Coby Sey Explained

Coby Sey
Birth Place:	Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Origin:	Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Years Active:	2012–present

Coby Sey is a British musician, 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, Klein,^[7] Lafawndah^{[8] [9]} and London Contemporary Orchestra,^[10] artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot^[11] and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens,^[4] Max de Wardener^[12] 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.^[13] Sey is also a founder and member of a loose collective named Curl and is one third of a project/band named Gaister. Sey released his debut album, Conduit, on 9 September 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Sey's older brother is the musician Kwes.^[17]

Artist discography

EPs

Year	EP details
2017	^[20] ^[21] Released: 7 April 2017 Label: Whities, Young Turks Formats: 10" EP, digital download, streaming
2020	River^[22] Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Curl Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

• "Shields / I Have To" (10 April 2016)
• "Petals Have Fallen" (31 May 2017)^[24]
• "Devotion" (19 July 2018) (Tirzah feat. Coby Sey)
• "To" (13 April 2020)
• "Melt! (Coby Sey Rework)" (22 July 2020) (Kelly Lee Owens) ^{[4] [25]}
• "Tighter" (24 February 2021) (Cosha feat. Coby Sey) ^[26]
• "Le Malentendu (Tirzah and Coby Sey Version)" (15 June 2021) (Lafawndah, Lala &ce, Tirzah and Coby Sey)
• "Hive Mind" (8 September 2018) (Tirzah feat. Coby Sey)
• "Kiss From a Rose" (12 December 2021) (Seal Cover) ^[27]
• "So I Can See You" (26 January 2022) (TONE feat. Coby Sey)^[28]
• "Permeated Secrets" (21 June 2022)^[29]
• "Onus" (2 August 2022)
• "Splash" (3 August 2022) (Nadeem Din-Gabisi feat. Coby Sey and MettaShiba)
• "On Grounds" (12 April 2023) (Speakers Corner Quartet feat. Coby Sey) ^[30]
• "Bites" (14 June 2023) (V/Z (Valentina Magaletti & Zongamin) feat. Coby Sey)^[31]
• "Bellville" (12 July 2023) (Laurel Halo feat. Coby Sey)^[32]
• "The Graves at Charleroi" (16 November 2023) (Rainy Miller x Space Afrika feat. Coby Sey)^{[33] [34]}
• "Sento" (18 September 2024) (GAISTER (Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna & Coby Sey))^[35]
• "Clean Slate" (10 October 2024) (Ben Klock & Fadi Mohem feat. Coby Sey)^[36]

With GAISTER

• GAISTER (2024)

Videos

Song	Directed by
All Change	Coby Sey and Alex McCullough^[37]	2017
Devotion	Akinola "Crackstevens" Davies Jr^[38]	2018
Permeated Secrets	Eva-Grace Bor^[39]	2022
Onus	Lallie Doyle^[40]	2023

Notes

Touring Members

• Coby Sey - vocals, electric bass, keyboard, electronics^[41]
• CJ Calderwood - alto saxophone
• Sébastien Forrester - percussion, vibraphone
• Momoko Gill (MettaShiba) – drums, vibraphone
• Charlie Hope – visuals
• Leisha Thomas (Alpha Maid) – electric guitar
• Ben Vince – tenor saxophone

