Coby Sey

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Coby Sey
Born
Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
OriginLewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Artist
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • radio host
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • electronics
  • bass guitar
  • keyboards
  • drums
  • percussions
Years active2012–present
Labels
Website cobysey.com

Coby Sey is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, born and based in Lewisham, South East London. [1] [2] He has worked with musicians Tirzah, [3] [4] Mica Levi, [4] DELS, [5] Kwes, [6] Laurel Halo, [7] Klein, [8] Lafawndah [9] [10] and London Contemporary Orchestra, [11] artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot [12] and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens, [4] Max de Wardener [13] and Leifur James. In 2019 he had a featured session on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction in an improvised collaboration with PAN affiliated artist Pan Daijing. [14] Sey is also a founder and member of a collective named CURL [15] with Mica Levi & Brother May, and is one third of a project/band named GAISTER with Olivia Salvadori and Bo Ningen's Akihide Monna. Sey released his debut album, Conduit , on 9 September 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim. [16] [17] [18]

Contents

Sey's older brother is the musician Kwes. [19]

Artist discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum details
2022 Conduit [20] [21]

Extended plays

YearEP details
2017 Whities 010: Transport for Lewisham [22] [23]
2020 River [26]
  • Released: 4 September 2020
  • Label: Curl
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Soundtracks

YearOST details
2020MASS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [27]
  • Released: 5 June 2020
  • Label: Curl
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Collaborations

With GAISTER

Remixes

Videos

SongDirected by
All ChangeCoby Sey and Alex McCullough [50] 2017
Devotion Akinola "Crackstevens" Davies Jr. [51] 2018
Hive MindLeah Walker and Rebecca Salvadori [52] 2021
Permeated SecretsEva-Grace Bor [53] 2022
all we got is us in the momentRebecca Salvadori [54] 2023
OnusLallie Doyle [55] 2023
Stay Basil Anthony Harewood [56] 2025

Notes

  1. ↑ Whities is known as AD 93 as of June 2020. [24]
  2. ↑ Young Turks is known as Young as of April 2021. [25]

