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• 1980-10-31
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• Andy

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• MS degree in Organic Chemistry
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• Cowboy bebop, Haibane Renmei, Samurai Champloo, Gundam Seed, Inuyasha
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myOtaku.com: satan665

Thursday, June 10, 2004

Ratatat
Yeah, posting has become sparse as I'm starting to figure out what I waste of time it is. I'm going to be gone the next two weeks to Japan too, so its not going to pick up anythime soon either. What I did want to mention is two CD's that I picked up recently. The CD that I had been looking for a while now was Steriogram and the impulse buy was Ratatat.

Steriogram had a really cool song and video on MTV's cheesy advance warning show. The song, "Walkie-talkie man" had a cool video that was Yarn-based, and the song was strong. It was almost rock and roll beastie boys-ish but descriptions are tough. Problem is that the album is pretty forgettable when I finally found it.

The upside is Ratatat. Its pretty much indie/instrumental music, and there are no vocals at all. I really don't bother much with instrumental bands but this one is very good. I believe they used to be called Cherry and its just two guys. The music is just fantastic is all, and holds up really well without having any words. Its almost like the music invokes enough emotion to make up for the lack of lyrics.

If I had to draw a comparison, its going to be an obscure one but they kind of remind me of the Nintendo-music cover bands (the Minibosses/the Advantage). Anyways if you can find music samples of theirs check them out. They's damn good.
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