Death Disco: Swiss Watch

The recent resurgence of disco has led to various acts jumping onto the musical bandwagon without any real ties to the genre. After all, an Aeroplane remix of your recent 12" does not a disco act make.

Bearing in mind the wash of charlatans surrounding the sound, due credit must be given to Adelaide trio The Swiss, who are a legit live disco band whose existence is well founded and praised by lovers of the genre. They say that they are a band who "are getting Giancarlo Meo tattoos rather than looking up Giorgio Moroder best-of tracklists."

Their Bubble Bath EP on Modular Recordings (released last month) is testament to what lies at the core of The Swiss. They merge crisp drums, effect-drenched vocals, melody rays and synthesised strings into a finely tuned performance that has received praise from the likes of Erol Alkan and Fake Blood. The EP also comes stacked with two floor-ready remixes from prime re-rinsers Knightlife and Tensnake.

Beyond signing to Modular, tearing up the festival circuit, getting Bubble Bath added to national rotation on Triple J, supporting Ladyhawke on her national tour and preparing a national tour of their own, The Swiss’ journey to the centre of 4/4 had by no means gone unnoticed. Annie Mac and Sinden have highlighted The Swiss as a band to watch as well as giving Bubble Bath some well deserved airplay. Meanwhile Aeroplane are opening many of their sets with a Swiss number and showing the three-piece glowing chart appreciation, but most of all the kids at the shows are going batshit insane for the live spectacle before them.

Harvesting hits in the studio with Australian mega-producer/songwriter Donnie Sloan from Empire Of The Sun, The Swiss have a lot to live up to when arriving on stage. Transferring the infectious sound of their recent EP to the stage should be a daunting task but based on reports from their recent tour dates it is a challenge that the band have taken to well. Once they hit these shores expect to hear a lot more from the group throughout the year.