| HaClique | |
| Genre: | New wave, rock, post-punk |
| Origin: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Years Active: | 1980–1983, 1988, 1999–present |
| Label: | CBS, NMC Music, The Third Ear |
| Associated Acts: | Jean Conflict, Ur Kasdim |
| Website: | www.4tis.com/clique/ |
| Current Members: | Dani Dothan Ovad Efrat |
| Past Members: | Eli Avramov Jean-Jacques Goldberg Uzi Binder Rona Vered Jasmin Even |
HaClique (AKA The Clique/HaClick/The Click/Haklik) (Hebrew: הקליק) is an Israeli new wave band, founded in 1980 by Dani Dothan (lyrics and vocals), Eli Abramov (music, guitar and production) Oved Efrat (Bass) and Jean-Jacques Goldberg (drums).
The band started their activity in Tel Aviv in 1980.They became well known in Israel for songs like "Incubator", "Golem", "Ani Avud", "Al Tadliku Li Ner" and "Kol Haemet". In all, they released three albums, a live album, a mini-album, a box-set and three singles.
In the beginning, Dani Dothan and Eli Abramov had joined Jean-Jacques Goldberg and Oved Efrat in an attempt to do something different from the mainstream music of the time. They came up with the band name one fateful day on a 3-day acid trip when reading a newspaper article humor and social stigmatism in European "cliques", calling themselves HaClique. The first two songs attributed to the band were by Dothan and Avramov: "One With Experience" and "Step Out to the World". These would later be released in 1995 on the compilation "קצת אחר 3".
In 1980, the four of them, along with guitarist Uzi Binder, recorded the songs "Tzaleket Ktana" and "Makom Belibech", which were released as a 7" record. The first few live shows were at cinema "Paris" in Tel Aviv.[1]
In 1981, their first record, Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel, was released. It included the songs "Yeled Mavchena", "Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel", "Golem" and "Incubator".[2] These songs describe the test tube birth of a child up to his death. The record wasn't a great success but with about a thousand copies sold it made the charts in Israel.
In 1982, HaClique joined with Rami Fortis and Ronen Ben Tal of Chromosome and Jean Conflict. The purpose was to play at the connection festival in Eilat. Although this came to nothing, they continued to appear together at club "Linguini" in Tel Aviv for three months.
In 1983, their second album, Olam Tzafuf, was released which included the songs: "Kol Haemet", "Mondina", "Hey Yaldon", "Yalda Mefuneket", "Ani Avud", "Al Tadliku Li Ner" and "Bear Hug".[3] This record mentioned relations between homosexuals, which had been unseen before in Israeli music. At the same time, a single from the album, "Al Tadliku Li Ner" was released, about the Lebanon War.
That same year, the band played mainly in Tel Aviv at the club, Dan Cinema but also appeared a few times in Jerusalem and Haifa. They found success but some members thought that they would not get the exposure they deserved without compromise. Due to this disagreement, HaClique went into hiatus for a while.[4]
In 1988 the band reunited and recorded a live album, Live In Tel-Aviv, at 'Real Time', releasing it as a limited edition vinyl record. In 1995, Dani Dothan recorded a solo album All of the Forbidden Loves under the record label "The Third Ear". Ovad Efrat and Eli Avramov played on the record.
In 2002, the band released a box set containing their two previous studio albums Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel, Olam Tzafuf and a new album, Hakol Mushlam, including the songs: "Eretz Israel 2000" and "Hakol Mushlam".[5] Three promo CD singles were also released to promote the box-set; "Incubator", "Al Tadliku Li Ner" and "Eretz Israel 2000".
In 2004 the band re-united for concerts at the "Barbie" in Tel Aviv with Jean-Jacques Goldberg and keyboardist Jasmin Even.
On 28 December 2006, band member Jean-Jacques Goldberg died after a two-year struggle with cancer.[6]
In 2010 the band started to work on a new album and performed live concerts, with Oded Perach on drums.They recorded new songs at Key Club studio in the U.S. and later mixed by Joav Shdema. The creative process was documented in a film, The Last Clique, by dalia Mevorach and Dani Dothan.Their last, critically acclaimed album, Ani lo Bapaskol, on June 18, 2015, by Kamea records.The cover was made by Lahav Halevy.
