''Ratatat'' is the debut album from the

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-based electronic duo of the same name. It was recorded between July 2001 and May 2003 in bassist Evan Mast's Crown Heights,

apartment and mixed in June 2003 before its release on April 20, 2004. The album is essentially

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, although it has occasional voice excerpts (referred to in the liner notes as "spoken interludes") by local MC and rapper Young Churf. The track "Spanish Armada" contains a

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played by Michal Emanovsky. Other tracks of note are "Germany to Germany", later released as a single; and "Cherry", a homage to Ratatat's original name. The most well known song on the album is "Seventeen Years". It was featured in a

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titled "Accessorize" for the

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in 2004, in the

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television show ''

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'' as the original background music for The Crossbar Challenge segment, and in Level One Productions's ski movie ''

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'' as well as Keith Hufnagel's part in the DVS skateboard video ''Skate More''. The song "Bustelo" was used in several

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commercials in mid-2006.

Track listing

#"Seventeen Years" – 4:26 #"El Pico" – 4:41 #"Crips" – 3:47 #"Desert Eagle" – 4:25 #"Everest" – 4:10 #"Bustelo" – 2:27 #"Breaking Away" – 4:19 #"Lapland" – 4:56 #"Germany to Germany" – 3:38 #"Spanish Armada" – 2:58 #"Cherry" – 5:58

References

External links

Official Ratatat WebsiteOfficial Cherry video
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratatat (Album) 2004 debut albums Ratatat albums XL Recordings albums