Ratatat

001年，紐約，布魯克林，Evan Mast和Mike Stroud絞盡腦汁給樂隊起了個名字“Cherry”，櫻桃。在第一次公開演出後，他們毅然更名。Ratatat，砰砰聲，符合自身風格，吉他法滋，電鼓壓縮，敲打成曲。在樂隊中，Evan Mast負責樂隊的編曲和各類相關的偏門樂器演奏，Mike Stroud是個吉他手，企圖用Fuzz征服世界。如果你想知道他們還幹過甚麼，去聽Mast幕後操縱的E*vax，在電腦電子的音樂裏還能聽見Ratatat的放縱。最初，兩人在創作上保持着相對的獨立。Mast會把他在卧室編好的曲和節奏發給還在路上跟其他樂隊巡演的Stroud，由Stroud加入吉他的部分。直到03年，Mast和Stroud真正的開始在一起製造屬於他們的聲音。和很多人一樣，Mast也是個平面設計師。Stroud先生相對專一，似乎和他相關的只有音樂。2004年，Ratatat簽約了英國著名的唱片廠牌XL Recordings，其同門有着Radiohead、The White Stripes、M.I.A.等超級藝人。至今，樂隊發行了4張唱片，《Ratatat》、《Classic》依舊是Indie Electronic界充滿幻想的兩張經典唱片。08年7月，Ratatat的最新唱片《LP3》發行上市，模擬和數字的混亂，滑音吉他到雪橇鈴鐺，峻酷 節奏到俱樂部舞曲，再一次，Ratatat在現代器樂演奏中劃出了他們的新界限。by Heather PharesFormerly known as Cherry, New York''s rock-meets-electronica duo Ratatat feature multi-instrumentalist/programmer Evan Mast and guitarist Mike Stroud. Mast is also the brains behind the pretty laptop pop of E*vax, and with his brother E*Rock he runs the indie electronic label Audio Dregs. Stroud also plays, in the studio and on tour, with artists including Ben Kweller and Dashboard Confessional. Between these duties (and Mast''s job as a graphic designer), the duo found time to work on their collaboration. Mast worked beats and song ideas in his bedroom studio, which he gave to Stroud to develop while the guitarist was on the road. Though Mast and Stroud began working together in 2001, things began to really come together for the pair in 2003: in May, while they were still called Cherry, they played their first gig; by September they changed their name to Ratatat; and that November they issued their first single on Audio Dregs, which had a limited run of 1,100 copies. Dates with Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and Battles followed, and Ratatat signed to XL Records. The duo''s self-titled debut album arrived in spring 2004, coinciding with another round of dates with bands including !!!, Electrelane, and Tortoise. Classics appeared in 2006, followed by a self-released remix album. Ratatat then took a different approach to their third full-length effort, emphasizing live percussion and keyboards while toning down their familiar mix of programmed beats and guitars. Recorded in several short weeks, LP3 was released in July 2008.