EMERGENCY "1234" LP

Overview : 12 track debut album by the latest hot band to come out of Canada fronted by Fergus, founding member and ex-singer of seminal early 80's Scottish Punk/Oi! band The Strike and featuring former members of the Subway Thugs. Since Emergency was formed, they have taken the North American scene by storm with their powerful blend of Pub Rock and dirty Glam mixed with the intensity and anger of the early Punk & Oi! sounds. The anthemic melodies, perfect harmonies, gang vocals and driving energy will instantly cause irresistible waving of fists and banging of heads. Often compared to pioneering heroes Menace, The Crack and Cock Sparrer, this album promises to be one of the Streetpunk highlights of the year!!

Tracklisting : What You Gonna Do / Won't Tell You Again / Idol Generation / State Of Emergency / Don't Wanna Be Like You / Army Life / I Ain't Listening / Wasted Lives / New Town Animal / You / Teenage Fallout / Your Society

MP3's : What You Gonna Do / Media Control

Biography : Emergency formed in 2002 in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Back then the band went under the name of The Racket which they only used for the first half dozen gigs. The original line-up was Fergus on vocals, Nick on guitar, Mike on bass and Will on drums. Fergus was founding member of Scottish Punk/Oi! band The Strike. Nick and Mike were both members of Canada’s Subway Thugs, in which Mike played guitar and Nick played drums. Will was the newcomer. The band gigged locally for a number of months and eventually recorded some demos. The first demo didn’t really capture the sound the band was after. However, two songs, (“Media Control” and “Johnny”) ended up on a Canadian Streetpunk compilation called “Mayday”.
After some intense songwriting and rehearsing a second demo was cut. This time round the band was getting closer to the sound they wanted but the demo was flawed as the recording was pretty awful and no amount of spit and polish during the final mix could save it. One song from this session (“Bombs Still Ticking”) appeared on the TKO sampler “Punch Drunk 5”. Shortly after this recording Mike left the band to relocate in New York. By the way, Mike runs Longshot Music which he now runs out of New York. Instead of looking for a new bass player, Fergus took over the bass and Emergency became a 3 piece.
After recording some more demos the lads were ready to record their first full-length album. A deal was struck with England’s Step-1 Music and recording of the album “1234” commenced. Over six days in the summer of 2004 Emergency thrashed out 12 slices of classic Punk/Oi!. The band’s philosophy was simple, make an album full of songs that people could sing along with, and the best way to do that is keep it simple and keep it powerful. It should be noted that the album was recorded entirely in analog. It was recorded on 16 track tape through an analog mixing desk, and only analog effects were used. The band was very serious about capturing a classic Punk/Oi! sound, so digital recording was not an option. The recording only became digital when it was dumped onto computer to be mastered for CD.
It was always Emergency’s intention to have the album released on vinyl and now it is. “1234” is for want of a better phrase classic “old school” Punk/Oi!. From the piss n’ vinegar of the album opener “What You Gonna Do” to the drum driven explosion of “Your Society”, Emergency deliver 12 blistering sing along Punk Rock classics. Are you ready? 1234!

Reviews : don't just take our word for it, read what the critics are saying about Emergency...
»»»  "Fronted by long-time veteran of the Punk/Skin scene and frontman of the old British outfit The Strike. Sounding better than the majority of crap that passes as Streetpunk, Oi! or whatever the kids are sticking in their bags and sniffing nowadays. This is as solid as straight-up Punk Rock gets, with driving, pissed and fist-in-the-air choruses. Looking and sounding like a great relic from the early 80's, stinking of the sweet stench of The Partisans, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, Infa Riot, Angelic Upstarts and The Blaggers. Hard to believe that this is New York and not South London 1980. One of this year's finest releases."  (Maximum Rock'n'Roll)
»»» "Fronted by founding member of The Strike, Fergus and with the ex-drummer of The Subway Thugs, Emergency play some great Streetpunk/Oi!. 12 blistering tracks with some great football terrace style choruses. In parts the music reminded a little of The Oppressed with better guitar work. As an introduction to the band this is a good starting point and I for one will certainly looking out for any further releases."  (Punk & Oi! In The UK)

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