Pantha Du Prince

德国作曲家Pantha Du Prince于2016年05月20号发布最新专辑《The Triad》,收录了《Dream Yourself Awake》等单曲。

The Triad

Queens

The Winter Hymn

You what? Euphoria!

Frau im Mond, Sterne laufen

In an Open Space

Joachim Schütz

Kassian Troyer

Chasing Vapour Trails

Lichterschmaus

Dream Yourself Awake

Lions Love

Bendik HK

Islands in the Sky

Wallflower for Pale Saints

The Creation Dream

Steiner im Flug

by  Jason BirchmeierThis Bliss, the second full-length album on Dial Records by Pantha du Prince, is stylistically typical of the Hamburg-based label's brand of dark, icy, electronic music, variously described as ambient techno, Microhouse, or even post-minimal (none of these tags are incorrect). Like its predecessor, the wondrous Diamond Daze (2004), This Bliss is highly evocative. Each track is distinct, often in terms of rhythm if not the actual sounds comprising the productions (e.g., the signature chimes), yet the overall mood of the album is subdued and indeed blissful. The effect is hypnotic, like driving on the expressway into a snowstorm at night, how you can feel the underlying propulsion of the car and hear its constant rumble, yet at the same time, a fuzzy sense of comfort can easily overtake you as the snowflakes dance bewitchingly in your headlights. This Bliss invites a cascade of such analogies, its enigmatic cover art well-fitting. Having cited late-'80s British shoegaze as a key influence, along with Detroit and Berlin techno, Pantha du Prince, otherwise known as German producer Hendrik Weber, is clearly aiming to mesmerize. This is perhaps most evident on "Saturn Strobe" and "Steiner im Flug," two of the album's most cinematic tracks, as well as on "Walden 2" and "Urlichten," both of which carry on for over ten minutes (and both of which were previously released, in different versions, on the 2006 Lichten/Walden EP). The album-opener, "Asha," is notable for how quickly it shifts into high gear, showcasing how Pantha du Prince is not only a hypnotist but is occasionally dancefloor-minded. Other high-gear inclusions are "Moonstruck" and "Florac," both ideal for DJing and dancing. One of the year's most accomplished techno releases, This Bliss covers the spectrum -- from bed-sit ambience to hard-driving dance, generally in the course of a single track -- and is most evocative when listened to from beginning to end, for the bewitchery compounds as the time passes.

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