External links

• Coby Sey on Bandcamp
• Coby Sey on Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gustavo Mitchell Lobo. Elifio. 2022-12-23. Coby Sey shares an album outtake – The Wire. The Wire Magazine – Adventures in Modern Music.
2. Web site: Spotify Wrapped's robots don't have a clue about my taste in music. The Times. 3 December 2021. 2022-12-24. Hodgkinson. Will.
3. Web site: Song You Need to Know: Tirzah, 'Send Me'. Ihaza. Jeff. 20 April 2021. 2022-12-24. Rolling Stone.
4. Web site: 2022-12-23. Song You Need: Coby Sey delivers candour from the underground on "Permeated Secrets". The Fader.
5. Web site: Rapping, Delighted: Dels Interviewed . Diver. Mike. Clash Magazine. 2014-10-24. 2022-12-29.
6. Whities 010. Coby Sey. liner notes. Whities, Young Turks. WHYT010. 2017.
7. Web site: Coby Sey Next on AD 93 for Debut Album. XLR8R. XLR8R. 23 June 2022. 2022-12-23.
8. Web site: Flying Lotus, Roisin Murphy & more playing Mixcloud's new livestream series. BrooklynVegan. Christie. Erin. 6 October 2020. 2022-12-23.
9. Web site: Latency release Lafawndah remixes from Tirzah & Coby Sey, Moor Mother and Laurel Halo. 21 June 2021. Durston. Tom. Inverted Audio. 2022-12-23.
10. Web site: Purcell Sessions: Coby Sey x LCO. Dener. Margaret. Time Out. 2022-11-29. 2023-01-05.
11. The Ungoverned – Maëva Berthelot and Coby Sey. Tank Magazine. 2022-12-22. 1 September 2020. Duffau. Anne.
12. Fact Mix 874: Cõvco. Bruce-Jones. Henry. FACT Magazine. 2022-12-22. 29 August 2022.
13. Web site: 22 Nov 2019 . BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Pan Daijing and Coby Sey . 2022-12-31 . BBC . en-GB.
14. Web site: One to watch: Coby Sey . Joshi. Tara. The Guardian. 2022-12-22. 5 November 2022.
15. Web site: 2022-12-23. The Quietus – Features – Album Of The Week – Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit. The Quietus.
16. Web site: 2022-12-08 . The Best Electronic Music of 2022 . 2022-12-31 . Pitchfork . en-US.
17. Web site: Coby Sey: Passing Through . Quarshie. Adam. Crack Magazine. 2022-09-14. 14 September 2022.
18. Web site: 2022-12-23. Coby Sey – Conduit · Album Review ⟋ RA. Resident Advisor.
19. Web site: Review: Coby Sey – Conduit. 9 September 2022. 2022-12-24. SLUG Magazine. Holsten. Russ.
20. Curl co-founder Coby Sey talks travel, transport & malt drinks ahead of the South London collective's Park Nights performance. AQNB. 2022-12-22. 29 September 2017. Kay. Jean.
21. Web site: All Ears: Vibrations Across Time And Space. NPR. Saxelby. Ruth. 9 July 2019. 2022-12-24.
22. Web site: 2022-12-23. Coby Sey – River · Single Review ⟋ RA. Resident Advisor.
23. Web site: Coby Sey – MASS original soundtrack. Gorilla vs Bear. 2022-12-22. 5 June 2020. Cantalini. Chris.
24. Web site: PJ Harvey shares new playlist Petals Have Fallen. BrooklynVegan. Amanda. Hatfield. 2023-03-26. 2023-12-26.
25. Web site: Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 – 18 September 2020 . 27 May 2024 . Official Charts Company.
26. Web site: 'Ireland will always be my home': Cosha has introduced herself to the world. Irish Examiner. O'Sullivan. Eoghan. 21 July 2021. 2022-12-24.
27. Web site: Astral Realm: An Alternative Roundup #7. Clash Magazine. 17 January 2022. 2022-12-24. Hussain. Shahzaib.
28. Web site: TONE makes a pledge of commitment on the poignant "So I Can See You" - The Line of Best Fit. The Line of Best Fit. 26 January 2022. James. Ellis. 2023-09-28.
29. Web site: Coby Sey announces debut album, 'Conduit', on AD 93. 21 June 2021. 2022-12-24. DJ Mag. Eede. Christian.
30. Web site: Tirzah, Kae Tempest and Kelsey Lu feature on Speakers Corner Quartet debut album. Kelly. Tyler Damara. The Line of Best Fit. 2023-04-13. 2023-04-13.
31. Web site: The Quietus Reviews V/Z. 2023-06-20. 2023-12-26. The Quietus. Jon. Buckland.
32. Web site: Laurel Halo's 'Belleville' lounges in a sun-drenched meadow #NowPlaying NPR. Ted. Davis. 2023-08-22. 2023-12-26. NPR.
33. Web site: Rainy Miller & Space Afrika - A Grisaille Wedding · Album Review ⟋ RA. Kiana. Mickles. Resident Advisor. 2023-11-23. 2023-12-26.
34. Web site: Rainy Miller and Space Afrika – A Grisaille Wedding - Loud And Quiet. Dominic. Haley. 2023-11-19. 2023-11-26. Loud and Quiet.
35. Web site: GAISTER announce first collaborative album + share debut single 'Sento'. 2024-09-24. 2024-11-01. Le Guess Who%3F. >
36. Web site: Ben Klock and Fadi Mohem announce new album featuring Flowdan and Coby Sey. Christian. Eede. DJ Mag. 2024-10-11. 2024-10-16.
37. Web site: Coby Sey - All Change. 2017-03-31. 2024-11-20.
38. Web site: Tirzah - Devotion (feat. Coby Sey) (Official Video). 2018-07-29. 2024-11-20.
39. Web site: Coby Sey - Permeated Secrets. 2022-07-22. 2024-11-20.
40. Web site: Coby Sey - Onus. YouTube. 2023-07-12. 2024-11-20.
41. Web site: Brandt. Mikkel. Music Vault. Northern Winter Beat. 2024-01-08.