Far Out Corporation

Infobox musical artist
Name = Far Out Corporation


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Origin = Australia
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1998-2000
Label = Polydor
Associated_acts = The Go-Betweens
Powderfinger
Dave Graney
The Predators
Past_members = Grant McLennan
Guitar and vocals
Ross McLennan
Drums
Ian Haug
Guitars
Adele Pickvance
Bass guitar

Far Out Corporation was a band led by late singer-guitarist Grant McLennan, mostly known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist for Australian rock group The Go-Betweens. McLennan started the group with his brother Ross McLennan on drums, Dave Graney's bass player Adele Pickvance and Powderfinger's guitarist Ian Haug. The band was formed as a side project for all its members other than Ross McLennan, as they all were members of larger rock bands than Far Out Corporation. The group's name is a reference to the rock supergroup Far Corporation, which was also comprised of various musicians. In 1998, the group recorded their first and only album, which was named "FOC" after the initials of the band's name.

In late 1999, McLennan's old band The Go-Betweens unexpectedly reformed, and McLennan brought Pickvance into the new Go-Betweens line-up. At this point, Far Out Corporation ceased to be an active entity. On 6 May, 2006 lead singer Grant McLennan passed away, and as such, the group is no longer together.

Related projects

*In 2005, when Powderfinger took an extended hiatus, Ian Haug recalled upon Far Out Corporation drummer Ross McLennan to form a new side project named The Predators with fellow Powderfinger member, bassist John Collins and former Powderfinger drummer Steven Bishop as the group's frontman.

*As a tribute to McLennan, Triple J put together a collection of songs by McLennan performed by various Australia musicians which included Ian Haug. This was recorded in late 2006 and released in June 2007.

Disocgraphy

*1996: "FOC" (Album)

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/band/FOC/index.html Far Out Corp. Home] - Fansite