gnac

Gnac
Birth name	Mark Tranmer
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, music producer
Years active	1999–present

gnac is a pseudonym used by songwriter and music producer Mark Tranmer. The name is derived from a short story by Italo Calvino in Marcovaldo titled Luna e GNAC (or "moon and gnac").

Tranmer's music has been described as "imaginary film soundtracks" with comparisons made to Michael Nyman, Ennio Morricone, and Michel Legrand. Vini Reilly has been identified as an influence.

After releasing several singles between 1998 and early 1999, his debut album, Friend Sleeping, was released in July 1999 on the Vespertine label. For his second studio album he moved to Alan McGee's Poptones label. Tranmer also recorded with Roger Quigley under the name The Montgolfier Brothers, releasing two albums.

Tranmer has also released an album under his own name, and has recorded with Ian Masters (of Pale Saints/Spoonfed Hybrid) under the name Wingdisk.

Discography

Gnac

Albums

• Friend Sleeping (1999), Vespertine
• Biscuit Barrel Fashion (2001), Poptones
• Twelve Sidelong Glances (2006), LTM/Boutique NL
• The Arrival of the Fog (2007), LTM/Boutique NL
• The Red Pages (2010), Vertical Features

Compilations

• Sevens (2000), Rocket Girl
• Soviet Bureau (2004), Russia-only release via Soyuz

Singles, EPs

• In Mauve EP (1998), Amberly
• "The Moustache" (1998), Earworm
• "A Tangle With..." (1998), Kooky
• "Our Distance" (1999), Darla
• "Hennebert Sleeve" (1999), Liquefaction
• "18th Century Quiz Show" (1999), Acetone
• Split single with Smooth Operator (2001), Octane Gramaphone

Mark Tranmer

• Scoop of Ice-cream Moon (2004), Kooky

with The Montgolfier Brothers

Albums

• Seventeen Stars (1999), Vespertine
• The World Is Flat (2002), Poptones
• All My Bad Thoughts (2005), Poptones

Singles

• "Pro Celebrity Standing Around" (2001), Poptones

with Wingdisk

• Time Is Running Out EP (2003), Isonauta

External links

• gnac/Mark Tranmer on MySpace
• gnac biography from LTM
• gnac at AllMusic