This is the music video to “Sycamore Feeling” (iTunes), taken from Trentemøller’s upcoming album, “Into The Great Wide Yonder” which will be out in May this year. Marie Fisker – who also performed at both TEDxCopenhagen and Copenhagen Twestival – is featured on vocals.
She wrote a bit about the video on Facebook:
The new video from Trentemøller is written and directed by the Danish video artist Jesper Just, and it shows a woman who moves through an abandoned house in an isolated and smoke-filled town. The video is shot in the ghost town Centralia, PA, which is known for the mine fire that has burned underneath the city since 1962 [Centralia on Wikipedia]
The female role is played by the actress Diana Wagner, as well as the well-known New York drag performer, Princess Diandra, and the fragmented construction makes it terrifyingly difficult to tell the two actors apart.
Given Trentemøller’s recent remixes of both Bruce Springsteen, Lars and The Hands of Light and Franz Ferdinand as well as his “Harbour Boat Trips” remix album (iTunes), it’s not that surprising he’s exploring the indie sound a bit more. It’s difficult to evaluate the whole album based on one song, but I truly hope he doesn’t deviate too much from the sound on “The Last Resort” (iTunes) – one of the best electronica albums ever made.
Also, I’m sorry for Soundvenue’s sorry excuse of a flash player, but it’s the best I could find for now.
Update, March 6: As Dennis rightfully point out in the comments, the video is now up on YouTube, so I’ve changed Soundvenue’s ridiculous player and replaced it with YouTube’s.