Cooly G

Cooly G (Merrisa Campbell) is a vocalist, producer, and DJ — a fixture of England’s esteemed Hyperdub label since 2009. That’s the year she issued the 12″ “Narst,” featuring a battering A-side backed by “Love (Dub),” a soft collision between lovers rock reggae and contemporary R&B. By the end of 2009, she shared a split 12″ with Mala as part of Hyperdub’s series of five-year anniversary releases. The following year involved another Hyperdub 12” and a second split, this time shared with Scratcha DVA on DVA Music. Her “revoice” of King Midas Sound’s “Meltdown” — retitled “Spin Me Around” — was one of the standouts on King Midas Sound’s 2011 Without You compilation. The steamy vocal she recorded for it pointed the way toward her first two albums, Playin' Me (2012) and Wait 'Til Night (2014), both of which were released on Hyperdub. Armz House, an EP of stripped-down club tracks, followed in 2015. She has also remixed tracks by Zero 7 (“Medicine Man”), V.V. Brown (“Game Over”), Ke$ha (“Tik Tok”), Speech Debelle (“I’m with It”), and the Knife (“A Tooth for an Eye”). ~ Andy Kellman