An obsessive Funk Core band from Devon, England, who are over influenced by, bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, and Primus.

A band all to willing to mock Metal, and "Moshers", as it seems too violent to their semi-Buddhist minds.

Daily the band attempt to become more alternvative by writing songs about Muslims and Jews.

Brustillen Members (Past, Present)

Current Members

Benn Squire Vocals/Djembe

Nick Valvis Rhythm Guitar

Ed Furseman Lead Guitar

Thom Strange Bass Guitar

Matt Cambridge Drums

Past Members

Nathan Hales Bass Guitar

Patrick Carey Drums

Session Members

Sam Bazzard Saxophone/Pianos/Ukelle/Percussion

Brustillen History

Brustillen began in December 2005, stood in Pilton Village Hall, before their school Christmas holidays. This discussion, comprised of bassist Nathan Hales, guitarist Ed Furseman, guitarist Nick Valvis, and vocalist Ben Squire. Patrick Carey, a lively drummer, involved in various ensembles about North Devon was dragged into the concept.

Ben Squire (later changed to Benn Squire) and Nick Valvis, toook the reins of the band's birth, with a group of Hotmail messages, titled "Hey Ho! the Band". These e-mails really dealt with possible covers, and most importantly a band name.

Brustillen, at this time still without a name, had their first practise, on a friday in January in 2006. They met up at thier school music room, and played the previously decided cover "Reptilia" by [[The Strokes].

The name itself "Brustillen" was created in a German lesson, by Nick Valvis, he firstly looked up "Breast" in his german dictionary, then "Feeding", producing, Brust, and Stillen, when combined, "Bruststillen".

Their first gig was in February, at the Pilton Rock Night, held in their school, Pilton Communtiy College. They had to call themselves Brucedylan, as Bruststillen offended members of the teaching staff. They played three tracks, Michael, by Franz Ferdinand Get Free by The Vines and Reptilia by the Strokes.

During the summer holidays, Nick Valvis, Ed Furseman, and Benn Squire, after their visit to watch the Red Hot Chili Peppers on July 2nd, got with the Funk, and desperatley wanted to covers and create funky tunes, like the Red Hots. This would employ the action of deleting bassist Nathan Hales, and Patrick Carey from the cinquet, and getting Primus maniac bassist Tom Strange (later changed to Thom Strange, in unison with Benn Squire's change.) and drummer Matt Cambrigde, who was in a locally sucessful band called the Sonix.

Around this time "Bruststillen" was shortened to "Brustillen".

November 2006, another Pilton Rocknight occurred, and once again, Brustillen opened (Brustillen was accepted, due to the spelling change.) They played, "Wake Up" by Rage Against the Machine, Aeroplane by the Red Hots, Reptilia again, and their origional origional, "Daniel Radcliffe", a hate song focused on Daniel Radcliffe, and the Harry Potter cast, and concept.

Leading into December 2006, Brustillen started some serious work on music making (known as noise production between Benn and Thom.)

"New Funk Remedy" was the first product of the noise, this song briefly explained how Brustillen were the Messiahs of Funk.

The New Funk Remedy

After the Novemeber Rocknight, Ed, Benn, Thom, and Nick, started to listen to more Funk Core, and Funk Metal than ever, not only Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Rage Against the Machine, but, Incubus, Primus, and Jane's Addiction.

This new genre, now thrown into the already heated boiling pot, that was Brustillen, lead them to belive that the world was missing a good funk core band, of the 21st century. Brustillen were the Remedy of Funk, that were New - The New Funk Remedy.

External Links

Brustillen Myspace http://www.myspace.com/brustillen

Brustillen Bebo page http://bru-STI-llen.bebo.com