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Hefner (band)

January 23, 2023

Hefner were a British indie rock band formed in east London in 1995.[1] They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs.

Hefner
Darren Hayman and Jack Hayter Members of Hefner band
Background information
OriginLondon, England, United Kingdom
GenresIndie rock
Years active1996–2002
LabelsToo Pure
Past membersDarren Hayman
Antony Harding
John Morrison
Jack Hayter
Websitewww.hefnet.com

History

Hefner's roots stretch back to 1992, when Darren Hayman and Antony Harding met at art school in Kent.[2] The band started playing live in 1995 and, after several line up changes, became a solo project of Darren Hayman. In 1996 he recorded a tape for Sticky Records (named The Devotion Chamber) on which all instruments were played by Hayman himself. His friend from art school, Antony Harding, assisted, providing backing vocals.

The band's first release was in April 1997 when the 7-inch single "A Better Friend" was released by Boogle Wonderland. The single featured Harding on drums and John Morrison (from Rhatigan) on bass. Shortly after the release, the record label Too Pure offered a record deal to Darren, who extended the offer to Antony and John.

After a few more singles, Hefner recorded their debut album Breaking God's Heart, which was released in 1998.[1] A lo fidelity album primarily recorded in one take, Hayman has declared that this album is the one he is least interested in listening to, due to its unrealized potential.

The Fidelity Wars would be their next record (with the recent addition of multi-instrumentalist Jack Hayter); a darker collection of songs. In the official website of the band Hayman has explained that all of the songs gravitate towards the concept of breaking up.

Hefner had, at this point, recorded a large number of singles and EPs. Boxing Hefner collected some of those tracks that had not appeared on the previous albums, often as new recordings. The compilation also included some unreleased material.

We Love the City marked a change in direction for the band. In contrast with previous records, which had older songs, all of the compositions on We Love the City were made for this record, which had better production value and more varied instrumentation.

Dead Media, released in 2001, continues the interest that Hefner had shown in exploring new ways. Dead Media is certainly different from previous records in the sense of its electronic weight,[2] an interest that led Darren to eventually create The French.

After the band's final gig at the ICA in London on 10 December 2001 and the release of an EP called The Hefner Brain the following March, the band went on a seemingly permanent hiatus, save for one reformation for the "Keeping It Peel" tribute show, marking the death of one of their biggest supporters, Radio 1 DJ John Peel. In 2005 a T-shirt was released that read "Hefner, Britain’s Largest Small Band (1997–2002)", and in an interview Darren Hayman said "no, no reunion planned".[3]

Their song I Love Only You was featured on the 2015 Craig Cash sitcom After Hours.

Post-Hefner

In 2005, following a legal dispute between Darren Hayman and Too Pure, the rights to all of the band's Too Pure recordings were reverted to Hayman.[4] As a result, the band has released a best-of album, a 2 CD collection of 43 unreleased songs called Catfight and a live album, recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios. All of the band's studio albums have been reissued as 2-CD sets with bonus tracks. Planned for the future is a compilation of BBC session tracks.[citation needed] The band recorded ten sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio One programme, as well as a number of live performances, and eleven of their tracks made it into the Festive 50.[5]

Darren Hayman and Jack Hayter played Hefner songs at a number of dates in Europe in June 2008. Despite this, Hayman has said that Hefner will not reform unless it's with the original line up.[6] He has consistently aired his disdain for bands that reform.

Band members

Spin offs and solo projects

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations and live albums

  • Boxing Hefner - Too Pure - 2000 (#144)
  • Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride - self-released - 2002
  • The Best of Hefner - Fortune and Glory Records - 2006
  • Catfight - self-released - 2006
  • Maida Vale - Belka - 2006

EPs

  • The Devotion Chamber - Sticky Records - 1996
  • The Hefner Soul - Too Pure - 1998
  • The Hefner Heart - Acuarela Discos - 1999
  • Orphan Songs - Everlasting Records - 1999
  • Revelations - Too Pure - 1999
  • The Hefner Brain - Too Pure - 2002 (#21 §)

§ - Budget Album Chart

Singles

[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
  2. ^ a b Jason Ankeny. "Hefner biography". allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  3. ^ Interview with Darren Hayman 26 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ben Marwood (August 2006). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio One - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  6. ^ Paul Richards (May 2008). "Interview with Darren Hayman". HDIF. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 249. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

  • Hefner – official site
  • ANT/Antony Harding – official site
  • Hefner discography at Discogs
  • Darren Hayman interview
  • Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)
  • Hefner interview (March 1999) for QRD
  • Hefner Interview (February 2000) for QRD
  • Darren Hayman interview (May 2008) for HDIF

