The Last Resort (album)

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The Last Resort
Studio album by
Trentemøller
Released9 October 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreElectronic, downtempo, minimal
Length77:34 (Standard Edition)
153:51 (Limited Edition)
LabelPoker Flat Recordings
ProducerTrentemøller
Trentemøller chronology
The Last Resort
(2006) 		The Trentemøller Chronicles
(2007)
Singles from The Last Resort
  1. "Always Something Better"
    Released: 11 September 2006
  2. "Moan"
    Released: 12 March 2007
  3. "Miss You"
    Released: 27 March 2008

The Last Resort is the debut album by Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released on 9 October 2006. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Danish Albums Chart.[1] In Denmark, The Last Resort was certified platinum in October 2009 for sales over 30,000 copies, a rare feat for an electronic music album.[2] It is also available in a Limited Edition which includes a bonus disc with some of Trentemøller's previous 12-inch singles.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Gaffa[4]
Pitchfork7.2/10[5]
Politiken[6]
Resident Advisor5/5[7]

Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork compared the album to Thom Yorke's The Eraser.[5] Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named The Last Resort as the fifth best album of 2006.[8] They also named it the 28th best album of the decade.[9] The Danish newspaper Politiken gave the album 5 out of 6 stars,[6] and named it the second best Danish album of 2006, dubbing him "the hero of techno".[10]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Anders Trentemøller.

No.TitleLength
1."Take Me into Your Skin"7:43
2."Vamp"4:33
3."Evil Dub"6:15
4."Always Something Better"6:10
5."While the Cold Winter Waiting"5:04
6."Nightwalker"4:08
7."Like Two Strangers"3:25
8."The Very Last Resort"8:31
9."Snowflake"7:33
10."Chameleon"6:57
11."Into the Trees (Serenetti Part 3)"7:22
12."Moan"5:50
13."Miss You"4:03
The Singles – Limited Edition Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Always Something Better" (Vocal Version) (feat. Richard Davis)6:12
2."Moan" (Vocal Version) (feat. Ane Trolle)5:46
3."Physical Fraction"7:02
4."Polar Shift"8:28
5."Chameleon"7:58
6."Sunstroke"8:28
7."Always Something Better" (Trentemøller Remix)7:59
8."Nam Nam"5:41
9."Killer Kat"7:06
10."Rykketid"5:12
11."Prana"6:25

Personnel[edit]

  • Anders Trentemøller – production, instruments, programming, guitar (1 and 8), bass (2), celesta (4 and 7), glockenspiel and melodica (5), carillon (7)
  • Henrik Vibskov – acoustic drums (1 and 11)
  • Mikael Simpson – distorted bass (1), acoustic guitar (8)
  • Karl Bille – bass (2)
  • Arnaud Donez – guitar and bass (3)
  • Thomas "DJ T.O.M." Bertelsen – scratch solo (4)
  • Ossian Ryner – assistant engineer

Charts and certifications[edit]

In 2011, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "danishcharts.dk - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Guld og platin 2009". Pladebranchen.NU. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Last Resort – Trentemøller". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ Borre, Thomas (18 September 2006). "Trentemøller: The Last Resort". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (11 October 2006). "Trentemøller: The Last Resort". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b Sørensen, Dorte Hygum (1 October 2006). "Hedt klubnavn tager den med ro". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ Girard, Stéphane (9 October 2006). "Trentemoller – The Last Resort". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ "RA Poll: Top 5 albums of 2006". Resident Advisor. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  9. ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  10. ^ Jensen, Erik (19 December 2006). "Politikens anmeldere kårer årets bedste album". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  11. ^ "ultratop.be - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". ultratop.be. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  12. ^ "lescharts.com - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". lescharts.com. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  13. ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11.
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