WTD032 : Galen - Magic Bus EP
Release Date: 4/25/2025
Pre-Save: 4/18/2025

Justin Martin’s What To Do is beyond thrilled to welcome a true stalwart of house music culture to the label. SF royalty… a man with his finger on the pulse ensuring dance floor vitality… A main force behind Sunset Sound System and inarguably responsible for sparking a revolution in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, his ripples have no doubt left an impact. We honestly can’t say enough, and WTD is honored to be releasing Galen’s Magic Bus EP, 3 tracks of immaculate dance floor wisdom.
First to hit the road is "Love Machine" where a nostalgic acid riff takes center stage, supported by luscious swells and spot-on percussive slivers. Next to put the pedal to the metal is "Your Own Style”, where Galen's signature sound is redlining - fun & expressive synths flutter atop a playful groove with an efficient & functional arrangement that taunts your individuality. The last stop on this funky road trip is "Dance Me' with its colossal gliding bass line and careful sonic trickery delivering some serious nod factor. Fill up your tank, and groove into the sunset with Galen's Magic Bus EP!
"This body of work is an ode to the house music that I was first exposed to and inspired me to start DJing by going to raves and underground parties where mostly Chicago, Detroit, and UK house, acid house, and breakbeats were played all night long!"
- GALEN
Galen, in a sense, paved the way me. When I moved to SF in 1999, I discovered my deep love for house music at Galen's Sunset parties. The amount of influence he's had on where I am today is incredible. Those parties inspired my brother Christian to buy the original dirtybird sound system and ultimately lead to us throwing our own renegade dirtybird parties in Golden Gate Park.
- Justin Martin

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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.
Name: Galen Alexander Abbott
Hometown: San Francisco
Currently Based: Amsterdam, NL
Career Highlights:
Headlined Lightening in Bottle Woogie Stage 2024
Curated stage for Love International (Croatia)
Curated stage for Meadows in the Mountains(Bulgaria)
#1 in Beatport’s House charts on Justin Martin collab
#5 in Beatport's Deep House Culprit Records EP
Press:

'Magic Bus' Feedback:
Mikey Lion (Desert Hearts - San Diego) Dammmnn this EP is what's up! Dance Me and Love Machine are totally what I'm playing right now. Can't wait to give them a rinse! Thanks for this brotha!
Jason Kendig - Thanks so much, these are awesome :)
I love love Love Machine
Fred Everything (Lazy Days - Montreal) - This is really good Galen! Thanks!
Travis Holcomb - KCRW Radio play
Doc Martin - DJ Support on 'Your Own' & 'Love Machine'