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ARTIST
VILLAGE OF SPACES
TITLE
That's Understanding
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
CATALOG #
FTR 751LP
FTR 751LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
1/5/2024
"Having listened to this disk 20 or so times over the past week, I have been struck time and again by the gently naif quality of
Dan Beckman-Moon
's songwriting. I keep thinking of
Neil Young
's earliest solo tunes, particularly 'Sugar Mountain,' as a sort of spiritual touchstone, although truthfully the music doesn't really sound anything like that. Still, the emotional core of the material has a similar sweetness and simplicity, while managing to steer clear of mawkishness with a nimble delicacy that parallel's Neil's early work. I have come to think of
Valley of Spaces
as a collaborative effort between Dan and his partner,
Amy Moon
, but this album often feels much more like Dan's solo effort. Amy definitely shows up in spots, but I miss the weird edge she brings to everything she does. I mean, there's a reason she was one of the first people
Chris Corsano
picked when he was putting together the original
Ecstatic Yod
crew back in the '90s -- her off-kilter perspective adds depth and subtle strangeness to her entire oeuvre. The same is often true of Dan as well (he was in
Impractical Cockpit
, after all), but
That's Understanding
has a purist hippie quality that owes karmic debts to the waves and hills of Santa Cruz, where Villages was based for the Plague Years (the years during which this music was written and recorded.) Most of Villages's avant proclivities are put on-hold this time. And whether or not that was the plan, this decision provides a folky balm for the last few lost years. Amy,
Caleb Mulkerin
(
Big Blood
),
Don Godwin
(Impractical Cockpit), and others -- especially violinist
Kaethe Hostetter
-- add to the gentle vibes that abound on this album. It's a set of music that bears up to many repeated spins. A very charming slice, for sure." --
Byron Coley
, 2023
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