Trentemøller made his debut in 1997 together with DJ T.O.M. when they formed the first live-house act in Denmark, Trigbag, and started playing concerts all over the globe. Trigbag's single Showtime was played by international DJs such as Alex Gopher, Laurent Garnier, and Etienne de Crécy. Trigbag dissolved in 2000.
Trentemøller returned on Naked Music in 2003 with his The Trentemøller EP including the tracks Le Champagne and Work in Progress. Trentemøller received the award “Up Front Release of the Year” at the Danish DJ Awards in February 2004 for the Track “Le Champagne”.
In late 2004 he and his friend and partner, DJ Buda, issued a white label remix of Aphex Twin's Windowlicker, under the name Run Jeremy. Together they've also made other great tracks such as "Gamma" and "25 Timer". Furthermore, Trentemøller has worked together with DJ Buda and DJ T.O.M. on another track on the upcoming and much anticipated Lulu Rouge album entitled Bless You which was released in May 2008.
In February 2005 Steve Bug released the renowned Trentemøller EP Physical Fraction on his label Audiomatique. This release put Trentemøller on the map of internationally successful producers, and was followed by three releases on Bug’s main label Poker Flat: Polar Shift, Sunstroke, and the Nam Nam EP. Many reader polls awarded him as the Best Newcomer of the year 2005.
Trentemøller is also a much demanded remixer. Highlights have been his remixes for Martinez (Shadowboxing), Sharon Philips ("Want 2/Need 2"), Röyksopp (What Else Is There?), The Knife (We Share Our Mother’s Health), Sodom for the Pet Shop Boys, and Moby’s hit Go. Go (Trentemøller Remix) charted at #38 on the Australian ARIA Club chart in October 2006. In 2006, Trentemøller also released a remix of Chris Isaak's 90s hit Wicked Game under his alias Businessman. The single was called Dubby Games and was a major underground tune that year.
Anders' debut album The Last Resort was released on Poker Flat in October 2006. German magazine Groove Mag and French magazine Trax both voted it as "Record of the Year" in November 2006.
His Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 was voted Essential Mix of the Year by listeners in 2006.
In 2007 the song Moan by Trentemøller feat. Ane Trolle was a big hit in Denmark as well as a top 30 hit in the Belgium Singles Top 50.
His fourth album, entitled Fixion, released on 16 September 2016
Discography
Albums
2006 – The Last Resort
2007 – The Trentemøller Chronicles
2010 - Into The Great Wide Yonder
2013 - Live In Copenhagen
2013 - Lost
2016 - Fixion
Releases
2003 – Trentemøller EP (12")
2004 – Beta Boy (12")
2005 – Kink (12")
2005 – Physical Fraction (12")
2005 – Polar Shift (12")
2005 – Serenetti (12")
2006 – Sunstroke (12")
2006 – Nam Nam E.P. (12")
2006 – Rykketid (12")
2006 – Always Something Better (12")
2006 - Dubby Games (as "Businessman")
2007 – African People (12")
2007 – Moan (12")
2007 – Moan (Dub & Instrumental) (12")
2008 – Miss You (Remixes) (12")
2008 - Live in Concert EP (Live at Roskilde 2007)
2009 - Rauta EP (12")
Remixes
unknown year - Aphex twin - windowlicker
unknown year - Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches
1999 – ETA – Ayia Napa
2003 – Filur – You & I
2003 – B & B International – Decorated With Ornaments
2003 – Malou – I Wish
2003 – Laid Back – Beautiful Day
2003 – Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns
2004 – Yoshimoto – Du What U Du
2004 – Andy Caldwell – Give a Little
2004 – Pashka – Island Breeze
2004 – The Rhythm Slaves – The Light You Will See
2004 – Aya – Uptown
2005 – Mathias Schaffhauser – Coincidance
2005 – Fred Everything & 20 for 7 – Friday
2005 – Vernis – Bubble Bath
2005 – Varano – Dead End Street
2005 - Pet Shop Boys - Sodom
2005 – Sharon Phillips – Want 2/Need 2
2005 – Unai – Oh You and I
2005 – Martinez – Shadowboxing
2005 – Röyksopp – What Else Is There?
2005 – The Knife – We Share Our Mother's Health
2006 – Djosos Krost – Chaptor One
2006 – Delirium – Silence
2006 – Jokke Ilsoe – Feeling Good
2006 – Moby – Go (2006)
2006 – Trentemøller feat. Richard Davis – Always Something Better
2007 – Trentemøller feat. Ane Trolle – Moan
2008 – Kasper Bjørke – Doesn't Matter
2008 – Modeselektor – The White Flash
2008 – Lulu Rouge - Bless You
2008 – Booka Shade - Outskirts
2009 – Depeche Mode - Wrong
(2) Denmark-based Anders Trentemøller made his debut in 1997, DJ'ing the local club circuit and occasionally performing live. After a self-imposed hiatus spanning several years, he returned with his own productions, which quickly grabbed the ear of the then red-hot Naked Music house music label. His debut EP was well received and won praise from DJs in all electronic music genres. This led to a series of 12" singles on such labels as Audiomatique and Tic Tac Toe before Trentemøller found a home on Germany's esteemed Poker Flat, where he released a series of critically acclaimed singles. His ambitious, moody double-disc album The Last Resort was released in 2006 on Poker Flat. Into the Great Wide Yonder, issued on Trentemøller's In My Room label, followed four years later and was even more removed from the dancefloor. This move toward the midtempo continued with 2013's Lost, a song-oriented effort that featured guest appearances from Jana Hunter, Marie Fisker, and the indie rock group Low. A remixed version of the album, Lost Reworks, appeared in 2014. ~ Rob Theakston, Rovi
My Dreams
Trentemøller Lyrics
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you cannot hear it
so, you intrude upon my dreams
and hate my appearance,
Who gave you the right
to give out the rights?
