Anders Bast

Anders Bast & The Bast'ards: Through Space & Time

by Bruce Lindsay
July 20, 2020

Calling your band The Bast'ards may be an obvious move if your surname is Bast, even if it might cost a few namechecks in some sectors of the media (the apostrophe softens the impact in print, but not over the airways). It's a name that suggests a certain aggressive edge, a punk-meets-jazz approach to music, a spot of agit-prop noise making. Through Space & Time, the band's debut release, does demonstrate the band's ability to play with power, but it ...