artist of the day - translator.

Keeping with the theme of late 70s/early 80s artists, I have chosen the BEST BAND of the era that never was. The band's name is Translator. They experienced some moderate success in the early 80s - mostly on college radio & the west coast. Their sound was a combination of British Merseybeat mixed in with punk and psychedelia. Their lyrics were often ironic, self-deprecating sprinkled with existentialism (remember this was happening in an era when disco was still king, and Williamsburg was crack alley). Their debut album, 'Heartbeats and Triggers,' is one of the best I have ever heard. It took me many years to, in fact, find a copy of this particular record (since it's out of print). During one of my MANY random road trips, I stumbled across a used copy on vinyl at a tiny record shop in the Haight (I'm assuming I lucked out on this adventure since Translator was a Bay-area band). Recently, their entire back catalog has become available on iTunes. If you'd like to download/check out their debut, click on 'Heartbeats & Triggers.' Their biggest hit is 'Everywhere That I'm Not.' Although this is an AMAZING tune, my personal favorite is 'Necessary Spinning.' Regardless, they are an awesome band that should not be over-looked. Below is there one and only music video (to my knowledge) for their most famous song. Enjoy!