Rio en Medio
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.jpg?lang=en) 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]
Career
[edit]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]
She has since moved on from her Rio en Medio project, and currently is operating out of Portland creating music under The Blue Knots.[8]
Musical style
[edit]Overall, Stech-Homsy's music falls into the freak folk genre.[9] 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".[10]
In an Identity Theory interview, Danielle said she considers her music something which is entwined with her own personal process, reflected in her laissez-faire approach to how her music reaches public audiences. Overall, her work is experimental, interdisciplinary, and collaborative. In the same interview, she also expresses the preference that "I like recording blind, for instance- meaning I will record a track against several muted tracks, then unmute and see what it sounds like."[11]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- The Bride of Dynamite (2007)
- Frontier (2008)
- Peace Sequence (2012)
- Rio en Medio Radio (2015)
Singles
[edit]- 2008: "Fall Up"/"Heartless"
- 2008: "Let's Groove"/"Staying Alive"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Murphy, Matthew (13 March 2007). "Rio en Medio: The Bride of Dynamite". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Gnomonsong Artists: Rio en Medio". Gnomonsong. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rio en Medio - San Francisco, CA - on Thu Feb 26, 2009 at Hemlock Tavern". www.sanjose.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Rio en Medio". WW Recordings. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Rio En Medio - Peace Sequence". Piccadilly Records. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Song Details". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Music". Danielle Stech-Homsy. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Parker, Nolan (21 April 2025). "Album Review: The Blue Knots Share Their Sun-Dappled Debut Becoming Noise". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "The Other Music Update". othermusic.com. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Klein, Joshua (5 March 2009). "Rio en Medio: Frontier". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Williams, Anna-Lynne (6 February 2008). "Interview with Rio en Medio". Identity Theory. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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