Pulco, Man of Lists

Pulco (Ash Cooke) releases his record Man of Lists on the worldwide public on July 30 -- Monday. Below you can listen to some of it and below that you can read wot I gon writ bout it in the Daily Post as long ago as May. Remember May? Those heady days.  http://pulco.bandcamp.com/

NORTH west Wales’ Pulco releases a lot of material. With such a broad array of genres it is a credit to Ash Cooke that he maintains a fairly level standard of quality.
Man Of Lists is, for the most part, spoken words over musical backdrops ranging from slow piano and synth to near-tropical rhythm then to what sounds suspiciously like an eastern European fiddle. There are a lot of collaborators across the record’s 25 tracks. Perhaps this is what contributes to the record’s slightly stretched feel.
As a collection of tracks, it is by no means a mess. But as an album, in the sense of a package, it maybe spreads itself a little thinly. It is encouraging that Pulco’s lo-fi experiments in folk and electronica never lose their charm.
The Downside of Things is a SFA techno workout that alone would be lovely. In these surrounds it jars ever so slightly. Ultimately, Ash Cooke is an artist we should all be very glad exists. The sheer amount of music he puts out turns over every stone of his creative process. It gives you a distinct and unique picture of a distinct and unique musician. He has created an open-ness that is all too vacant from music today.
If you don’t like one thing, there will always be something nearby that you will love.
Pulco: Man Of Lists (out now) folkwit.com/artists/pulco