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Trentemoller and his live partner DJ 'Tom' Bertelsen played more than 100 shows over the last one and a half years with their raving and energetic live sets mainly based on Trentemoller's dancefloor singles. But now we are happy to announce a very special tour:
Trentemoller Live in Concert! For the first
Trentemoller and the band will perform the tracks from the album The Last Resort live on stage!
The new double album THE TRENTEMOLLER CHRONICLES (out Oct 9th) is not a new studio album, but - as the title indicates - an overview of Trentemoller's impressive body of work. The Trentemoller Chronicles include Anders' personal selection of his best songs and remixes, which have only been available on vinyl or on compilations, as well as some new and exclusive songs. But the fantastic Trentemoller mix on CD1 and the fine selection of remixes on CD2 make this release a great double album in its own right for extraordinary listening pleasure.
It's almost exactly one year since Anders Trentemoller's debut album The Last Resort (on Poker Flat) took the hearts of music lovers worldwide by storm. At that moment in time the Danish producer had built his outstan*ding reputation on many huge dancefloor hits such as 'Rykketid', 'Polar Shift' and 'Sunstroke'. Seemingly out of the blue The Last Resort left all expectations for an electronic dancefloor album far behind and presented a stunning organic, emotional and beautiful masterpiece of cinematic proportions, earning a wealth of rave reviews and critics' awards, as well as 'Album Of The Year' plaudits in many music magazines.
The second angle on Trentemoller's creativity is the remix work he's done for other artists. It's the 'Trentemoller twist' he adds to songs like Royksopp's 'What Else Is There?', Moby's 'Go' and many others which have made him one of the most highly sought after remix artists around. Whether on his own tracks or in his remixes Trentemoller loves to create antipodes. The tracks on The Last Resort reveal an organic combination of hand-played instruments and electronica sounds. Every tune is carefully thought out, but the end result seems totally natural. In his dancefloor tracks Trentemoller layers on more and more sounds and instruments which fall perfectly into place in spite of seeming dangerously incompatible at the same time. Trentemoller managed to develop his own signature sound and some of the fascination of his music lays within the contrast between large and vast echo chambers and sharp, direct in-your-face sound bites.
As the new songs and remixes Trentemoller has produced following The Last Resort have yet to be released, or, like some of his best tracks and remixes had only been available on vinyl-12', if at all, or were scattered to the four winds, it was high time to appreciate a fantastic producer with this new double album: The Trentemoller Chronicles. This collection contains Trentemoller's best songs and remixes as chosen by Anders himself � with the exception, of course, of the songs which already appeared on The Last Resort.
The first CD has been mixed and compiled by Trentemoller, flowing effortlessly through his own songs (and one remix). New and unreleased songs like 'Klodsmajor' and 'Blood In The Streets' alongside tracks such as 'The Forest', 'Kink' and 'Gush' which were originally released on Danish labels on vinyl format only have been selected as well as tracks like 'Rykketid', 'Physical Fraction' and 'Killer Kat', some of Trentemoller's biggest dancefloor hits on Poker Flat Recordings and Audiomatique. Of course, the Trentemoller remixes of the vocal versions of 'Moan featuring Ane Trolle' and 'Always Something Better featuring Richard Davis' find their rightful place on this selection. Also included is the 'Live Ver*sion' of 'Snowflake' (a track from The Last Resort) as well as Trentemoller's brand new remix for Klovn's 'McKlaren', available here on CD for the first time.
Due to popular demand and as a special bonus the album also includes the radio edit of 'Moan' from the stunning video based on the story of the dog Laika and its sad journey into orbit. However, all this attention to detail shouldn't conceal the fact that this is simply a fantastic Trentemoller album, thanks to Anders' editing and his beautiful mix on CD1 which is a wonderful journey through the soundscapes of a brilliant producer and is sure to please fans of The Last Resort.
The second CD features Trentemoller's best remixes as compiled by Anders and highlights the versatility of this great producer. Starting with Trentemoller's classic and timeless take on Royksopp's 'What Else Is There?', the remix CD offers blistering and powerful dancefloor cuts such as 'Coincidance' (Mathias Schaffhauser), 'Feeling Good' (exclusive Chronicles edit by Trentemoller) (Jokke Ilsoe) and 'Flamingo' (Tomboy), milestones like 'We Share Our Mother's Health' (The Knife) and freaky slamming Electro-House mixes like 'Want 2 / Need 2' (Sharon Philips) and 'Konichiwa Bitches' (Robyn). The stunning heavy rocking bass remix for 'Danger Global Warming' is a donation to a project to raise awareness of climate change. By way of contrast, the remix CD also contains the beautifully floating and dubby mix of 'You And I' (Filur) and 'Les Djinns' (Djuma Soundsystem). Not forgetting, of course, the magic remix of Moby's mega-hit 'Go!'.
