This Bliss
| This Bliss | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 January 2007 | |||
| Genre | Minimal techno | |||
| Length | 74:14 | |||
| Label | Dial | |||
| Producer | Hendrik Weber | |||
| Pantha du Prince chronology | ||||
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This Bliss is the second studio album by German electronic music producer Pantha du Prince. It was released on 29 January 2007 by Dial Records.
Two of the album's tracks, "Urlichten" and "Walden 2", had been released prior to the album on the "Lichten"/"Walden" 12" single.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[2] |
| Resident Advisor | 5/5[3] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[4] |
The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica described This Bliss as Pantha du Prince's "high-water mark", "a pensive, slender and tough album".[5]
This Bliss was named the 55th best album of the 2000s by Resident Advisor.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Hendrik Weber, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Asha" | 6:31 | |
| 2. | "Saturn Strobe" | Howard Skempton | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Walden 2" | 10:32 | |
| 4. | "Moonstruck" | 5:36 | |
| 5. | "Eisbaden" | 7:04 | |
| 6. | "Urlichten" | 12:09 | |
| 7. | "White Out" | 6:18 | |
| 8. | "Florac" | 6:04 | |
| 9. | "Steiner im Flug" | 6:30 | |
| 10. | "Seeds of Sleep" | 6:03 | |
| Total length: | 74:14 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "This Bliss – Pantha du Prince". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Finney, Tim (18 June 2007). "Pantha du Prince: This Bliss". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Armitage, Jeremy (8 October 2007). "Pantha du Prince – This Bliss". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Chambers, Peter (14 February 2007). "Pantha du Prince – This Bliss – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (6 January 2010). "Tastes of Mariachi and Alabama". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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