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NO BROADCAST is a new name to an old face and fresh new look to a developed sound. Formerly named Anthesiac, this trio takes post rock, alt rock, punk and noise into a cohesive sound leaving audiences struck with awe at their expressive and intense live shows.

All from the earthquake-ridden Christchurch, these three chaps have formed unique musical chemistry that is hard to find in a lot of bands today. Priding themselves on their ability to take the music where it wants to go at the time making the group a volatile live you can't take your eyes off.

Since 2007 under the former name of Anthesiac the band has dominated the Christchurch live music scene while honing their sound. They have played alongside Die!Die!Die!, also followed the great Mountain Eater (former HDU members) and international act An Emerald City on the south island leg of their nationwide tour and have played Christchurch’s ChartFest on numerous occasions.

In amongst all of the gigging the band started work on a recording that was released in 2011. Null and void was well received by the press gaining some stunning reviews and getting airplay on national student radio. The E.P was recorded by Josh Braden in his garage and was then sent to be mixed and mastered by Dunedin’s finest Dale Cotton. The covers for the E.P have all been handmade and printed by the band themselves giving the overall package a handcrafted, DIY appeal.

This year No Broadcast set out to release a new album so watch out for a combined name change party/album release party followed up by another wide tour hoping to gain more exposure with the new tracks. They endeavour to project the new album as far and wide as possible hoping to expand overseas and are looking into gigs in Australia and the UK next year.


REVIEWS/PRESS CLIPPINGS

BY JACOB CONNER NZ MUSICIAN MAGAZINE.

‘Next up were Anthesiac, a band from Christchurch who had travelled down to take part and do their bit. One of my favourite bands of the night, they produced a loose flowing set of post-rock sounds, reminding me instantly of Sonic Youth and bands of the "Dunedin Sound" era mixed with some Mogwai and even a touch of Bauhaus. At times the vocals even reached insane peaks that made me think of Coheed & Cambria's epic singing. The band used an aggressive and relentlessly driving bass with tight drumming to create crushing walls of crescendoing sound that exploded colourfully with bursts of guitar. With a sound that is at once very familiar and extremely original, I can see this band going extremely far, and would fit perfectly billed with acts like Jakob, Sora Shima, Mountaineater and Idiot Prayer.’
Taken from a review by Drew Handcock- Dunedin music.com
“An EP it may be, but the musical journey contained feels like a full-length ride. Anthesiac are Josh Braden on vocals and guitar, Sam Hood, bass and Chris Self on drums and they conjure a compelling wall of agreeable noise with tribal tom drumming and guitar effects and feedback. They could be pigeonholed as epic guitar atmosphere mystics, in the same broad vein as Keretta, Ender and Jakob, but the vocals here set them apart. Offering another shade to the musical palette, singer Braden favours long sustained notes that weave in and out of the midrange guitar tones. Lurch could have been lifted from the Isis album ‘Absence of Truth’, while Pinned & Stretched takes more of a Radiohead-like approach with melancholic arpeggios and vocals buried under shards of distortion. The elephant in the listening booth is the granddaddy of cavernous guitar histrionics HDU, also a valid reference. Recorded over four years by the band at The Tinshed in Christchurch and mastered by Dunedin’s go-to mixologist Dale Cotton, ‘Null and Void’ achieves a balance of emptiness and density, lightness and crush. Anthesiac may have yet to transcend their influences, but they bring a powerful sound that is artfully constructed and have every reason to be proud of their baby.”


BY RICARDO KERR TAKEN FROM UNDER THE RADAR
“Anthesiac are a group of promising up-and-comers from Christchurch. They are a band who has been diligently toiling away for years, perfecting their craft and preparing their debut EP to unleash upon an unsuspecting world. That EP is Null And Void and it positively sparkles with potential and bristles with promises fulfilled. Anthesiac have honed a powerful breed of rock that can be both aggressive and intensely atmospheric, and sometimes it is both things at once. This puts them in the favourable company of Kerretta and Jakob, but make no mistake; Anthesiac are very much their own entity. The EP is a perfect mixture of bullish rock out moments and introspective jams.
‘Vowel Sounds’ starts the album with a whisper that erupts into an inferno of sound. It is churning, bass-heavy prog rock torn apart by the yearning vocals of Josh Braden. He sounds somewhere between Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Tool’s Maynard James Keenan. His performance throughout the EP is excellent, his voice swinging between a soaring howl and a menacing scowl. On ‘Singe’ the band ride a convoluted punk riff that duels with the driving beat and bleated lyrics. Moments like this give the people plenty of opportunity to headbang and thrash about. ‘Pinned And Stretched’ calls to mind early Muse albums if they were buried under a literal mountain of guitar fuzz. There is a perverse sense of grandeur to it as it seethes and winds towards its conclusion. Things get all spacey on the appropriately titled ‘Big Bang Theory’ which floats on a current of distorted acid rock for nearly six minutes. If that sounds like a bit of you then gird your loins for the powerful closing number, ‘No Broad Cast’. Distant muffled chants, overloaded guitar wash, and expressive percussion all bleed into a breath-taking nine minutes of pure post-rock euphoria.
There is something magically intangible about Null And Void. While the individual songs hit hard and entertain well enough, they also leave a lingering impression which is much harder to define. These songs never wallow in self indulgent muck nor do they overstay their welcome. They are tight, well-oiled machines that deliver the goods before receding back into the mystical void from whence they came. The thing that impresses the most is how complete the band’s vision is. Some acts take upwards of half a dozen releases to get this degree of cohesiveness in their music. Anthesiac appear to have circumvented the system and started at the top of their game. Null And Void is an excellent document of one of our country’s brightest upcoming acts still in their early years. Miss this at your peril.