MOGstars out of Ten: The Perfect 10There aren’t many records today that feature the sound of a gently plucked ukulele, let alone base they entire sound around it, but Brooklyn’s Rio en Medio (also known as Danielle Stech-Homsy) are more than a few steps away from the mainstream. With a gay Syrian painter and a Ukrainian flamenco dancer for parents, not to mention Devendra Banhart as a close fr
I couldn't get on MOG yesterday, so didn't post this. Here it is. Hope it works this time.-----------Another winner from Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic's Gnomonsong ...which is fast becoming one of my favorite small labels. Rio En Medio makes delicately lovely folk tunes, embellished with trip-hoppy drums and overlaid with very literate words. Here's a bit from my Dusted review, up today: "...
