Biography
Look at many of the most exciting, buzzed-about artists coming out of the UK and Ireland right now and you’ll be surprised to find how many have something in common – London-born producer Dan Carey. From righteous Dublin punks Fontaines D.C. to London art-punks Squid and the dark knights of post-rock, Black Midi to revelatory poet and rapper, Kate Tempest, Dan Carey is behind many of the most vital albums of the last year.
While you may know that Dan owns and runs the record label Speedy Wunderground, you may not know that he began his career making dub records with Nick Manassa and Lee Scratch Perry to then writing hits with Sia (“Breathe Me”) and Kylie (“Slow”) while mixing Hot Chip, Santigold, Dizzee Rascal and MIA songs. His discography is a timeline of his diverse taste in music and people – relationships that will last a lifetime and music that will outlive us all.
Selected Discography Save or Print Discography
Hak Baker "Great Day To Die" from Nostalgia Death EP |
Hak Attack Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Moreish Idols "Pale Blue Dot" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Jacob Alon "Fairy In A Bottle" - single |
Island Records Mixer, Producer |
A Certain Ratio "Clockwork Orange" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Been Stellar Scream from New York, NY (album) |
Dirty Hit Mixer, Producer |
O. WeirdOs (album) |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Heartworms "Jacked" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Been Stellar "Pumpkin" - single |
Dirty Hit Mixer, Producer |
Alfie Templeman "Run To Tomorrow" and "Beckham" from album Radiosoul |
Chess Club Records Co-Writer, Producer |
O. "Micro" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
A Certain Ratio It All Comes Down To This (album) |
Mute Records Mixer, Producer |
Friedberg "My Best Friend" - single |
Clouds Hill Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
O. "176" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Self Esteem "You Can Get It If You Really Want" from the original BBC series "This Town" |
Polydor Mixer, Producer |
Been Stellar "Passing Judgement" - single |
Dirty Hit Mixer, Producer |
Royel Otis PRATTS & PAIN (album) |
OURNESS Mixer, Producer |
Borough Council "Casino" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Producer |
Royel Otis "Velvet" - single |
Mixer, Producer |
Royel Otis "Heading For The Door" - single |
OURNESS Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Heartworms "May I Comply" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Viji So Vanilla (album) |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Viji "Sundress In Pink" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Royel Otis "Fried Rice" - single |
OURNESS Mixer, Producer |
O. "Slice" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Viji "Karaoke" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Various Artists Speedy Wunderground - SXSW EP |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Georgia "Keep On" from Euphoric |
Domino Recordings Co-Writer |
Miss Tiny DEN7 (EP) |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Performer, Producer |
Royel Otis "Adored" - single |
OURNESS Mixer, Producer |
Viji "Sedative" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Producer |
Grian Chatten Chaos For The Fly (album) |
Partisan Records Mixer, Producer |
Squid O Monolith (album) |
Warp Records Producer |
Miss Tiny "The Beggar" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Performer, Producer |
Viji "Anything" - single |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Grian Chatten "Fairlies" and "The Score" - singles |
Partisan Records Mixer, Producer |
Kae Tempest Nice Idea EP |
Republic Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Moreish Idols Lock Eyes and Collide EP |
Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Foals Life Is Dub (album) |
Warner Music UK Mixer |
Moreish Idols "Chum" - single |
Speedy Wunderground/ [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
Viji "Down" - single |
