“It’s late Saturday Night in the magical wonderland that is the Lightening In A Bottle festival grounds. The main stages are closing down, but there is one place for afterthours house music where the collective electricity is ignited into a dancefloor frenzy known as The Junkyard. Situated on the banks of the lake with the twinkling stars dancing above, I had the honor of putting some of my all-time favorite deep and twisted yet groove-heavy jams into a journey suited for the freaky yet loved-up energy on hand. As per my usual, everything is mixed on the fly and in the moment of what I was feeling from the raucous energy that not only surrounded me in the booth but stretched deep into the far-reaching depths of the dancefloor. I hope that feeling transcends this 90-minute mix, and if you there there, get to relive the moments we were gettin’ down and wild together! Enjoy!” – GALEN
GALEN, one of the great living pillars of West Coast dance music, San Francisco’s own true hero and legend. His creation and shared evolution of Sunset Sound System has quite literally catapulted a localized scene into the global sphere. Which has since magnetically attracted the world’s top DJs & producers to the west, playing for the Sunset annuals, boat parties, & Campout Festival. These events are notorious for truly establishing and holding the gold standard in sound and production, fixing a rooted and veritable pride that is immediately palpable. As a preeminent organizer, GALEN is the force that brings the experience into crystallized perfection.
And within this historic landscape, his dedication to the craft of djing has not wavered. By playing his extensive vinyl collection at renegade and warehouse parties of the 90s and 2000s, GALEN has honed his own proficiency – ranging from deep acid house to rare disco in a fluid signature sound, known for assertive mixing techniques inspired by each discerning dancefloor. His rich and precise taste has also neatly translated into his own studio productions, having contributed tracks to labels peppered across the globe. Currently, his latest 2 tracker with Justin Martin landed at #1 in Beatport’s House charts, and his Culprit Records EP hit top 5 for Deep House. Need we say more?
When this veritable stalwart is not firmly holding court in his native SF, you can find him touring Europe’s music festivals in summer and rocking pivotal events in North America; having just headlined Lightening in Bottle and he continues to curate stages at Love International festival in Croatia and Bulgaria’s notorious Meadows In The Mountains festival
01. Deepstate II – Everybody Get Down
02. Traffic Signs & Jake The Rapper – Cookie Jar (Joyce Muniz Remix)
03. DJ T. – Times We Had featuring Nick Maurer
04. Pezzner – All Night Dancing Party (Justin Martin Mix)
05. Clé – No Need To See
06. Style Of Eye – Gioco featuring Paola Ratclif
07. Rob Garza – Re Mana featuring Vasuda Sharma (Psychemagic Mix)
08. Furry Freaks – Soothe featuring Terra Deva (Tedd Patterson’s Vibal Dub Mix)
09. Inca Kings – I Feel Love (Clapapella)
10. Unknown – Acid State of Emergency
11. The Dynamic Guv’nors – I Can’t Live Without U (Holloway Road Mix)
12. JACKARD – Down N Out’ (PARKER. Remix)
13. Groovestyle – Freedom Train (No Ears Mix)
14. GALEN – Untitled featuring Justin Martin
15. Lis Sarroca – Round & Round
16. Doorly – Confessions Of A Dancer
17. Phil Weeks – Show You Love (4 U Dancers Mix)
