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Ratatat
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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 (of 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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bageltopia wrote:
pure sex...with long hair
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Savuyar wrote:
El Pico!
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Gremface wrote:
Got to say that your show at the Hove Festival was absolutely amazing. Really made me pissed that I missed your show at Blå last year!
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noroi_23 wrote:
great vibes. @_@
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krantz2 wrote:
The Greatest Show on Earth
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spicyjalapeno wrote:
what i want to know is why "cherry" isn't in the top tracks. this is absolutely, positively, without a doubt their best song. so goooodddddd
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chilliman_705 wrote:
does anyone know where these guys are playing on the 4th in london? i really want/need to go!
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Nicken05 wrote:
saw them on fusion festival. what's the point of "live" when they play playback? kind of lame?
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mrevaaaaa wrote:
they both remind me of girl talk
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NathalieH wrote:
just won tickets to Nijmegen! yi haa!
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nalwor wrote:
does anyone know where ratatat are playing on the 4th?
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julesmuse wrote:
very cool show at the fusion festival!
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nolise wrote:
RAT TO THE TAT TO THE TTAAATTTTTTTTT ! lol
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King_ wrote:
Kid Cudi.
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nerfdooker wrote:
Release something new. that is all.
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Desert_Snowman wrote:
hmnice.
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blazeablaze08 wrote:
there music gets me calm
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Creative_Brain wrote:
awesome band
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collideasmashes wrote:
RAT TO THE TAT TO THE TTAAATTTTTTTTT !
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bollemus wrote:
amazing.
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