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RATATAT - Classics
| JunkMedia | | Rock critics are scared of instrumental albums -- scared because they can’t defer to the lyrics; scared because they can’t point out the similarities to the vocalists of the bands they actually like; scared because deep down they don’t know shit about inverted fifths and the dreaded mixolydian mode....full text |
| | Harmonium | | In the spring of 2004 Evan Mast and Mike Stroud collaborated on what would be the first, self-titled release by the duo under the moniker Ratatat. Seemingly out of nowhere, the duo’s first release garnered critical attention with its mix of drowsy electronic beats and Mike Stroud’s often ferocious guitar. Ratatat’s second release, confidently (and perhaps facetiously) titled Classics, is essentially more of the same....full text |
| | StylusMagazine | | On paper, Ratatat is a terrible idea. The concept of putting harmonized, neo-Baroque guitar leads at the forefront of an instrumental band is generally shunned these days except in campy tribute, and Ratatat does it on almost every track. There’s also a lot of tinkling around on cheap-sounding keyboards, which is fine except when you consider that Yngwie J....full text |
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