Released October 9, 2006 Label Poker Flat Recordings Release date 9 October 2006 | Recorded 2005–2006 | |
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Length 77:34 (Standard Edition)153:51 (Limited Edition) Genres Techno, Electronica, Electronic dance music, Downtempo, Electronic music, Minimal music Awards Danish Music Award for Danish Producer of the Year, Danish Music Award for Danish Electronica Album of the Year Similar Into the Great Wide Yonder, The Trentemøller Chronicles, Fixion, Reworked / Remixed, Live In Copenhagen | ||
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. 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. It is also available in a Limited Edition which includes a bonus disc with some of Trentemøller's previous 12-inch singles.
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Reception
Philip Sherburne from Pitchfork Media compared the album to Thom Yorke's The Eraser. Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named The Last Resort as the 5th best album of 2006. They also named it the 28th best album of the decade. The Danish newspaper Politiken gave the album 5 out of 6 stars, and named it the second best Danish album of 2006, dubbing him "the hero of techno".
Standard Edition
All songs written, produced, played and programmed by Trentemøller.
Songs
Take Me Into Your Skin7:44
Vamp4:33
Evil Dub6:15