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“Lost”, much like its predecessor “Into the Great Wide Yonder” (2010), serves not only as a logical continuation of his work, but also as yet another fuck-you to whatever genre you thought you had him boxed into. The Trentemøller sound is definitely left intact, yet as a whole it really doesn’t sound like anything he’s ever produced before. Few artists seem to possess that special talent of leaving the audience just as baffled as they are satisfied, but hey, that’s what’s great about Anders. He may alienate a few heads along the way, but it wouldn’t be interesting for him if he didn’t.

“People wanted something similar to the last album, but if you’re getting to the point of listening to people and what they think of your sound...Well, that's not for me.”  -Trentemøller

“Lost” boasts a dozen tracks with something of interest for anyone who’s ever been a fan of the Copenhagen based producer. You can’t really compare it to “The Last Resort”, but the club elements are there. It definitely isn’t “Into the Great Wide Yonder” either, even if it’s equally guitar driven. It’s as original as it is classic, mixing the tried and tested with all sorts of sonic surprises. And making it look easy in the process.

Differing from “Into The Great Wide Yonder”, which was a rather bold cinematic landscape, “Lost” is definitely a far more streamlined affair and way more “song structured”. It’s the kind of record one can only produce after endless months of studio isolation. Just where his creativity flourishes best.

That said Trentemøller has also found a new home – and it’s on stage with a band. “Lost” relays this epiphany in pitch perfect circumstances, finally merging the extrovert and introvert qualities the man has in his command.

Of course, none of his productions would be complete without those unique guest appearances, spanning a multitude of musical categories. They’re all given equal treatment when they’re dropped bang center into the middle of Trentemøller's very own musical universe, having to harness the potential of their talent on Trentemøller’s terms. It certainly isn’t that many folks who are capable of convincing Jonny Pierce (The Drums) or Sune Wagner (The Raveonettes) to appear on a club track and even fewer who are able to pull it off. Anders is in the top percentile of that lot. 

”I think it’s fun to take people out of their own musical comfort zone” he exclaimed to VICE earlier in the year when explaining his seemingly erratic choices. ”Actually, when I begun writing the songs, I had their voices in my mind all along. They just didn’t know it.”

Aside from Sune and Jonny, Trentemøller has managed to bring on board a whole rake of fantastic peers, personal influences and sprouting talent. Co-conspirators such as Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead), Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), Marie Fisker, Ghost Society and none other than the legendary slow-core pioneers Low are all to be found on the record.

That trademark haunting feeling that defined both ”The Last Resort” and ”Into the Great Wide Yonder” hasn’t been neglected on “Lost”. It’s just been redefined and made way more ferocious, the signature glitchy bass being replaced by sub woofer frequencies far more pounding. Almost punk rock. Instantly conjuring up thoughts of the more droning SUICIDE tracks or even contemporaries like The Soft Moon.

”Lost” documents an artist really hitting his stride. An intricate musical tapestry woven over countless sleepless nights in his Copenhagen studio. Nights invested in instrument experimentation and trashed analog consoles.

You can without a shadow of doubt call this release a genuine study in the art of attention to detail. No matter how many times you press play on this one you’re going to find something you missed the previous time around. Something that suddenly shines a whole new light on what you’re listening to.

Lost

Trentemøller - Deceive (feat. Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes) [Clip]

Lebanon Hanover: Tomb for Two (2013) 01 - Sadness Is Rebellion

Lebanon Hanover - Midnight Creature

Stream/Download: https://turborec.lnk.to/Conspiracy2

BLN FM - Travelling Gems Vol. 2

Stream/Download

Gesaffelstein - Opr

Pursuit

Foals: Holy Fire Remixes

Late Night (Solomun Remix)

Confessions on a Dance Floor

Sorry

We Share Our Mothers' Health

We Share Our Mothers' Health (Trentemoller Remix)

The Money Store

I've Seen Footage

Ten$ion

I Fink U Freeky

Martin Dawson - Think About It feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant (Maceo Plex Remix)

Last Thoughts (feat. James Hennessy)

Title track from the EP, END OF TIMES, Releasing on Optimo Music on Nov 10, 2017. preorder https://bleep.com/release/91411-the-golden-filter-end-of-times

End of Times

Premiere of our brand new single and music video made by TakeOneDo crew. Watch till the end 💄💎💅

https://youtu.be/nSJxQ-bHooY

Снежана

101st kilometer is a colloquial name for the restriction on rights applied in the USSR to certain categories of citizens. They were forbidden to settle within a 100-kilometer zone around large cities.

Igor Starshinov - 101 Km

Positif

Linea Aspera - Malarone

Recorded at home in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, September 2014
Written and arranged by Vladislav Parshin
Mixed and Mastered by Vladislav Parshin and Maxim Polivanov
Cover photo by Irene Parshina

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Этажи

Танцевать

Судно (Борис Рижий)

Небеса и Ад (Heaven and Hell)

Cardan

I'm That Guy

Не Смешно / Ne Smeshno

"Igor Starshinov is a composer of electronic music from St. Petersburg, the author of a series of lectures on synthesizer music, an adept of analog equipment and vintage synthesizers, laureate of the Sergey Kuryokhin Festival (Electromechanics 2017) and a member of the post-punk band PLOHO

Igor Starshinov - 101 Km

IGOR STARSHINOV