https://morbidbastard.bandcamp.com/album/i-bastard
I, Bastard was composed in the mid-2010s by Diktator ov Macho Ways, in consultation with his mentor and friend, the late powerlifter, physician, and guitarist Gene Freak. A curious mixture of true-metal fanaticism, fin-de-siècle exhaustion, and musical inadequacy, the project was abandoned in characteristic fashion by its mercurial and fickle composer, who subsequently vanished and remains untraceable.
It is presented to the public now as a philosophical as much as an aesthetic problem. Is it a failed musical undertaking, a private joke extended beyond all proportion, or an obscure act of civilisational witness? And in declaring a verdict on such an offering, are we not in fact pronouncing it upon ourselves — and upon the culture that gave it birth?
In recent years, there have been unconfirmed sightings of Diktator ov Macho Ways in various parts of provincial England. He is also believed to have visited family in Mid-Ulster, where he expressed regret at the condition of Lough Neagh and fell into a prolonged silence. His current whereabouts are unknown. I, Bastard remains the sole testament to his peculiar vision.
Does he watch Taskmaster?
He was a CRT purist and therefore never learned how to use a smart TV as a matter of principle. He understands Taskmaster only as an oral tradition.