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Brooklyn NY, United States (2001 – present)
Ratatat is a New York City electronic music duo: guitarist Mike Stroud and synthesizer driver and producer Evan Mast ( E*vax).
Stroud and Mast originally met as students at Skidmore College, but did not work together musically until 2001, when their project was named Cherry (later the name of the final song in their debut album). Written and recorded in the bedroom of Mast’s Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment, the band’s debut album Ratatat for XL Recordings was released in 2004. This album is entirely instrumental, except for excerpts of dialogue at the ends of some tracks. Ratatat has toured with bands such as Interpol, Clinic, Junior Boys, The Killers, The Faint, Daft Punk, The Shins and most recently Bjork.
Ratatat have been known to remix other artists’ songs, most notably on their limited 2004 release Ratatat Mixtape Vol. 1, which garnered the attention of Rolling Stone. In 2005, the band remixed a track for Swedish band Shout Out Louds and The Knife.
In August 2006, Ratatat released a second album Classics, from which the single Wildcat was taken.
In October 2006, a demo album from Ratatat entitled 9 Beats was leaked online. This set of tracks does not appear on any official discography listings. The tracks consist of short instrumental electronic musical pieces and demos for their next mixtape.
This release was followed by another remix album, Ratatat Remixes Vol 2 which was released in 2007. This album featured 14 new remixes featuring: Bun B, Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Slim Thug, Devin the Dude, Young Jeezy, T.I., Beanie Sigel, Pimp C, Ludacris, Young Buck, Saigon, Juvenile, Z-ro, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West and exclusive tracks from Despot and Beans.
Stroud and Mast originally met as students at Skidmore College, but did not work together musically until 2001, when their project was named Cherry (later the name of the final song in their debut album). Written and recorded in the bedroom of Mast’s Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment, the band’s debut album Ratatat for XL Recordings was released in 2004. This album is entirely instrumental, except for excerpts of dialogue at the ends of some tracks. Ratatat has toured with bands such as Interpol, Clinic, Junior Boys, The Killers, The Faint, Daft Punk, The Shins and most recently Bjork.
Ratatat have been known to remix other artists’ songs, most notably on their limited 2004 release Ratatat Mixtape Vol. 1, which garnered the attention of Rolling Stone. In 2005, the band remixed a track for Swedish band Shout Out Louds and The Knife.
In August 2006, Ratatat released a second album Classics, from which the single Wildcat was taken.
In October 2006, a demo album from Ratatat entitled 9 Beats was leaked online. This set of tracks does not appear on any official discography listings. The tracks consist of short instrumental electronic musical pieces and demos for their next mixtape.
This release was followed by another remix album, Ratatat Remixes Vol 2 which was released in 2007. This album featured 14 new remixes featuring: Bun B, Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Slim Thug, Devin the Dude, Young Jeezy, T.I., Beanie Sigel, Pimp C, Ludacris, Young Buck, Saigon, Juvenile, Z-ro, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West and exclusive tracks from Despot and Beans.
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Classics
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tivesant wrote:
Check it out, you'll know what I mean -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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sasalukac wrote:
"what's their best album? " go with Classics
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hammershammered wrote:
<3
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shesnotmia wrote:
love.
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Gemini92 wrote:
they do got some pretty good shyt
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LaFin wrote:
These guys are THE shit. Could listen to them forever.
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ldexterldesign wrote:
Nightmare attempting to classify these. They're in electronic Electronica Electro > Minimal but I want to put them in Hip-Hop or Ambient.
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OptimusPunx wrote:
ratatat in vietnam baby, here I come
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jeenyus05 wrote:
what's their best album?
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mcdonabe987 wrote:
asheville would be glad to have you back
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EnteringEden wrote:
Saw Ratatat at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin...it was amazing!
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sieler081 wrote:
I want lp4!!
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akrygiel wrote:
"got on"?
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Saspens wrote:
Name of band is fucking awesome
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pebakke wrote:
they got on 2 tracks on the kid cudi cd
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Piti44 wrote:
Dura <3
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paulkulserke87 wrote:
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
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bes14 wrote:
shorty wanna ride remix from remixes vol.2 is pretty sick
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Jpnylonmag wrote:
AMAZING mashup Ratatat vs Atmosphere http://soundcloud.com/dirtyjuanchez/01-seventeen-yous-queen-b-mashup
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leFroo wrote:
I have Mi Viejo playing on a mix-CD tracklist I'm making now. So good.
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