TRAKTOR
Fredrik Hennum Jepsen - Bass / Vocals
Georgios Kalafatidis - Guitar
David Deravian - Guitar / Vocals
Rickard Lindblom - Drums
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Traktor was formed in Eskilstuna, Sweden in the
beginning of the year 2002 by the three steady
members David, Rickard and Fredrik. The goal was to
create groovy San Diego rock with lots of crazy riffs.
The lineup was drums, bass, guitar and two voices.
 The band began to write songs and recorded a six
track demo, which after a lot of hassle with different
small labels was released as a seven inch record by
German label My Favorite Toy and later also by English
label Art For Blind. This recording took place in the
Swedish town of Uppsala in Studio EAR with
Carl Vikman (Seven feet four, Switchblade, Soviac,
the Price of ink etc).

 Traktor made their stage debut in their hometown
at the end of the summer of 2002, the debut was
followed by lots of gigs all over the country while they
were working on new material.In the spring of
2003 they went to Studio EAR once again to
record six new songs, which later resulted in an
s/t cd ep on My Favorite Toy. The speed and the
playfulness from the first recording were still there
but it was a new and more dynamic Traktor that
ended up on tape.

Throughout 2003 the band started to work on new songs for a
full-length album. During the summer of 2004 the recording
evolved, as usual together with Carl Vikman in studio EAR.
13 songs were captured on tape. The sound was now a bit
more mature but the trademark Traktor noise was still there.
Among the band's influences could bands like Blood Brothers
and Shellac together with tons more be mentioned.

Another 2 tours took place in 2005. One around Germany and
another close to Sweden.    

In the end of 2005 Georgios made his entrance as a second
guitarist. The sound now got larger and also the possibilities
for more of the good. The live performance also got a real boost,
with four guys to watch instead of three. The band also played
support for Death From Above 1979 and The Locust .

The LIGHTS album was released in February -06 and was
followed up by a one-month tour in Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, Spain, France and the Netherlands.
After the tour Traktor played some various shows in Sweden
and recorded some songs for the VULTURES EP 7”
(released in october -06 on C´nP) but mostly concentrated
in writing new songs for the upcoming fullength album.

The new recording session started in August 2006 and once
again Carl Vikman was the mastermind of sound.

In October -07 the VULTURES EP- tour took place, this was
also a support tour for german metal band THE OCEAN.
9 shows in Germany, Switzerland and Czech-republic.

In april -07 another VULTURES-tour takes place, it’s also the
first time the band plays in Italy, with a great reception the
band is booked for the MACHER AU festival in august –the
same year, as one of the headline acts among bands as
These Arms Are Snakes and Dr Ring Ding.

In October 2007, 1 ½ year after they started the recording it
was mastered and ready for release!