ratatat is a electronic rock/electronica duo with guitarist mike stroud and synthesizer driver and producer evan mast. the two met as collee students in skidmore, started working together in 2001 under the name "cherry". in 2004 they published their debut album ratatat which includes songs such as "seventeen years", "germany to germany", and "desert eagle". following, in 2006, classics, then lp3, in 2008 was released.