Machine Translations – Seven Seven double LP re-issue
2007’s Seven Seven is a highwater mark in Machine Translations‘ discography. Combining pop elements with uneasy folk and electronic edgings, the album consolidated the band’s standing with listeners and live audiences and continued to explore the rich seams unearthed on 2002’s Triple J favourite “Happy”. Containing the single “You’ll Change” which made an impact internationally, the album also features key MT tracks “Oh Ma The Sea Is Rising” and “Need A Miracle”.
To celebrate the re-release the vaults have been unlocked and a side and a half of previously unreleased material includes the hypnotic ‘Hiding Like The Moon’ and the small-folk masterpiece ‘Sun Goes Down’. Also included is stand-alone single ‘Telepathic Head’. The album is being released in Australia by Half A Cow and in the US by Happiness.
Machine Translations launching Seven Seven at shows with High Pass Filter
Oct 4th Howler Melbourne
Two of Australia’s seminal 90’s acts High Pass Filter and Machine Translations hook up to mix their eclectic sounds for a special double headline show to launch their double vinyl releases. High Pass Filter and La Sape Records launch ‘Nice Co-ordinated Outfit’, a double album showcasing 17 tracks from the band’s output between 1997 and 2005 while Machine Translations and Half A Cow Records re-release a bonus-track-laden double vinyl of their classic 2007 album ‘Seven Seven’. Heading into summer both bands felt the time was right to team up and launch their records with a very special Howler show. There will be a limited amount of vinyl for sale on the night.
Oct 19th Theatre Royal, Castlemaine