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Brisbane based Collective Translation play a luscious fusion of electronic & acoustic sounds, delving into deep dup & conscious hip-hop. The music features various well-known vocalists, trumpet players, flute players & more. This laid-back blend of solid bass, funky beats, smooth production & word-play is often referred to as Dub/Trip-Hop. The self-titled genre “RAPP” (Rhythmical Australian Performance Poetry), steers away from aggression & negativity to focus on positive themes. Collective Translation is currently in the studio recording vocals for two different albums. Always conscious of environmental impact, printing will be done with recycled paper & vegetable ink. Born in rural NSW, Collective Translation experiments with a variety of instruments including keyboard, guitar, thumb-piano & live-percussion, Propellerheads Reason, Ableton Live & a keyboard. Over the past years Collective Translation has recorded with a range of well known artists, including Stephanie Harrison,