and to intrude upon My Dreams
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take and steal from this body...
I never get a chance
in the airport
sick in bathroom with Your Dreams
and a flight to nowhere,
In Victoria, Gare du' Nord (du)
and Tompkin's Square
You're standing on My Dreams
and you don't care,
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take and steal from this body...
A heartbeat
tears my insides apart
and tears apart My Dreams
in the whirling dark,
I never got to go
I cannot make it
I never get to have Dreams
and I will not take it,
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take My Dreams
You can't take and steal from this body...
They were supposed to be MY DREAMS...
In Trentemøller's song "My Dreams," the lyrics explore the themes of privacy and ownership of one's thoughts and dreams. The singer is expressing frustration and anger towards someone who doesn't respect their personal space and continuously invades their dreams. The use of the second person "you" makes it personal, accusing the intruder of stealing the singer's dreams and privacy. The lyrics "Who gave you the right to give out the rights?" suggest a deeper meaning of societal issues concerning privacy, rights and power. The singer is frustrated that they cannot speak up or have control over their own thoughts and dreams. The use of the repeated phrase, "you can't take my dreams," emphasizes the singer's desire for autonomy and control of their own thoughts.
The reference to airports, cities like Victoria, Gare du North, and Tompkin's Square highlight the idea of displacement and a lack of control over one's physical surroundings. The use of the word "sick" suggests that the singer is unable to take control of their own physical health as well. The lines "I never got to go, I cannot make it" could suggest that the singer feels trapped and unable to achieve their dreams because someone is intruding and preventing them from doing so.
Interestingly, "My Dreams" features no conventional verse-chorus structure. Rather, it is an instrumental composition with an atmospheric base and slowly evolving, spare instrumentation. The track features three different parts, each one representing a dream. The first consists of a motif played on a processed electric piano and some ambient waves of noise; the second is based on a distorted guitar melody that leads the track towards a crescendo of tension, while the third is a gentle, synth-based outro.
Line by Line Meaning
What I say
I have something important to say
you cannot hear it
But you are not listening
so, you intrude upon my dreams
So I retreat to my dreams to express myself
and hate my appearance,
Because you judge me based on my physical appearance
Who gave you the right
Who gave you permission
to give out the rights?
To control and manipulate others' freedoms
and to intrude upon My Dreams
To invade and obstruct my innermost thoughts
and sell out my eyes,
And exploit my vulnerability for your own gain
You can't take My Dreams
You cannot steal my aspirations
You can't take and steal from this body...
You cannot take what is rightfully mine
I never get a chance
I am never given the opportunity
in the airport
Even in transit
sick in bathroom with Your Dreams
I am sickened by your oppressive expectations
and a flight to nowhere,
And I am going nowhere in life
In Victoria, Gare du' Nord (du)
In various places that hold meaning to me
and Tompkin's Square
And places that you disregard as irrelevant
You're standing on My Dreams
You are obstructing my path to success
and you don't care,
And you disregard my feelings
A heartbeat
My emotions
tears my insides apart
Makes me feel distraught
and tears apart My Dreams
And destroys my hopes for the future
in the whirling dark,
In the overwhelming chaos
I never got to go
I was never given the chance
I cannot make it
I cannot achieve my dreams
I never get to have Dreams
You are preventing me from having aspirations
and I will not take it,
But I refuse to accept this as my fate
They were supposed to be MY DREAMS...
I am entitled to my own dreams and aspirations
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DEBBIE HARRY, JEFFREY PIERCE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@alanborges1974
Trentemoller, together with Lulu Rouge and Mike Sheridan are my favorite Djs/Producers now a day.
@BaronessStrange
I love Gun Club. And Trentemoller. Although I was worried if the cover would work out but it's actually amazing,
love what he did with the song!
@curiousgemini
Just discovered this group. Pretty amazing
@Yenom121
FANTASTIC!!! Music and vocals working superby together..:!!!!
@tonyben6635
I love everything about it!!!!!!!
@lisareed1950
YES YES YEEEEEES COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
@TheMicajazz
ohhhh yes , at the end , public .... PANTIERO festival Cannes , i was here ;magic audience , and great show
@lucasbrin9122
Wooooohuuuuuuuuu damn niiiiice
@jjeroenh
Awesome!
@kostaspatra13
Trentemøller is a fucking genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!