It's Funky Goth Shoegaze Thursday, with Trentemøller delivering a 4-song session for KEXP, recorded 11th February 2025, part way through a US tour to promote current album Dreamweavers.
I loved Trentemøller's previous album Memoria and previously enthused about the band and artist in September 2021 and February 2022. I even wrote about the two lead-in singles for Dreamweavers in May 2024, ahead of the album's release on Friday 13th September.
Clearly an unlucky day, as I somehow overlooked buying Dreamweavers, and it was subsequently overtaken by the slew of albums competing for my hard earned readies late last year.
Thank goodness therefore for KEXP providing a prod and reminding me what great music Anders Trentemøller is producing. That is, if you like music that blends elements of Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, The Sisters Of Mercy, Depeche Mode and Tricky with a little bit of New Order thrown in for good measure.
All of these are influences and hints though, Trentemøller's music is their own and in a live setting, really come alive. Anders Trentemøller has assembled a tight band: Brian Batz (guitar), Jacob Haubjerg (bass, guitar, vocal), Silas Tinglef (drums) and DíSA aka Dísa Jakobs aka Bryndís Jakobsdóttir (vocals, guitar).
1) I Give My Tears 00:41
2) Dreamweavers 06:45
3) Nightfall 12:17
4) Still On Fire 17:51
The session is followed by a 10-minute interview with Anders by KEXP host Troy Nelson, which delves into Trentemøller's 'origin story', including his first album purchase at age 9, bought for the art alone as the artist was wearing red latex trousers.
As an artist who both loves and is daunted by technology, Anders expresses no regrets at selling his Thermionic Culture Vulture ("too many knobs") and talks about his approach to songwriting. It's a brief but enlightening chat.
I can't profess to being a fan of Trentemøller for 20+ years as Troy Nelson claims, but I have made up for lost time in the last few years. Belated purchase of Dreamweavers now completed!
'Funky Goth Shoegaze Thursday'
ReplyDeleteA marvellous run of words. Made me smile.
I genuinely have no idea how you manage to keep up with so much that's going on in music while still finding time to write so much about 'the past'. Total admiration on my part.
Thanks for your kind words, JC. In short, I don't keep up! A glance over at No Badger Required or Bagging Area continually reveals how much current music is passing me by, and I never get through the constant stream of mailings, which only ramps up each time Bandcamp Friday comes around. And then there's the Last Night From Glasgow subscription...!
DeleteAlways a pleasure, never a chore though. And I get a lot of pleasure from reading other music blogs, too, The Vinyl Villain being a prime example.