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. In 1986, he co-founded the
fanzine ''
Boy's Own'' with
Andrew Weatherall and others. 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 (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==