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American singer and ukulelist This article is about the American musician. For the census-designated place, see Rio en Medio, New Mexico.
Rio en Medio
Rio en Medio performing in 2007Rio en Medio performing in 2007
Background information
Birth nameDanielle Stech-Homsy
BornNew Mexico
OriginBrooklyn, New York City, United States
GenresNew Weird America
Freak folk
Years active2007–2015
LabelsGnomonsong, Manimal Vinyl, Womens Work Recordings
Websitewww.daniellestech-homsy.com
Musical artist

Danielle Stech-Homsy, known by her pseudonym Rio en Medio (Spanish for river in between), is an American singer and baritone ukulelist.

Career

Stech-Homsy was born in New Mexico, and was raised in California and Arizona. Later, she moved to Brooklyn. She began to perform and record original compositions, eventually recording The Bride of Dynamite (originally titled A Bride's Guide to Waiting Music). A friend passed the record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label (Gnomonsong). Since her debut release in early 2007, Stech-Homsy has worked with artists such as Grizzly Bear, CocoRosie, Brightblack Morning Light, Vetiver, Patrick Wolf, Vashti Bunyan, Tim Fite and Banhart.

In 2008, Stech-Homsy recorded a cover of "Pictures of You" by The Cure for Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure.

Rio en Medio's third album, Peace Sequence, was released in 2013 on the label Womens Work Recordings.

Musical style

Overall, Stech-Homsy's music falls into the freak folk genre. Writing for Pitchfork, Matthew Murphy described The Bride of Dynamite as "ethereal" with "delicate" vocals, but concluded it was overall "halting, hesitant baby steps" for Stech-Homsy. Later, Joshua Klein wrote that her second album, Frontier, is "indulgent and confounding" and "part cosmic fun house, part haunted house".

Discography

Albums

  • The Bride of Dynamite (2007)
  • Frontier (2008)
  • Peace Sequence (2012)
  • Rio en Medio Radio (2015)

Singles

  • 2008: "Fall Up"/"Heartless"
  • 2008: "Let's Groove"/"Staying Alive"

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Matthew (13 March 2007). "Rio en Medio: The Bride of Dynamite". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Gnomonsong Artists: Rio en Medio". Gnomonsong. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Rio en Medio - San Francisco, CA - on Thu Feb 26, 2009 at Hemlock Tavern". www.sanjose.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. "Rio en Medio". WW Recordings. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. "Rio En Medio - Peace Sequence". Piccadilly Records. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. "Song Details". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. "Music". Danielle Stech-Homsy. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. "The Other Music Update". othermusic.com. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. Klein, Joshua (5 March 2009). "Rio en Medio: Frontier". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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