Europe by Gary Flanagan

This album was released in 2008. It was inspired by minimal synth music, as well as lo-fi and experimental. It is probably one of the darkest and weirdest albums I have done. It is very raw and unpolished. I released this album on the same day that I released another album, "Damariscotta". That album was very twee, upbeat and bubble gum. For some reason, I thought people would definitely prefer "Damariscotta" over "Europe", but much to my surprise, the opposite happened. People seemed much more drawn to the edginess and darkness of "Europe". I guess there's a lesson to be learned there. This was inspired by Martin Dupont, Thomas Leer and Robert Rental, Rational Youth, Front 242, Talking Heads, Joy Division and Visage. I would also like to thank my friend Franck from France, who sent me tons of minimal wave tapes over the years. This music had a direct influence on what I was doing on "Europe".

Tracklist

1.	The Loner	3:54

2.	Computer Control	4:11

3.	Toujours La Meme	3:50

4.	Interlude 1	4:04

5.	The Man Who Came To Stay	3:50

6.	Train Station	4:17

7.	I'm Afraid of Everybody	3:49

8.	Interlude 2	4:41

9.	Nervous	4:18

10.	Schauspieler	3:44

11.	Centre-Ville	3:29

12.	Interlude 4	4:01

13.	Fog	4:53