VARIOUS — Permanent Vacation Xx EP2

Permanent Vacation XX EP2 brings together five contemporary club tracks from the extended Permanent Vacation family, continuing the Munich label’s 20th-anniversary series with a focused 12-inch selection from Clint, Rhode & Brown & COEO, Alinka, Zombies In Miami and Baldo. Issued as PERMVAC380-4, the second instalment of the Permanent Vacation XX series moves across Indie Dance, Disco, Italo, House and New Beat, delivering five compact dancefloor records that reflect the label’s long-established ability to connect underground club music with disco-informed groove and electronic sophistication. The release is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Permanent Vacation was founded in Munich by Benjamin Fröhlich and Tom Bioly in 2006 and quickly developed a recognisable identity around the meeting point of disco, Balearic music, cosmic electronics, house and leftfield dance music. Over two decades, the label has worked with artists ranging from Tensnake, Todd Terje and Pional to Lauer, DMX Krew and Curses, while maintaining a balance between rediscovered influences and contemporary club production. The Permanent Vacation XX series celebrates that history by bringing together artists connected to the label’s wider network rather than functioning as a retrospective compilation. The A-side opens with Clint’s “Planet Groove”, a 132 BPM Indie Dance track in E-flat minor. It establishes the EP at its most driving, with a faster tempo and club-focused momentum setting the tone for the record. Clint has become increasingly visible across the contemporary Indie Dance scene, with releases associated with Permanent Vacation, Discos Malos, Slowciety, Semi Delicious and Correspondant. “Planet Groove” therefore represents a natural meeting point between the newer generation of producers surrounding Permanent Vacation and the label’s established dancefloor vocabulary. At 132 BPM, “Planet Groove” is also the fastest track on the record, giving the opening position a clear functional purpose. Rather than beginning with a slow introduction, the EP starts immediately inside the club environment. Its placement makes it particularly effective for DJs looking to move from disco and house toward the more energetic end of Indie Dance without abandoning the groove-oriented character of the Permanent Vacation sound. A2, “Higher” by Rhode & Brown + COEO, changes the rhythmic temperature while retaining the record’s forward motion. Classified as Deep House and running at 129 BPM, the collaboration brings together two Munich-linked production identities with a shared interest in groove-driven electronic music. The track provides a useful contrast to Clint’s opener: slightly slower, deeper and more traditionally house-oriented, it keeps the A-side moving while broadening the stylistic palette. The collaboration is particularly fitting for Permanent Vacation. Rhode & Brown have been closely associated with the label’s house and disco-oriented catalogue, while COEO have built a reputation for sophisticated club productions drawing on house, funk and disco traditions. “Higher” consequently functions as a bridge between the more contemporary Indie Dance framing of “Planet Groove” and the broader house culture that has always informed the Permanent Vacation catalogue. The B-side begins with Alinka’s “Chase The Rhythm”, a 130 BPM Indie Dance cut in B minor. Chicago-based Alinka has released on labels including Rekids and Crosstown Rebels, while also appearing within the Permanent Vacation network. Her contribution gives the second side an immediate sense of propulsion and reinforces the label’s ability to bring together artists from different geographical and stylistic backgrounds. The title “Chase The Rhythm” is particularly appropriate within the context of the EP: the track follows two relatively fast club records and maintains the emphasis on rhythmic drive. Its 130 BPM tempo puts it firmly into the more energetic section of the collection, while the B-minor tonal centre suggests a darker shade than the more openly celebratory disco side of Permanent Vacation’s catalogue. Zombies In Miami follow with “Number One”, another Indie Dance track, this time at 130 BPM in D minor. The Mexican duo have long been associated with the darker and more psychedelic edge of contemporary disco and Indie Dance, and their appearance on Permanent Vacation XX EP2 adds a different geographical and stylistic perspective to the compilation. The track’s position after Alinka keeps the B-side moving at a consistent tempo while shifting the atmosphere toward a more nocturnal club environment. The final track, Baldo’s “How Do You Say”, closes the record at 128 BPM in G major. Baldo, a Barcelona-based artist with releases across labels including E-Beamz, Physical Education and Good Ratio Music, brings the EP toward a slightly more relaxed pace without sacrificing its dancefloor function. The track is classified as Indie Dance, placing it firmly within the same broad stylistic field as the surrounding material while providing a different tonal and rhythmic finish. The sequencing is one of the record’s strongest features. Rather than attempting to represent every aspect of Permanent Vacation’s history, the EP concentrates on five contemporary tracks that share a practical DJ orientation. The tempos remain tightly grouped between 128 and 132 BPM, allowing the record to function as a coherent tool within an extended set. At the same time, the producers bring different relationships to house, disco, Italo and Indie Dance, preventing the compilation from sounding uniform. This makes Permanent Vacation XX EP2 particularly useful as a DJ record. “Planet Groove” provides the most immediate high-energy opening, “Higher” introduces deeper house weight, “Chase The Rhythm” maintains the momentum from the beginning of the B-side, “Number One” moves into darker Indie Dance territory, and “How Do You Say” provides a slightly more open conclusion. The five tracks can therefore be mixed individually or used as a compact snapshot of the label’s contemporary dancefloor identity. For collectors, PERMVAC380-4 is significant as the second 12-inch in Permanent Vacation’s XX anniversary sequence. The first EP, PERMVAC380-3, featured Lauer, Midnight Magic, Pional, Benjamin Fröhlich and Curses, covering Disco, Italo, House and electronic pop. The second instalment shifts the focus toward the label’s extended network, bringing together Clint, Rhode & Brown, COEO, Alinka, Zombies In Miami and Baldo. The physical edition is a 12-inch vinyl EP with five tracks: A1 “Planet Groove”, A2 “Higher”, B1 “Chase The Rhythm”, B2 “Number One” and B3 “How Do You Say”. Specialist distributors list PERMVAC380-4 as an exclusive 12-inch configuration, with a September 18, 2026 release date and the wider stylistic classification of Disco, Italo, Indie Dance, New Beat and related electronic dance music. Permanent Vacation XX EP2 is ultimately a compact demonstration of what has kept the label relevant for two decades: a willingness to treat disco, house and electronic dance music as a connected continuum rather than separate genres. With five tracks from artists representing different generations, cities and corners of the Permanent Vacation network, PERMVAC380-4 documents the label’s contemporary sound without abandoning its historical foundations. For DJs and collectors looking for modern Indie Dance, Disco, Italo and House on 12-inch vinyl, Various Artists – Permanent Vacation XX EP2 offers a tightly sequenced five-track selection built for movement. It is both a functional club record and a concise anniversary statement, capturing the continuing evolution of Permanent Vacation while keeping the groove, dancefloor energy and eclecticism that have defined the label since 2006 firmly at its centre.