo (a bird I might add has next to no elegance). The concept of this album is about as jumbled as Nikolaj Arcel and Anders Thomas Jensen’s ... read more
Marvin Gaye is playing checkers; Lee Fields is playing four-dimensional chess.
Using large amounts of distortion to mask a lack of musicianship. Remove some of the noise to make the piece more concise and this could be a modestly exceptional record.
Can he a hit a high note? Yeah. Should he? Absolutely not. Paired with mediocre guitar playing this whole album shapes up to be nothing more than a "rock" album that overstays it's welcome.