Trentemøller
Encyclopedia
Anders Trentemøller (ˈtʁɑndəˌmøˀlɐ) is a Danish
electronic music
producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen
, Denmark
.
in the Zealand region of Denmark, Trentemøller started out with a number of single productions. In 2006 he released his debut album, The Last Resort.
In the summer of 2008 Trentemøller started a live tour: 'Trentemøller Live in Concert’. Trentemøller and band (Henrik Vibskov on drums and Mikael Simpson (guitar/bass) performed tracks from the album The Last Resort live on stage, with visuals provided by video director Karim Ghahwagi. The tour included festivals in Glastonbury
(UK), Melt!
(Germany), Lowlands
(Netherlands) and Roskilde
(Denmark), and was followed by Trentemøller's first concerts in the United States
.
His Essential Mix
for BBC Radio 1
was voted Essential Mix of the Year by listeners in 2006.
In 2008 he composed the soundtrack for the Danish movie Det Som Ingen Ved (What No One Knows).
The song "Vamp" from The Last Resort is featured in Eastbound & Down
: Chapter 2 during a dance scene.
In 2010 he released his second album, Into the Great Wide Yonder
.
The song "Shades of Marble" from Into the Great Wide Yonder
is featured in both the trailer for Pedro Almodovar
's The Skin I Live In
and the film itself.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
History
Born in VordingborgVordingborg
Vordingborg is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masnedø, and covers an area of 621 km². It has a total population of 46,600...
in the Zealand region of Denmark, Trentemøller started out with a number of single productions. In 2006 he released his debut album, The Last Resort.
In the summer of 2008 Trentemøller started a live tour: 'Trentemøller Live in Concert’. Trentemøller and band (Henrik Vibskov on drums and Mikael Simpson (guitar/bass) performed tracks from the album The Last Resort live on stage, with visuals provided by video director Karim Ghahwagi. The tour included festivals in Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
(UK), Melt!
Melt! festival
The Melt! Festival is a music festival in Germany. The music that is played is described by the organizers as Electronic meets Rock.-Location:Since 1999 the festival is held in Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen Germany....
(Germany), Lowlands
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, also known as simply Lowlands, is a music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August. Lowlands has about 55,000 visitors, over 200 acts and more than ten stages every year which are named according to the NATO phonetic alphabet apart from the Grolsch...
(Netherlands) and Roskilde
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
(Denmark), and was followed by Trentemøller's first concerts in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
His Essential Mix
Essential Mix
The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 03:00 and 05:00 Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, The Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music....
for BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
was voted Essential Mix of the Year by listeners in 2006.
In 2008 he composed the soundtrack for the Danish movie Det Som Ingen Ved (What No One Knows).
The song "Vamp" from The Last Resort is featured in Eastbound & Down
Eastbound & Down
Eastbound & Down is an American comedy television series broadcast on HBO, starring Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher, who after an up and down career in the major leagues is forced to return to his hometown middle-school in Shelby, North Carolina, as a...
: Chapter 2 during a dance scene.
In 2010 he released his second album, Into the Great Wide Yonder
Into the Great Wide Yonder
Into the Great Wide Yonder is the second studio album by Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released physically on May 28, 2010 in Germany, and worldwide on May 31 as digital download. The album's lead single, "Sycamore Feeling," which features vocals by Danish singer Marie Fisker, was...
.
The song "Shades of Marble" from Into the Great Wide Yonder
Into the Great Wide Yonder
Into the Great Wide Yonder is the second studio album by Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released physically on May 28, 2010 in Germany, and worldwide on May 31 as digital download. The album's lead single, "Sycamore Feeling," which features vocals by Danish singer Marie Fisker, was...
is featured in both the trailer for Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
's The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez, and is loosely based on Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula. The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar...
and the film itself.
Albums
- The Last ResortThe Last Resort (album)-Limited Edition:-Charts:-Certifications :...
(2006) - Into the Great Wide YonderInto the Great Wide YonderInto the Great Wide Yonder is the second studio album by Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released physically on May 28, 2010 in Germany, and worldwide on May 31 as digital download. The album's lead single, "Sycamore Feeling," which features vocals by Danish singer Marie Fisker, was...
(2010)
Compilation albums
- The Trentemøller ChroniclesThe Trentemøller Chronicles-Digital download version:# "The Forest" - 5:45# "Klodsmajor" - 3:13# Klovn - "McKlaren " - 5:18# "Snowflake " - 7:49# "Blood in the Streets" - 6:31# "Moan " - 7:25 # "Kink" - 6:49...
