| This Bliss | ||||
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| 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.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| 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]
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 | ||
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