Far Out Corporation

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Far Out Corporation
Origin	Australia
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	1998-2000
Label(s)	Polydor
Associated acts	The Go-Betweens Powderfinger Dave Graney The Predators
Former 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.

[edit] 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.