Ten Years of GALA is both an archive and a horizon:
a reflection on where GALA has come from, and a
signal of what lies ahead.

Founded in 2016 as a one-day gathering in South
London, GALA has grown into a global point of
reference for dancers, artists and collectives drawn
together by a shared commitment to independence,
collaboration and underground music culture. Rather than charting success through scale alone, the festival
has consistently prioritised integrity, community and
musical curiosity – values that underpin this release.

Spanning fifteen tracks, Ten Years of GALA unfolds
as a considered journey. It opens with an intimate
spoken contribution from Charlie Dark, grounding
the compilation firmly in GALA’s home of Peckham
before gradually expanding outward into fuller, club-
focused terrain.

The compilation brings together longtime friends
of the festival alongside newer voices drawn into
its orbit in recent years. Each artist contributes a
distinct perspective, but collectively the tracks form
a coherent portrait – not of a single sound, but of
a shared ethos shaped over ten years of gatherings,
collaborations and days spent dancing together.

Rather than a retrospective in the conventional sense,
Ten Years of GALA functions as a living document.
It captures fragments of past editions, scenes and
relationships, while remaining firmly oriented toward
the future. Together, the compilation holds a piece
of GALA’s first decade.

Compiled and curated by Tim Garcia & Giles Napier. 

TRACKLIST:

A1. Charlie Dark - Foundation and History

A2. Joe Armon-Jones - SE Discotheque

A3. dreamcastmoe - In and Out

A4. Marcellus Pittman - #Eastsidechampions

B1. Manami - Scramble

B2. Mr. Redley - Transatlantic Era

B3. Isaac Carter (2) - Take U There

B4. Nat Wendell - Tell Me

C1. KiNK - It's Already Here

C2. Amaliah - No Way Out

C3. Call Super - I Love Like Your Men

C4. Yu Su - Flourish

D1. Suze Ijó - Up There

D2. Niks (4) - Lilac Skies

D3. Chaos In The Cbd - Orange Blank