Slacker 85 presents He Ain't Here

Since launching Slacker 85, Seth Troxler has used the label as a space to channel the spirit, influences, and outsider energy that shaped him long before he became one of electronic music's most recognizable figures. That vision reaches its most ambitious expression yet with "He Ain't Here," a 35-track, various-artists compilation bringing together more than 40 friends, collaborators, and fellow Slackers from across the label's extended family.

When I created Slacker, I wanted to make something to remind me of my youth in the '90s. Being born in '85, the '90s were a decade that defined me. Culturally, America was at a pivotal point. Post-Reaganism of the '80s, the '90s were defined by the anti-hero. The idea that we had had enough. From grunge to hip hop, house, and techno. This was the time of independence and indie music. Life without boundaries. A world where everything felt possible and a belief that the future was coming. Home game consoles, futuristic new sports like the X Games. It was about being radical. Living life on the edge and turning away from the imaginary cookie-cutter American dream. I feel we are in similar times. The future we were promised every day seems more like a nightmare than a utopian dream. And all we have left are our minds and bodies, but who knows how long our freedom to be an individual will exist. This compilation is protest - from fight songs to moments of joy. It's about living, dancing, and being. It's for the freaks, perverts, for the rebels, for those who were forever other, and dared the impossible to just be themselves in a world where everyone wants to be the same. The revolution will not be televised because it's within ourselves. It's about being unapologetically individual. Freedom is a state of mind as well as a state of being. Being a slacker is as much about pushing as it is about being. Not giving a f*ck about the rules and making your own. I'm a slacker, you're a slacker, a loser, and nobody. History will forget me; history forgot Elvis. The world is about to change. Might as well have a bit of fun while it burns. Welcome to our dysfunctional family. Join us for the bonfire. I promise you things are going to get weird in the best possible way. HE AIN'T HERE.
Seth Troxler, Slacker 85

Released in early July 2026, the compilation is built entirely from exclusive material, spanning contributions from artists including Krystal Klear, Jonny Rock, Marc Houle, Audion, Mathew Jonson, Hiroko Yamamura, Phil Moffa, Skream, and Troxler himself. Described by the label as "35 tracks featuring over 40 of our favorite artists. All exclusives. This is by Slackers for Slackers. This is our dysfunctional family - and this will get weird." "He Ain't Here" serves as both a snapshot of the community surrounding Slacker 85 and a reflection of the values that continue to define it. Ahead of the full release, Troxler's own contribution, "CircoLoco" featuring Luna Blaise, was released in June and is available to stream and embed in advance.

Various Artists - Slacker 85 presents He Ain't Here
Release Date July 2026
Label Slacker 85

Tracklist
1. Big Joke - Send Me Your Demos
2. Krystal Klear - Move Your Mind Lose Control
3. Dr Dunks - Settings
4. Jonny Rock - Bir Iki
5. Lipelis - Sinister 707
6. Marc Houle - It's a Telephone
7. Seth Troxler feat. Luna Blaise - CircoLoco
8. Audion - DOGFCKR
9. Dede feat. Mx Blouse & Tonijah - Sirius
10. Groovy Loff - Breakfastless Behavior
11. TB-203 - Dream Sequence
12. Bartolomeo - Miranda
13. Greg Paulus - NRG (O.bee & Tomas Station Remix)
14. ary:eh - Barbarian
15. Maher Daniel - Grit
16. Cameron Jack - Voices In My Head
17. Isaac Carter - The Truth
18. Mink - Trippin
19. Phil Moffa - Look Out For The Cops
20. Mathew Jonson - I Got You
21. Sahar - Sound of Space
22. Beathaven - Bongos by the Koolibah
23. Dukwa - Years In Years Out
24. Annicka - Come Home
25. TIMANTI - Future Analogue (Slacker Mix)
26. SIAN & Hiroko Yamamura feat. Idoru - Life Story
27. Cable Toy & ONJUICY - Keikai Hustlin
28. Lady Jane Beach - Binman (Skream Remix)
29. Sindicato Del Baile - Corrupcion
30. AGELESS & JNJS feat. Duddha - Fade Away
31. Dan Ward - Orisha
32. JustJoe & Kaveh - Freak
33. Lisbona Sisters - U Feel Me
34. Luca Cazal - Digital Dreams
35. Addy Weitzman - Entertainment Is All I Wanted (Rio Tashan Remix)