Rhyton is an American experimental

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band from Brooklyn, New York.

History

Rhyton was formed as an improvisational outfit by Dave Shuford, Jimy Seitang, and Spencer Herbst; Shuford had been a member of

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and Seitang had played with

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.Rhyton
at Allmusic The group recorded its debut album in a span of only three days, later issuing it as a self-titled effort on the label

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. Drummer Rob Smith, who was also a member of Pigeons, began touring with the band across the US and Europe, and subsequently replaced Herbst when he left. Rhyton began incorporating more Greek and Southern-American song forms with their improvisations, and has since released two further full-lengths on Thrill Jockey as well as two limited-edition LPs on other labels.Review

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Discography

*''Rhyton'' (

, 2011) *''The Emerald Tablet'' (

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, 2012) *''Kykeon'' (Thrill Jockey, 2014) *''Navigating by Starlight'' ( MIE Music, 2015) *''Redshift'' (Thrill Jockey, 2016)

References

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