Emergency

The Emergency make the music of tomorrow you imagined in a hazy childhood daydream. By combining disco beats, shimmering synths and dubbed out vocal effects they weave a web of heavy cosmic pop that avoids sounding quotational or disposable. Starting out in 2001 when Milo Kossowski enlisted two friends to play some synthesiser instrumentals he’d written for a music festival in an art gallery, The Emergency were pioneers of the current wave of Melbourne synth bands. Always following their vision and always staying true to their DIY roots, The Emergency have attracted attention worldwide which has seen them lauded by taste-making blogs such as 20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk, headline the Hanoi International Music Festival and be handpicked to support Glass Candy for the US band’s only Melbourne show. For the last three years a two-piece of Milo (vox/keys) and Morgan McWaters (keys/machines), the Emergency have been busy in the studio producing a series of vinyl singles (Spending Time 7” 2007, Forever/Too Much 12” 2008) and remixes (Catcall, The Slits, SSION). On this release, the band expand from their roots of 3-minute pop songs to longer workouts that take the listener on a sonic journey to the outer limits of the cosmos, as well as offering up some pure pop diamonds.