The first time I heard this track was during a Nicolas Jaar set in Williamsburg a couple of weeks ago. It kind of stopped me in my tracks at the time, forcing me to take a breath and examine my surroundings. Unfortunately at the time, I could not find the name of this track, all I knew was that it was a supreme embodiment of perfection. The original track, a Earth, Wind & Fire classic, remained unharmed in the creation of this unique cover. The vocals that create both the music and lyrics without other instrumentation give us [...]
Rio en Medio (Spanish for river in between), is a pseudonym of folk / folktroica singer / baritone ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy (b. NM, USA - aka Danielle Stech Homsy ). She débuted with the album “ [...]
Bad Braids is a very intimate project, clearly intended to showcase the beautiful talents of Megan Biscieglia. Her talents as a guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist are on full display throughout Arrow and Orb, a fascinating and ingenious release that mixes gypsy-folk, psychedelia, and country-rock with awe-inspiring results. Biscieglia’s voice has a sort of twang often [...]
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I've been incredibly busy the past couple of weeks (primarily moving, among other things) and I'm just now finally getting settled in. I don't think I've had this kind of incessant time away from blogging since I started this thing, but hopefully things will get back to normal around here. What better way to kick things off than with The Daily Graboid, as this will be another chunk of the last month or so of releases that I've missed. Starting next week I will probably get back to a weekly posting of this, so I'm sure [...]
[ download ] Rio en Medio , named after a town in her home state of New Mexico, is the work of Danielle Stech-Homsy. In 2006, Stech Homsy's debut LP, The Bride of Dynamite , was released on Devendra Banhart's Gnomonsong label. The legend goes that she had recorded the record in secret after a returning from a trip to Russia where she had been translating poetry, only sharing the music with her best friend, Sierra, who swore to uphold the secrecy of the recordings. Then, [...]
In response to the suddenly revived blog interest in The Gossip's years-old cover of Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" , here's a couple other not-so-new, but still impressive, indie-dressed remakes of old R&B hits that are equally deserving of some re-pimping: Rio En Medio "Let's Groove (Earth Wind & Fire Cover)" Coming off of a mid-to-late-'70's peak commercial period that produced such R&B classics/ deathless wedding reception staples as "Shining Star", "Got To Get You Into My Life", "Boogie Wonderland" and "September", Earth Wind & Fire were no doubt [...]
I first heard the name Danielle Stech-Homsy through a small project she did with Tim Fite three years ago called The Water Island . That same year she released her debut album, The Bride of Dynamite , thanks to a little help from Devendra Banhart. Her bedroom recordings soon made waves far and wide. Rio en Medio returned last fall with Frontier , but this summer (July 14th) her sophomore album is getting a larger release and their isn't a more deserving album. Danielle is masterful in the way she combines [...]
Rio en Medio's Frontier , originally released on a small scale in Oct 2008, is finally getting a nation-wide release thanks to the fine folks at the Manimal Vinyl label. You may remember Danielle Stech-Homsy's delicate, haunting voice from their 2006 release The Bride of Dynamite . But for those of you new to Rio en Medio, you are in for a beautiful surprise. All 11 tracks on Frontier skillfully meld electronic and organic sound, balancing delicate vocal harmonies on oscillating synth riffs and driving dance beats offset with gamelan-like percussion. Download the [...]
Before I mention "plucky guitar work" and "breathy female vocals," hear this: if you're the type of person to normally turn your head at these sorts of things in music, I don't want you to do that just yet. Rio en Medio's "Fall Up" is divine, but that muted tribal / folksy aesthetic is interspersed with an odd repeated sample which is at once foreign, exotic and zenlike. It's enough to provide counterweight to what would otherwise be more "traditional" songwriting, and the result is sort of a conversation between the present and the unknown. [...]
It's nice out, there's lot to read on the site, and festival season is now in full swing. In other words, there's too much going for me to waste your time with an introduction for this week's Friday Mixtape. So, let me just get on with it and present you with this week's mix of the best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. NEW Singles: "Stardust" by Alexipharmic "Smoke Bros" by [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Decks : "What You Said" [mp3] from Breath and Bone (out May 26th) other Decks posts at Largehearted Boy Donnie Hue and the Colors : "Steps" [mp3] other Donnie Hue posts at Largehearted Boy James Apollo : "Morphine and Wine" [mp3] from Angels We Have [...]
[mp3] Rio En Medio: "Fall Up" Frontier was that record we got, and liked a long time ago, but somehow got swept under the couch and pushed off the playlist by the constant influx of new music. We didn't really catch any Rio En Medio tour dates, didn't see their name around, or really hear much of anything from her camp after Frontier's initial release. Another sad casualty of an over-saturated market. BUT, Frontier lives again. Revived by Manimal Vinyl and [...]
Rio en Medio, which gained some attention in 2006 when the group's first LP landed in the hands of Devendra Banhart, is giving its follow up Frontier a wide release on July 14th. Check out the video for "Umbrella," which follows around a rather fat butterfly.
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Rio en Medio "The Umbrella" from the album Frontier. Released last year on Manimal Vinyl Records. Directed By Eli Stonberg. Share This:
I don't get how all the good stuff gets clumped together and then we get stuck with weeks like this, where there are a few mentionables (Gomez, Great Lake Swimmers, Peter Bjorn and John) and everything else is either mediocre or we've already talked about it ( Malajube , Impending Doom ). And a few WTFs for good measure (Nightwish, Queensryche). All that's left is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, which already released digitally a few weeks ago and is really good. Get on that. :: Adam Franklin , Spent Bullets [...]
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