Lady Leaf Paradise - Musik

Rio En Medio Spanish For River In Between Is The Pseudonym Of Singer And Baritone Ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy. Born In The High Desert Of New Mexico Danielle Later Made Brooklyn Her Home And There Began To Record And Perform Her Own Compositions. Working Independently And In Secret She First Created "The Bride Of Dynamite" A Collection Of Collage-Like Songs Incorporating Found Sounds And Electronic Programming Lifting Texts From Disparate Sources And Evoking Traditional/folk Song Structure Themes And Melodies. As Chance Would Have It A Friend Passed On The Unique Hand-Made Record To Devendra Banhart Who Soon Requested To Release It On His Label Gnomonsong . Since Her Debut Release In Early 2007 Danielle Has Performed On Stages Across The US And Abroad In Europe And The UK. She Has Worked With Many Well-Regarded Artists To Name A Few – Grizzly Bear CocoRosie Brightblack Morning Light Vetiver Patrick Wolf Vashti Bunyan Tim Fite And Devendra Banhart. In 2007 She Did A Take-Away Show Acoustic Video Session Shot By Vincent Moon. Rio En Medio's Music Is Described As Delicate And Fragmented Songs Featuring A Sparse And Haunting Trio Of Baritone Ukulele Subtly Harmonized Vocals And Electronic Or Sampled Soundscapes Evoking The Spun Poetry Of Ancient Folk Lullabies But Not Without A Hint At The Darker Side Of Today's Cultural Climate.
Danielle Cites Traditional Musical Styles Including Tropicalia Russian Spanish American And English Folk Music And Musicians As Diverse As Bob Dylan And Beth Gibbons As Influences.
On Stage Rio En Medio Has Been Represented By A Range Of Musical And Visual Guests And Collaborators Between Them Are Justin Riddle Drums Christian Lee Guitar Nicholas Toll Keyboards And Percussion Justin Hartery Video Cohdi Harrell Aerialist And Most Recently The Sound And Visual Artist Vlad Kromatika. read less