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Ratatat (pronounced rat-uh-tat) is a New York City electronic music duo consisting of Mike Stroud (guitar) and producer Evan Mast (bass, synthesizers).
History
Evan Mast and Mike Stroud first met as students at Skidmore College, but they did not work together until 2001, when they recorded several songs under the name "Cherry". Their 2004 debut, Ratatat, was written and recorded in Stroud's Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment on his PowerBook.[1] The album is entirely instrumental with the exception of vocal excerpts at the beginning and end of selected tracks. The group debuted by releasing the single Seventeen Years on Mast's and his brother E*Rock's record label Audio Dregs in the US and Rex Records in the UK. They then signed for XL Recordings, releasing their debut album and the single Germany to Germany. Ratatat occasionally remixes others for collected release on Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 (which garnered the attention of Rolling Stone), as well as the later second volume, both of which were self-released in co-operation with Audio Dregs.
Both musicians have had experience with other projects, such as Mast's E*vax and King Pang and Stroud's stage work with Dashboard Confessional.[2] Stroud has also recorded with Ben Kweller on On My Way. Ratatat has toured with bands such as Björk, Daft Punk, Mouse on Mars, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, CSS, The Faint, Super Furry Animals, Clinic, Panther and The Killers. In 2006 they supported Mogwai in Japan. In 2010 they supported Vampire Weekend on their UK Tour.
On October 6, 2006 Ratatat became the first band to perform a public show inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
On October 10, 2006 a new demo album from Ratatat entitled 9 Beats was leaked online. This set of tracks does not appear on any official discography listings. That same day one of the band members, Mike Stroud, was arrested for public indecency in a local McDonalds near where he was staying. The "9 Beats" album wasn't an official album, the tracks consist of short instrumental electronic musical pieces and demos for their next mixtape.[3] This release was followed by another remix album, Ratatat Remixes Vol 2..
It has been rumored that they will be signed by Star Trak as the understudies of the Neptunes.[4][5]
Mast has most recently collaborated with former Shudder to Think vocalist Craig Wedren on a record for a Tokyo independent label, Mold Recordings and said to be finishing a follow up solo album for Audio Dregs.
From June 2007 until October 2008, Ratatat had Martin Bonventre accompany them on their European tour and Fall shows in America as the pianist/synthesizer player. Bonventre drew much attention due to his erratic dance movements on stage. The reason for him leaving the performance is unknown.
Ratatat's live performances bear strong similarities to the performances of the psychedelic rock bands out of San Francisco in the 60s, with energetic light shows, swirling colors projected onto a screen, and random clips of movies thrown in. Member Evan Mast creates and edits the videos that are projected on the screen. Many of them are included on their YouTube account. The front page of their official website has a list of tour locations and dates. Cameras are usually not allowed when attending one of their concerts.
The official site has been updated showing the videos of the three first singles of their third album LP3, which was released on July 8, 2008. Shiller, Shempi then Mirando have all been released (or announced) on 7" or 12" singles, Shiller being first released with a special b-side Mahalo.[6]
Ratatat contributed 2 songs to the debut album by Kid Cudi entitled Man on the Moon: The End of Day, released September 15, 2009. They played on Late Show with David Letterman on September 11, 2009. The two songs are produced in the similar electronic style Ratatat is known for; entitled "Alive" and "Pursuit of Happiness" featuring MGMT.
According to Mike Stroud in an interview conducted by Julia Askenase of Paste Magazine released on August 4, 2009, "most of [LP4] was recorded during the same studio sessions that yielded LP3".[7] Ratatat's fourth album LP4 was released on June 8, 2010 via XL.
Ratatat have recently supported Vampire Weekend at The Brighton Centre and Alexandra Palace.
Discography
Studio albums
| Album | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Ratatat | April 20, 2004 | XL Recordings |
| Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 | 2004 | Self-released |
| Classics | August 22, 2006 | XL Recordings |
| Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2 | 2007 | Self-released |
| LP3 | July 8, 2008 | XL Recordings |
| LP4 | June 8, 2010[8] | XL Recordings |
Singles
| Song | Album | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Seventeen Years" | Ratatat | 2003 | Rex Records/Audio Dregs |
| "Germany to Germany" | Ratatat | October 4, 2004 | XL Recordings |
| "Wildcat" | Classics | July 25, 2006 | XL Recordings |
| "Lex" | Classics | October 30, 2006 | XL Recordings |
| "Loud Pipes" | Classics | 2007 | XL Recordings |
| "Shiller" | LP3 | May 6, 2008 | XL Recordings |
| "Mirando" (video clip) | LP3 | June 2008 | XL Recordings |
| "Shempi" | LP3 | September 23, 2008 | XL Recordings |
| "Mirando" (single) | LP3 | February 3, 2009 | XL Recordings |
| "Party with Children" | LP4 | 2010 | XL Recordings |
| "Drugs" | LP4 | 2010 | XL Recordings |
Remixes
| Artist | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Shout Out Louds | "The Comeback" (Big Slippa Remix by Ratatat) | 2005 |
| The Knife | "We Share Our Mothers' Health" (Ratatat Remix) | 2006 |
| Biz Markie | "Vapors" (Remix by Ratatat) | 2006 |
| Television Personalities | "You Kept Me Waiting Too Long" (Ratatat Remix) | 2007 |
| Björk | "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix) | 2008 |
References
- ^ Leckart, Steven. "Have laptop will travel". MSNBC. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ "Ratatat". Freewilliamsburg.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Rob. "Ratatat 9 Beats Hits Hard". Bittersweet Blog. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
- ^ Gintowt, Richard (August 27, 2008). "Ratatat". Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ Samuel (July 3, 2008). "Ratatat: frequency bad-asses on LP3". Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ Beggars Group USA - Releases
- ^ "Ratatat's Mike Stroud Talks New Album :: Music :: News :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "LP4, Ratatat, Music CD - Barnes & Noble". Music.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
External links
 | This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. (June 2011) |
- Official website
- Template:Myspace
- Ratatat's channel on YouTube
- Official XL Recordings site
- 2008 Ratatat Interview at Bandega.com
- Radio Interview. November 2006 - 3SYN 90.7FM Melbourne, Australia
- Fader Magazine interview
- Rehearsal Space: Ratatat
- Ratatat at Allmusic
- Audio interview with Ratatat on public radio program The Sound of Young America
- Wikipedia external links cleanup from June 2011
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