In this vein, Rhyton, a trio consisting of string multi-instrumentalist David Shuford, electric bassist Jimmy SeiTang, and drummer Rob Smith, have carved out a niche in contemporary sound that would best be called Rhyton-music.ĭrawing from psychedelic rock, Greek and middle eastern string music, exploratory electric jazz, and American roots music, their instrumental, freely-improvised melanges groove mightily but are not tethered to any one mood or concept. All of this plays out in a very entrancing fashion, and sees the band flirting within the space between blissful heady daydreaming and the desire to, gulp, dance - something they continue to develop and carry over to 2021’s Pharaonic Crosstalk.Īt a certain point in the continuing process of making art, one becomes more greatly oneself and creates work that is truly distinctive. They easily and effortlessly feed off each other’s exploratory wanderings in ways that recall Can or even the Grateful Dead. Years of experimentation has led to a familiarity that allows each musician to open spaces in their playing and fall into comfortable grooves. Some of their past dissonance has been exchanged for warmth. This collection of songs, while clearly recognizable as Rhyton’s ever evolving brand of psychedelic meanderings mixed with European, Middle Eastern, and other worldly folk leanings, is a version of Rhyton we hadn’t quite heard before. It was simply three guys getting together in the studio and doing what they loved to do - jam.
These Krater’s Call sessions were tracked in November of 2017 as mere improvisations. The album is being presented in a 300 copy vinyl pressing.īy the time Rhyton unveiled Krater’s Call on Bandcamp in June of 2020, against the backdrop of a worldwide pandemic and the George Floyd demonstrations, four years had gone by since their last album, Redshift, had been released. Centripetal Force (North America), in conjunction with Cardinal Fuzz (UK/Europe), is excited to announce the upcoming vinyl release of Rhyton’s 'Krater's Call'.
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