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Title: Ratatat
Post by: scrubadub on 06 Dec 2007, 07:53

Does anyone else listen to this great instrumental band?

If not I recommend you listen to a couple of their tracks! Try Seventeen Years and Germany to Germany for starters :)

Generally I find that most people haven't even heard of them, which is a shame because personally I think they are amazing :(

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: De_El on 06 Dec 2007, 08:01

Jeph recommended them on one of the old "Recommended Listening" pages, therefore everyone here's heard of them. Or at least a bunch of them.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: casull on 06 Dec 2007, 08:14

Pretty much, yeah. My favorite off of the 1st album is El Pico, though.

Also, I think they put out an album of people rapping over their tracks recently, no? Some of the tracks, especially on Classics, seem like they are just begging for it.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: yossarian07 on 06 Dec 2007, 08:32

Saw them in St Louis last april. They do some cool shit with projecors and they manage to reproduce the songs live almost perfectly.
I ran into their bass player after the show, too. He's a nice guy.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: yossarian07 on 06 Dec 2007, 08:50

Quote from: Anyways on 06 Dec 2007, 08:38

Ratatat is pretty ace, though I haven't found any of their albums in stores - only heard the MySpace bits with terrible quality. Of what I've heard, Seventeen Years and Loud Pipes are my favourite tracks.

Those are great tracks, Loud Pipes is one of my favorites and they brought the place down when they played 17 years.
Try listening to Cherry, Lex, and Breaking Away, those are great songs too.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: turtlspinr on 06 Dec 2007, 23:27

love em. can't wait for new stuff.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 06 Dec 2007, 23:40

Quote from: De_El on 06 Dec 2007, 08:01

Jeph recommended them on one of the old "Recommended Listening" pages, therefore everyone here's heard of them. Or at least a bunch of them.

I really don't see how this follows. They're still a good band though. I'd say they're fairly well known.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: scrubadub on 07 Dec 2007, 00:49

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Also, I think they put out an album of people rapping over their tracks recently, no? Some of the tracks, especially on Classics, seem like they are just begging for it.

Its called Ratatat Remixes the album has loads of rapping over the top by G Unit, Jay Z, Ghostface Killa, Method Man, Dizzee Rascal etc. not really my cup of tea, the only rap I can seem to tolerate is Roots Manuva the singer just has an amazing voice.

Title: Re: Ratatat
Post by: E. Spaceman on 07 Dec 2007, 01:36

there have been two Remixes compilations, which are things where they mash themselves up against mostly 90s gangsta rap. They are awesome.
I just came home from seeing them live again, one of the mos energetic live acts i've ever seen.