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Merrisa Andrea Chanlla Campbell,[1] known by her recording alias Cooly G, is a British singer, rapper, producer and DJ, living in London. She has released two albums of bass music on Hyperdub: Playin' Me (2012) and Wait 'Til Night (2014).[2][3]

Music

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Her full-length albums "explore more complex, difficult and polarising emotional frequencies than can possibly [be] visited on her club-ready EP output."[4]

Singles and EPs from 2008 onwards have encompassed UK funky,[5][6][7] jungle,[8] garage, grime, deep house and dub.[9]

Alexis Petridis in The Guardian described her debut album Playin' Me (2012) thus: "You hear fragments of lover's rock, dubstep, Soul II Soul, drum'n'bass, UK funky and Massive Attack's stoned melancholy: the end result sounds unearthly, alternately scattered and luscious, and ultimately like no one else. Her vocals – unreconstructed south-London accent, beautifully understated style, lyrics that trace the arc of a relationship going wrong – bring it back down to earth."[10] A review in the NME concurs that "'Playin' Me' develops the UK funky sound she's been pushing for years, with its devastating sub-bass, raindrop drums and warm vocals. Within those vocals is a pop edge, and some of her lyrics could be cut straight from the Top 40 [ . . .] But the best thing about 'Playin' Me' is that for all its futuristic swirl, it's a record about living in London in 2012."[11] Petridis praised the inclusion of a cover of "Trouble" by Coldplay, where as the NME was critical of it.[10][11]

Paul MacInnes in The Guardian described second album Wait 'Til Night (2014) as "bass-driven hip hop; and a lyrical theme, lust."[8]

In 2010, Cooly G set up a record label, Dub Organizer, a name she had previously used for a series of CD-R releases.[12] She played Boiler Room DJ sets in London in 2014 and 2018.[13][14] She has "taught sound engineering and held music production and DJ workshops for disaffected teens."[15][11]

Personal life

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Campbell was born in Brixton, South London.[16]

She has two children.[17][18] They lost all their belongings in a fire on 31 December 2018. Campbell had been using a temporary storage lock up in Croydon, which was destroyed in a fire, having abandoned their home after a flood and whilst waiting to move.[19][20][21]

Discography

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Albums

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Singles and EPs

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  • Dub Organizer Vol 1 (BM Funky, 2008) – CD-R, EP
    • Dub Organiser Vol 1 (Dub Organizer, 2010) – digital
  • Dub Organizer Vol 2 (2008) – CD-R, EP
  • "Narst" / "Love Dub" (Hyperdub, 2009)[22][27]
  • Dub Organizer Vol 3 – EP
    • CD-R (BM Funky, 2009)
    • Digital (Dub Organizer, 2010)
  • "Hyperdub 5.5" (Hyperdub, 2009) – split with Mala; includes "Weekend Fly" by Cooly G
  • "Up in My Head" / "Phat Si" (Hyperdub, 2010)[28]
  • "Dis Boy" (DVA, 2010) – split with Scratcha DVA*; includes "DIS Boy" by Cooly G
  • Dub Organizer Vol 4 (Dub Organizer, 2010) – digital, EP
  • Dub Organizer Vol 5 (Dub Organizer, 2010) – digital, EP
  • Dub Organizer Vol 6 (Dub Organizer, 2010) – digital, EP
  • "Landscapes" / "It's Serious" (Hyperdub, 2011)[29][30]
  • Hold Me (Hyperdub, 2014) – EP[31][32][33]
  • Armz House (Hyperdub, 2015) – EP[34]

References

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  1. ↑ "FREAK YOU". ascap.com. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Power, Chris. "BBC - Music - Review of Cooly G - Playin' Me". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cooly G: Wait 'Til Night". The Quietus. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cooly G - Wait 'til Night". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "UK funky: a short-lived sound whose influence lives on". The Guardian. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Label of love: Hyperdub". The Guardian. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "UK funky isn't back — it never left". DJMag.com. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Cooly G: Wait 'Til Night review – stripped down seduction". The Guardian. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Gentles, Tim (29 January 2014). "Cooly G Hold Me EP". XLR8R. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Cooly G: Playin' Me – review". The Guardian. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Cooly G - 'Playin' Me'". NME. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Cooly G preps Dub Organizer label compilation". Fact (UK magazine). 9 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Cooly G". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Cooly G". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "The new generation of women taking over the music studios". The Independent. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Cooly G: A Woman of Many Talents". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Cooly G". The Village Voice. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Cooly G Fire Fund started by Kode9 - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Crowdfunding campaign started for Hyperdub artist Cooly G following devastating fire". DJMag.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Cooly G Loses Possessions in Fire, Launches GoFundMe". Pitchfork. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Fundraiser Launched For Cooly G". Clash Magazine. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Cooly G: Playin' Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Cooly G, 'Playin Me' (Hyperdub)". Spin. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  24. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (13 July 2012). "Laid-Back Colombian Folk and Angsty Swedes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  25. ↑ Carroll, Jim. "Cooly G: Wait 'Til Night". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Cooly G - Wait 'Til Night". Clash Magazine. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "Review: Rewind: Cooly G - Narst / Love Dub". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "This week's new singles". The Guardian. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  29. ↑ "Cooly G - Landscapes". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  30. ↑ "Cooly G "Landscapes" b/w "It's Serious"". XLR8R. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  31. ↑ "Albums of the month". Dazed. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  32. ↑ "Cooly G - 'Hold Me EP'". NME. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  33. ↑ "Cooly G - Hold Me · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  34. ↑ "Cooly G: Armz House EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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