Packed with astounding tracks, this double album offers a fascinating insight into the musical evolution of one of today's supreme electronic producers. Guided through his impressive body of work by Trentemoller himself, this is a valuable addition to any fan's collection and a perfect introduction to anyone keen to find out more about the artist and his oeuvre.
'ANDERS TRENTEMOLLER, a Danish producer and D.J. whose sleek, vaguely menacing tracks and remixes have earned him a devoted following in Europe, and a devoted (but much smaller) following in America, too. [The Last Resort] is moody, mysterious music, and like many meticulous dance-music producers from Europe, Mr. Trentemoller finds ways to hint at two very different places at once: a nearly empty bedroom and a not-at-all-empty nightclub.' � KELEFA SANNEH (NEW YORK TIMES)
Trentemoller Live in Concert North American Tour Dates
Trentemoller Live in Concert are Henrik Vibskov, Anders Trentemoller and Mikael Simpson. Apart from being exceptionally gifted musicians, Vibskov and Simpson are already very well known artists in their own rights. Henrik Vibskov (drums) is a famous fashion desig�ner with exhibitions in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and more, while Mikael Simpson (guitar / bass) is one of the most popular and gold selling danish singer/songwriters.
Elaborate visuals have been done for the entire show by video director Karim Ghahwagi (who already pro*vided spectacular visuals for the shows of the Danish band Efterklang) and you can expect a highly entertai*ning and capturing multi-sensual live performance of an outstanding album on these select North American dates:
October 03 Vancouver, Canada @ Plaza Club www.plazaclub.net
October 04 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine www.mezzaninesf.com
October 05 San Diego, CA @ On Broadway www.obec.tv
October 06 Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon Hollywood www.avalonhollywood.com
October 08 Seattle, WA @ Neumos www.neumos.com
October 10 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom www.cervantesmasterpiece.com
October 11 Quebec, Canada @ Le Cercle
October 12 Toronto, Canada @ The Mod Club www.themodclub.com
October 13 New York, NY @ Rebel NYC www.made-event.com
CD1 - mixed by Trentemoller
1. Trentemoller: The Forest
2. Trentemoller: Klodsmajor
3. Klovn: McKlaren (Trentemoller Remix)
4. Trentemoller: Snowflake (Live Version)
5. Trentemoller: Blood In The Streets
6. Trentemoller: Moan feat. Ane Trolle (Trentemoller Remix)
7. Trentemoller: Kink
8. Trentemoller: Gush
9. Trentemoller: Physical Fraction
10. Trentemoller: Killer Kat
11. Trentemoller: Rykketid
12. Trentemoller: Always Something Better feat. Richard Davis (Trentemoller Remix)
Bonus track: Trentemoller: Moan feat. Ane Trolle (Trentemoller Remix Radio Edit)
CD2
1. Royksopp: What Else Is There (Trentemoller Remix)
2. Mathias Schaffhauser: Coincidance (Trentemoller Remix)
3. The Blacksmoke Organisation: Danger Global Warming (Trentemoller Remix)
4. The Knife: We Share Our Mother's Health (Trentemoller Remix)
5. Filur: You And I (Trentemoller Remix)
6. Jokke Ilsoe: Feeling Good (Trentemoller Remix Chronicles Edit)
7. Robyn: Konichiwa Bitches (Trentemoller Remix)
8. Sharon Phillips: Want 2 / Need 2 (Trentemoller Remix)
9. Tomboy: Flamingo (Trentemoller Remix)
10. Moby: Go (Trentemoller Remix)
11. Djuma Soundsystem: Les Djinns (Trentemoller Remix)
VINYL (2X12') tracklist:
A1: The Blacksmoke Organisation:Danger Global Warming (Trentmoller Remix)
A2: Trentemoller: The Forest
B1: Mathias Schaffhauser: Coincidance (Trentemoller Remix)
B2: Jokke Ilsoe: Feeling Good (Trentemoller Remix Chronicles Edit)
C1: Royksopp: What Else Is There? (Trentemoller Remix)
C2: Trentemoller: Gush
D1: The Knife: We Share Our Mother's Health (Trentemoller Remix)
D2: Trentemoller: Kink
