Editing Strange Complex

{{Infobox Lostwave
|Box = BoxGreen
|ShowBox = Yes
|Name = Strange Complex
|Image = Complex.png
|Caption = 
|Alt_name = Cheer
|Genre = New Wave
|Length = 0:06 (snippet)
|Year = 1986-1991
|OP = нет войне!
|Search_started = 2015
|Media=Complex (Cheer).mp3}}
'''Complex''' (also known as '''"Cheer"''') is an unidentified snippet from the 1980s that was discovered in an old cassette tape of a compilation of songs. 

==Background==
On September 2nd, 2015, YouTube user нeт войнe! posted a video titled "Unknown Postpunk & Wave from Switzerland 1" containing snippets recorded off of a cassette tape from the radio in Switzerland. In the video, the OP states "As far as I remember, this one is called complex and had both a male & female singer".<ref>https://youtu.be/ZFI1xyheDoY?t=45</ref>  

On May 31st, 2020, a new video called "Unknown Postpunk & Wave from Switzerland" was uploaded by нeт войнe!. This version included all of the lost songs from his older videos, which were uploaded in 2015, as well as some previously unseen clips from his tapes.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg</ref> The new video included a snippet of vocals before the "Complex" snippet, which some searchers mistook as saying "Cheer," but it was revealed to be a leftover from The Indian Feast's song "Loneliest Person," and the vocal actually said "Yes."<ref>https://youtu.be/Nty7CzWy8k8?t=18</ref> "Loneliest Person" preceded "Complex" in the original video and was copied over to the new video as нeт вoйнe! lost the original files and tape.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg&lc=UgzQkrY-nEQpBHOtRFd4AaABAg.A-MkjNLWMqfA-O6IRI91UQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg&lc=Ugwe2865RykYzZS_AER4AaABAg.A-dvIxuOVfJA-dw0aVfMvF</ref> 

On May 12th, 2022, нeт вoйнe! created a blog post explaining how he used to record his snippets from Radio DRS (DRS3), a German-language radio station in Switzerland.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_Radio_DRS?useskin=vector</ref> 

On March 27th, 2024, нeт вoйнe! posted a complete recreation of the song based on his memory and released the instrumental four days later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zXiUgWGZUA</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULgOGHfl_W8</ref> This inspired an instrumental remake by user Moody Riffs in GarageBand on April 5th, 2024.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-dNq1esScI</ref>

== Discovery ==
On August 14th, 2024, Discord user Trabial discovered a listing for a song named Complex by a Swiss band called Het on the website of the Swiss National Sound Archives.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1et0ytz/cheer_is_in_verification_needed_het_complex/</ref><ref>https://www.fonoteca.ch/cgi-bin/oecgi4.exe/inet_fnbasedetail?REC_ID=1449.011&LNG_ID=ENU</ref> The band shares a similar musical style to the song and recorded in the same studio as Micro Kids, the band that the OP originally believed to have created the song.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3hbH2SGVg</ref> On August 15th, 2024, the OP claimed that he skipped work to listen to the recording at a library and confirmed that it is the same song,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg&lc=UgyXxcJAOYZcdsb0WG94AaABAg.A78TCtsGEubA7AAXukId4Y</ref> but he is unable to upload it because he is not allowed to create a copy of the original recording.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg&lc=UgyXxcJAOYZcdsb0WG94AaABAg.A78TCtsGEubA7AJHA8rAwW</ref>

On August 15th, 2024, the band replied to the OP giving them the right to upload the full song. After that, the OP gave the community the full song, and it was confirmed to be Het - Strange Complex. 

== Leads ==

=== Possible ===

* '''The Indian Feast''': Band that preceded "Complex" on нeт войнe!'s tape<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1ciy799/update_on_the_indian_feast_cheer_complex/</ref>
* '''Wallagh''': Dutch band with a similar sound to the snippet<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/LostwaveCheer/comments/1bzyyue/wallagh_lead/</ref>

=== Debunked ===

* '''Micro Kids''': OP thought the song was created by them.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6n0ssD2zGg</ref> Their vocalist Raffaella Felder confirmed that they did not create the song, but suggested that it was made in Zurich.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/LostwaveCheer/comments/1dev7bb/micro_kids_lead_ruled_out/</ref>

== References ==

* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tPW54HRrO4LgyU5fgJNkGkiHrSvh1hfPRavPEIxaQX4/edit?gid=572319065#gid=572319065 Complex Lead Spreadsheet] 

[[Category:Unidentified]]
[[Category:New wave]]