2026 Bliss Products Preview CD
Selected Re-masters In Progress

The selections herein represent the initial effort toward what is intended untimately to be radically new packagings of the entire Chris Walton Bliss Products catalogue. Time permitting, by the end of 2026 there will be newly mastered re-issues of Life In The Tundra, Bizarre Beats/Celestial Veins, Don't Bother To Wake Up, The Bitter-Sweet Season, One Eye Open, Get Yer Stinkin' Paws Off Me, and a new two-volume compilation entitled Orphans, consisting of selections removed from their original contexts. These Tenuous Distractions, When Spirits Flow, In The Course of Human Events, and Breathing will be ready no sooner than 2027.

Most of the mix revisions here were done using AI separated stems from long previously existing, wholly inadequate masters, many of which were processed at 16 bits with plenty of lo-res grit. And, no doubt due in roughly equal measure to the microphones available to me in the 1980s and to the limits of my engineering skills, these mixes leave something to be desired. I believe that they are about the best results that I can achieve with less than ideal resources. Given enough time, I will go back to the original multitrack tapes and start over, which in most if not all cases should allow for significantly better results. However, to do so will require a considerable amount of time above and beyond the already not inconsiderable amount of time that will be required to treat all of the material in the way represented here. I have chosen to do everything this way first in the hope of ensuring that there will at least be something decent to leave behind, should I abruptly run out of time.

All selections represent 2025-2026 masters in progress, except where indicated

Written and performed by Chris Walton, except where indicated

Produced and engineered by Chris Walton, except where indicated

All rights reserved

Original multitrack recordings:
1978-1983: Stereo bouncing only
1984-1988: 4-track analog cassette tape
1989-1997: 8-track analog cassette tape
1998-2001: 16-bit digital
2002-2026: 24-bit digital


Founded by Chris Walton in 1985, Bliss Products began as a private enterprise for the distribution of solo audio recordings. Over the ensuing years, Bliss Products and the Thin Disc subsidiary have represented and distributed releases of diverse collaborations, including Protoplas-Hiss, THC, Gas, The Rotten Insides, Splungent, Space Mouse, and many others.

Production and Engineering Credits
(not including side projects):

Earth
First Order
Inside Out
Nobody's Perfect
Lament
Sisters Grimm
THC
Splungent
The Rotten Insides
Turn Beyond
Gas
Mabuba!
Subdivide
Dimensional Network
Foma
Space Mouse
Thus Spat Faerycloth
The Schematics
The Long Island West District Choir
The Chorus of Communities
Crystal Hutchens
Cynthia
69 Nova
William Buthod Trio
Dante
Magic Zorillo
The Mark of Cain
Steven Lynch
The Faithful Karaoke Singers
Queen Victoria
Louder Than The Hum
Pitchfork Militia
Peter Head
House of Weirdos