Speedy Wunderground/ [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Heartworms 'A Comforting Notion' EP |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Moreish Idols "Between These Ears" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
slowthai UGLY (album) |
Method Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Miss Tiny "The Sound" - single |
Speedy Wunderground/ [PIAS] Co-Writer, Mixer, Performer, Producer |
Kae Tempest "Nice Idea"- single |
Republic Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Hak Baker "Telephones 4 Eyes" - single |
Hak Attack Records Co-Writer, Producer |
slowthai "Feel Good" - single |
Method Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Squid "Swing (In A Dream)" - single |
Warp Records Producer |
Moreish Idols "Nocturnal Creatures" - single |
Speedy Wunderground/ [PIAS] Mixer, Producer |
English Teacher "Song About Love" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
slowthai "Selfish" - single |
Method Records Mixer, Producer |
Kae Tempest with Kojey Radical "Move Rework" - single |
Republic Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
O. "OGO" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Slowthai "i know nothing" - single |
Method Records Co-Producer, Co-Writer |
HighSchool "Only a Dream" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Heartworms "Consistent Dedication" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
The Lounge Society Tired of Liberty (album) |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Moreish Idols Float (EP) |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Foals "2am", "Flutter", "Under The Radar", "Crest of the Wave", "The Sound", and "Wild Green" from Life Is Yours |
Warner Music UK Co-Producer |
Sinead O'Brien Time Bend and Break The Bower (album) |
Chess Club Records Mixer, Producer |
Honeyglaze Honeyglaze (album) |
Speedy Wunderground / PIAS Mixer, Producer |
Moreish Idols "Speedboat" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia (album) |
Partisan Records Mixer, Producer |
Kae Tempest The Line Is A Curve (album) |
Republic Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Wet Leg Wet Leg (album) |
Domino Recording Producer |
The Queen's Head "Your God Owes You Money" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Katy J Pearson "Talk Over Town" - single |
Heavenly Recordings Co-Producer, Mixer |
Jane Weaver "Oblique Fantasy" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Sinead O Brien "Holy Country" - single |
Chess Club Records Mixer, Producer |
Geese Projector (album) |
Partisan Records/ Play It Again Sam Mixer |
Stephen Fretwell Busy Guy (album) |
Speedy Wunderground / PIAS Mixer, Producer |
Squid Bright Green Field (album) |
Warp Records Mixer, Producer |
Savage Gary feat. Georgia "Nothing To Say" |
Speedy Wunderground Producer, Writer |
The Lounge Society Silk For The Starving (EP) |
Speedy Wunderground / PIAS Mixer, Producer |
Goat Girl On All Fours (album) |
Rough Trade Mixer, Producer |
Tiña Positive Mental Health Music (album) |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
PVA "Talks" - single |
Big Dada Mixer, Producer |
DEWEY "Is It Infatuation?" - single |
Producer |
DEWEY "Savannah" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Fontaines D.C. A Hero's Death (album) |
Partisan Records Mixer, Producer |
Squid "Sludge" - single |
Warp Records Mixer, Producer |
Grimes "New Gods" from Miss Anthropocene |
4AD Mixer |
La Roux Supervision (album) |
Supercolour Records Mixer, Producer |
Pynch "Disco Lights" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Caroline Polachek "I Give Up" & "Go As a Dream" from PANG |
Perpetual Novice Co-Producer |
Squid Town Centre EP |
Speedy Wunderground / PIAS Mixer, Producer |
Kate Tempest The Book of Traps and Lessons |
Republic Records Co-Writer, Producer |
black midi Schlagenheim |
Rough Trade Records Mixer, Producer |
Pixx "Funsize", "Eruption 24" & "Duck Out" from Small Mercies |
4AD Co-Writer, Producer |
Fontaines D.C. Dogrel |
Partisan Records Mixer, Producer |
