Rhyton released 'Kykeon,' playing shows (dates & streams)
by Andrew Sacher
Rhyton returned this week with their newest album, Kykeon, on Thrill Jockey. Made up of three great players in the Brooklyn experimental scene — David Shuford (aka D. Charles Speer and of No Neck Blues Band), Rob Smith (of Pigeons) and Jimy SeiTang (ex-Psychic Ills) — Rhyton are well equipped to take on ideas as ambitious as the ones on Kykeon. Of its six songs, four pass the seven-minute mark and only one is under four, and they’re all instrumental passages through Middle Eastern melodies and psychedelic rock. In terms of other modern stuff, Grails comes to mind as a comparison, and fans of that band would likely dig this. But really any fans of tripped-out extended jams should check this out. You can listen to the whole thing on Spotify and stream one track below.
At the moment, Rhyton have four shows scheduled including one in Hudson, NY tonight (11/21) and two upcoming dates in their hometown of NYC. The first is this Sunday (11/23) at Trans-Pecos with Fadensonnen (with special guests Chris Pitsiokos, Jim Sauter, Kevin Shea and Brian Sullivan) and Key of Shame (also No Neck-related). Tickets for that show are on sale now.
Their next local show happens December 10 at Union Pool with two other local psych bands, Weird Owl and Prince Rupert’s Drops (tix at door).
All dates are listed, with that song stream, below…
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Rhyton – “Topkapi”
Rhyton — 2014 Tour Dates
Fri Nov 21 Hudson, NY – The Half Moon w/ Garcia Peoples, Mike Wexler and Pigeons
Sun Nov 23 Ridgewood, NY – Trans Pecos w/ Key of Shame, Fadensonnen
Sat Dec 6 Baltimore, MD – Holy Frijoles w/ Dave Huemann, Blue Heaven
Wed Dec 10 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool w/ Weird Owl and Prince Rupert’s Drops
