A lot has happened since the disco ball started spinning in Munich discotheques in the 1970s for the first time. Thirty years later, its motor has gained new drive and the ball is spinning faster than ever. Partly responsible for this renaissance is the Munich label Permanent Vacation.
Founded by Tom Bioly and Benjamin Fröhlich during Germany's tropical summer of 2006, Permanent Vacation has not only survived in the obscure jungle of modern dance music, but has established itself as a flagship of the disco movement and its variations, such as Balearic, cosmic, Krautrock or proto-house, all of which have become extremely popular on all continents. Permanent Vacation was able to establish themselves within 4 years as one of the most cutting edge, universal dance labels In the world, releasing music from artists like Tensnake, Aeroplane, Holy Ghost!, Azari & III, Kathy Diamond, Todd Terje, Antena, Woolfy vs. Projections, Hercules and Love Affair, DMX Krew and many others.
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PERMVAC 268EP
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40 Thieves classic hit "Don't Turn It Off" featuring Qzen on vocals gets the 2023 update with new versions by Sweden's finest Bella Boo and professional boundaries pushers Session Victim. Both remixes bring new facets of the original to the forefront and shine new light on this Permanent Vacation classic, which was initially released in 2008.
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PERMVAC 255LP
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It's album time for Sam Goku aka Robin Wang: Things We See When We Look Closer is the second album from the Chinese-German artist, releasing nearly two years after his debut album East Dimensional Riddims (ATMV 087LP, 2021), that combined traditional Asian instruments and field recordings with his own modern take on dance music that focuses on fluid rhythms, beautiful melodies and ambient haze. Based in Munich, things came together naturally with Permanent Vacation as a label for the DJ and producer. Not only sharing the same home turf, but also a certain eclectic approach on music. After two EPs on the label, that found their way into DJ sets from the likes of Ben Ufo & Four Tet, DJ Voices, Call Super, and many more, Robin is drawing ever wider circles with his new album. On eleven tracks he is refining his unique approach in his productions, probably described best as a deeply nature-rooted and aethereal sound from twinkling ambience over bright, bouncy kickdrums to shuffling breaks. Robin is hunting for the bigger picture by taking a closer look. Finding new life in the different microcosms and gaining new perspectives on things by switching the angle and developing a meditative and psychedelic swirl.
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Fresh from delivering standout performances at Berlin's renowned Panorama Bar and Amsterdam's DGTL, Theo Kottis presents his first solo release on Permanent Vacation, the sparkling On Your Mind EP. The creation of the six tracks on On Your Mind EP, provided moments of escapism for Theo Kottis, during the depths of lockdown 2020. His nods to synth pop and Italo fun, inspired by bands of the new wave era, are intended to bestow upon the listener those same blissed out moments. There's more to these tracks than meets the ear, particularly stand out "On Your Mind", the product of relentless pursuit. For Theo, the collaboration with Permanent Vacation was long awaited and is a memorable mark within his thriving career. Theo Kottis said: "Thrilled to finally share these tracks, I worked on them two years ago and was fortunate enough to find them a home at Permanent Vacation, which has long been one of the labels I've admired most. As these tracks were a solo lockdown project, I've loved collaborating with PV on the release -- particularly the creation of the vinyl. Next up -- I can't wait to play them out IRL in parties this summer."
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After the re-release of the classic Nu Romantix album (PERMVAC 173-1LP), Ed DMX aka DMX Krew returns to Permanent Vacation with his new album, Party Life. This time the long-haired UK legend is taking a step back from his trademark electro and techno sound and putting on his romancing suit. Ed is crooning over '80s styled boogie, disco, and funk tracks in a way only he can do it and that will either make you jump for joy or cruising down the coastal promenade. Party Life is another example why Ed is a master of all crafts in the ever expanding DMX Krew universe.
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PERMVAC 246EP
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Completely new mastered vinyl re-issue of the classic and highly sought-after New Jackson EP from 2011.
