Ratatat

Evan Mast and Mike Stroud first met as students at Skidmore College, but they did not work together until 2001, when they recorded several songs under the name "Cherry". Their 2004 debut, Ratatat,was written and recorded in Stroud's Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment on his laptop.[1] The album is entirely instrumental with the exception of vocal excerpts at the beginning and end of selectedtracks.
The group debuted by releasing the single "Seventeen Years" on Mast's and his brother Dick's record label Audio Dregs in the US and Rex Records in the UK. They then signed for XL Recordings,releasing their debut album and the single "Germany to Germany". Ratatat occasionally remixed tracks by other artists for collected release on Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 (which garnered the attention ofRolling Stone), as well as the later second volume, both of which were self-released in co-operation with Audio Dregs.
Both musicians have had experience with other projects, such as Mast's E*vax and KingPang and Stroud's stage work with Dashboard Confessional.[2] Stroud has also recorded with Ben Kweller on On My Way. Ratatat has toured with bands such as Björk, Daft Punk, Mouse on Mars, Interpol,Franz Ferdinand, CSS, The Faint, Super Furry Animals, Clinic, Panther, and The Killers. In 2010, they supported Vampire Weekend on their UK Tour.
On October 6, 2006, Ratatat became the first band toperform a public show inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
On October 10, 2006, a new demo album from Ratatat titled '9 Beats' was leaked online. This set of tracks does not appear on anyofficial discography listings. '9 Beats' was not an official album, the tracks consist of short instrumental electronic musical pieces and demos for their next mixtape.[3] This release was followed byanother remix album, Ratatat Remixes Vol 2.
It has been rumored that they will be signed by Star Trak as the understudies of the Neptunes.[4][5]
Mast has most recently collaborated with former...