Pulco -
Farmyard & Library
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D.I.Y. fuzz
folk pop artist releases his new album.
Every artist will
say that their new album is the best thing they have ever done, it’s the most
basic marketing tool. Of course it is,
otherwise they wouldn’t release it, would they?
To release something that they don’t consider to be their finest work
would be a backwards step surely? In the
case of Farmyard & Library, Pulco has most definitely released his greatest
work to date.
Over eighteen
tracks, Ashley Cooke cuts and pastes sounds and non-sounds over his over spoken
word to create and album that is nothing short of fascinating and
enthralling. No sound is left unturned
it would seem as though Cooke is unafraid to blend several genres in one
collection seamlessly. With album opener
Foolish Ways, a slow swaggering percussion tells the tale of a farmer releasing
a tiger back to the wild and so the tone of another Pulco album is set.
Post punk
Running Up A Descending Escalator sees energetic vocals combine with a runaway locomotive
guitar sound which feels as though it will derail at any second and further
endorses that Farmyard And Library is as eclectic as eclectic gets. Third track, Bookworm is divine folk-pop.
Such is the
diversity of the album that one could be forgiven for thinking that it’s
actually a compilation made up of different artists. One of today’s best writers of perfect pop
music, Johnno Casson (aka Snippet) appears on Which One’s Woody? – a true
scrapbook of sounds as he ruminates over nothing in particular, whilst the
occasional karate style scream appears in the background.
Additional
appearances by Rob Halcrow (Picturebox) and anti-folk musician Nat Lyon enhance
the co-operative feel of the album making it a true spectrum of noise. Titles like Spinning Tops And Whirligigs and
I Just Saw John Barrowman (one of many album highlights) add further intrigue. The cinematic Lom, possibly dedicated to
actor Herbert offers a brief respite and possibly an insight into larger soundscapes
that Cooke is well capable of producing.
What is clear
from Farmyard And Library is that Pulco is an artist not only revered by many
within the industry but also highly respected.
The sheer imagination and uniqueness to the album points towards a claim
of genius as it is nothing short of outstanding. The former Derrero not only releases another
great album, but possibly his most innovative and widely entertaining one to
date.
An artist in
his ascendancy, this album is one to be listened to again and again.
Website
Johnno Casson
Picturebox
Nat Lyon
Published on Louder Than War 01/09/16 - here
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