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Longhair: "The Covid Pandemic hit Germany in March 2020 and by the 15th of March all of the public life was shut down. It was the same day where my son Rio was born. For me, this early stage of the pandemic had something very intimate and private, since I was forced to stay at home with my young family for weeks. In May 2020, I started to leave the house, for other occasions then just going to the shop or taking a walk and that was the time I started working on Hotel Solaris. It was an intense creative rush: in eight weeks the album was written, performed, and produced in one flow. I had two days every week, where I could go to the studio for four hours and that time the album was done. It had a corpus in a sense that I knew I wanted a faster or a slower track at points, but the whole hotel idea came when I saw photos of the old Hotel Arkada on the Croatian island Hvar, that my extremely talented friend Marcella Zanki shot on her holidays. They show a well preserved socialist-brutalist hotel architecture in the middle of the beautiful Adriatic and for me it was like looking at pictures from a timeless place, without knowing where and when it exactly was, totally surreal. I liked that idea of a hotel that stands as an escape symbol from the real world, which was something everyone needed when the pandemic was building stronger and stronger. I decided to call it Hotel Solaris, inspired by the novel from Stanislav Lem, where Solaris is a planet covered by an ocean which triggers our subconscious mind to become reality. It all fit at the end and Hotel Solaris was done."
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Hailing from Donald Street in Brunswick, Melbourne, James and Peter Isaacs are the brotherly duo Donald's House. Taking influence from Paradise Garage styled disco, early '90s house, Italo and anything with a DMX drum kit, their take on dance music is as refreshing as it is familiar. After two EP releases with Nick Höppner's label, Touch From A Distance, James and Peter present their first full length EP for Permanent Vacation: The Final Front Ear with four tracks that show their prolific productions skills on all its glory.
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Lauer makes it all look so easy. Over his two decades in the game, Philipp Lauer's work always manages to mix the best of steely German engineering with deep emotion; industrial-strength beats with the warmth of an old sweater. On Answers 2 Trouble, the Frankfurt-based musician once again delivers the goods: nine tracks stuffed with elite beat making and delicious, '80s-influenced songcraft, drawn together by clever arrangements and expert pacing. After a handful of high-profile collabs over the past few years with the Sex Tags crew, Skatebård, Fabrizio Mammarella, and fellow Tuff City Kid Gerd Janson, the prolific producer sounds energized to be back behind the wheel for a solo spin -- his first LP since 2018's Power (RB 012LP). All the Lauer hallmarks are here: Flashes of modern house and techno, a few drops of acid, layers of gorgeous synths and those wistful melodies that recall an era when New Order played live on Baywatch. While the longtime Robert Johnson Club affiliate hasn't shied away from his John Hughes influences in the past, this time around, Mr. Philipp pushes his sound further into pure pop than ever before. Especially on cuts like "Make It Stay" and "Valentino III," Lauer swaps moody dance floor workouts for breezy, seaside drives. On the former, new collaborator Dena plays Cosey to Lauer's Chris, and the pair craft the kind of song that would sound perfect on a teenage spin in mom's convertible VW Cabriolet. Not that he's gone all pop, though. The Italo-tinged "Altalenanti" lands squarely in Lauer's patented toughness + grooviness equation, while album highlight "Ghost" (alongside frequent vocalist Jasnau) is all shouty vocal hooks, clenched fists and stomping bass lines. Lauer says the new record was completed in his brand-new, purpose-built studio. While it's easy to imagine wiring together all his vintage gear must've been a major chore, thankfully, the results sound effortless. Includes digital download.
