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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.

The Last Resort
Studio album by
Trentemøller
Released9 October 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreElectronica
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

Reception


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



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.[13]


References


  1. "danishcharts.dk - Trentemøller - The Last Resort". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. "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. Sherburne, Philip (11 October 2006). "Trentemøller: The Last Resort". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  6. 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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