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Wether you know it or not, you've probably heard Ratatat. Perhaps you've tapped the steering wheel to the synth line on "El Pico" as it lilted from your radio between segments on This American Life. Or possibly, the crunchy beats and handclaps from "Seventeen Years" got stuck in your head after watching a Hummer commercial. But despite the numerous songs they've licensed for use in commercials, TV shows, radio programs and movies, the Brooklyn, NY-based instrumental electronic duo consisting of Mike Stroud and Evan Mast creates more than just innocuous background music.
From the Dim Dim-esque, saltwater taffy-sweet "Brulee" to the insanely catchy, arcade-game twinkle of "Shempi," the album doesn't feel rushed in the least. With intricate layering and punchy, radio-friendly hooks, LP3 manages to seem equally at home played during a Scrabble match or at a sweaty dance party. Part of that versatility has to do with the fact that the music doesn't have lyrics. And while lyric-less, electronic music doesn't often lend itself to riveting a live performance, Mast and Stroud have a few visual tricks up their sleeves to keep audiences entertained on their upcoming tour."We have a video that's all super violent clips taken from that movie Predator. We have one that's a bunch of ABBA videos also," notes Stroud. "[Mast] just takes stuff from weird movies. I don't know where the hell he found them."See the full content of this document
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Wether you know it or not, you've probably heard Ratatat. Perhaps you've tapped the steering wheel to the synth line on "El Pico" as it lilted from your radio between segments on This American Life. Or possibly, the crunchy beats and handclaps from "Seven...
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