Andy Farley

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Andy Farley
Born1966or1967(age 58–59)
Origin Tamworth, Staffordshire
Genres Hard house
Occupation(s) disc jockey, record producer
Labels Nukleuz, Tidy Trax
Website www.tidy.management/artists/andy-farley/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Andy Farley (born 1966 or 1967) is a British hard house disc jockey and record producer from Tamworth, Staffordshire. Known as the "King of Hard House", Farley plays live sets and produces records, a number of which have achieved success in the UK Dance Chart.

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Biography

Farley, who was aged 35 in 2002, is from Tamworth in Staffordshire. [1] He has held DJ residencies at nightclubs including Frantic, Sundissential, Progress and Storm. Farley also performs at music festivals, including in 2001 headlining Dance Valley, Gatecrasher and Godskitchen. He has produced and released music on a number of labels, including Tidy Trax and Nukleuz. The media has dubbed Farley the "King of Hard House". [2] [3] [4]

Along with fellow DJ Lisa Pin-Up, Farley mixed the Nukleuz compilation album series Hard House Nation. Volume 1 reached number 4 on the UK Compilation Chart in October 2000, and volume 2 peaked at number 5 in December of the same year. [5] [6] [7]

In 2012, along with Technikore and Mark EG, Farley released the compilation album Harder Louder Faster. Featuring tracks running at c. 140-175 BPM, Farley contributed a "true" hard house mix, and the album was named as a Mixmag Compilation of the Month for November. [8] The following January, in 2013, Farley released a track with BK, "Feeling", which was named Mixmag Tune of the Month. [9]

Discography

Andy Farley singles
TitleArtistYearPeak
UK singles [10] 		Peak
UK dance [10]
"Sundissential EP"Nick Rafferty/Andy Farley1999854
"Go" [11] Andy Farley1999
"Get Back"Trauma vs Andy Farley200021
"Aspirations/The Warning"Andy Farley200028
"Bring it Back"Andy Farley200014
"The Killer"Andy Farley200012
"Stop Rocking"Andy Farley200022
"Devastating"Andy Farley20008111
"Drop That Beat" [12] Billy Daniel Bunter / Andy Farley200025
"Khemikal Imbalance" BK & Andy Farley2001887
"Bring it Back"Hardbeat PTS Andy Farley20019510
"It's Farley Pt 2"Andy Farley200117
"The Future" [13] Andy Farley2001
"Circle of Friends Vol 1"Andy Farley & Paul Janes200288
"Hyperventilate"Andy Farley20028818
"I Can Feel It"Andy Farley & Paul Janes200239
"Your Fear"Andy Farley20028726
"Chicken Face" [14] Frank Farrell & John Kerrigan (Andy Farley remix)2012
"Feeling" [9] BK & Andy Farley2013

References

  1. ↑ Cowen, Andrew (2 April 2002). "Culture: DJ is a hard house act to follow; Andy Farley has a reputation for packing out dancefloors". Birmingham Post . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Andy Farley · Biography". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "BBC - Somerset - Entertainment - Somerset's Slammin' Vinyl". BBC . 24 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Turner, Catherine (18 September 2003). "THE VIBE: Nights of wild Abandon; Your 6-page guide to the best in clubbing". Coventry Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hard House Nation". Nukleuz Records. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "HARD HOUSE NATION – VARIOUS ARTISTS". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "HARD HOUSE NATION - 2 – VARIOUS ARTISTS". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Curtis, Dave (November 2012). "Andy Farley, Mark Eg & Technikore: Harder Louder Faster". Mixmag . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 Curtis, Dave (January 2013). "Feeling". Mixmag . p. 98. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 "ANDY FARLEY songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Cavanagh, Mark (December 1999). "Andy Farley - Go (Nukleuz)". Muzik : 116.
  12. ↑ "BILLY DANIEL BUNTER/FARLEY songs and albums". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Kavanagh, Mark (September 2001). "Andy Farley - The Future (Interflow)". Muzik : 85.
  14. ↑ Curtis, Dave (January 2012). "Chicken Face (Andy Fariey remix)". Mixmag . p. 100. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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