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Twelve Sidelong Glances

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"Mid-week mid-afternoon murder mystery music" is a remarkably apt description for Mark Tranmer's work under the name of Gnac. For, in between being one half of The Montgolfier Brothers, Tranmer's instrumental music possesses a quaint air of nostalgia more in tune with the tea rooms of an Agatha Christie novel than more fashionable pasttimes. Naturally, it can be kind of kitschy but usually Tranmer sprinkles his tunes with an evocative theme; whether it's a day at the fairground ('From Cougorge To Gougougnac'), a crime in a stately home ('Midgley Moor') or just a tangible sense of loss ('Observed Vs Expected'). Moreover, Tranmer manages to achieve what many would have thought impossible: making a form of easy listening that is both intelligent and strangely compelling and 'Twelve Sidelong Glances' is his most consistent offering yet.
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  Track Listing
01 Spanish Winter
02 From Cougorge To Gougougnac
Standout Track Observed Vs Expected
04 Chenin Blanc
05 Perec's Beard
06 As Night Falls Upon Us
07 Midgley Moor
08 Twenty-Second Night
09 Brouillard
10 Telebanco
11 Rocky Road
12 Shinjuku Park
13 Vanessa Beecroft's Wedding
14 Green With Fright
15 The Struggle
16 Cold Flower
17 Obstacles Of Course

Standout Track = Standout Track

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