Slacker, whose real name was Shem McCauley, was a British electronic music house, hip hop and R&B producer. He was the DJ for UK Hip Hop band The She Rockers. 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

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Album

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  • Start a New Life (2010)

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
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AUS
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"Feel Space" 1995
"Flying" 1996
"Scared" 36 99
"Your Face" 1997 33
"Psychout" 1998 97
"Looky Thing" 2002
"Turning to Air" 2004

Remixes

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Notable collaborators

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References

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  1. ^ "Shem McCauley Discography". Discogs.com. Discogs. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Shem McCauley dies in Bangkok". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Slacker | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.
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