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I started this blog because I wanted to give something back to the constantly growing and passionate electronic/indie music scene in Victoria, B.C. Here you'll find local artist & show information, pictures, music, clothing, art and anything related to our scene in Victoria or Vancouver...

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Anders got me movin'...

I started October off with a bang. On the 3rd, I went to see Trentemoller: Live in Concert at the Plaza Club in Vancouver. He came fully equipped with two keyboards, a mixer, a drummer (Henrik Vibskov), a guitarist/bass (Mikael Simpson) and loads of acoustic instruments (including an electric harmonica and a glockenspiel). They went through all the tracks that every fan has come to know very well; Les Djinns, Always Something Better, What Else is There, Moan, Evil Dub, etc. It was a constantly changing wave of electronica; funky, minimal techno in the beginning, staying melodic throughout, then getting alot heavier in the end, with darker synths and really deep sub bass.

The bass/guitarist Mikael Simpson was phenomenal. He did everything. Jamming out on the bass, blowing into an electric harmonica (absolutely amazing), jamming out on a guitar and even shaking a tambourine.. The most amazing moment had to have been when he dropped the infamous bass line from 'Evil Dub' over top of 'Moan'. At one point, we were making so much noise from cheering Mikael on, that he motioned us to quiet down.. :)

After they were finished, my friend and I approached them and told them, "If you guys ever get a call from someone, asking you to play on a gorgeous beach, on the very west coast of Canada at a 3 day party, say yes".. I'm of course talking about Soundwave and they sounded very interested by the end of our conversation. So who knows, maybe I'll see these guys again really soon. Cause in my opinion, you can never have too much Trentemoller.

Below is the "flawlessly programmed" Trentemoller Essential mix from last year, as well as a few of his remixes. The Essential mix is big, but DO take both parts 1 & 2, they're equally amazing and the whole mix has incredible replay value..
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