January 23, 2023
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Hefner were a British indie rock band formed in east London in 1995 1 They were active from about 1996 until 2002 since then they have played together only once for a tribute to the DJ John Peel who was a strong supporter of theirs HefnerDarren Hayman and Jack Hayter Members of Hefner bandBackground informationOriginLondon England United KingdomGenresIndie rockYears active1996 2002LabelsToo PurePast membersDarren HaymanAntony HardingJohn MorrisonJack HayterWebsitewww hefnet com Contents 1 History 2 Post Hefner 3 Band members 4 Spin offs and solo projects 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Compilations and live albums 5 3 EPs 5 4 Singles 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditHefner s roots stretch back to 1992 when Darren Hayman and Antony Harding met at art school in Kent 2 The band started playing live in 1995 and after several line up changes became a solo project of Darren Hayman In 1996 he recorded a tape for Sticky Records named The Devotion Chamber on which all instruments were played by Hayman himself His friend from art school Antony Harding assisted providing backing vocals The band s first release was in April 1997 when the 7 inch single A Better Friend was released by Boogle Wonderland The single featured Harding on drums and John Morrison from Rhatigan on bass Shortly after the release the record label Too Pure offered a record deal to Darren who extended the offer to Antony and John After a few more singles Hefner recorded their debut album Breaking God s Heart which was released in 1998 1 A lo fidelity album primarily recorded in one take Hayman has declared that this album is the one he is least interested in listening to due to its unrealized potential The Fidelity Wars would be their next record with the recent addition of multi instrumentalist Jack Hayter a darker collection of songs In the official website of the band Hayman has explained that all of the songs gravitate towards the concept of breaking up Hefner had at this point recorded a large number of singles and EPs Boxing Hefner collected some of those tracks that had not appeared on the previous albums often as new recordings The compilation also included some unreleased material We Love the City marked a change in direction for the band In contrast with previous records which had older songs all of the compositions on We Love the City were made for this record which had better production value and more varied instrumentation Dead Media released in 2001 continues the interest that Hefner had shown in exploring new ways Dead Media is certainly different from previous records in the sense of its electronic weight 2 an interest that led Darren to eventually create The French After the band s final gig at the ICA in London on 10 December 2001 and the release of an EP called The Hefner Brain the following March the band went on a seemingly permanent hiatus save for one reformation for the Keeping It Peel tribute show marking the death of one of their biggest supporters Radio 1 DJ John Peel In 2005 a T shirt was released that read Hefner Britain s Largest Small Band 1997 2002 and in an interview Darren Hayman said no no reunion planned 3 Their song I Love Only You was featured on the 2015 Craig Cash sitcom After Hours Post Hefner EditIn 2005 following a legal dispute between Darren Hayman and Too Pure the rights to all of the band s Too Pure recordings were reverted to Hayman 4 As a result the band has released a best of album a 2 CD collection of 43 unreleased songs called Catfight and a live album recorded at the BBC s Maida Vale Studios All of the band s studio albums have been reissued as 2 CD sets with bonus tracks Planned for the future is a compilation of BBC session tracks citation needed The band recorded ten sessions for John Peel s BBC Radio One programme as well as a number of live performances and eleven of their tracks made it into the Festive 50 5 Darren Hayman and Jack Hayter played Hefner songs at a number of dates in Europe in June 2008 Despite this Hayman has said that Hefner will not reform unless it s with the original line up 6 He has consistently aired his disdain for bands that reform Band members EditDarren Hayman vocals guitar keyboards Antony Harding drums backing vocals John Morrison bass guitar Jack Hayter guitar pedal steel guitar keyboards fiddle vocals Spin offs and solo projects EditDarren Hayman The French Hayman Watkins Trout amp Lee The Stereo Morphonium Jack Hayter ANT solo project of Antony Harding Lonely Boy featuring Antony Harding singing the poetry of Norwegian poet Eivind Kirkeby Rhatigan Darren Hayman amp the Secondary Modern Papernut Cambridge featuring Darren Hayman and Jack HayterDiscography EditStudio albums Edit Breaking God s Heart Too Pure 1998 The Fidelity Wars Too Pure 1999 165 We Love the City Too Pure 2000 92 Dead Media Too Pure 2001 178 Compilations and live albums Edit Boxing Hefner Too Pure 2000 144 Kick Snare Hats Ride self released 2002 The Best of Hefner Fortune and Glory Records 2006 Catfight self released 2006 Maida Vale Belka 2006EPs Edit The Devotion Chamber Sticky Records 1996 The Hefner Soul Too Pure 1998 The Hefner Heart Acuarela Discos 1999 Orphan Songs Everlasting Records 1999 Revelations Too Pure 1999 The Hefner Brain Too Pure 2002 21 Budget Album Chart Singles Edit A Better Friend Boogle Wonderland 1997 7 inch only Lee Remick Boogle Wonderland 1998 7 inch only Pull Yourself Together Too Pure 1998 Love Will Destroy Us in the End Too Pure 1998 The Sweetness Lies Within Too Pure 1998 171 The Hymn for the Alcohol Sticky Records 1999 7 inch only The Hymn for the Cigarettes Too Pure 1999 87 I Took Her Love for Granted Too Pure 1999 136 Christian Girls Too Pure 2000 76 Good Fruit Too Pure 2000 UK No 50 The Greedy Ugly People Too Pure 2000 UK No 64 Half a Life Too Pure 2001 split 7 inch with Murry the Hump 152 Alan Bean Too Pure 2001 UK No 58 Trouble Kid Too Pure 2001 7 See also EditDarren Hayman Antony Harding Jack Hayter Rhatigan RotiferReferences Edit a b Strong Martin C 1999 The Great Alternative amp Indie Discography Canongate ISBN 0 86241 913 1 a b Jason Ankeny Hefner biography allmusic com Macrovision Corporation Retrieved 17 February 2008 Interview with Darren Hayman Archived 26 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine Ben Marwood August 2006 Hefner Catfight review Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 2 February 2008 Retrieved 17 February 2008 BBC Radio One Keeping It Peel Hefner BBC Retrieved 17 February 2008 Paul Richards May 2008 Interview with Darren Hayman HDIF Retrieved 29 May 2008 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 249 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 External links EditHefner official site ANT Antony Harding official site Hefner discography at Discogs the thing is magazine Darren Hayman interview Concert photos by Laurent Orseau Black Session Hefner interview March 1999 for QRD Hefner Interview February 2000 for QRD Darren Hayman interview May 2008 for HDIF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hefner band amp oldid 1085342226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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