The official website for the band Hefner and songwriter Darren Hayman
Order the RSD 2023 reissue of Lido here…
We have re-issued my instrumental album based on open air swimming pools for Record Store Day 2023. It’s an all new package with new art, clear vinyl and a beautiful booklet with all my paintings in it.
I have just 60 copies of this, order quick!
Please take care to choose correct worldwide location. Price includes postage and packing.
These are sold out now but you may still be able to get them from WIAIWYA records or Claypipe.
Download still available for £7
When we put out Lido we asked to make us videos.
Graeme Patterson said he would but that it would take a while. He only just finished.
Don’t let this slightly mistimed piece of marketing put you off.
More of Graeme’s art can be found here…
http://facebook.com/armsreach.eyeslook
I recently made an album of instrumentals about open air swimming pools.
I thought it would be interesting to embed into the recordings actual recordings of the Lidos themselves and in some cases recordings of the locations where the Lidos used to be (Brentwood and Purley Way).
I thought it would be fun to release these recordings on their own. It’s hard to imagine of what use they would be to anyone. However last year I bought a record of catering announcements on trains and I really enjoyed listening to it.
Sound has the ability to transport. Maybe these recordings will take you to a Lido. In your head at least.
Enjoy.
Darren Hayman 13, October 2012
released 13 October 2012
As well as my original paintings, also for sale are Frances Castle’s prints based on the original Lido sleeve artwork.
To buy these please go to http://claypipe.bigcartel.com/
Download from Bandcamp
King’s Meadow from Darren Hayman on Vimeo.
A video for Jubilee Pool. A song from Darren Hayman’s album Lido.
Available on Claypipe and WIAIWYA records.
Jubilee Pool available for free here
Directed by Mark Jenkin.
www.hefnet.com
lidomusic.blogspot.co.uk
Selected footage taken from ‘Jubilee Pool’ (2003) by Nick Harpley
https://vimeo.com/markjenkin/channels
http://markjenkin.co.uk/
Released 27th August 2012
Lido is a beautifully hand packaged CD and Vinyl record about Britain’s open air swimming pools.
The CD sleeve is hand glocko printed and the LP is on beautiful blue vinyl. Vinyl comes with download.
The very limited edition second run of Lido is now available.
After this run though we plan on Lido being unavailable for a while, physically at least.
Click here for more on the Lido project