Slacker, whose real name was Shem McCauley, was a British electronic music house, hip hop and R&B producer. He owned Jukebox in the Sky record label. He was also known under the names "Head Honcho", "Ramp" "Live It!" and "DJ Streets Ahead". Slacker, who was based in England, had released records on many labels including XL Recordings, Loaded Records, and Perfecto Records.
Shem McCauley died in Bangkok, Thailand, in January 2012.[1][2]
Discography
Album
- Start a New Life (2010)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4] | ||
| "Feel Space" | 1995 | — | — |
| "Flying" | 1996 | — | — |
| "Scared" | 36 | 99 | |
| "Your Face" | 1997 | 33 | — |
| "Psychout" | 1998 | 97 | — |
| "Looky Thing" | 2002 | — | — |
| "Turning to Air" | 2004 | — | — |
Remixes
- Was (Not Was) - "Spy in the House of Love (Streetsahead mix)" (1987)
- Blur - "Entertain Me (The Live It! Remix)" (1995)
- The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up" (1998)
- Golden Girls – "Kinetic" (1998)
- Junkie XL – Zerotonine" (1999)
- Bedrock – "Voices" (2000)
- Dave Kane – "Clarkness" (2001)
Notable collaborators
- Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim)
- Carl Cox, DJ
- Tim Westwood, BBC Radio 1 DJ, England.
- The Prodigy
References
- ^ "Shem McCauley Discography". Discogs.com. Discogs. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Shem McCauley dies in Bangkok". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Slacker | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.
External links
- MySpace
- Discogs entry
- Interview with Progressive-Sounds
- WorldDJ entry
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