05 July 2022 - 0 Comments

It's only been a few months since the last one, Team of Just One, but Miscast couldn't be more different. Fast tempos and fuzz guitars are out, to make way for ethereal synths, funereal paces and layered harmonies.

First single and opening tune Rosenhan sets the scene with its Depeche Mode pulse and Moog breakdowns.

The Deep End clocks in at almost 11 minutes, taking in lo-fi alt rock, synthpop and Phil Collins drums along the way.

Like most Anecdata releases, Miscast was written, recorded, mixed and mastered from start to finish by one guy, Dan, at home in west Auckland. Recording started in 2016, and after six years on and off, was recently finished.

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Echo and reverb fill the spaces Big Muff fuzz would usually occupy on Anecdata records, with the few guitars present mostly sounding like they were recorded on a 1980's boombox.

Some of the tunes survived almost in tact from their initial sketches - like Miscast and Levels - while others took years of messing around, like If You Were a Fish.

Despite its 11-minute running time, The Deep End, was literally written and recorded in a single day. The version on the album is 80 percent the demo, just tarted up and remixed a bit.

While Miscast is a serious departure from the usual Anecdata formula, don't worry - it won't be long until the drum machines are sped up and the guitars cranked, with plenty more on the way. Keep an eye on the streaming sites in the next week or two for a rocking cover of the Kiwi classic, Sierra Leone.

About Anecdata

Anecdata in real life is Dan, a guy in west Auckland who's been writing and recording tunes so long now he's forgotten how to do anything else remotely fun. He does it all - writing, recording, mixing and mastering.

Previous albums have veered from indie/grunge (Bunkerland, Short, Sharp Shocks, Team of Just One) to synthpop and 80's alternative (You Do Not Do, Undelete, Battle Thru Time).

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