I was really shocked to hear about this, I really liked Earl Brutus (and some of my friends would have died for them). Met him once when he was drumming for the Parkinsons, lovely chap.

Nice obituary here:

http://www.thequietus.com/2008/06/nick-sanderson-an-obituary-an-appreciation/

Where's the DiS obit? Are Earl Brutus so forgotten or is it a masterpiece retrospective in-the-making?