Trentemøller Explained

Trentemøller
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Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Anders Trentemøller
Birth Date:1972 10, df=y
Birth Place:Vordingborg, Denmark
Origin:Copenhagen, Denmark
Years Active:1997 - present

Anders Trentemøller (in Danish ˈɑnɐs ˈtsʰʁɑntəˌmøˀlɐ/; born 16 October 1972) is a Danish indie/electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

Trentemøller started music in the late 1990s with different indie rock projects. In 2006, following a line of more electronic-orientated 12-inch 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 for 60,000 people, with a 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] In 2014, Lost was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[4]

Trentemøller's fourth album, Fixion, was released on 16 September 2016.[5] It featured vocals by Marie Fisker, Lisbet Fritze and Jehnny Beth.[6]

A fifth album, Obverse, was released in 2019. It was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award 2019, but did not win.[7] [8]

Trentemøller has frequently collaborated with Swedish artist Andreas Emenius, who directed music videos for the songs Come Undone (2014), Deceive (2014), Complicated (2016), and Redefine (2016).[9]

Style and influences

Trentemøller's later music has been described as synthwave and pop.[10] His early tracks (especially those on The Last Resort) show influences drawing from early downtempo and trip hop, minimal, glitch, and darkwave, often incorporating a cinematic feel. He cited amongst his influences Siouxsie and the Banshees, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Joy Division, and Depeche Mode.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
DEN
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		BEL
(Wa)
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		GER
[16] 		NL
SWI
[17]
2006The Last Resort5—62—148———
2010Into the Great Wide Yonder2—2779142378641
2013Live in Copenhagen————————
Lost2634040152658538
2016Fixion16
[18] 		—2440167
[19] 		53—47
2019Obverse——158128—99—65
2022Memoria——111136—69—71

Compilations

Singles and EPs

Documentary

Production work

Remixes

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".

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2004Danish DeeJay Award[21] Danish Up Front Release of the YearTrentemøller EP
2005Danish Producer of the Year
2006Danish Artist of the Year
Danish Remix of the YearRöyksopp - "What Else Is There?" (Trentemøller Remix)
Danish DeeJay Favourite of the Year"Rykketid"
Danish Producer of the Year
Danish Up Front Release of the Year"Rykketid"
2007Danish Artist of the Year
Danish Album of the YearThe Last Resort
Danish Remix of the YearMoby - Go! (Trentemøller Remix)
Danish Producer of the Year
Danish Music Award[22] Danish New Act of the Year
Danish Electronica Release of the YearThe Last Resort
Danish Producer of the Year
Steppeulv[23] [24] [25] Album of the Year
Musician of the Year
Composer of the Year
Producer of the Year
2008Live Act of the Year
Beatport Music Award[26] Best Chillout Artist
Best Electronica Artist
Best Minimal Artist
Best Tech House Artist
Danish DeeJay AwardDanish Artist of the Year
Danish DeeJay Favourite of the Year"Moan" (feat. Ane Trolle)
Danish Up Front Release of the Year
2010P3 Guld[27] The P3 Live AwardRoskilde Festival 2009
Grammy Award[28] Best Remixed Recording, Non-ClassicalFranz Ferdinand - "No You Girls" (Trentemøller Remix)
Danish DeeJay Award[29] Danish Remix of the Year

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coachella 2011 - The 12 Most Memorable Moments. Nme.com. 19 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Halt and Catch Fire. Artofthetitle.com. 19 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Chart. Impalamusic.org. 19 April 2018.
  4. Web site: IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels - Impala. Impalamusic.org. 19 April 2018. 27 August 2017. https://archive.today/20170827005610/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340. dead.
  5. Trentemoller on His New Record 'Fixion,' Premieres 'River In Me' feat. Jehnny Beth: Exclusive. Flanagan. Andrew. Billboard. 24 June 2016. 2016-06-26.
  6. Web site: Fixion - Trentemøller Songs, Reviews, Credits. Monger. Timothy. AllMusic. 2016-09-22.
  7. Web site: 22 nominees shortlisted for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award Impala. www.impalamusic.org. 2020-02-03.
  8. Web site: impala-independent-album-award-2019. 2020-07-25.
  9. Web site: Andreas Emenius. IMVDb. en. 2020-03-10.
  10. Web site: Trentemøller : Fixion . treblezine.com . 30 September 2016 .
  11. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . danishcharts.dk . 4 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . Austriancharts.at . 4 October 2013.
  13. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . Ultratop.be . 4 October 2013.
  14. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . Ultratop.be . 4 October 2013.
  15. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . Lescharts.com . 4 October 2013.
  16. Web site: Discographie von Trentemøller. GfK Entertainment. 2 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Trentemøller discography . Hung Medien . Hitparade.ch . 4 October 2013.
  18. Web site: Hitlisten.NU. Hitlisten.NU. 19 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 38, 2016). 10 June 2013. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 27 September 2016.
  20. Web site: Guld og platin . IFPI Danmark . June 28, 2019 . da . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august . January 17, 2015 .
  21. Web site: Danish DeeJay Awards. Danish DeeJay Awards 2018. 19 April 2018.
  22. http://ifpi.dk/dma/index.php?pk_menu=27
  23. Web site: Steppeulv-nomineringer offentliggjort. Oppenlænder. Anne-Sofie. 8 December 2006. Gaffa. da. 22 February 2010.
  24. Web site: Reportage: Steppeulven 2007. Nielsen. Mathias. 3 February 2007. Gaffa. da. 22 February 2010.
  25. Web site: Steppeulven 2008 er uddelt. Stæhr. Maria Therese Seefeldt. 2 February 2008. Gaffa. da. 22 February 2010.
  26. Web site: Beatport: DJ & Dance Music, Tracks & Mixes. Beatportal.com. 19 April 2018.
  27. Web site: Nominerede til P3 Guld er fundet. Hjortskov. Anders. 4 January 2010. Gaffa. da. 22 February 2010.
  28. Web site: The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List. . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2009-12-28.
  29. http://www.ddja.dk/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=577&Itemid=8

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