WIRE's COLIN NEWMAN is reissuing his 1997 solo album "Bastard" on his SWIM label. At the time it was highly praised by the press as a trend-setting and ground-breaking album in the electro/trip-hop/techno sector, and over 25 years later it still sounds terrific and up-to-date.

"A fascinating trip across the musical barriers!" (Modern Dance) "Scattercore breaks with swathes of electric fuzz...

spiritualised infected with the dance virus... droning, blissed out mantras..." (MixMag) 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 few years before the release 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.

"The language of Bastard is house, techno, breakbeat, drum and bass, and doubtless post-rock." - Colin Newman 2023 "A rerelease of the 1997 album Bastard, by Colin Newman.

"Available on vinyl for the first time - and bio vinyl at that! "CD version includes a second CD with rare and unreleased tracks.

CD2 info: Tracks 1-4 taken from 1995 EP Voice. Tracks 5-8 originally appeared on swim team #1 and swim team #2.

Tracks 9-12 previously unreleased and exclusive to this edition.