Slumberjack

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Slumberjack
Origin Perth, Australia
Genres EDM
Occupation(s)
  • Record producers
Years active2014–present
Labels
Members
  • Fletcher Ehlers
  • Morgan "Yee Sheng" Then

Slumberjack (stylised in all caps) is an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers. Their 2017 single, "Fracture", peaked at 89 on the ARIA Charts. [1]

Contents

Members

Morgan Then

Morgan Then was raised in Borneo, before moving to Perth for university. Then has had a long relationship with his love for music, growing up listening to world music and learning piano from his father from a young age. [2]

Fletcher Ehlers

Ehlers was born in Perth, but moved with his close family and spent his early years to Vietnam before moving back to Perth ten years later. His parents were always fond of house music, which gave him an early appreciation for electronic music in general. [3]

Career

Creation of Slumberjack

Then and Ehlers met at a DJ competition in 2011, where they became familiar with one another's work. Ehlers won the competition in 2011 while Then won in 2012, and afterwards they found themselves hanging out as friends, which naturally led to hanging out in the studio. They had the opportunity to get in the studio with Mr Carmack, the day where things truly started to fall into place for Slumberjack. A few singles later, they had enough material for a debut EP which quickly received traction in Australia, as well as receiving ample support from Triple J, pushing Slumberjack to become a staple electronic artist. [4]

2013–2015: Debut

After meeting a year prior while at a DJ Competition, Then and Ehlers started working on music together, and it wasn't long before they found themselves in the studio working on new music alongside Mr Carmack. They released their self titled EP to critical acclaim, getting adds on Triple J and launching them into the mainstream early in their career. They spent their 2015 touring alongside Alison Wonderland, playing "secret warehouse shows" and any time not touring was spent working on new music. [5]

2016–2019: "Open Fire" to Sarawak

During this time, much of their work became collaborative, and they began linking with many different artists in preparation for their next EP Fracture. Working with artists like Vera Blue and Sydnee Carter, Fracture led to their first headlining tour, and the overall visual aesthetic of Slumberjack, mainly in their live shows, was developed throughout this time. In late 2017, they were invited to do a "triple j Like A Version" performance alongside K. Flay, where they played a cover of the song "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. [6]

In 2018, Slumberjack began production on a new EP titled Sarawak, featuring another eclectic mix of collaborators including TroyBoi and Ekali. The release of SARAWAK in 2019 led to their most ambitious worldwide tour alongside fellow collaborators TroyBoi, Ekali, and Alison Wonderland. [7]

2020–present: Black & Blue to Dichotomy

Slumberjack kicked off 2020 with the EP "Black & Blue" featuring various collaborations with artists like Daktyl and FOMO. Around this time Slumberjack started releasing their "Distillation Mixes", pulling a mix of Slumberjack originals as well as some of their favorite tracks that's inspired their sound. The release of "Poison" featuring Sydnee Carter marked the first single as part of their first full-length album, "Dichotomy". Following "Poison", their next release was a double single titled "Memory" and "The Reprise". Shortly after, Slumberjack won Best Electronic Producer in the WAM Awards. "DICHOTOMY" is slated for release in late 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleAlbum details
Dichotomy [8]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, label, and certifications shown
TitleEP detailsCertifications
Slumberjack
  • Released: 21 November 2014
  • Label: Onelove Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
Fracture
  • Released: 13 April 2017 [10]
  • Label: Onelove Recordings, Mad Decent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Sarawak
  • Released: 5 February 2019 [11]
  • Label: Onelove Recordings, Monstercat
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Black & Blue
  • Released: 21 February 2020 [12] [13]
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[1] 		NZ
Hot
[14]
"Naked"
(with Alison Wonderland) [15] 		2015—— Run
"Enigma"2016——Back to Bass
"Fracture"
(featuring Vera Blue)		201789—Fracture
"Hollow"
(with Krane) [16] 		——Fallout
"Vision"
(with Quix featuring Josh Pan) [17] 		——Non-album singles
"Warlord"
(with What So Not) [18] 		2018——
"Sometimes Love"
(with Alison Wonderland) [19] 		—— Awake (Remixes)
"Helios"
(with Ekali) [20] 		——Crystal Eyes
"Daggers"
(with Machine Age)[ citation needed ]		——Sarawak
"Solid"
(with TroyBoi) [21] 		——
"Crucified"
(with Daktyl featuring Moonzz) [22] 		2019——Black & Blue
"Hades"
(with Fomo) [23] 		2020——
"Inferno"
(with Twerl, Loston, ShockOne and Hwls)		——Non-album singles
"Legend"
(with Apashe featuring Wasiu)		——
"Surrender" [24] ——
"Poison"
(featuring Sydnee Carter) [25] 		—13Dichotomy
"Better Off"
(featuring Lucy Lucy) [26] 		2021——
"Pain"
(featuring Josh Pan) [27] 		——
"Reptiles" [28] 2023——TBA

Remixes

List of remixes, with year released, artist(s), and album name shown
TitleArtist(s)YearAlbum
"Fellow Feeling" Porter Robinson 2015 Worlds Remixed
"Time" [29] Alison Wonderland and Quix2019Non-album singles
"14U+14ME" The Presets

Awards and nominations

WAM Awards

The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM).

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2020 [30] SlumberjackBest Electronic ProducerWon

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2018 [31] [32] FractureBest Independent Dance/Electronic AlbumNominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2016 SlumberjackLive Electronic Act (or DJ) of the YearNominated [33]
2023 SlumberjackBest DJ/Electronic ActNominated [34]

Triple J Unearthed Awards

Australia's Listen Out award is given to 4 different artists each year, and offer the chance to perform at the Listen Out festival, which started in 2013.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 [35] ThemselvesListen Out WinnerWon

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