Trentemøller

Anders Trentemøller (Danish: [ɑnɐs ˈtʁɑndəˌmøːˀlɐ]; born 16 October 1974) is a Danish electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

Anders Trentemøller is a Copenhagen-based musician and producer who started in the late 1990s with different indie rock projects, before he turned to electronic music. In 2006, following a line of 12-inch electronic EPs, Trentemøller released his debut album The Last Resort. In 2007 he assembled his first full live band, with Henrik Vibskov on drums and Mikael Simpson on guitar. Complete with visuals from director Karim Ghahwagi, the ensuing ‘Trentemøller: Live In Concert’ tour brought him to the United States for the first time as well as to festivals including Glastonbury (UK), Roskilde (Denmark) and Melt! (Germany).

In 2009, The Trentemøller Chronicles, a double compilation of unreleased songs, non-album tracks and remixes for acts including Röyksopp, Moby and The Knife, was released. He also headlined the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival, playing in front of 60,000 people, with a s set design created by Vibskov.

After starting up his own record label, In My Room, Trentemøller’s second album Into the Great Wide Yonder was released in 2010. It was a move into a more analogue sound influenced by indie and post punk, and incorporating more live instrumentation and vocals. Expanding his live band to seven people, he continued to tour around the world for two years. His appearance at 2011’s Coachella Festival was described by NME as “one of the biggest breakouts of Coachella,” saying he “stunned all onlookers and became the toast of the fest.”^[1] Trentemøller toured widely across the US and appeared on Carson Daly. The world tour ended with two shows in Christiania, Copenhagen, released as the live album Live In Copenhagen.

Following his second album, Reworked/Remixed was released, a compilation of Trentemøller’s remixes for other artists and other musicians' reworking of his music including Modeselektor, UNKLE, Franz Ferdinand, Andrew Weatherall, Efterklang and Depeche Mode. Trentemøller’s music has also been used by film directors, including Oliver Stone (Savages), Pedro Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In) and Jacques Audiard, (Rust and Bone).

In September 2013, Trentemøller released his third full-length album Lost, including collaborations with Low, Jonny Pierce from The Drums, Marie Fisker, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens, Ghost Society and Sune Wagner of The Raveonettes. That year, Trentemøller also supported Depeche Mode on their Delta Machine world tour and appeared at Melt!, Dour, Pitch and Zurich Open Air. In 2014 Trentemøller composed the theme for the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire.^[2]

Trentemøller's fourth album, Fixion, was released on 16 September 2016.^[3] It featured vocals by Marie Fisker, Lisbet Fritze and Jehnny Beth.^[4]

Style and influences

Trentemøller's music has been described as synthwave and pop.^[5] He cited amongst his influences Siouxsie and the Banshees, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Joy Division,^[6] and Depeche Mode.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

• 2007 – The Trentemøller Chronicles
• 2009 – Harbour Boat Trips 01
• 2011 – Reworked/Remixed
• 2011 – Late Night Tales
• 2014 - Lost Reworks
• 2014 - Early Worx

Singles and EPs

• 2003 – Trentemøller EP
• 2004 – Beta Boy
• 2005 – Physical Fraction
• 2005 – Kink
• 2005 – Polar Shift
• 2005 – Serenetti
• 2006 – Sunstroke
• 2006 – Nam Nam E.P.
• 2006 – Rykketid
• 2006 – Always Something Better
• 2007 – An Evening With Bobi Bros (woith DJ Tom) / 25 Timer (with Vildtand, Krede, Buda)
• 2007 – African People
• 2007 – Moan
• 2007 – Gamma (with Buda)
• 2007 – Moan (Dub & Instrumental)
• 2007 – Take Me Into Your Skin (Nudisco Edit)
• 2008 – Miss You (Remixes)
• 2008 - Live in Concert EP (Live at Roskilde 2007)
• 2009 - Vamp / Miss You
• 2009 - Rauta EP (with DJ Lab)
• 2010 - Sycamore Feeling
• 2010 - ... Even Though You’re With Another Girl
• 2010 - Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider Go!!!
• 2011 - Shades Of Marble (Remixes)
• 2011 - Raincoats / Tide (with Efterklang)
• 2012 - My Dreams
• 2013 - Never Stop Running
• 2013 - Candy Tongue
• 2013 - Gravity
• 2014 - Deceive
• 2016 - River in Me
• 2016 - Redefine

