The Emergency has always been a mystery band to me. Instead of seeking fame everything seems to have simply fallen into place for them. Especially evident in their 12” album Forever/Too Much, The Emergency is influenced by “banging pots and pans, footsteps hitting the pavement, disco, delay on everything, dark and cold city nights.” Lead singer Milo Kossowski and synthmaster Morgan McWaters ingeniously put their sedated vocals into the disco beats and incorporate cold, hypnotizing sounds that captivate you and take you to the future.

The Emergency – Forever

In the track “Forever” you have a subtle beat in the beginning, but as soon as it picks up you get pulled into a disco, grunge, electro party that makes you want to start dancing in a Gary Numan type of way. The lyrics in “Forever” definitely stand out just as much as the music does. As you listen to the words you start to picture a foggy vision of smoke and mirrors leading you into an array of neon lights.

“Switch it off…start the party.”

The Emergency is a pioneer in the Melbourne synth music scene and has influenced many successful artists in the genre. Their first release was in 2008, and their originality has kept them unrivaled in the scene. The Emergency has also managed to remain obscure to the mainstream media, which allows them to stay true to their original sound and continue to bring dance floors and people back together in their self-titled “tropical, psychedelic/concrete” movement.

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Posted by: Richie