It's not some obscure fact that Andreas Trentemoller is well known for his solid, thumping mininal house sounds, but anyone who has listened to his album The Last Resort, noticed it's pretty ambient stuff. Still, it isn't anywhere near the soft, folksy ambience of Trentemoller's commissioned compilation effort called Harbour Boat Trips 01: Copenhagen

1. Grouper "Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping"
2. Gravenhurst "I Turn My Face to the Forest Floor"
3. Emiliana Torrini "Lifesaver"
4. I Got You On Tape "Somersault"
5. Beach House "Gila"
6. The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Anenome"
7. The Raveonettes "Aly, Walk With Me (Nic Endo Remix)"
8. The Hypothetical Prophets (Proroky) "Back to the Burner"
9. Suicide "Cheree"
10. Muscleheads "Phosphorescence"
11. David Garcet "Confidence (New Wave rmx)"
12. Rennie Foster "Devil's Water"
13. Caribou "Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)"
14. The Raveonettes/Trentemoller "She's Lost Control"
15. A Place to Bury Strangers "I Know I'll See You"
16. Suicide "Ghost Rider"
17. Khan "Fantomes"
18. Trentemoller "Vamp (Live Edit)"
19. Two Lone Swordsmen "Kamanda's Response"
20. Copenhagen Collective/Soft Cell "Copenhagen (Trentemoller edit mix)/Tainted Love"

It's said that this collection brings together some of the finest downtempo music art kicking around Copenhagen at the moment. I myself, have no reference to confirm or challenge that statement, but what I can say is, these songs are far more folk and acoustic than anything else. This is the music that, without much imagination at all, you can imagine Trentemoller listening to on those quiet, private nights when he is not to be found in any club, anywhere on earth. This is the quiet side of an active mind, and it's altogether beautiful.

You can call up equivalents to this compilation in series like Sonar Kollektiv's "Secret Love". Despite that most of its track list is, Harbour Boat Trips: Copehagen, isn't all acoustic whispers. You'll also find some serious synthesizer compositions, perfectly blending classic 80s sonic geography with modern expansiveness. Yeah, it's soft, but it's raw and gritty as well. As an artistic spelunking into Trentemoller's inner workings, this can't be beat. It's an experience if you let it be.

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