Some statistics: THE EXs 25th CD/LP release on their own Ex Records and 123rd release in total. ‘Catch My Shoe’ is the first CD with their new singer Arnold de Boer. The songs range from The Ex versions of high energy Gurage music from Ethiopia (‘Eyoleyo’) to hypnotic full on dance tunes like ‘24 Problems’ and ‘Double Order’. The sound is unmistakably The Ex but with new vocals and Konono style catchy guitar riffs from Arnold and crunchy baritone guitar melodies from Terrie and Andy all propelled along by Kat’s relentless driving ‘African’ beats.

Tree Float

Interference Archive is a social space, exhibition venue, and open stacks archive of movement culture, based in Brooklyn. 

DJ, Record Collector, Music Curator & Promoter 
w/ wide tastes across the sound spectrum 🪐 
⇣ Others: @cobeia-listening

SC hides most mixes when not paying anymore... 🙄
ALL MY MIXES (Cosmic, Disco, Italo, Wave, Edits, Balearic, African...)  www.mixcloud.com/cobeia + www.mixcloud.com/cobeia_2

Bookings / Promos: cobeia@gmx.net 

Running @ecoutesauvert (EAV) + Music for Indoors (MFI) MFI Mix series:  www.tinyurl.com/43ndn5ef 

@Cobeia is a sonic enthusiast with an extensive Vinyl & Digital collection. Exploring an array of genres, he digs up timeless high-quality gems. 💎 Music w/ instruments, synths, drum machines w/ a warm Analog sound in a computer world. :)

ON THE DANCEFLOOR:

💋 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜/ 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨/ 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞/ 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝/ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨/ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 

LISTENING SETS: 
Mix Series, Radios, Spaces, Bars, Museums...

💋 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳/ 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥/ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐤/ 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧/ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐞/𝐃𝐮𝐛 / 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥/ 𝐀𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐩/ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤/ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤/ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤/𝐍𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 / 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭/ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥... 

Enjoying my Mixes & Playlists? Please TIP my Selector/DJ work! It takes much time, money & effort to dig, listen & create quality vinyl mixes. Paypal link in box above 👆🏼 (Send as Friends & Family). ❤️

2026

💄 Mo 30-11 Cave12 (Geneva)

2025

💄 Sa 22-11 BONGO JOE (Geneva) Post-Punk/No Wave Mix / Film + Q&A w/ legend Don Letts (UK)
💄 Sa 15-11 OTB (Berlin) b2b @naga_music
💄 Je 30-10 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Sa 15-08 DISCOBESTIALE Festival (Sardinia)
💄 Sa 14-06 L'ORANGERIE (Geneva)
💄 RADIO RAHEEM (Milano) Postponed 2026
💄 Sa 10-05 UNDEAD (Regio Calabria) Postponed
💄 Sa 29-03 90mil (Berlin) MFI/@ecoutesauvert Night 
  w/ 4 Live & 6 DJ/Record Collectors
💄 Fr 14-03 @RefugeWorldwide Radio (Berlin)
💄 Th 06-03 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Sa 07-02 @Sameheads (Berlin) Ayo Ke Disco Release Party! w/ @Norsicaa & @Renavolvo
💄 Sa 01-02 HEINERS (Berlin)

2024

💄 SA 07-12 OTB (Berlin) b2b Marvin @BalearicBanana
💄 FR 16-11 HEINERS (Berlin)
💄 SA 09-11 SCHANKI (Berlin)
💄 SA 22-06 HEINERS 
💄 FR 19-04 SCHANKI 
💄 FR 12-04 HEINERS 
💄 FR 23-02 HEINERS 
💄 FR 08-03 PETITE REINE (Geneva) 
💄 SU 18-02 Berlinale Film Premiere Party (Berlin)
💄 TH 15-02 8MM Bar (Berlin) w/ @bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com

🚨 PAST REPRESENTS THE FUTURE 🚨

BERLIN / Griessmühle, Homopatik, @about-blank-berlin, Schrippe Hawaïi, @Sameheads, Zw/Heiners, Rummelsbucht, Atelier, Jonny Knüppel, OTB, Loophole, ACUD, Trickster, @menschmeier_berlin, Klunkerkranisch, Antje Oeklesund, 8mm, Paloma, Bar 25 & more... 

