B-Complex Explained
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.[2]
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.[3] Following this period, she shifted to drum and bass, with the intention of creating a unique personal style.[4]
The artist's first major label release was "Beautiful Lies", which appeared on the compilation Sick Music from Hospital Records.[5] [6] 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.[7] 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)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Introducing: B-Complex . Kmag . 9 February 2010 . 17 September 2014 . Kmag . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227010655/http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/introducing-b-complex.html . 27 December 2013 .
- Web site: Complex . B . June 2015 . B-complex Facebook fanpage . dead . . 1 April 2017 . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405183929/https://www.facebook.com/bcomplex/posts/10153953399843312/ .
- Web site: B-Complex Interview - Hospital Records. Hospital Records. 8 April 2011. 17 September 2014. Hospitality.
- Web site: An Interview with B-complex. Twisted Audio. 17 September 2014. 28 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028170909/http://www.twistedaudio.com/media/an-interview-with-b-complex-hospital-records-sk/. dead.
- Web site: Interview: London Elektricity & B-Complex. Broken Beats. 15 June 2009. 17 September 2014. Kivex. https://web.archive.org/web/20150117125947/http://www.brokenbeats.co.nz/london-elektricity-b-complex-interview/. 17 January 2015. dead.
- Web site: Hospital Records - B-complex . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514041421/https://www.hospitalrecords.com/shop/artist/b-complex . 14 May 2013 .
- Web site: B-complex Soundcloud.
- Web site: B-complex Facebook fanpage. .
- News: Prelomil/a B-complex: Keď som muž, tak som Maťo, keď žena, tak Matia . Denník N . 15 December 2015 . 10 March 2020 . sk . B-complex explained: When I'm a man, I'm Mato, when a woman, Matia. Pecíková . Laura .