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When did Ratatat start making music?

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Ratatat's first song “Seventeen Years” released in 2003.


Ratatat is a Brooklyn-based electronic rock duo consisting of Mike Stroud (guitar, melodica, synthesizers, percussion) and producer Evan Mast (bass, synthesizers, percussion).

They met as students at  Skidmore College. Their debut album, Ratatat was done entirely in their apartment on Stroud’s laptop. They would go on to record four more studio... Read More
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