Nikmat HaTraktor
Nikmat HaTraktor (Hebrew: נקמת הטרקטור, lit. Tractor's Revenge) is an Israeli rock music band established in 1988 in Tel Aviv by singer and bass player Avi Balali, keyboardist Ilan Green and guitarist Ofir Leibovitz. Other band members include Eyal Parson Shachar on keyboard (musical instrument), and Aviv Barak on drums. The band's name is an ode to the "famous" FortiSakharof (another Israeli rock band) song of the same name that was released the same year as Tractor's Revenge's establishment in 1988.
History
After being rejected by a number of record labels, the band was finally signed by Nana Records. Their debut album, Nikmat HaTraktor, was released in 1990. It was produced by Bari Sacharof (of the aforementioned band FortiSakharof), and contained a number of their hits, the prominent ones including: Mischak Shel Dma'ot (lit. The Crying Game), Adon HaSelichot (lit. Master of Forgiveness) based on the Sephardic Jewish incantation bearing the same name, and Afifonim (lit. Kites) - the Hebrew cover version of Simon Dupree and the Big Sound's song.
Genre
Nikmat HaTraktor is a revolutionary band that fused modern Israeli sound with age-old Middle Eastern themes. This new form of music paved the way for other prominent Israeli bands to do the same, such as Knesiyat Hasekhel and others.
As a result of their multi-disciplinary musical talents Nikmat HaTraktor expanded to other musical areas contributing significantly to Israeli theatre, dance, and other stage productions.
They had much success in Israel and abroad appearing with the Batsheva Dance Company in their "Kyr" production, which Nikmat HaTraktor wrote the music for, as well as Yossi Pollack's Othello (an Israstage production).
Discography
- Nikmat HaTraktor (1990)
- Zchut Hatse'aka (1992)
- Kyr (with Ohad Naharin) (1992)
- Aronot Mitbach (1995)
- Mitbach Accusti (1996)
- Ta'ut shel HaYare'ach (1999)
- Le'an Holchim Pit'om Kulam (2003)
- Nishar Rak Larutz (Anova Music, 2011)
- Ma Le'ahuve (Anova Music, 2013)