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http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller ANDERS Trentemoller belongs to a generation of young dance music innovators challenging the old guard, and he's brash enough to say no to Moby. The Dane's gift lies in his versatility. He can transform a pop song by Robyn into a club banger.
But he also creates panoramic electronica that sounds like Daniel Lanois vibing with Thom Yorke and Richie Hawtin -- the antidote to today's plethora of minimal DJ tools.
Trentemoller's debut, The Last Resort, was proclaimed one of last year's standouts. Demand has been so high he has released The Trentemoller Chronicles, a best-of featuring club favourites, remixes and rarities.
“It's funny that I'm releasing a nearly-best-of after only one year. That's a bit weird,'' he says.
Chronicles encompasses Trentemoller's popular reworking of Moby's Twin Peaks-sampling Go.
Moby first approached Trentemoller to tweak his single, New York, New York.
“I wasn't so much into the track, actually, so I said no to him. Because, even if it is a big star, the melody and the track still have to do something for me.
“I was afraid he'd just say 'f--- him', but he said it was cool. I could pick any track I liked from his back catalogue.''
As with Moby, Trentemoller's music could be used in commercials. Though he has composed for ads, the prospect of these lucrative commissions doesn't overwhelm him.
“It's much more fun for me to make my own music and to express feelings that can be hard to express with words. Doing commercials is more like work.''
Trentemoller appeared at last season's Summadayze with regular sidekick DJ TOM.
He is returning for Saturday's Stereosonic festival and on this tour is unveiling his band. He is accompanied by drummer Henrik Vibskov and bassist/guitarist Mikael Simpson, and they have a strong visual component.
“This time it is all live,'' he says. "The live show is less club-oriented.
“The music is still danceable, but it is more like a concert,'' Trentemoller says.
“We are performing only tracks from my album The Last Resort, but very different versions.
“Some of the tracks have ended up more uptempo, some are more rocky and some are more drum 'n' bass. It is quite different from the DJ set.''
Meanwhile, Trentemoller is contemplating his second album proper.
Though he has been influenced by his band, the Dane has long enjoyed melancholic indie performers such as the Cure, Velvet Underground and Thom Yorke.
“My next album will definitely be more of a 'listening' album. Maybe it will be more acoustic -- or more electronic. I don't know. I'm just playing around now and jamming and seeing what comes up.''
He hopes to have Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval guest.
“I'm totally in love with the whole atmosphere and her voice and everything they have done. I'm a
big fan.
“I've been chasing her as a stalker for the past two years,'' he says, laughing.
“I've tried to have her sing on one of my tracks, but she's very hard to get in contact with, so I'm still trying.'' Source Herald Sun |
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