Conduit (Coby Sey album) explained

Conduit is the debut studio album by British musician Coby Sey.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was released through AD 93 on 9 September 2022.^{[4] [5] [6]} 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" and "Onus".^{[7] [8]}

Touring

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 ^[9] 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.^[10]

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

Semester-end lists

Country	Publication	List	Rank
UK	Resident Advisor	The 10 Best Albums of September 2022
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

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Conduit.^[11]

Musicians

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

Technical personnel

• Coby Sey – production, mixing, engineering

Artwork

• 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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Date	Format	Label
Various	9 September 2022		AD 93	align=center
	22 December 2022			align=center

Notes and References

1. Web site: 11 albums you need to hear this week. 2022-09-09. 2022-12-26. Goggins. Joe. Rolling Stone.
2. Web site: 2022-12-23. Album Of The Week - Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit. The Quietus. 15 September 2022 .
3. Web site: 2022-12-23. Coby Sey - Conduit · Album Review ⟋ RA. Resident Advisor.
4. Web site: One to watch: Coby Sey. Joshi. Tara. The Guardian. 2022-12-22. 2022-11-05.
5. Web site: Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of September 2022. Clarke, Patrick. 30 September 2022. The Quietus. 22 December 2022.
6. Web site: Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of September 2022. Morgan, Tom. 6 October 2022. PopMatters. 22 December 2022.
7. Web site: Track Of The Day 2/8 – Coby Sey. Murray. Robin. Clash Magazine. 2022-08-02. 2022-12-23.
8. Web site: Coby Sey shares new track "Onus". 2022-08-03. 2022-12-24. The Line of Best Fit. Kenneally. Cerys.
9. Web site: Pitchfork. Grouper Announces 2022 European Tour . Matthew Ismail. Ruiz . 2024-09-10 . 2021-11-23 .
10. Web site: BBC Radio 3 - Unclassified, Unclassified Live: Isobel Waller-Bridge and Coby Sey at Bluedot Festival. BBC. 21 Sep 2023. 2024-09-10. Elizabeth. Alker.
11. Conduit . . . 2022 . WHYT041 . LP liner notes.