Talk:Ratatat

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Categorization[edit]

Would this band go under Indietronica? Their music bears a strong resemblence towards it.--The i kiroid (talk/parler/hablar/paroli/说/話) 20:57, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would say it fits the definition, though I would hesitate because defining anything as "indie" is problematic these days. For what it's worth, it's in my "indie" playlist along with Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire (which, note, are not so much "indie" as "indie sounding"). — Saxifrage ✎ 19:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What about Industrial? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 144.35.254.252 (talk) 17:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

IMO I consider them post-rock. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.83.250.204 (talk) 17:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, elecrtonica post-rock, possibly ambient even. I have no idea why someone would consider them hip-hop, and am removing that, unless someone can actually explain why. 209.125.157.197 (talk) 05:33, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

erm... you obviously havn't listened to the remix albums, if these aren't hip-hop I don't know what is. Apart from the fact that virtually all the beats in their first two (non-remix) albums have a basis in hip-hop anyway. Hip-hop certainly should be included in this band's list of genres. --LeakeyJee (talk) 05:37, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other works?[edit]

I seem to be seeing other works, such as an ebay album call 9 Beats. Does anyone have any more information on this? It seems to be an EP of some kind. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.82.31.245 (talk) 15:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be interested in hearing a list of their other remixes (outside the mixtapes and those listed already on the wiki) that people have found

Why are there 2 remixes ("Mirando" (Animal Collective Remix),"Mirando" (YACHT Remix)) listed under the Remixes section? These are remixes of Ratatat songs by other artists, not Ratatat. I would recommend these be deleted or moved to the respective artist's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.154.72.251 (talk) 19:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

-One more thing. LP4 had a release date of Feb. 15 just a week or so ago. WTF??? no source, getting my hopes up for nothing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.234.184.230 (talk) 04:40, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This seems like the place to put this, I was wondering if the "boxxy remix" of Loud Pipes would constitute mention here. I don't know if it even constitutes being called a remix but it's relative fame on internet communities makes me wounder if it's worth mentioning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.61.236.16 (talk) 18:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name?[edit]

How would you pronounce the name? I don't want to look like a jackass

I have heard it said rat-uh-tat but I could be wrong.

This is how I've always heard/said it. DBishop¹⁹⁸⁴ 13:59, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely, you could always watch/listen to the Ultimate Showdown, the word ratatat is said pretty close to the beggining when abe lincoln shoots batman. ratatat is an onomatopoetic term for a gun firing.

At a recent live show in Toronto, they were introduced by the opening band as "rat-tat-tat" with each syllable receiving emphasis. N.g.davies (talk) 00:28, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arrest?[edit]

The article referrs to an arrest in an NYC McDonalds. There is no refernce for the source of this info, nor can i find anything on the net about it except for references to this article! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.108.122 (talk) 19:22, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just a friend?[edit]

can anyone point me towards a link to this supposed remix of biz markie's just a friend? thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.213.187.12 (talk) 04:10, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is definitely no official Ratatat remix of this track, it is not on any mix tape or single releases. If such a track does exist it is probably someone's homemade mashup consisting of an existing Ratatat song or a beat from 9 beats. It should probably be removed from the article all together. 129.21.40.252 (talk) 03:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistency[edit]

"...Their 2004 debut, Ratatat, was wri..." "...releasing their debut single Seventeen Years..." "...releasing their debut album and the single Germany to Germany...

If "Ratat" was their debut album and/or single, how could "Seventeen Years" and/or "Germany to Germany" be their debut single/album??

^GB _enemy^{(it.wiki • bot)} 08:58, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]