Touring band members aka Continue

References

  1. ↑ Elifio, Gustavo Mitchell Lobo. "Coby Sey shares an album outtake – The Wire". The Wire Magazine – Adventures in Modern Music. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (3 December 2021). "Spotify Wrapped's robots don't have a clue about my taste in music". The Times . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Ihaza, Jeff (20 April 2021). "Song You Need to Know: Tirzah, 'Send Me'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Song You Need: Coby Sey delivers candour from the underground on "Permeated Secrets"". The Fader. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Diver, Mike (24 October 2014). "Rapping, Delighted: Dels Interviewed". Clash Magazine . Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Whities 010 (liner notes). Coby Sey. Whities, Young Turks. 2017. WHYT010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. 1 2 Davis, Ted (22 August 2023). "Laurel Halo's 'Belleville' lounges in a sun-drenched meadow #NowPlaying NPR". NPR . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ↑ XLR8R (23 June 2022). "Coby Sey Next on AD 93 for Debut Album". XLR8R. Retrieved 23 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Christie, Erin (6 October 2020). "Flying Lotus, Roisin Murphy & more playing Mixcloud's new livestream series". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Durston, Tom (21 June 2021). "Latency release Lafawndah remixes from Tirzah & Coby Sey, Moor Mother and Laurel Halo". Inverted Audio. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Dener, Margaret (29 November 2022). "Purcell Sessions: Coby Sey x LCO". Time Out . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Duffau, Anne (1 September 2020). "The Ungoverned – Maëva Berthelot and Coby Sey" (Interview). Tank Magazine . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Bruce-Jones, Henry (29 August 2022). "Fact Mix 874: Cõvco" (Interview). FACT Magazine . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Pan Daijing and Coby Sey". BBC. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Chandran, Nyshka (12 January 2021). "Mica Levi, Coby Sey and Brother May's label Curl announces new compilation". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Joshi, Tara (5 November 2022). "One to watch: Coby Sey". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "The Quietus – Features – Album Of The Week – Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "The Best Electronic Music of 2022". Pitchfork. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  19. ↑ Quarshie, Adam (14 September 2022). "Coby Sey: Passing Through". Crack Magazine . Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Coby Sey – Conduit · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  21. ↑ Holsten, Russ (9 September 2022). "Review: Coby Sey – Conduit". SLUG Magazine . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  22. ↑ Kay, Jean (29 September 2017). "Curl co-founder Coby Sey talks travel, transport & malt drinks ahead of the South London collective's Park Nights performance" (Interview). AQNB. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  23. ↑ Saxelby, Ruth (9 July 2019). "All Ears: Vibrations Across Time And Space". NPR . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  24. ↑ Cetin, Marissa (12 June 2020). "RA AD 93 – Record Label" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  25. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (6 April 2021). "Young Turks Changes Name and Makes Donation to Armenian Institute". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  26. ↑ "Coby Sey – River · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  27. ↑ Cantalini, Chris (5 June 2020). "Coby Sey – MASS original soundtrack". Gorilla vs Bear. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  28. ↑ Hatfield, Amanda (26 March 2023). "PJ Harvey shares new playlist Petals Have Fallen". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  29. ↑ Hussain, Shahzaib (17 January 2022). "Astral Realm: An Alternative Roundup #7". Clash Magazine . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  30. ↑ Eede, Christian (21 June 2021). "Coby Sey announces debut album, 'Conduit', on AD 93". DJ Mag . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  31. ↑ O'Sullivan, Eoghan (21 July 2021). "'Ireland will always be my home': Cosha has introduced herself to the world". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  32. ↑ Ellis, James (26 January 2022). "TONE makes a pledge of commitment on the poignant "So I Can See You" - The Line of Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  33. ↑ Cantalini, Chris (18 January 2023). "TYSON + Coby Sey hook up on the gorgeous "Can't Be Unstuck"". Gorilla vs. Bear . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  34. ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (13 April 2023). "Tirzah, Kae Tempest and Kelsey Lu feature on Speakers Corner Quartet debut album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  35. ↑ Buckland, Jon (20 June 2023). "The Quietus | Reviews | V/Z". The Quietus . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  36. ↑ Mickles, Kiana (23 November 2023). "Rainy Miller & Space Afrika - A Grisaille Wedding · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  37. ↑ Haley, Dominic (19 November 2023). "Rainy Miller and Space Afrika – A Grisaille Wedding - Loud And Quiet". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  38. ↑ Van Isacker, Bernard (24 April 2024). "Louis Carnell and Marta De Pascalis collaborate on 'Twelve' single to mark release of '111' full length (incl. Daniel Miller)". Side-Line. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  39. ↑ "GAISTER announce first collaborative album + share debut single 'Sento'". Le Guess Who?. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.>
  40. ↑ Eede, Christian (11 October 2024). "Ben Klock and Fadi Mohem announce new album featuring Flowdan and Coby Sey". DJ Mag . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  41. ↑ Cashin, Cal (24 October 2024). "Post-Whatever: You Never End by Moin is our Album of the Week". The Quietus . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  42. ↑ Cetin, Marissa (2 January 2025). "Loraine James shares new EP featuring KMRU, KAVARI, Coby Sey and ML Buch: Listen". DJ Mag . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  43. ↑ Cantalini, Chris (11 February 2025). "Raisa K – Stay (feat. Coby Sey)". Gorilla vs. Bear . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  44. ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (16 April 2025). "Ghostpoet, GAIKA, Space Afrika and more feature on Tony Njoku's new album, All Our Knives Are Always Sharp". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  45. ↑ "Mount Kimbie - Four Years and One Day". Boomkat . 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  46. ↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 – 18 September 2020". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  47. ↑ Thomas, Thomas (12 June 2021). "Galya Bisengalieva reveals remix album, Aralkum Aralas". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  48. ↑ Pearis, Bill (9 June 2021). "Kelly Lee Owens touring in September ++ remix EP out this week". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  49. ↑ Hedderman, Zara (8 November 2023). "Jockstrap". The Quietus . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  50. ↑ "Coby Sey - All Change". 31 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  51. ↑ "Tirzah - Devotion (feat. Coby Sey) (Official Video)". 29 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  52. ↑ "Tirzah - Hive Mind (feat. Coby Sey) (Official Video)". 8 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  53. ↑ "Coby Sey - Permeated Secrets". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  54. ↑ "Fact Mix 910: Coby Sey & Rebecca Salvadori". YouTube. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  55. ↑ "Coby Sey - Onus". YouTube. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  56. ↑ "Raisa K 'Stay' ft. Coby Sey (Official Video)". YouTube. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  57. ↑ Brandt, Mikkel. "Northern Winter Beat". Music Vault. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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