Name: RATATAT - Ratatat LP
Price: 43 SGD
Availability: OutOfStock

home

Home

request

Request

shipping-returns

Shipping & Returns

how-to-order

How To Order

shipping-rate

Shipping Rate

events

Events

podcast

Podcast

contact-us

Contact Us

all-products

Shop

12-lp-1

12" LP

new-arrival

New Arrival

hardcorepunk

Hardcore/Punk

crustd-beat

Crust/D-Beat

punkrockgarageoi

Punkrock/Garage/Oi!

post-hcscreamo

Post-HC/Screamo

indie-rockemo

Indie-Rock/Emo

doomsludgepsychedelic

Doom/Sludge/Psychedelic

post-punkdarkwave

Post-Punk/Darkwave

shoegazedreampop

Shoegaze/Dreampop

post-rockpost-metal

Post-Rock/Post-Metal

grindcorepowerviolence

Grindcore/Powerviolence

metal

Metal

localregional

Local/Regional

others

Others

soundtrack

Soundtrack

hip-hoprbfunksoul

Hip Hop/R&B/Funk/Soul

skareggaerocksteady

Ska/Reggae/Rocksteady

new-arrival-2

hardcorepunk-1

crustd-beat-1

post-hcscreamoemo

Post-HC/Screamo/Emo

punkrockgarageoi-1

post-rockpost-metal-1

others-1

localregional-1

zinesbooks

Zines/Books

store-merch

Store Merch

toys

Toys

super7

Super7

funko

Funko

t-shirts

T-Shirts

4490-records

4490 Records

presale-ticket

Presale Ticket

Footer

Header

FREE LOCAL SHIPPING for orders $100 & above!!!

Label: XL Recordings

Further blurring the boundaries between electronic music and rock, Ratatat's self-titled debut album mixes Evan Mast's fractured but propulsive beats and woozy analog synths with Mike Stroud's loud, yet somehow subtle, guitars. Come to think of it, "loud yet subtle" neatly sums up the instrumental duo's approach — while their sound can pack a formidable punch, it's also atmospheric. Often, the duo is both aggressive and atmospheric within one song, as on the album's opening track, "Seventeen Years": It begins as a dancefloor stormer, with in-the-red guitars and keyboards and a beat that sounds like it's gasping for air, until an analog synth-driven breakdown turns it into something more moody and bedroom-bound. More laid-back than dance-punk but livelier than post-rock, Ratatat's shuffling rhythms and pensive keyboards clearly owe a debt to Mast's work as E*vax, but other influences pop up too. Comparisons have been made to Daft Punk, and for the most part, they're justified; with its busy guitars, much of Ratatat plays like an indie spin on "Aerodynamic" from Daft Punk's Discovery, albeit with a slightly less arch feel. The bittersweet naïveté that floats through the album also recalls a more roughed-up version of Plone's nursery rhyme electronica, particularly on "Cherry," the sleepy epic that closes Ratatat and pays tribute to the band's former name. A slight hip-hop vibe also pops up from time to time, most clearly on "Crips"' insistent bass and rattling beat, but also in the spoken word interludes that dot the album.

<iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/7nqSnoxmIdcfxAJBxl9AIh?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="380" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"></iframe>

RATATAT - Ratatat LP