FOC (album)

FOC
Main image is an old building, in the lower half, with the album's title across the bottom. The group's name is across the top, which is repeated at the upper portion of the building. A wide beam of light shoots out the top, directly upwards. At the upper right is a small photo of two people.
Studio album by
Far Out Corporation
Released26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)
RecordedJanuary–February 1998
StudioAirlock Studios, East Brisbane
GenreRock
Length41:17
LabelPolydor
ProducerTim Whitten, Far Out Corporation

FOC or Far Out Corporation is the only studio album released by Australian collaborative rock group, Far Out Corporation (a.k.a. the FOC), in October 1998.[1][2][3] Its title is an initialism of the group's name. It is the sole album from the group, which was produced by Tim Whitten and the FOC at Airlock Studios, East Brisbane, via Polydor Records.[1]

For FOC the group's line-up were Ian Haug on lead guitar and vocals (from Powderfinger), Grant McLennan on lead guitar and vocals (ex-the Go-Betweens, solo), Ross MacLennan (no relation) on drums and guitar (ex-Turtlebox) and Adele Pickvance on bass guitar and vocals (from Dave Graney Band).[1][2]

Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described FOC, which "successfully blended a pop sensibility with a more cerebral orientation (reminiscent of Underground Lovers, New Order or Velvet Underground)."[2] He observed the band were, "[a] conceptual art group with a pop orientation."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Haug, Grant McLennan, Ross MacLennan, Adele Pickvance;[4] unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Blame the Beam"3:57
2."Hold"4:16
3."Sick Bed"3:18
4."Montreal"3:46
5."Shadow Overload"4:19
6."If You Want Release"3:41
7."Sketch"1:47
8."The Shower Song"5:15
9."Suicide at Home"2:52
10."Parachute"3:32
11."Still Burn Down"4:34

Personnel

The FOC
Additional musicians
  • Matt Murphy – keyboards
Recording details
  • Producer – Tim Whitten, the FOC at Airlock Studios, East Brisbane
  • Audio engineer – Tim Whitten
  • Mixing at Paradise Studios, Sydney
Artworks
  • Cover art – Kino Ruin (design)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Far Out Corporation". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 January 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'G. W. McLennan'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 11 July 2002.
  3. ^ "Far Out Corporation by Far Out Corporation". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  4. ^ "'Don't Blame the Beam' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 15 December 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'