The Last Resort (album)

The Last Resort
Studio album by Trentemøller
Released 9 October 2006
Recorded 2005–2006
Genre Electronica
Downtempo
Minimal
Length 77:34 (Standard Edition)
153:51 (Limited Edition)
Label Poker Flat Recordings
Producer Trentemøller
Trentemøller chronology
The Last Resort
(2006)		 The Trentemøller Chronicles
(2007)The Trentemøller Chronicles2007
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 the Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released on 9 October 2006. The album debuted at #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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Gaffa[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)[5]
Politiken[6]
Resident Advisor[7]
SputnikMusic[8]

Philip Sherburne from Pitchfork Media 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 5th best album of 2006.[9] They also named it the 28th best album of the decade.[10] 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".[11]

Track listing

Standard Edition

All songs written, produced, played and programmed by 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

Limited Edition

Disc 2
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

Charts and certifications

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.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "danishcharts.com - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Guld og platin 2009". Pladebranchen.NU. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Birchmeir, Jason. "AllMusic - Trentemøller: The Last Resort". All Media Network. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Borre, Thomas. "GAFFA.dk - Trentemøller: The Last Resort (Anmeldelse)" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (11 October 2006). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Trentemøller: The Last Resort". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 Sørensen, Dorte Hygum (1 October 2006). "Hedt klubnavn tager den med ro" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ SputnikMusic review
  9. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 5 albums of 2006". Resident Advisor. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  11. ↑ Jensen, Erik (19 December 2006). "Politikens anmeldere kårer årets bedste album" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "ultratop.be - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". ultratop.be. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  13. ↑ "lescharts.com - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". lescharts.com. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  14. ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020110331.htm
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