Squid "Houseplants" - single |
Practise Music Mixer, Producer |
Black Country, New Road "Athens, France" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Squid "The Dial" |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Sophie Hunger Molecules |
Two Gentleman Mixer, Producer |
Black Midi "bmbmbm" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs "Leave A Light On" - single |
Nice Age Co-Producer, Mixer |
Warmduscher Whale City - album |
The Leaf Label Mixer, Producer |
Nick Mulvey "Dancing For the Answers" & "Give It To Kali" from Dancing For the Answers EP |
Fiction Records Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer |
Scottibrains "Sustained Threat" - Single |
Speedy Wunderground Producer, Writer |
Goat Girl Goat Girl - Album |
Rough Trade Mixer, Producer |
Nick Mulvey Wake Up Now - Album |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
Kaleida "Meter" [Mr Dan Remix] |
Lex Records Remixer |
Azusena "Red Sky" - single |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
Pumarosa The Witch |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
DEWEY "Loch Linnhe" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Azusena "Better" & "Crosby" - singles |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
JW Ridley "Everything (Deathless)" - single |
Speedy Wunderground Mixer, Producer |
Pixx "I Bow Down" - single |
4AD Producer, Writer |
Kate Tempest Let Them Eat Chaos |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer, Writer |
Boxed In Melt |
Nettwerk Mixer, Producer |
Pumarosa Pumarosa EP |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
Various Artists Speedy Wunderground Year 2 Compilation LP |
Manata Mixer, Producer |
Bat For Lashes "Sunday Love" from The Bride |
The Echo Label Producer, Writer |
FEWS Means |
Play It Again Sam Mixer, Producer |
Teleman Brilliant Sanity |
Moshi Moshi Mixer, Producer |
Elliphant "Living Life Golden" from Living Life Golden |
TEN/Kemosabe Mixer |
Sexwitch Sexwitch EP |
The Echo Label Limited Mixer, Producer |
Fine Print Fine Print EP |
B3SCI Records Mixer |
Lianne La Havas "Grow" from Blood |
Warner Mixer, Producer |
Formation "Young Ones" |
Warner UK Mixer |
Only Real "Yesterdays," "Break It Off," "When This Begins," "Jerk" from Jerk at the End of the Line |
Virgin EMI Producer |
All We Are All We Are |
Domino Mixer, Producer |
Boxed In Boxed In |
Nettwerk Mixer, Producer |
Bat for Lashes "Plan the Escape" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. 1 (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Republic Mixer |
JUCE! "Burnin' Up," "Call You Out," "The Heat" from Taste the JUCE! - EP |
Island Mixer, Producer |
Childhood Lacuna |
Marathon Mixer, Producer |
Boxed In "Run Quicker" - Single |
Nettwerk Mixer, Producer |
Nick Mulvey First Mind |
Fiction Mixer, Producer |
Various Artists Speedy Wunderground Year 1 Compilation LP |
Manata Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Eugene McGuinness Chroma |
Domino Mixer |
Kate Tempest Everybody Down |
Big Dada Mixer, Producer |
All We Are "Feel Safe" - Single |
Domino Mixer, Producer |
Joel Compass "Forgive Me" - Single |
Outsiders/Polydor Mixer, Producer |
Rae Morris "Skin" - Single |
Atlantic UK Writer |
Toy Join the Dots |
Heavenly Mixer, Producer |
Oh Land "My Boxer" from Wishbone |
Federal Prism Mixer, Producer |
Emiliana Torrini Tookah |
Rough Trade Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Little Daylight "Name In Lights" from Tunnel Vision - EP |
Capitol Mixer |
Bloc Party "Ratchet" & "Obscene" from The Nextwave Sessions - EP |
Frenchkiss Records Mixer, Producer |
The Child of Lov "Fly" from The Child of Lov |
Domino Additional Production, Mixer |
Laura Welsh "Unravel" - Single |
Polydor Mixer |
Steve Mason Monkey's Minds in the Devil's Time |
Domino Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Yeasayer Fragrant World |
Secretly Canadian Mixer |
Bat for Lashes The Haunted Man |
Domino Mixer, Producer |
Toy Toy |
Heavenly Mixer, Producer |
Mystery Jets Radlands |
Rough Trade Mixer, Producer |
