Progressive development vs Do It Again

... Announces entitled to have a fantastic journey to the transcendence and metaphysics and keeps its promises.

The first track ("The Mash And The Fury") sets the start firmly imposing, kidnapped in the evolving universe of the album - gloomy, threatening strong. Trentemøller but puts thus almost the climax of the album at the beginning, because this title presents so much energy, so that it rather gives the most of the following pieces of a relaxing chill-out character. Yet this impression loses again in a dark uncertainty musical variability - and precisely this unpredictability keeps the voltage across the entire album but then upright.

The often outspoken pop nature is therefore probably more hidden in the pieces with vocal contributions, although "Even Though You're With Another Girl" remains almost alone with the idea of ​​Pop. Therefore, by radio capability (one takes this as part of the definition pop) not really be any question. To forcefully dark and enclosed in the overall presentation of each title, which speaks but rather a concept. Also said trips like the DALE'sche in the kingdom with DICK "Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider Go !!!" be prepared by other tracks on the album ("Sycamore Feeling") or further thought ("Neverglade").

The Applied on this album concept Emo Techno is therefore as completely out of place, this genre is served by VNV Nation OA, but not of Trentemøller. Instead, it defines a dreamy version of emotionality, but always remains predominantly cool and melancholy not really allow.

In conclusion: The often heard comparison in favor of the debut album The Last Resort can not apply to large is the apparent development of original ideas. Especially the comparative hearing of both albums making the leap into a new musical dimension clearly that you want to easily negate naive though the positive memories of the first plate. This album is deeper and broader than any harbinger, but mainly offers new perspectives and thus a fantastic trip for everyone open listeners!

Another recommendation in favor: TRANS AM - THING (Thrill Jockey / Rough Trade, 2010).