Re - Released SEPTEMBER 2000

While the album (which rejoices under the title Bastard) features a wide range of styles - deep techno, funky beats, drum'n'bass - it is, if anything a return to Newman's "rock" roots, several of the tracks including swathes of electric guitar underpinning the rhythms. The record sums up Newman's listening (and recording) habits over the last few years and the eclectic nature of the swim label, which he runs with his wife, Malka Spigel.

All tracks on Bastard were written by Colin Newman and Malka Spigel and produced by Immersion.

PRESS QUOTES

One things for sure, 'Bastard' sounds unlike any other dance album you'll hear this month. Open your mind and leave any 'art wank!' preconceptions at the door. Rob Feam Mixmag

Tracks such as 'May' show just what a boost being an accomplished guitarist can be when it comes to making cutting edge '90s trip-hop. Ian Peel DJ

Bastard finds him tilling new ground in utterly convincing fashion. He needn't worry about being bracketed as some kind of art-punk recidivist because he's just produced a fresh collision of rock and Electronica. MIKE BARNES The Wire

This is no bastard - it's a thoroughbred. Brooky The Modern Dance

Deep bass, funky beats and electric guitar are mixed together and the result is a fine album of consistent quality.....Let's rock!. Pauric Mcanespy The Amplifier

None of this is jungle, exactly, or illbient or drum'n'bass. It's something rarer: post- rock that retains the stamp of it's creator. Glen Hirshberg LA WEEKLY