GENEVA / Underground spaces (Duplex, Walden, Cave12, Artamis, Falaises…); Bars (Canal 54, La Petite Reine...), Special Places (Bains des Pâquis, L'Orangerie, A la Pointe...); Clubs (@motelcampo, @le-zoo-usine, La Gravière, KZRN, La Jonquille, 360° LGBTQ+ Party) 

Around SWITZERLAND / @zukunft, Le Bourg, Dachstock, Fri-Son, Case à Choc, Mouton Noir, @kashemezurich, Bad Bonn, @klubkegelbahn, Neubad, @trnstnradio ... Festivals (Fête de la Musique, Electron, Festival de la Cité, Montreux Jazz Festival...)

ASIA / DJed in 2019 at a Festival in Koh Phangan Thailand & @theobservatory-hcmc Vietnam

@Cobeia was part of the Wet Delights cosmic crew 12 hours underground Parties in Berlin w/ guests like Albion @big-muffle, @Hysteric, Rune Lindbæk, @Chris_Korda, @soFAholic... 

💄 SHORT BIO 💄

Since his teens, Cobeia's been an avid listener collecting music on Vinyl, CDs, MDs, Tapes & Digital. Growing up in Geneva in a multicultural family & environment, he enjoyed the vibrant 90s local squats and Swiss alternative scenes, studied filmmaking in London from 96 to 99 before living between Geneva and Berlin 

Among other trips, he travelled extensively throughout Eastern and Southern Europe, North & East Africa, as well as Southeast Asia, further expanding his music appreciation. ✨

He's always been curious about life and various art forms and has been passionately exploring underground culture ever since. Since 2001, Cobeia's been a dedicated DJ, record collector, cultural actor, music curator & organiser. 

🚨 PROMOTING CONCERTS & PARTIES 🚨

Since 2001 he organised many electro-acoustic, alt-pop, indie-rock and electronic music events... before conceptualising his main project:

💄 ECOUTES AU VERT (Est. 2006) 💄 

EAV originated as an outdoor summer series with great music in parks & by lakes/riversides + indoor parties in Geneva. Soon enough, events with Concerts & DJs also took place throughout the year. 

2009 - 2015, EAV put up parties at @motelcampo with ace international & local guests. 

Events also took place in BERLIN since 2015 at Urban Spree, @klunkerkranich, @sameheads, Internet Explorer, Ziegra11, gART.n, Zenner, Loophole, Heiners...

Among many, COBEIA booked these great artists and often DJed along them:

LIVE: Shackleton, @Legowelt-official, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, Konono Nº1, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Tevo Howard, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, Lichens/Robert Lowe, @JuliaHolter, Volcano the Bear, @colleenplays, @co_la, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44... 

AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, @MdouMoctar, @MeridianBrothers, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Solarsf, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), ATA, @BeautifulSwimmers, @Svengalisghost, @AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane...

🚨 EARLY DAYS 🚨
 
2001 - 06: Part of a collective, Cobeia ran ace Underground Art Space DUPLEX in Geneva, where he booked electronic, experimental pop & folk-rock live acts: SO (Oval), Goodiepal, @planningtorock, Hermann Düne, Julie Doiron, @modeselektor... + DJs of various genres, while working in 2003 & 04 at FORDE Art Space at L'Usine. 

During the 2010s, he put up the JUKEBOX nights at @MotelCampo, Letage, Artamis, Falaises... w/ @andrew-weatherall, Mr. Ties, @Boris, @tevohowardrecordings, @kodenine, @djrupture, @thebugofficial, Shadetek, @glasscandy, Desire, @chromaticsofficial...