Terry Farley is a British DJ, remixer and producer from

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, 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 Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...

. He started out by playing

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and

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, but by 1987 switched to

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering ...

with tracks like "Jack the Groove" by

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. In 1986, he co-founded the

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'' with

Andrew Weatherall Andrew James Weatherall (6 April 1963 – 17 February 2020) was an English musician, DJ, songwriter, producer and remixer. His career took him from being one of the key DJs in the acid house movement of the late 1980s to being a remixer of trac ...

and others. Savage, Jon.
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. ''

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'', November 1990, p. 84 It mainly covered the music and fashion of the emerging

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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

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events. In 1992, Farley created the record label

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together with Steven Hall. They became one of the leading labels of British dance music in the 1990s after releasing ''

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'', the debut of

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, in 1994. Other major releases on the label include Underworld's 1996 album ''

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'' and ''

Exit Planet Dust ''Exit Planet Dust'' is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers. It was first released on 26 June 1995 in the United Kingdom by Junior Boy's Own, Freestyle Dust, and Virgin Records, and on 15 August 1995 in t ...

'', the debut album from

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. Together with

Pete Heller Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer from Brighton, England. Biography He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo, they have release ...

, Farley recorded some tracks released on his own label and others like

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, using artist names like

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(e.g. "

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") or Heller & Farley Project (e.g. the song "

Ultra Flava "Ultra Flava" is a house song by British duo Heller and Farley Project (Pete Heller and Terry Farley). After the wide renown with their remix of Ultra Naté's "How Long" in 1994 and M People's " Open Your Heart" in 1995, they released it as a sin ...

"). Farley remains active as a DJ, remixer, and producer. He has compiled many albums, and wrote the liner notes for ''Balearic Beats'' on

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in 1988.

Discography

Remixes

A selection of remixes made by Farley solo or with Weatherall, Oakenfold or Heller. *

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- "Rave On" (on the '' Hallelujah'' EP) (1989) *

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drum ...

- " Loaded" (1990) *Primal Scream - "

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" (1990) * The Farm - "

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" (1990) * New Order - "

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" (1990) *

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- "

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" (1990) *New Order - "

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" (1993) *

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" (1997) *

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- "

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" (2013)

As producer

Selection of albums produced (usually partially) by Farley. * The Farm - ''

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'' (1990) *

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- ''

'' (1994)

Career

Discography

Remixes

As producer

Notes

Sources

Further reading