嘉宾 Guests: 工工工 GONGGONGGONG / 耳蜗 EARSNAIL
Formerly known as Cherry, New York’s rock-meets-electronica duo Ratatat feature multi-instrumentalist/programmer Evan Mast and guitarist Mike Stroud. Mast was also the brains behind the pretty laptop pop of E*vax, and with his brother E*Rock he ran the indie electronic label Audio Dregs. Stroud also played, in the studio and on tour, with artists including Ben Kweller and Dashboard Confessional. Between these duties (and Mast’s job as a graphic designer), the duo found time to work on their collaboration. In his bedroom studio, Mast worked on beats and song ideas that he gave to Stroud to develop while the guitarist was on the road. Though Mast and Stroud began working together in 2001, things really began to come together for the pair in 2003: in May, while they were still called Cherry, they played their first gig; by September they changed their name to Ratatat; and that November they issued their first single, which had a limited run of 1,100 copies, on Audio Dregs. Dates with Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and Battles followed, and Ratatat signed to XL Records. The duo’s self-titled debut album arrived in spring 2004, coinciding with another round of dates with bands including !!!, Electrelane, and Tortoise. Classics appeared in 2006, followed by a self-released remix album. Ratatat then took a different approach to their third full-length effort, emphasizing live percussion and keyboards while toning down their familiar mix of programmed beats and guitars. Recorded in several short weeks, LP3 was released in July 2008, followed by the more experimental LP4, released just shy of two years later in 2010.
Released its fifth full-length album, Magnifique, on XL Recordings in July 2015 – a solid five years after Mike Stroud and Evan Mast’s last release, LP4 from 2010. Following up on the experimental sounds of LP3 and LP4, Ratatat return to their core guitar-driven sound on Magnifique. “I feel like it’s our strongest record,” Evan says. “We did it in spurts. We made a few trips to different locations where we’d set up a studio and work.” Mike and Evan spent time in Port Antonio, Jamaica, upstate New York (at the same studio whereLP3 and LP4 were recorded), Long Island, New York and at their own studio in Brooklyn. Combining the bedrock beats and primordial riffs from their first two albums with the sonic experimentation and production prowess of LP3 and LP4, Mike and Evan arrived at a new plateau with Magnifique.
This May, Ratatat will hit 6 towns throughout China with their highly identifiable tunes, VICE China will bring you wonderful nights here. Join the dancing crowds and go on a binge.
Gonggonggong is a percussion group; an abstract folk music boogie. It’s the sound of guitars as drums, cleavers on chopping blocks. The band was formed in Beijing in 2013 by Tom Ng of the Offset: Spectacles and Joshua Frank of Hot & Cold.
http://www.gonggonggong.bandcamp.com
MV：
RATATAT – Cream On Chrome
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/JgIebZke5XE
RATATAT – Supreme
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/hTaKypHhaok/
tickets online: https://yoopay.cn/event/ygys20160513
http://m.jtwsm.cn/proj/229623.html
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- Tickets: Rmb 150 (door) / 120 (presale | on a first-come-first-serve-basis)
