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The SL2 name came from the initials of the two members of the act, Slipmatt (S) and Lime (L), and because they were a duo; hence "SL2". The act consisted of DJ/remixers Matt "Slipmatt" Nelson and John "Lime" Fernandez,[1] accompanied by two female rave/breakbeat dancers, Jo Millett and Kelly Overett (who would later go on to be a member of the Italian eurodance act Cappella), and male dancehall vocalist Ronan Fitzgerald. The latter three appeared with Nelson and Fernandez whenever they did live shows or in their videos. SL2 was also one of the most influential acts in the early days of the Breakbeat Hardcore movement by weaving samplings of dancehall, Detroit house, electro/techno, and drum and bass into nightclub classics.[citation needed] They also played a part in the early days of XL Recordings, and even though the act never released an album during their tenure with the record label, most of their tracks can be found on the XL Recordings Chapters compilations, as well as many others. The duo released their first single, "Do That Dance" in 1990. But it was not until 1991 that they scored with their breakthrough track, "DJs Take Control", which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] By 1992 SL2 joined the many rave artists who would crossover to the UK chart, with a pair of hits, "Way In My Brain" and "On A Ragga Tip". The latter was also their highest charting hit in their career, peaking at number 2 in the UK in April 1992.[1] It was sampled from a reggae number from Jah Screechie entitled "Walk and Skank" (which itself was based on Slim Smith's "Never Let Go").[citation needed] "Way In My Brain", originally a B-Side to "DJs Take Control" and was listed together as a single during the former's chart run, recharted via a new remix, peaking at number 28 that summer.