Eli Abramov died of cancer at 61 on 24 November 2015.[7] This now leaves only two permanent surviving members of the group.
Other artists who collaborated with the Clique:
Guitars (1982-1983)
Joav Shdema, music engineer
| Date | Title | Title in Hebrew | Record Label | Cat No. | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel | אמא אני לא רוצה להגמל | CBS | CBS 85078 | LP, MC | Reissued in March 1993 on NMC (CD + MC) |
| June 1983 | Olam Tzafuf (Crowded World) | עולם צפוף | CBS | CBS 25043 | LP, MC | Reissued in 1989 on CBS (LP), March 1994 on NMC (CD + MC) |
| 1988 | Clique – Live In Tel-Aviv | הופעה בתל-אביב | MCI, The Third Ear | OZEN B-CHA 006 | LP, MC | |
| July 2002 | Hakol Mushlam | הכל מושלם | NMC, LA4, Incubator | 20617-2 | CD | Appeared only in the Box Set |
| July 2002 | Hakufsa | הקופסה | NMC | 20608-2 | CD, Digital | Box Set, collecting and re-mastering their first two albums |
| June 2015 | Ani Lo BaPaskol | אני לא בפסקול | Kamea Records | 7-290011-216559 | CD, LP, Digital | |
| Date | A-Side | in Hebrew | B-Side | in Hebrew | Label | Cat No. | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tzaleket Ktana | צלקת קטנה | Makom Belibech | מקום בליבך | CBS | CDJ 1013 | promo 12" single a-side is original version of song, recorded at Kolinor with Uzi Binder | Non-album Singles |
| 1981 | Sheat Haze'evim | שעת הזאבים | CBS | DJ 303 | single-sided promo 12" original version, recorded at Triton in January 1981 with Uzi Binder | |||
| May 1981 | Golem | גולם | CBS | DJ 321 | single-sided promo 12" | Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel | ||
| 1981 | Incubator | רקוד האינקובטור | Sheat Haze'evim | שעת הזאבים | CBS | DJ 326 | promo 12" single both sides recorded at Triton in July 1981 | |
| 1982 | Mondina | מונדינה | Et Mi At Ohevet | מי את אוהבת | CBS | DJ 425 | promo 12" single b-side is original version of track, recorded at Triton in June 1982 | Olam Tzafuf |
| March 1983 | Kol Haemet | כל האמת | Kol Haemet (Dub Version) | DUB כל האמת | CBS | DJ 460 | promo 12" single | |
| 1983 | Al Tadliku Li Ner | אל תדליקו לי נר | CBS | DJ 477 | single-sided promo 12" | |||
| Year | Title | Title in Hebrew | Record Label | Cat No. | Notes | Album | Original Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Milim Zolot | מילים זולות | Singal'e | TEN CD 001 | Three Versions | ||
| 2002 | Incubator | אינקובטור | NMC | cddj 1830 | promo single | Hakufsa | Ima Ani Lo Rotze Leghigamel |
| 2002 | Al Tadliku Li Ner | אל תדליקו לי נר | NMC | cddj 1831 | promo single | Olam Tzafuf | |
| 2002 | Eretz Israel 2000 | ארץ ישראל 2000 | NMC, LA4, Incubator | cddj 1832 | promo single; unique single edit | Hakol Mushlam | |
| 2011 | 28.3.2005 | Kamea Records | 5161055 | EP; Limited edition of 600 copies | |||
| Year | Artist | Title | Title in Hebrew | Record Label | Cat No. | Format(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Dani Dothan + Eli Abramov | אחד עם ניסיון | N/A | N/A | 12" Single | Private pressing | |
| 1989 | Jean Jacques Goldberg & Friends | מתופף אחד ושני מקלות | N/A | N/A | ?? | The Clique perform "Al Tadliku Li Ner" and "Golem" | |
| 1995 | Dani Dothan | All Of The Forbidden Loves | כל האהבות אסורות | The Third Ear | OZEN 055 | CD, MC | Solo album |
| ???? | Gosto Loby | Gosto Loby | גוסטו לובי | N/A | N/A | 2×CD-r | Private pressing; with post-split material from 1984 |