Brooklyn outfit
Translations has started making music to "bridge the gap between Manhattan bands like Velvet Underground, Suicide and Pussy Galore and the new, weird era in Brooklyn". Hence the above picture, I suppose. Apart from obvious symbolism, judge for yourself if they're successful. For what it's worth, Translations make fine, new wavey pop with indeed some rather experimental elements, and yes, the rhythm section and the vocals do have a certain Manhattan feel attached to them while the overall direction is very much contemporary Brooklyn, in particular considering
The MO. The band did all the recording on their own, with some mixing help by their pal Jeff Curtin from
NFOP favourites Small Black. Without doubt a band to watch.
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