The Last Resort (album)
The Last Resort is the debut album by the Danish electronic musician Trentemøller. It was released on October 9, 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
Philip Sherburne from Pitchfork Media compared the album to Thom Yorke's The Eraser and wrote, "At least you can hear Trentemøller working out the equation [between fantastical affect and floor-friendly functionalism] at every step; obviously as influenced by film music and prog excess as he is the throbbing throng, he's married Balearic eclecticism to Scandinavian melancholy in a way that's often impressive and occasionally breathtaking. At the very least, it's consistently beautiful-- or at least pretty-- even when it fails to be properly engrossing".[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 stars (out of 6),[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.
| 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
| 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
References
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