Terry Farley is a British DJ, remixer and producer from London, active since the mid-1980s.

Career

Farley started out going to clubs in the late 1970s and first visited Ibiza in 1982. He then started working as a DJ, performing at the same clubs and shows as Paul Oakenfold. He started out by playing reggae and groove music, but by 1987 switched to house music with tracks like "Jack the Groove" by Raze (group), Raze. In 1986, he co-founded the fanzine ''Junior Boy's Own, Boy's Own'' with Andrew Weatherall and others.Jon Savage, Savage, Jon.
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. ''Spin (magazine), Spin'', November 1990, p. 84 It mainly covered the music and fashion of the emerging acid house club scene in London. The collective also organized parties under the same title, where Weatherall and Farley would DJ, and eventually founded the successful record label "Boys' Own". Farley was also one of the first DJs at the Shoom events. In 1992, Farley created the record label Junior Boy's Own together with Steven Hall. They became one of the leading labels of British dance music in the 1990s after releasing ''Dubnobasswithmyheadman'', the debut of Underworld, in 1994. Other major releases on the label include Underworld's 1996 album ''Second Toughest in the Infants'' and ''Exit Planet Dust'', the debut album from the Chemical Brothers. Together with Pete Heller, Farley recorded some tracks released on his own label and others like Defected Records, using artist names like Fire Island (duo), Fire Island (e.g. "Shout to the Top!") or Heller & Farley Project (e.g. the song "Ultra Flava"). Farley remains active as a DJ, remixer, and producer. He has compiled many albums, and wrote the liner notes for ''Balearic Beats'' on FFRR Records in 1988.

Discography

Remixes

A selection of remixes made by Farley solo or with Weatherall, Oakenfold or Heller. *Happy Mondays - "Rave On" (on the ''Hallelujah (EP), Hallelujah'' EP) (1989) *Primal Scream - "Loaded (Primal Scream song), Loaded" (1990) *Primal Scream - "Come Together (Primal Scream song), Come Together" (1990) *The Farm (British band), The Farm - "All Together Now (The Farm song), All Together Now" (1990) *New Order (band), New Order - "World in Motion" (1990) *Bananarama - "Only Your Love" (1990) *New Order - "Regret (New Order song), Regret" (1993) *Michael Jackson - "Blood on the Dance Floor (song), Blood on the Dance Floor" (1997) *Alison Moyet - "Changeling (song), Changeling" (2013)

As producer

Selection of albums produced (usually partially) by Farley. *The Farm (British band), The Farm - ''Groovy Train'' (1990) *Kylie Minogue - ''Kylie Minogue (album), Kylie Minogue'' (1994)

Career

Discography

Remixes

As producer

Notes

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Further reading