Late Night Tales: Trentemoller

Trentemøller is the Dane who made it. He’s been making electronic music of one sort or another for over 15 years, first making a name for himself as part of Trigbag, a live house act that toured extensively. But it is his solo material that has impacted upon the dance community, and beyond. ‘La Champagne’ was a game changer and his remixes for artists like Sharon Phillips secured his place as an artist with serious skills. But it’s not just that he is. You can hear that yearning in his productions and it’s evident here, a sort of North European Protestant melancholy.

He is aided on his journey to the Baltic by some heavyweights of course: Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, This Mortal Coil. But that’s not the story, not where the plot comes from, not where we are going. It’s just a small indicator to reassure you that we know the way. No. Because it is in the dark beauty of Low’s trembling ‘Amazing Grace’ or even the way ‘(Remember) Walkin’ In The Sand’ by the Shangri-Las, surrounded by like-minded fellows, takes on a funereal gait. As we navigate the plains of your mind, we are aided by a generous helping of Anders’ Danish compatriots, such as Darkness Falls (the atmosphere of this mix appropriately encapsulated there), Ekko, Chimes & Bells and in the Late Night Tales tradition, Trentemøller’s version of Chris Isaacs’ ‘Blue Hotel’, sung by Marie Fisker and Steen Jørgensen.