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Tractor Operator
Indie / Folk / Psychedelic

"They whisper descent and the sound is like snakes."

PORTLAND, Oregon
United States

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Member Since3/3/2005
Band Websitetractoroperator.com
Band MembersEric Jensen
InfluencesBuilt To Spill, Tree People, Caustic Resin, Pavement, Shellac, Fugazi, Elliot Smith, Will Oldham, Testface, Joel RL Phelps, Track Star, Tracker, Thong, Silkworm, Low, Beck, Nuetral Milk Hotel, Palace Brothers, Cohen and Denton, The Hightops, Dirt Fishermen, Thirty Ought Six, Nirvana, Axl Rose, my mother, Dragging an Ox Through Water, Alexis Stevens, Stephen Mathys, Dan Jones, Ed Cole, Pseudosix, Horsefeathers, I am influenced by my community and my friends most of all.
Sounds LikeThe Sno Cap media player is not Tractor Operator. I don't know how it got there but don't buy anything from it. That would be terrible.
Record LabelSmells Delicious http://www.smellsdelicious.net
Type of LabelIndie




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A M I G O





Jun 7 2008 1:19 PM

Thank you tigers
A M I G O





Jun 1 2008 10:16 PM

Photobucket
Lindsay Mae





May 28 2008 6:03 PM

hey long time no talk...hows life?
Tractor Operator





May 14 2008 3:36 PM

Megan





May 7 2008 9:49 AM

i have been ridiculously lame about missing your latest shows.

i just wanted to say i how excited i am to see you one of these days, and that you have such a lovely voice. i've been enjoying listening to you on myspace while at work...:)

are you blushing yet?
Tender Loving Empire





May 6 2008 5:45 PM

hi tractor operator! wanna come to our birthday party?
A M I G O





Apr 28 2008 1:35 PM

Photobucket
Gracias, Amigo! xoxo
Megan





Apr 18 2008 10:26 AM

it would be even MORE AWESOME if it was a pelletgun show!

not that your solo shows aren't amazing, also.

yeah? yeah!
frisky sour





Apr 14 2008 12:29 PM

dear sir:

please play sometime from may 18-may 20. in portland. that would be awesome.

thanks,
kelley
Broke MC





Apr 6 2008 10:56 PM

yyyeeeaaahhh tractor dude!!! you're killin it.. keep it up
Kelly Blair Bauman





Mar 31 2008 6:54 PM

man, digging the songs. thanks.
modernstate





Mar 26 2008 1:05 PM

sabertooth





Mar 20 2008 12:14 PM

sabertooth=your biggest fan. don't forget to remind me about that show in april
xoxoxoxo
Megan





Mar 20 2008 7:54 AM

i think it's officially your birthday, right? it's sad that i'm wishing you well on another year down over the internet...but i am! hope you have a great day and an even better year!
Diane Rios





Mar 17 2008 9:09 PM

Hey Mister, how did the Shamrock run go?
Brian





Mar 11 2008 3:04 PM

Thanks for the birthday present (of silence). Although considering how my body feels today it might have been easier to hear yesterday. It's hard to predict things like that though huh? Hope you're enjoying your new digs.
sabertooth





Mar 10 2008 12:35 PM

we look forward to playing w/ you at valentines. it's been too long xoxo
Megan





Mar 1 2008 2:23 PM

hope moving went well! i didn't see your ploy to get help until now, but let me know if you need anymore help!

lets get a beer soon.
Brian





Feb 25 2008 9:16 AM

I dig the new song bro.
Mike Barnhill





Feb 14 2008 2:18 PM

Miss sitting with you on the porch in Eugene playing songs for eachother 10 minutes after wrote them. Hope all is well. Close the door is such a fucking beautiful, and incredible is amazing.
Julie





Feb 9 2008 9:08 AM

good to see you drumming on friday nite in Eugene! hope to see you play in ptown sometime. take care!
MC HoMeMaDe





Jan 27 2008 7:14 AM

Hey there Brother!

No, you keep the RED SOX cap. Someday you'll wake up and realize what real baseball is all about. It will also be then you'll have your cap to boot! You old sport!

The art show sounds rad brother, see ya in a couple years!

naw, I'll most likely be out west this summer some time.
Terror Bird





Jan 16 2008 9:02 PM

This is a great performance! Fun playin with you, I can't wait to do it again soon!
testface





Dec 2 2007 6:35 PM

tractor operator
james





Nov 28 2007 2:45 PM

Awesome ass time the other time @ Chote's birthdel. Rawk. 5:30 Fri.
testface





Nov 27 2007 9:04 PM

good show man!

hellz yeah!

Aljon





Nov 24 2007 10:09 PM

MC HoMeMaDe





Oct 27 2007 9:38 AM

Hey how's that yankee's cap working for ya now. Huh, yeah thought so.

GO SOX!

ben





Sep 22 2007 12:25 AM

Stole the album from Willamette Week. Digging harder than a drunk miner with a magic shovel.

All YOUR children will live in caves.
MC HoMeMaDe





Sep 12 2007 2:58 PM

missed ya bro. wished you could have been here.....amazing time all around.

frisky sour





Jul 22 2007 10:12 AM

dear eric, i like your new song. love, kelley
Gold Metal Flower





Jun 8 2007 8:13 PM

Dude. The song I made out of your lyrics is up on my page. It's called "Actor Coppin' Fader." Get it?
nathan jr.





May 31 2007 12:48 PM

Thank you. I have a couple keyboards, a job, and a car...
brook pridemore





May 21 2007 5:18 PM

Sitting here at Bea's house in Portsmouth, Nh, i saw a Tractor Operator single on her coffee table. Small f'in world, right?
hope that tour went well.
testface





May 20 2007 9:53 PM

pga tour '06




Michelle and Brad





Apr 21 2007 8:22 PM

hey friend,

thinking about you guys on Tif's b-day...hope the tour is going wonderfully...Brad mentioned that he saw you the EW recently in anarticle about musicians leaving Eugene to go elsewhere....I will try to find it and send you one :)

xoxo-michelle and fam
Terror Bird





Apr 7 2007 9:38 PM

Goddammit, yr funny!!! i just laughed my way through your blogs on the tour, and it makes me wish I was on tour and also glad I'm not on tour! Anyway, great hearing from you - carry on...
johnny carlos leach





Mar 28 2007 9:01 PM

I am a horrid shit head.
Happy late birthday.
Hope all is well.
see you at
cake shop
Juan
Diane Rios





Mar 18 2007 12:59 PM

Eric! Your show was great on Friday night, too bad I POISONED myself with beer. I still feel ill, 2 days later! But I had a great time, you are a helluva drummer. Can we practice this week? xo Di
J Cho





Mar 13 2007 9:48 PM

Just found two more shot glasses under my couch...thinking of you guys.
Brian





Mar 12 2007 11:55 AM

CIMG2887.JPGwoot woot!
MC HoMeMaDe





Mar 2 2007 6:31 PM

SHREDOSAURUS REX





Feb 9 2007 10:22 AM

good show last night. Josh and I really liked your set.
Andrew
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