Matia Lenická (born 9 May 1984), also known by the stage name B-Complex, is a

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

producer and DJ from

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, Slovakia. In 2015, she came out as

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Career

B-Complex began producing music in 1996 at the age of 12, being mainly interested in

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, and

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, moving on to

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and hip hop. Following this period, she shifted to drum and bass, with the intention of creating a unique personal style. The artist's first major label release was "Beautiful Lies", which appeared on the compilation ''Sick Music'' from

Hospital Records Hospital Records is a British independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman (London Elektricity) and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of t ...

. The compilation went on to reach the top 30 on the iTunes UK Download Chart, and was in the top 5 on the

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Drum and Bass Chart. Her first UK show was in September 2009 at Matter nightclub in London, for a Hospitality night. She started to use a female version of her name in 2015.

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 Diane Charlemagne (22 February 1964 – 28 October 2015) was a British jazz, soul, funk and electronic dance music singer and songwriter. Biography Charlemagne was lead singer with 1980s funk band 52nd Street, having replaced previous lead voc ...

- 2012) * "Early Bird" (2015) * "Past Lessons for the Future" (2021) Remixes * New Education - "Arcane (B-Complex remix)" (2009) *

Shapeshifter In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited th ...

- "Sleepless (B-Complex remix)" (2010) *

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- "Clarity (B-Complex remix)" (2010) *

London Elektricity Tony Colman (born 28 April 1961), better known by his stage name London Elektricity, is an English electronic musician and the co-founder and CEO of Hospital Records. History The first incarnation of London Elektricity was the duo Tony Colman ...

- "Invisible Worlds (B-Complex remix)" (2011) * The Very Best - "Julia (B-Complex remix)" (2011) * Vec - "Samotár (B-Complex remix)" (2015)

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Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...

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