Kompleksi
Encyclopedia
Kompleksi is an electro
act from Tampere
, Finland
. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not
(best known from his Noise Production
solo project) and pHinn
(best known as the Webmaster
of pHinnWeb music and culture site). Their approach is eclectic
, combining influences from electro, electropop, techno music and synthpop
to psychedelic
and experimental music
.
Kompleksi has created collaboration tracks with Citizen Omega, Club Telex Noise Ensemble
, Maxx Klaxon
, Polytron, Tuomas Rantanen
and Unidentified Sound Objects. Officially published so far are the 7" single (I Ain't No) Lovechild/Moscow 1980, the longplay album Sister Longlegs Dances In The Disco, plus appearances on the compilations of pHinnMilk Recordings (Finland), Mate Recordings
(UK), Bunker Records (NL), White Label Music (UK) and 267 lattajjaa (FIN).
American duo Javelin included in 2010 a cover version of Kompleksi's track 'Moscow 1980' on their debut album No Más.
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
act from Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not
Mike Not
Mike Not is a creator of techno music from Tampere, Finland, though he has also produced industrial music , hip-hop, breakbeat, acid house, experimental music and so on. Mike Not has created music and worked as a DJ from 1987...
(best known from his Noise Production
Noise Production
Noise Production is a techno music project of Mike Not from Tampere, Finland. Also Jani Ojala used to be a member of Noise Production but left around 1992, from which time Noise Production has worked as a solo project of Mike Not...
solo project) and pHinn
PHinn
pHinn of Tampere, Finland is the founder and Webmaster of pHinnWeb, a WWW site dedicated to Finnish electronic music, techno music, avantgarde, experimental music, rave culture and underground culture...
(best known as the Webmaster
Webmaster
A webmaster , also called a web architect, web developer, site author, or website administrator is a person responsible for maintaining one or many websites...
of pHinnWeb music and culture site). Their approach is eclectic
Eclecticism in music
Eclecticism is used to describe a composer's conscious use of styles alien to his nature, or from one or more historical styles. The term is also used pejoratively to describe music whose composer, thought to be lacking originality, appears to have freely drawn on other models .-Sources:* Kennedy,...
, combining influences from electro, electropop, techno music and synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
to psychedelic
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
.
Kompleksi has created collaboration tracks with Citizen Omega, Club Telex Noise Ensemble
Club Telex Noise Ensemble
Club Telex Noise Ensemble was a short-lived musical side-project of the Club Telex electro night of Tampere, Finland, combining improvisation and experimental music to electro music and even lounge music. Its members were Mikko "DJ mini" Niemelä , pHinn , Antti Koivumäki and Mikko Ojanen...
, Maxx Klaxon
Maxx Klaxon
Maxx Klaxon is an electropop artist from New York City. He has recorded cover versions of Iron Maiden's "Die With Your Boots On," Leonard Cohen's First We Take Manhattan, and "The Internationale." His 2005 debut EP Paranoid Style also features his original track "Italian Ice" and "Here For One...
, Polytron, Tuomas Rantanen
Tuomas Rantanen
Tuomas Rantanen from Tampere, Finland is a musician creating hard, monotonous and percussive techno music. Outside music, Tuomas Rantanen is specialized in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.-12" discography:...
and Unidentified Sound Objects. Officially published so far are the 7" single (I Ain't No) Lovechild/Moscow 1980, the longplay album Sister Longlegs Dances In The Disco, plus appearances on the compilations of pHinnMilk Recordings (Finland), Mate Recordings
Mate Recordings
Mate Recordings is a British-Finnish record label from Manchester, UK, which was initiated by Finnish ex-pat Teemu Metsälä. Until recently most releases on Mate Recordings were by Roger®, but the label's 2004 "England vs...
(UK), Bunker Records (NL), White Label Music (UK) and 267 lattajjaa (FIN).
American duo Javelin included in 2010 a cover version of Kompleksi's track 'Moscow 1980' on their debut album No Más.
Albums discography
- Sister Longlegs Dances In The Disco (digital download, pHinnMilk Recordings, 2007 / limited edition vinyl LP, Verdura Records, 2008)
Compilations discography
- track 'The Only Star In My Sky' on CTNERMX (CDR, pHinnMilk Recordings, 2003)
- track 'The Only Star In My Sky (Tampere Mix)' on Music Is Better: Volume 1 (CD, Mate RecordingsMate RecordingsMate Recordings is a British-Finnish record label from Manchester, UK, which was initiated by Finnish ex-pat Teemu Metsälä. Until recently most releases on Mate Recordings were by Roger®, but the label's 2004 "England vs...
, 2004) - track '(I Ain't No) Lovechild' on Electronic Bible 2 (CD, White Label Music, 2006)
- track 'Porno Tampere' (with Polytron) on Artists Anonymous (12", Bunker Records, 2006)
- track 'Love Missile F1-11' on F2-67, a tribute to Sigue Sigue SputnikSigue Sigue SputnikSigue Sigue Sputnik were a British new wave band created in 1982 by the former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band had three UK Top 40 hit singles, including the song "Love Missile F1-11".-Early years:...
(CD, 267 lattajjaa, 2006) - track 'Kompleksi' on Lal Lal Lal Festival (C-cassette, Lal Lal Lal, 2008)