B-Complex

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Matia Lenická
Birth nameMatúš Lenický
Also known asB-Complex
Born (1984-05-09) 9 May 1984 (age 40)
Šaľa, Czechoslovakia
OriginBratislava, Slovakia
GenresDrum and bass
Years active1996–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Matia Lenická (born 9 May 1984), also known by the stage name B-Complex, is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.[1] In 2015, she came out as bi-gender.[note 1][3]

Career

B-Complex began producing music in 1996 at the age of 12, being mainly interested in hardcore, trance, and psytrance, moving on to downtempo and hip hop.[4] Following this period, she shifted to drum and bass, with the intention of creating a unique personal style.[5]

The artist's first major label release was "Beautiful Lies", which appeared on the compilation Sick Music from Hospital Records.[6][7] The compilation went on to reach the top 30 on the iTunes UK Download Chart, and was in the top 5 on the Beatport Drum and Bass Chart. Her first UK show was in September 2009 at Matter nightclub in London, for a Hospitality night.[2] She started to use a female version of her name in 2015.[8][9]

Discography

EPs

  • Shteel / Hunter (2006)
  • Beautiful Lies VIP / Little Oranges (2010)
  • Salad Is Ok (2010)

Singles

  • "Amazon Rain" (2005)
  • "Acid Trip / Squelch" (2008)
  • "Tota Helpa" (2009)
  • "Girl with Flower" (2009)
  • "China" (2010)
  • "Sober Yet Overdosed" (2010)
  • "Rolling with the Punches / Reflections" (with Diane Charlemagne - 2012)
  • "Early Bird" (2015)
  • "Past Lessons for the Future" (2021)

Remixes

  • New Education - "Arcane (B-Complex remix)" (2009)
  • Shapeshifter - "Sleepless (B-Complex remix)" (2010)
  • Kava Kava - "Clarity (B-Complex remix)" (2010)
  • London Elektricity - "Invisible Worlds (B-Complex remix)" (2011)
  • The Very Best - "Julia (B-Complex remix)" (2011)
  • Vec - "Samotár (B-Complex remix)" (2015)

Notes

  1. ^ This article follows the lead of B-Complex's SoundCloud page and other sources in using she/her pronouns.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kmag (9 February 2010). "Introducing: B-Complex". Kmag. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "B-complex Soundcloud".
  3. ^ Complex, B (June 2015). "B-complex Facebook fanpage". Facebook. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ Hospitality (8 April 2011). "B-Complex Interview - Hospital Records". Hospital Records. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ^ "An Interview with B-complex". Twisted Audio. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ Kivex (15 June 2009). "Interview: London Elektricity & B-Complex". Broken Beats. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Hospital Records - B-complex". Hospital Records. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
  8. ^ "B-complex Facebook fanpage". Facebook.
  9. ^ Pecíková, Laura (15 December 2015). "Prelomil/a B-complex: Keď som muž, tak som Maťo, keď žena, tak Matia" [B-complex explained: When I'm a man, I'm Mato, when a woman, Matia]. Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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