Basti has been played on NTS shows including Max Tundra’s Rotogravure, with Man At C.I.A. first played on 15 March 2019.

From the sleeve notes of the DVD 'Basti, Norwich, England':

Like some kind of hideous mythical creature bred in the wild flatlands of Norfolk, Basti emerged into the underground pop scene of the late 1980s like a virulent pox of straight-edge, vegetarian, party-spoiling motherfuckers. Pleasant bands with jangly guitars ruled the roost back then, but Basti, with their fierce punk stomp, sampled chainsaw noise and bad attitude, didn't fit in.

The band was an unwieldy seven-piece. They had two drummers - a form of madness…