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Conduit (Coby Sey album)

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Conduit
Studio album by
Released9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
Recorded2017–2021
StudioLewisham, London
Hackney, London[1]
Length37:35
LabelAD 93
ProducerCoby Sey
Coby Sey chronology
River
(2021)
Conduit
(2022)
Singles from Conduit
  1. "Permeated Secrets[2]"
    Released: 21 June 2022
  2. "Onus[3]"
    Released: 3 August 2022

Conduit is the debut studio album by British musician Coby Sey.[4][5][6] It was released through AD 93 on 9 September 2022.[7][8][9] The album features Sey on vocals, multiple instruments and production, with instrumental contributions from Ben Vince, Biu Rainey and Good Sad Happy Bad members Raisa Khan and CJ Calderwood. The album was supported by singles "Permeated Secrets"[2] and "Onus".[10][3]

Touring

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Sey toured through Europe intermittently to support the album before, during and after its release in 2022 and 2023. This included several music festival appearances including Pitchfork Festival in London, Rewire Festival in The Hague and Le Guess Who in Utrecht alongside movement artist Maëva Berthelot. Sey was also the supporting act for three dates of Grouper's 2022 European tour [11] and collaborated with composers George Barton and Robert Ames to perform a special version of the album's closing track "Eve (Anwummerɛ)" with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Bluedot Festival in Cheshire.[12]

This was later followed by Sey's first tour in Australia in June 2024 including Rising Festival and Misellania in Naarm/Melbourne and Phoenix Central Park in Gadigal/Sydney.

Accolades

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Semester-end lists

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Country Publication List Rank Ref.
UK Resident Advisor The 10 Best Albums of September 2022
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The Quietus The 8 Best Albums of September 2022
US PopMatters The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of September 2022
Bandcamp Daily Album of the Day 2022

Year-end lists

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Country Publication List Rank Ref.
US Pitchfork The 50 Best Electronic Albums of 2022
6
UK Boomkat Top Releases 2022
4
The Wire Rewind: Top 50 Releases of 2022
22
Rewind: 2022 Electronic Releases of the Year
4
God Is in the TV Nick Roseblade's Musical Memories of 2022
1
BBC Radio 3 Late Junction 2022 Albums of the Year
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Japan ele-king Top 30 2022 Albums of the Year
2

Track listing

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Conduit track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Etym"Sey4:16
2."Mist Through The Bits" (feat. Raisa K)
  • Sey
Sey2:27
3."Permeated Secrets"
  • Sey
Sey3:25
4."Dial Square (Confront)"
  • Sey
  • Sey
3:18
5."Night Ride"
  • Sey
Sey4:56
6."Onus"
  • Sey
Sey3:14
7."Response" (feat. Ben Vince, CJ Calderwood and Biu Rainey)
  • Sey
  • Vince
  • Calderwood
  • Rainey
Sey10:06
8."Eve (Anwummerɛ)"
  • Sey
Sey5:59
Total length:37:35
Cassette edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Night Walk"SeySey3:05
10."Pilgrimage"SeySey2:04
Total length:43:00

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes of Conduit.[1]

Musicians

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  • Coby Sey – primary artist, instrumentation, vocals, electronics, electric bass, drums, keyboards, percussion
  • CJ Calderwood – featured artist, (track 7), alto saxophone (track 1-2, 7)
  • Raisa K – featured artist, (track 2), electronic percussion (track 1-2)
  • Biu Rainey – featured artist, (track 7), electric guitar (track 1-2, 7)
  • Ben Vince – featured artist, (track 7) tenor saxophone (track 1-2, 7)

Technical personnel

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  • Coby Sey – production, mixing, engineering

Artwork

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  • Coby Sey – artwork, art direction, photography, photography direction
  • Ksenia Burnasheva – photography, photography direction
  • Tasker – art direction
  • Nicola Tirabasso – art direction
  • Kassian Troyer – mastering

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 9 September 2022 AD 93 [7]
22 December 2022 [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Coby Sey (2022). Conduit (LP liner notes). AD 93. WHYT041.
  2. ^ a b Renshaw, David (22 June 2022). "Song You Need: Coby Sey delivers candour from the underground on "Permeated Secrets"". The FADER. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (3 August 2022). "Coby Sey shares new track "Onus"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ Goggins, Joe (9 September 2022). "11 albums you need to hear this week". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Album Of The Week - Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit". The Quietus. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Coby Sey - Conduit · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b Joshi, Tara (5 November 2022). "One to watch: Coby Sey". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b Clarke, Patrick (30 September 2022). "Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of September 2022". The Quietus. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b Morgan, Tom (6 October 2022). "Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of September 2022". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  10. ^ Murray, Robin (2 August 2022). "Track Of The Day 2/8 – Coby Sey". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismail (23 November 2021). "Grouper Announces 2022 European Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  12. ^ Alker, Elizabeth (21 September 2023). "BBC Radio 3 - Unclassified, Unclassified Live: Isobel Waller-Bridge and Coby Sey at Bluedot Festival". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  13. ^ "September's Best Music · Feature". Resident Advisor. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ Kassa, Mercy (21 September 2022). "Coby Sey, "Conduit" - Bandcamp Daily". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  15. ^ Sherburne, Philip (8 December 2022). "The Best Electronic Music of 2022". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ a b Boomkat (23 December 2022). "Top Releases 2022". Boomkat. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  17. ^ "The Wire's Top Releases of 2022". Album of the Year. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  18. ^ "The Wire's Releases Of The Year 2022". The Wire. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  19. ^ "The Wire - January 2023". The Wire; Exact Editions. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Nick Roseblade's Musical Memories Of 2022 - God Is In The TV". God Is In The TV. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  21. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Albums of the Year". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  22. ^ "ele-king vol.30". ele-king. December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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