The Underground Stage
“Thom Bastick’s skill is in the restraint that runs through this rich and textured set. Knowing it’s definitely *going* to explode but not knowing precisely *when* it will is the added spark, a tension that makes it all as taut as a highwire. It strokes, then gnaws, then blinds with explosions of bright light.” Gallery […]
“Thom Bastick strides with purpose, quietly confident even when it gets loud. The noisier bits carry shoegazey tones and incentive guitar flourishes, while the quieter phases are arresting and balmy. A lovely, smartly-crafted set of peaks and troughs, light and shade.” Gallery Listen
“Thom Bastick’s rich solo set is a clear night sky, an enveloping darkness filled with myriad pinpricks of brightness. A velvety blackness might set the mood, but it’s the multitude of tiny shining points that ends up lighting up the room.” Gallery Listen