Rio en Medio | |
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![]() Rio en Medio performing in 2007 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Danielle Stech-Homsy |
Born | New Mexico |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
Genres |
New Weird America Freak folk |
Years active | 2007–2015 |
Labels | Gnomonsong, Manimal Vinyl, Womens Work Recordings |
Website |
www |
Danielle Stech-Homsy, known by her pseudonym Rio en Medio (Spanish for river in between), is an American singer and baritone ukulelist. [1]
Stech-Homsy was born in New Mexico, and was raised in California and Arizona. [2] Later, she moved to Brooklyn. [3] She began to perform and record original compositions, eventually recording The Bride of Dynamite (originally titled A Bride's Guide to Waiting Music). [4] A friend passed the record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label ( Gnomonsong). [2] [3] 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. [3] [5]
In 2008, Stech-Homsy recorded a cover of " Pictures of You" by The Cure for Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure. [6]
Rio en Medio's third album, Peace Sequence, was released in 2013 on the label Womens Work Recordings. [7]
Overall, Stech-Homsy's music falls into the freak folk genre. [8] 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. [1] Later, Joshua Klein wrote that her second album, Frontier, is "indulgent and confounding" and "part cosmic fun house, part haunted house". [9]
Rio en Medio | |
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![]() Rio en Medio performing in 2007 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Danielle Stech-Homsy |
Born | New Mexico |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
Genres |
New Weird America Freak folk |
Years active | 2007–2015 |
Labels | Gnomonsong, Manimal Vinyl, Womens Work Recordings |
Website |
www |
Danielle Stech-Homsy, known by her pseudonym Rio en Medio (Spanish for river in between), is an American singer and baritone ukulelist. [1]
Stech-Homsy was born in New Mexico, and was raised in California and Arizona. [2] Later, she moved to Brooklyn. [3] She began to perform and record original compositions, eventually recording The Bride of Dynamite (originally titled A Bride's Guide to Waiting Music). [4] A friend passed the record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label ( Gnomonsong). [2] [3] 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. [3] [5]
In 2008, Stech-Homsy recorded a cover of " Pictures of You" by The Cure for Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure. [6]
Rio en Medio's third album, Peace Sequence, was released in 2013 on the label Womens Work Recordings. [7]
Overall, Stech-Homsy's music falls into the freak folk genre. [8] 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. [1] Later, Joshua Klein wrote that her second album, Frontier, is "indulgent and confounding" and "part cosmic fun house, part haunted house". [9]