This Bliss is the second album by the German minimal techno

Minimal techno

Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...

 artist Pantha du Prince

Pantha du Prince

Hendrik Weber, better known as Pantha du Prince, Panthel and Glühen 4 is a German electronic music producer and DJ affiliated with Hamburg's Dial music label and British label Rough Trade.-Career:...

. It was released on January 29, 2007. Two of the tracks, Urlichten and Walden 2, had been released prior to the album on the Lichten/Walden 12" single. It was named the 55th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor

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. The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica described This Bliss as Pantha du Prince's "high-water mark", "a pensive, slender and tough album".

Track listing

1. "Asha" - 6:31
2. "Saturn Strobe" - 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