Trentemøller: Dead Or Alive (official video)

No stranger to noise rock or dark psych, Copenhagen’s Trentemøller has fused the two to create the powerful “Dead Or Alive”, the latest single from his sixth studio album, Memoria. It comes out of the gate at full throttle and storms the senses.

A hooky bass line opens the track, ultimately taunting whip-crack drums into entering an unabating duel. Oscillating echoes materialize, like murmurs from the netherworld, eventually culminating into actual voices. Does the song’s mantra, “you’re not dead or alive” refer to liminality, as we hurl towards whatever is next, or call into question our somatic state entirely?








Whereas the previous release, “All Too Soon,” delicately explores our chapter of mortality, “Dead Or Alive” comes from a more primal place. Disorienting strobe light guitar collides with a jet flanging psychic assault, ratcheting everything up one more notch before it all collapses upon itself.

Video credits:
Directed by Fryd Frydendahl
Production: Birds Production by Bird Mitsudahl LLC
Camera Work: Felix Emmanuel
Colorist: William Magnussen
Post Production: Felix Emmanuel / William Magnussen
Starring: Sigrid Stigsdatter
Editor: Fryd Frydendahl 
PA & lighting: Andreas Weng Philipsen

#Trentemøller #Memoria #DeadOrAlive

[bibaleze]

Trentemøller is the best artist of the last decade, it's crazy how you can see and hear his progress / development from year to year ... I just wish he came to Ljubljana again

[varsovia]

Ian Curtis dancing madly and waving his arms

[robertschmitz]

Wow! for me like a journey back in time to the 90💓

[PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Magnificent song. When it hits 3:07 it's a real blast.

[ineseverza]

The video, i think, describes the sound and lyrics just perfectly!
I Love it how the song is escalating... Goosebumps are full on after 3rd minute
@Trentemøller, I know that so much more is to come.... Full album please!!!
Love from Latvia..

[desert_holly]

The juxtaposition of it all. Familiarity but with a foreign feel. This is so beautiful. 💚

[AnantyaV]

Have been at the live concert in Amsterdam recently - WOW! Trente never disappoints

[gjgiac]

This will be on repeat from now on until new year's eve and beyond… 🌌🚀🤩

[magneticbrothers]

Thank you Anders! Impeccable music, amazing feelings, unique thoughts

[crawker]

I can recognize Trentemoller sound anywhere this is a future classic!

[urco.]

Brutal, burrada de linea de bajo, tremendo !!

[lorimello]

Prior to the vocals, this sounds very much like something from the Cocteau Twins album "Garlands." Love it! I can't wait for the release of the new album. You are a gift.❤

[ОлегПивоваров-би]

Никогда не разочаровываешь!!! Отличная работа!!! Удачи!!!

[freelastica]

Trentemøller has always inspired me in many ways. And he continues to do so. I wish you ALL the best with your forthcoming LP 'Memoria'

[rodolfogramaccini]

Great TRACK‼️
The BEAT reminds ME of a CURE song❣️

[squidsweat]

This is straight goth. Trentemoller... shoegaze to goth, what a time to be alive

[dcdansk]

Love, love, love Trentemøller. I first heard him while living in CPH studying abroad 20 years ago! Keep up the amazing work man, mad respect from across the pond. Tusind Tak!

[pestesoidubutor]

Perfect musical / video combo, almost feels like a sexy cold-wave version of Aphex Twin's "rubber Johnny".. addictive, powerful, and haunted music.

[RachelleLove]

Fuck! I love the Robert Smith guitar in this track SO much!!! 💚💚💚

[StrayDigy]

it's very-very good! just wonderful