this bliss vs. chromophobia

both great but This Bliss edges Chromophobia by a minor chord synth pad

this bliyotch

i don't even know what that chromophobia shit is.

haven't heard either but This Bliss is obv better

the bliss = yaaaaaaaaaaawn

this bliss = bliss

i remember not thinking much of it beyond 'saturn strobe' at the time but i go back to it a hell of a lot, mostly when i need soothing or calming, it's such a restorative sound.

first track espesh... i could listen to it on repeat

Chromophobia sounds dated already!

Re this thread: you've got to be fucking kidding.

Pantha Du Prince is the techno equivalent of Brightblack Morning Light. One note and stupor inducing. I don't get it.

I'll elaborate: This Bliss is surely one of my favourite albums of the decade (whereas Gui Boratto, 'though I do like him, I think much more so as much making a sound at a certain moment - cf. Durrr's comment - that doesn't nearly stick with you the same very Pantha does. Pantha has that ability to reach into me and bring out emotions I very rarely feel when I listen to music; he made me remember why I like music in the first place, and it's that ability to move me, to be lost in the sublime richness of sound, that's both admirable and a rare pleasure.

In other words, I wouldn't even compare the two.

i think pantha du prince's emotional payload misses me or something because it's slightly idmish emo techno is pretty cool but it's no classic as far as I'm concerned. Better than Chromophobia slightly, because it's more consistent.

for some reason i group these albums together as well. i think they were released at the same time.

I also resent how IDM'ness is (which admittedly aren't that strong here) so often regarded pejorative. Just saying.

the concept of IDM is pejorative to all other dance music.

Both albums have a fair bit of dead weight but i listened to them both so much at the same time at th. toughy! Id have to say Pantha though as it makes more sense as an album, theres too many stylistic changes in chromophobia for it to be enjoyed as a piece. But on the dancefloor it slays.

I haven't wanted to go back to either album for a year but I think This Bliss is the one that may stand up better now. I preferred Chromophobia at the time that's the important thing, so going for that.

yeah, ive always thought of these two as being of a piece -- they were released at around the same time (i think, & more imp. i got them at about the same time), and they seemed like they both crossed over to a similar extent, got an equally positive crossover reception, it seemed. also, i played them both enough simultaneously that i never really got a strong sense of each one discretely.

anyway ive gone back to them over the last week and have been surprised by how distinct they are from each other. pantha obviously has it over boratto in terms of depth, and sculpting every sound to be a unique little monument in this vast field of sound. he's definitely a more dextrous craftsman. boratto is glitchier and thinner, but also has more hooks and high points, and more cool rhythmic weirdness. i love this bliss, but i never really listen to the whole thing. chromophobia isn't the flawless execution of an idea, like maybe you could see TB being, but i still don't know if i wouldn't take its inconsistencies over TB's relative monotony (i do love it though). so i vote GB in case it gets steamrolled. though i'll probably regret it if i go listen to pantha again now.

This Bliss is too long.

oh wow that was poorly written

i really didn't like the gui boratto album. too many crappy sine-wave synths playing boring melodies. this bliss was much better.

the detail on this bliss is kind of mindblowing

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loads more votes than i expected!

I love Chromophobia (yay emusic), so maybe I'll give the other a try too (though it's not on emusic, boo).

haven't heard 'this bliss,' but 'chromophobia' is fantastic! so so so gorgeous

I don't know if this is going to sound really bold or challopsy or whatever but there are times I think Pantha took what Lawrence was doing in the early 00's but never took further and did it for him.

always found lawrence didn't quite live up to the expectations i had when i read what peepz had to say abt his music. maybe that's just me tho. fave lawrence thing is his remix of superpitcher happiness tho and that is all-time kompakt top 5 for me so fair enough. anybody else think asha is as good if not better than saturn strobe?

yeah, asha is the bidness

haven't heard 'this bliss,' but 'chromophobia' is fantastic! so so so gorgeous

This is where I stand. I hadn't seen the poll in time to vote, though.

Not enough attention given to Florac if you ask me.