After stirring the scene with a string of earthquaking dance-floor anthems, Danish electronic wizard Trentemøller surprised once more by releasing his acclaimed debut album The Last Resort in 2006, on which he showed the world a more subtle, fairytale-esque sound. Trentemøller's an artists who simply can not be labelled, and to emphasize this statement once more, The Dane has put together two discs of his workings thus far.

The first CD is filled with Trentemøller's own productions, including three brand new tracks. The second one comes with a plethora of remixes, by which this album can be called a ' Best Of thus far'. CD 1 opens up nice and easy with The Forest, a track relying on thick waves and lots of authentic Trentemøller clicks, bleeps and rattles. The diversity comes from using lots of synths and basses that more or less sound alike, but each have a slight modification that add 'colour' to the sequence. A beautiful, mystical opener. Klodsmajor introduces the piano, an instrument that fits extremely well in Trentemøller's melancholic world. The instrument is used to its fullest, creating a warm and echoing piano melody relying on the well-known experimental beats and cut-up effects basis. Other sounds, such as basses and background synthesizers seem to have been placed at a random spot in the sequence, but listen closely and you'll experience the finesse and profound production...

Trentemøller's Live version of Snowflake is a more vivid version of the original, introducing a quirky break-beat rhythm that consists of cut-up elements and lots and lots of rattles. This is easily the most psychedelic track on this album, as this one comes with an insane series of modulated, screaming bass and synth effects, resulting in the track sounding quite manic. The soothing synths are put at ease for a sec; Trentemøller explores the border between electronica and dance-floor music on this one, and he does so in style.

The album continues in the same electronica-style as heard on The Last Resort, but all of a sudden, there's the melancholic voice of Anne Trolle in the Trentemøller remix of Moan. This one has made it to the highest regions of many international charts, due to the combination of subtle kicks, vicious synths and of course, Anne's fantastic vocal contribution. It still is, and will always be, an awesome club killer! The CD continues with a more clubby character, as the electronic sound is replaced with more danceable 4x4 rhythms. Kink's uptempo rhythm is remarked by fat kicks, modulated clicks and effects, and a high dose of energy. The use of twitchy, granulated percussion make this one sound like an energetic tech-house track, full of warm sounds and perfectly balanced elements. The CD continues with similar tracks, such as the percussion-driven Gush, the minimal-esque Killer Kat (including insane synthesizers!), and the robotic, sci-fi-acid track Rykketid. Finishing the mix is another one of Trentemøller sought-after tunes: Always Something Better, a track that has grown out to become one of the hottest singles of 2006.

So far for CD 1. Thus far, Trentemøller has presented a cool overview of his productions so far, starting off with pure electronica while slowly switching over to profound dance-floor tunage. Impressive, to say the least, on which it is exclaimed once more that Trentemøller is one of the most talented and original producers in the dance music industry.

The second, unmixed, CD comes with a string of Trentemøller's remixes till date. They're pretty much all represented, from The Knife to Moby and Djuma Sound-system, by which this CD can be seen as a must-have for those who are eager to complete their Trentemøller remix collection. The CD starts off with Trentemøller's mix of Röyksopp's What Else Is There. What can be said about this track that hasn't been said already? Clubbers must have heard this track about a thousand times back in 2005, when this one blew all dance charts worldwide. Cool vocals, a pretty funky rhythm and uplifting synths make this a timeless classic to go ape on! Coincidance by Matthias Schaffhauser is an insane little tune full of robotic synths, modulated vocals and another one of those irresistible Trentemøller percussion rhythm. What follows is a track that has Trentemøller's signature all over it: funky as hell and with some cool effects, acid stabs and a break to fall in love with! The CD continues with the rock-based Danger Global Warming by The Black Smoke Organisation, a punky stomper with some cool guitar riffs but with too little diversity to really convince. The Knife's We Share Our Mother's Health is another track that has been played to death by almost every self-respecting DJ back in 2005, and should therefore need no further comment. Another timeless track hard to top!

One of the most surprising tracks is the remix of Robyn's Konichiwa Bitches, a ferocious Hiphop meets break-beat meets Ed Banger track with wicked beats, cool claps and punky vocals. This is among the weirdest Trentemøller has ever produced, but it sure is one of the fattest tracks on this album! The modulated synths on Tomboy's Flamingo rock hard, but the overall sounds a bit too loud and nervous to really stand out. The CD soon enough redeems itself with Trentemøller's massive remix of Moby's Go!, another first-class megablast featuring the well-known samples from the original plus Trentemøller's magic touch. No further comment needed. This track speaks for itself. The CD closes with the dreamy remix of Djuma's Sound-system Les Djinns, which skyrocketed to the highest positions of many 2006 charts. Personally, the track has never been able to convince me due to it's mellow, monotone sound and lack of any real cool switches in the sequence. The production's nice though, and will appeal to many electronic music lovers.

I have some mixed-up feelings about this album. It sure is a pretty cool package featuring the best of Trentemøller's work, including all of his remixes and some new material, but at the same time, this is where the problem lies. Is it really worth adding to your collection if you already own the limited edition of The Last Resort, which included the remixes as well? The remixes are still pretty sweet but then again, they have been released two years ago and most people have heard them ten thousands times by now. I dare saying that most Trentemøller fanatics simply already have completed their collection. Therefore, the real strength of this album lies in the first CD, which is a steady guide through the musical wonderland of Trentemøller.

Track-list:

CD1

1. The Forest
2. Klodsmajor
3. Klovn - McKlaren (Trentemøller Remix)
4. Snowflake (Live Version)
5. Blood In The Streets
6. Moan feat. Anne Trolle (Trentemøller Remix)
7. Kink
8. Gush
9. Physical Fraction
10. Killer Kat
11. Rykketid
12. Always Something Better feat. Richard Davis (Trentemøller Remix)

CD2

1. Röyksopp - What Else Is There (Trentemøller Remix)
2. Mathias Schaffhauser - Coincidance (Trentemøller Remix)
3. The Blacksmoke Organisation - Danger Global Warming (Trentemøller Remix)
4. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Trentemøller Remix)
5. Filur - You And I (Trentemøller Remix)
6. Jokke Ilsoe - Feeling Good (Trentemøller Remix Chronicles Edit)
7. Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches (Trentemøller Remix)
8. Sharon Phillips - Want 2 / Need 2 (Trentemøller Remix)
9. Tomboy - Flamingo (Trentemøller Remix)
10. Moby - Go (Trentemøller Remix)
11. Djuma Sound-system - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)