Main Stage - Live at Melt! Festival 2010, Germany

Riton

Modular, Get Physical, UK

Riton, aka Henry Smithson, has been at this game of music since the age of 12 when he could often be found whittling away the wee hours over a hot turntable in his Newcastle bedroom. After a brief flirtation with academia at university, the newly graduated Riton began cutting tracks in front of a live crowd at local club Shindig and was soon bitten by the performer's bug. It was here that he was discovered by Mark Rae and subsequently signed to Grand Central. After upping sticks to Manchester and taking in the diverse and infectious dance scene in the locale, he released his debut album 'Beats Du Jour' in the latter part of 2001. This was followed by albums like the funk-driven 'Homies and Homos' in 2004 and the ode to krautrock 'Eine Kleine Nachte Music' ('A Little Night Music' for the monolingual amongst you) in 2008. Both of these have demonstrated how Riton is still following the path less travelled and making considerate yet organically produced party music. Artists that have received his remix treatment include Hercules and Love Affair, Kid Sister, Datarock and even Robbie Williams, but we won't hold that last one against him - especially not in the light of set like this one at Melt! 2010.