Eugene McGuinness "Shotgun," "Harlequin," "Japanese Cars," "Video Games" & "Sugarplum" from The Invitation to the Voyage |
Domino Co-Producer, Mixer, Producer |
Willy Mason Carry On |
Fiction Records Mixer, Producer |
Lianne La Havas "Night School" & "Empty" from Lost & Found |
Warner Brothers UK Mixer, Producer |
Django Django "Default" from Django Django |
Because Mixer |
Chairlift Something |
Columbia Mixer, Producer |
Theophilus London Timez Are Weird These Days |
Warner Brothers Mixer |
The Kills Blood Pressures |
Domino Co-Producer, Engineer |
Tama Impala "Expectation (Radio Mix)" from Inner Speaker |
Modular Mixer |
Miles Kane Colour of the Trap |
Columbia Engineer, Producer |
Alice Gold Seven Rainbows |
Fiction/Polydor Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Christina Aguilera "Bionic" & "Elastic Love" from Bionic |
RCA Mixer |
Charlotte Gainsbourg "Time of the Assassins" from Irm |
Because Music UK Additional Production, Mixer |
Oh Land "Wolf and I" & "Twist My Memory" from Oh Land |
Epic Mixer, Producer |
Oh Land "Perfection," "Lean" & "Voodoo" from Oh Land |
Epic Mixer, Producer, Writer |
I Blame Coco "No Smile," "Playwright Fate" & "The Constant" from The Constant |
Island UK Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Hot Chip One Life Stand |
EMI Mixer |
La Roux "Quicksand" - Single |
Polydor/Interscope Mixer |
Cocknbullkid "Boys and Girls" from Querelle |
Island/IAMSOUND Additional Production, Mixer |
The Invisible "OK" from The Invisible |
Heavenly Additional Production, Mixer |
Franz Ferdinand Blood/Candy |
Domino Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Franz Ferdinand Tonight |
Domino Mixer, Producer |
The Kills "Tape Song" from Midnight Boom |
Domino Additional Production, Mixer |
Emiliana Torrini Me and Armini |
Rough Trade Mixer, Producer, Writer |
Dizzee Rascal "Flex" (Radio Mix) |
XL Additional Production, Mixer |
Aynzli Jones "Kings of Sorrow" - Single |
Mercury Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
The Long Blondes Guilt - Single |
Rough Trade Mixer |
Santigold "Say Aha" from Santogold |
Atlantic UK/Downtown Mixer |
Santigold "Lights Out" & "L.E.S. Artistes" from Santogold (Radio Mix) |
Atlantic UK/Downtown Mixer |
Athlete Beyond Dub Neighbourhood |
Parlophone Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
M.I.A. "Jimmy" from Kala Radio Mix |
XL Mixer |
Roisin Murphy "Sweet Nothings" & "Let Me Know" from Overpowered |
EMI Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Roisin Murphy "Scarlet Ribbons" from Overpowered |
EMI Engineer, Producer |
Roisin Murphy "Checkin' On Me" from Overpowered |
EMI Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Vocal Producer |
Hot Chip Made In the Dark |
EMI Mixer |
CSS "Let's Make Love to Death From Above" & "Music Is My Hot Sex" from Cansei de Ser Sexy |
Sub Pop Additional Production, Mixer |
Mr Hudson & the Library "Too Late Too Late" & "Every Little Thing She Does" |
Mercury Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Brazilian Girls "Pussy" from Brazilian Girls |
Verve Mixer, Remixer |
Lily Allen "Cheryl Tweedy" from Smile - EP |
EMI/Regal Co-Writer, Engineer, Producer |
Sia "Breathe Me" from Colour the Small One |
Astralwerks Engineer, Vocal Producer, Writer |
Sia "Little Black Sandals" & "Academia" from Some People Have Real Problems |
Go Beat Writer |
Radar Bright Like the Sun |
EMI Engineer, Mixer, Producer |
Kylie "Slow" from Body Language |
EMI Engineer, Producer, Writer |
Fatboy Slim "The Joker" from Palookaville |
Skint Remixer |
Emiliana Torrini Fisherman's Woman |
Rough Trade Engineer, Producer, Writer |
Lazyboy Penguin Rock |
Sunday Best Engineer, Producer, Writer |
Humanzi Help Me In the Morning |
Fiction Remixer |
Kristian Leontiou "Story of My Life" - Single |
Polydor Remixer |
Sebastein Tellier "La Ritournelle" from Eco Zen-A Musical Awakening Radio Mix |
Lucky Number Mixer |
Keith "Replica" from Mona Lisa's Child |
Lucky Number Engineer, Producer |
Keith "Killing Me" from Red Thread |
Lucky Number Engineer, Producer |
Will Young "What a Day (All I Want)" from Keep On |
BMG Co-Producer, Writer |