(2007) - Polar Mix (2007)
- Roskilde Festival (2008)
- Harbour Boat Trips 01: Copenhagen (2009)
- The Trigbag Chronicles (2010)
- LateNightTales (2011)
- Reworked/Remixed (2011)
Releases
- Trentemøller EP - Naked - 2003
- Beta Boy - Out Of Orbit - 2004
- Physical Fraction - Audiomatique - 2004
- Kink - 3rd Floor - 2005
- Polar Shift - Poker Flat - 2005
- SerenettiI - Tic Tac Toe - 2005
- Sunstroke - Poker Flat - 2005
- Nam Nam EP - Poker Flat - 2006
- Rykketid - Cassagrande - 2006
- Always Something Better - Poker Flat - 2006
- The Last Resort (Album) - Poker Flat - 2006
- African People - Nam Nam - 2006
- Moan - Poker Flat - 2007
- Moan (Dub & Instrumental) - Poker Flat - 2007
- An Evening With Bobi Bros / 25 Timer - Kickin - 2007
- Gamma - Kickin - 2007
- Take Me Into Your Skin (Nudisco Edit) - Poker Flat - 2007
- The Trentemøller Chronicles (Compilation-Album) - Audiomatique - 2007
- Miss You - Audiomatique - 2008
- LIve in Concert EP - Roskilde Festival - Poker Flat - 2008
- Vamp / Miss You Remixes - Poker Flat - 2008
- Rauta EP - Echochord - 2009
- Harbour Boat Trips: 01 Copenhagen (Mix-Album) - hfn music - 2009
- Sycamore Feeling - In My Room - 2010
- Into The Great Wide Yonder (Album) - In My Room - 2010
- ... Even Though You’re With Another Girl - In My Room - 2010
Remixes
- unknown year – Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
- 1999 – ETA – Ayia Napa
- 2003 – Filur – You & I
- 2003 – B & B International – Decorated With Ornaments
- 2003 – MalouMalouMalou is a feminine given name and a French surname. As a given name, it is a contraction of the compound name Marie-Louise. The name is popular in Denmark, where it ranked 34th for girls born in 2009.-People with the given name:...
– I Wish - 2003 – Laid BackLaid BackLaid Back is a Danish Post-punk group formed in Copenhagen by John Guldberg and Tim Stahl in 1979...
– Beautiful Day - 2003 – Djuma Soundsystem (Atilla Engin) – Les Djinns
- 2004 – Yoshimoto – Du What U Du
- 2004 – Andy CaldwellAndy CaldwellAndy Caldwell is an American electronic house music DJ and producer.Andy Caldwell became known through the San Francisco House scene in the early part of the 2000s. First as a member of the live House act, Soulstice, and later as a solo artist. Andy has released his music on Om Records, followed...
– Give a Little - 2004 – Pashka – Island Breeze
- 2004 – The Rhythm Slaves – The Light You Will See
- 2004 – AyaLysa Aya TrenierLysa Aya Trenier is a London-born singer, songwriter and actress. She most notably is associated with the Naked Music recording label. She is of Singaporean/Irish/Scottish descent....
– Uptown - 2005 – Mathias Schaffhauser – Coincidance
- 2005 – Fred EverythingFred EverythingFred Everything is a French-Canadian electronic musician and DJ, best known for his work in the deep house music genre.-Early life:...
& 20 for 7 – Friday - 2005 – Vernis – Bubble Bath
- 2005 – Varano – Dead End Street
- 2005 – Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
– Sodom - 2005 – Sharon Phillips – Want 2/Need 2
- 2005 – Unai – Oh You and I
- 2005 – Martinez – Shadowboxing
- 2005 – RöyksoppRöyksoppRöyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....
– What Else Is There?What Else Is There?"What Else Is There?" is the third single from the Norwegian duo Röyksopp's second album The Understanding. It features the vocals of Karin Dreijer Andersson from the electronica duo The Knife. The album was released in the UK with the help of Astralwerks.... - 2005 – The KnifeThe KnifeThe Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...
– We Share Our Mothers' HealthWe Share Our Mothers' Health"We Share Our Mothers' Health" is the fourth single from the album Silent Shout by the Swedish electropop duo The Knife. It was released in four different regions by four different labels in three different formats.-Critical reception:... - 2006 – Djosos Krost – Chaptor One
- 2006 – Jokke Ilsoe – Feeling Good
- 2006 – MobyMobyRichard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
– GoGo (Moby song)"Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the first single from his self-titled album. The single was a success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart....
(2006) - 2006 – Trentemøller feat. Richard Davis – Always Something Better
- 2007 – Trentemøller feat. Ane Trolle – Moan
- 2008 – Kasper Bjørke – Doesn't Matter
- 2008 – Supermode – Tell me why
- 2008 – ModeselektorModeselektorModeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
– The White Flash - 2008 – Lulu Rouge – Bless You
- 2008 – Booka ShadeBooka ShadeBooka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene...
– Outskirts - 2009 – Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
– WrongWrong (Depeche Mode song)"Wrong" is Depeche Mode's first single from their twelfth studio album, the Grammy-nominated Sounds of the Universe, and their 46th UK single overall. It hit the radio in February 2009, and became available for purchase online on February 24, 2009. The single was physically released on April 6, 2009... - 2009 – Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
– No You GirlsNo You Girls"No You Girls" is a song from the Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It is the second single from their third album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand... - 2010 – MewMew (band)Mew is a Danish alternative music band consisting of Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen. Bassist Johan Wohlert was also a founding member of the band, but left in 2006...
- Beach - 2010 – Chimes and Bells - The Mole
- 2011 – M83M83 (band)M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...
- Midnight City
External links
- Official Trentemøller website (new)
- Official Trentemøller Online shop – Official Trentemøller Online shop - Downloads, Vinyls, Merch & CDs
- Poker Flat Recordings – Official record label of Trentemøller
- Trentemøller on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- http://acharts.us/performer/trentemoller on aCharts
- Trentemøller – a fansite
- Interview (2007)
- Higher Frequency interview (2006)
- Interview
- Old interview
- New Interview
- The Silver Tongue interview (2011)