I've had the idea of trying to put together some sort of covers / tribute album to Hefner, my favourite defunct British urban folk band, if not my favourite band period. But I'm not sure how big the overlap is between tMG and Hefner fans, and not sure if I'd find people on these forums (or elsewhere) to fill a whole album's worth of songs. But I just realized that, like tMG's Tallahasse and All Hail West Texas albums, Hefner's EP The Hefner Brain has its tenth anniversary this year! This five-track release from 2002 was the last installment of original songs we got from the band (not counting the Catfight! compilation from 2006), and served as their swan song. And a measely five-song tribute should be possible to pull together, right? But if there are suddenly more than five people who want to contribute we could join forces and collaborate, forming a small army of temporary super bands. You can read about the EP here, and you can hear the EP here (from track 20 to track 24). So, anyone keen on giving this a go? Participants so far: EvilEivind shlack betamax http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130191#msg-130191 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:43:01 -0700 Phorum 5.2.18 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130992#msg-130992 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130992#msg-130992 here and here).

Also, any more takers? Guessing we'll wait until two out of the three other forum compilations are done before getting things properly sorted. Like deciding who's doing which song, the compilation title, and the submission deadline.]]> EvilEivind Whole Wide World Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:57:19 -0700 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130350#msg-130350 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130350#msg-130350 mike10k Whole Wide World Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:22:11 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130349#msg-130349 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130349#msg-130349
betamax: Great! Guess we just need two more now (but more could be good too). And Hefner is definitely worth digging into. The Fidelity Wars seems to be the album people like the most, but they're all great. My only worry is that these re-releases with outtakes and such might overwhelm new listeners, or give a poorer representation of the band.]]> EvilEivind Whole Wide World Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:57:17 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130267#msg-130267 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130267#msg-130267
'the hefner brain' sounds super indie.]]> mike10k Whole Wide World Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:58:03 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130254#msg-130254 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130254#msg-130254
I'm a big Darren Hayman fan, and i love that whole scene that's evolving at the minute with the likes of Darren, Allo Darlin (or just elizabeth morris at times). Wave Pictures, etc. that seems to just leak collaborations for fun (have you seen the one with all the covers of Springsteen songs?, or the WIAIWYA project?)

I've not dug too deep into Hefner, though, as i'm quite a recent convert to Darren Hayman.

I'll do some research.]]> betamax Whole Wide World Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:27:51 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130225#msg-130225 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130225#msg-130225 Dead Media / Hefner Brain era is pretty much my favourite one (even if their deliberate mucking about with retro electronica lead to their demise).

Darren Hayman, Antony Harding, and Jack Hayter are still all making music on their own, but Darren Hayman is by far the most prolific. He released three albums and one EP last year, not counting singles and compilation appearances. He recently released the budget album The Shit Piano, a done-in-a-day version of last year's The Ship's Piano album.]]> EvilEivind Whole Wide World Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:33 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130208#msg-130208 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130208#msg-130208
Thanks for introducing me to this pretty cool band!

EDIT: As it turns out, I've got (& enjoyed) some of Darren Hayman's solo stuff in my collection. I knew he sounded familiar.]]> shlack Whole Wide World Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:14:15 -0800 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130191#msg-130191 http://www.mountain-goats.com/forums/read.php?4,130191,130191#msg-130191 period. But I'm not sure how big the overlap is between tMG and Hefner fans, and not sure if I'd find people on these forums (or elsewhere) to fill a whole album's worth of songs.

But I just realized that, like tMG's Tallahasse and All Hail West Texas albums, Hefner's EP The Hefner Brain has its tenth anniversary this year! This five-track release from 2002 was the last installment of original songs we got from the band (not counting the Catfight! compilation from 2006), and served as their swan song. And a measely five-song tribute should be possible to pull together, right? But if there are suddenly more than five people who want to contribute we could join forces and collaborate, forming a small army of temporary super bands.

You can read about the EP here, and you can hear the EP here (from track 20 to track 24).

So, anyone keen on giving this a go?

Participants so far:

EvilEivind
shlack
betamax]]> EvilEivind Whole Wide World Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:27:01 -0800