Production work

• 2004 - Mikael Simpson - Er Du Kommet For A Faa Noget?
• 2006 - Mikael Simpson – Mist Dig Selv I Mig
• 2008 - Det som ingen ved (movie soundtrack)
• 2011 - Darkness Falls – Alive In Us
• 2012 – Dorit Chrysler - Avalanche
• 2014 - Giana Factory – Lemon Moon

Remixes

• unknown year – Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
• 1999 – ETA – Ayia Napa
• 2003 – Filur – You & I
• 2003 – B & B International – Decorated With Ornaments
• 2003 – Malou – I Wish
• 2003 – Laid Back – Beautiful Day
• 2003 – Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns
• 2004 – Yoshimoto – Du What U Du
• 2004 – Andy Caldwell – Give a Little
• 2004 – Pashka – Island Breeze
• 2004 – The Rhythm Slaves – The Light You Will See
• 2004 – Aya – Uptown
• 2005 – Mathias Schaffhauser – Coincidance
• 2005 – Fred Everything & 20 for 7 – Friday
• 2005 – Vernis – Bubble Bath
• 2005 – Varano – Dead End Street
• 2005 – Pet Shop Boys – Sodom
• 2005 – Sharon Phillips – Want 2/Need 2
• 2005 – Unai – Oh You and I
• 2005 – Martinez – Shadowboxing
• 2005 – Röyksopp – What Else Is There?
• 2005 – The Knife – We Share Our Mother's Health
• 2006 – Djosos Krost – Chaptor One
• 2006 – Jokke Ilsoe – Feeling Good
• 2006 – Moby – Go (2006)
• 2006 – Trentemøller feat. Richard Davis – Always Something Better
• 2007 – Trentemøller feat. Ane Trolle – Moan
• 2007 – Robyn – Konichiwa Bitches
• 2007 – Klovn – McKlaren
• 2007 – The Black Smoke Organisation – Danger Global Warming
• 2007 – Tomboy – Flamingo
• 2008 – Kasper Bjørke – Doesn't Matter
• 2008 – The Raveonettes – Aly,Walk With Me
• 2008 – Modeselektor – The White Flash feat. Thom Yorke
• 2008 – Trentemøller – Miss You
• 2008 – Lulu Rouge – Bless You
• 2008 – Booka Shade – Outskirts
• 2009 – Mikael Simpson – Medicin
• 2009 – Favelachic – Jungle-TV
• 2009 – Depeche Mode – Wrong
• 2009 – Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls
• 2010 – Trentemøller – Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider Go!!!
• 2010 – UNKLE – The Answer feat. Big In Japan
• 2010 – Visti & Meyland – Yes Maam (All NIght Long)
• 2010 – Chimes And Bells – The Mole
• 2011 – Trentemøller – Shades Of Marble
• 2011 – Efterklang – Raincoats
• 2011 – The Dø – Too Insistent
• 2011 – Giana Factory – Dirty Snow
• 2011 – Sleep Party People – The Dwarf And The Horse
• 2011 – Darkness Falls – The Void
• 2011 – Lars and The Hands Of Light – Me Me Me
• 2011 – Mew – Beach
• 2011 – Trentemøller – Neverglade
• 2011 – I Got You On Tape – Springsteen
• 2011 – Dorit Chyrsler – Come On Home
• 2011 – The Raveonettes – Lust
• 2011 – Darkness Falls – Timeline
• 2012 – M83 – Midnight City
• 2012 – Medina – Forever
• 2012 – Mikael Simpson – Lad Det Staa
• 2012 – David Lynch – Pinky’s Dream
• 2014 – Reptile Youth – JJ
• 2014 – Jenny Wilson – Pyramids (Rose Out of Our Pain)
• 2014 - Eliot Sumner - Information
• 2014 - Fraser Mcguinness - The Sun Moves On
• 2014 - Future 3 feat. Benoit Pioulard - Revenant
• 2015 - Mames Babegenush - People From The Past, People From The Future
• 2015 - The Soft Moon - Black
• 2016 - Savages - Surrender
• 2016 - RA - Prism
• 2017 - TOYDRUM feat. Joel Wells - Void & Form

Awards and nominations

Trentemøller has received two Danish Music Awards for his 2006 debut album The Last Resort, in the categories "Danish Electronica Release of the Year" and "Danish Producer of the Year", in 2007. He was first awarded a Danish DeeJay Award in 2004 for his EP Trentemøller EP, and have since received a total of 11 awards. In 2010 Trentemøller was nominated "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his remix of Franz Ferdinand's "No You Girls".

References

External links

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