Earl Brutus

Earl Brutus were a British indie rock band that emerged in the 1990s. They were formed in 1993 by Nick Sanderson, Rob Marche (formerly of JoBoxers and If?), Jamie Fry (formerly of World of Twist) and Stuart Boreman. Boreman left after the release of their first single Life's Too Long and was replaced by Gordon King, who had been in World of Twist with Fry.
They were renowned for their chaotically raucous and visually entertaining live shows, which often featured unusual stage props, including messages and slogans that were displayed on revolving garage forecourt signs, written in neon lights or spelt out using funeral wreaths.
Musically, Earl Brutus's sound incorporated a diverse range of influences, including elements of early 1970s UK glam rock, the electronica of Kraftwerk, and the ramshackleness of the Fall.
Live shows were augmented by the presence of Shinya Hayashida in the band, who was employed to stand on stage and headbang or shout random abuse at the audience.
After a lengthy spell of inactivity, Earl Brutus returned for a one-off live date at Hammersmith Working Men's Club in London on 7 April 2004. Proceeds from the event, which also featured a DJ set from Mani of Primal Scream, were donated to Ken Livingstone's London Mayoral election campaign. This gig also featured Frank Sidebottom (Chris Sievey) who played a truncated set as a result of being apparently drunk — and having limited vision with his papier mâché head on — that he tripped backward over one of the monitors, and fell approximately five feet down off the stage head first. He was subsequently carried out of the room, apparently unconscious.
Sanderson died on 9 June 2008 of lung cancer at the age of 47.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played many of the bands that Nick Sanderson, the singer of Earl Brutus, was previously involved in, especially groups like Clock DVA, which he first became a drummer with. After that he drummed for the re-formed punk-blues group The Gun Club. He later joined World of Twist, a Manchester-based group. Both bands were played by Peel in their hey days. However, when Sanderson got involved in Earl Brutus, Peel didn't seem to be enthusiastic about their music, only playing their 'Single Seater Xmas' tune in November 1995 on his radio programmes. In 1997, members of Pulp chose Earl Brutus' 'On Me, Not In Me' track for the 26 November 1997 show, where they sat in for Peel.
==Shows Played==
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*18 November 1995: Single Seater Xmas (7") Deceptive
*25 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Single Seater Christmas (Compilation CD-Deceptive Christmas Singles)' (Deceptive)
;1997
*26 November 1997: On Me, Not In Me (7" - Bonjour Monsieur) Royal Mint
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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