Riton
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Riton (pronounced "Ree-ton" [riːtɒn]) is electronica DJ / musician Henry Smithson. After graduating from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he began DJing at Newcastle's "Shindig" nightclub. There, he was discovered by Mark Rae and signed to Grand Central Records independent record label. Like Rae, he then worked in Manchester's worked in the Fat City Records label/distribution/retail outlet.
His first release, "Communicated", featured on the Grand Central compilation Central Heating 2, followed by his mostly instrumental debut album, Beats Du Jour, in 2001.
In 2005, Riton and Ben Fat Trucker formed the Gucci Sound System. The pair currently have a monthly residency at the 333 Club in London and have their own nightclub named ‘Druzzi’s Baltimore Rave Club’ at Nightmoves on Shoreditch High St in East London. Guests have included Headman, Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJs, The Rapture, Richard X, Mylo and FC Kahuna.
Riton's second album is a much more vocal affair, and features amongst others, Lee Jones of Howdi and Luca Santucci. It includes a cover version of The Cure's "Killing an Arab".
[edit] Discography
- Beats Du Jour (Jun 2001)
- Homies And Homos (Sep 2004)
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[edit] Disambiguation
- Riton is an ancient Thacian wine vessel with a horn-like form and a relief of some animal, more often stag or billy-goat at the thinner, curved end. Ritons were made from metal. Several such vessels made of gold or silver were found in Bulgaria in arheological find such as the Kazanlak Treasure, the Valchitran Treasure and others.
- Riton is the name of a famous Bulgarian duet from the 1970s-1990s.
- Riton is a brand of Bulgarian chocolates.
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