Tilman

Tilman
Tilman play the Boston Indian Queen, 23rd September 1994
Background information
Years active	1994
Associated acts	Vehicle Derek, Figgis
Past members
Jason Etherington (guitar/vocals), Andy Sandall (bass), Glen Ernest Williams (drums)

Tilman came about in the summer of 1994 when former members of Vehicle Derek found themselves back in Boston for a short while and decided to make some music together. The first iteration of the band was called Figgis (named after James Bolam's character in the comedy show 'Only When I Laugh') but in September a gig was offered at Boston's Indian Queen supporting local emo band Tribute. With Del Howes out of town the other three band members rehearsed as a three piece using the name 'Tilman', taken from Tilman Brauns, the German exchange student housed by Mark Bell in 1990. The other name considered at the time was 'Imbisstagen', translating as 'Fast Food Days.'

The band played just a single show that differed from other bands they had been in as the set consisted of longer instrumental songs with noise interludes and a significant amount of improvisation. With college and employment seeing all the members of the band heading off in different directions at the end of the summer this group of musicians never played together again.