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Zombies are undead by nature and these ones seem to be not only not dead, but very much alive and active: Zombies In Miami is a project created by Canibal & Jenouise and despite the name they are not crawling around Miami, but shining out their light from Mexico. The couple became one of the most prominent members of Mexico's vital electronic scene over the last decade. You can call their sound a rhythmic and synth-driven house and techno hybrid, with a disco and Balearic twist, which is held together by the oh so sweet Italo drama. As the living dead always seemed to be a big inspiration for Italian filmmakers, the love seems mutual and the movie scores rubbed off on the other end as well. After highly acclaimed EPs and tracks for such diverse labels as Gerd Janson's Running Back, Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant, Prins Thomas's Internasjonal as well as Hippie Dance or Bordello A Parigi, now it's time for the great couple's first album: 2712 on Permanent Vacation. The vast experience of Zombies In Miami as a long-lasting music production team, as well as performing live acts around the world (which brought them to the some of the best clubs and festivals on this planet) culminates in eight tracks that perfect their futuristic retro sound. An ideal match for Permanent Vacation! You probably won't find a better combination of Italo arpeggio lines, house pianos, disco drums as well as sun kissed and mythical soundscapes for your summer soundtrack. Includes download voucher.
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The man machine Lauer is back on Permanent Vacation with full power. After 2018's album for Running Back (RB 012LP) and his summer anthem "Inkel Jet 880" for the DGTL label (DGTL 009EP), here is Phillip's new EP Know You. And Lauer does what Lauer does best: Perfecting his proto disco trance sound into four emotional party tracks for romancers and B-Boys alike. On this EP, you even get the chance to sing along. "You Know" features his good old buddy and frequent collaborator Jasnau on vocals. To say it with his words: Don't hesitate!
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Sascha Funke strikes back with the second part of the Genex series. Expect four more genre-bending tracks from the versatile Berlin producer, that are building bridges between Italo house, cosmic trance, and otherworldly techno.
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Ding dong! It's round two of remixes from Benjamin Fröhlich's Amiata (PERMVAC 186-1LP, 2019) album. A great bunch of personal favorites, friends, and heroes enter the ring and deliver the goods: Chloe, Fort Romeau, Marcus Worgull, Yor Kultura, and Tom Bioly aka TB. All of them bring their own touch to Benjamin's originals, breaking them down to their molecular structure rearranging them into new aggregate states. From trance to acid, from lighthearted house to hypnotic trips these tracks will keep no eyes dry and no feet on the ground.
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Massimiliano Pagliara is a true powerhouse. With his last album Feel Live (PLAYRJC 053LP, 2018), as well as an EP on Ostgut Ton (where he also holds a residency at the legendary Panormamabar) and a string of strong remixes, the trained dancer from Italy now presents his first EP for Permanent Vacation: Nothing Stays In One Place For Long. The four tracks on the EP show the perfect symbiosis between man and machine (in this case a fleet of analog synths and drum machines) and offer the full spectrum of Pagliara's production skills, from dubby, chord-driven techno, to playful acid disco and blissful Balearic house. Despite this wide range, he always keeps his trademark sound that one can also find in his numerous DJ sets around the globe, merging a variety of people and styles for a happy dance under one roof.
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Bostro Pesopeo makes one of his infrequent, but always fabulous returns to his mothership Permanent Vacation. And as always there is a lot to admire in the music of Mr. Pesopeo: His attention to details and the certain richness of his productions are quite remarkable. Cloudy analog textures are paired with organic house drums, melodic euphoria, and emotional relief over the course of the four tracks. Nobody will be left behind.
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Based in Munich, Germany, the producer, part-time DJ, and Permanent Vacation label co-head Tom Bioly, aka TB, delivers new romantics, inspired by influences like The Cure's "The Holy Hour", Boards of Canada's late '90s electronica, Miami Vice tropic percussion, and Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks. Acid drops, string distortions, lush melody bits, hushed robo vox, and washed space guitars are being layered and sprinkled over machine beats and disco drums. TB's first release "Invitation To Love" made it on John Talabot's vinyl-only Hiverned 10" imprint (2012) and was voted amongst the best 10" releases by UK Fact Magazine. The title track on follow-up EP City Girl on Permanent Vacation (2015), was licensed to the independent film All These Sleepless Nights by director Michal Marczak. In 2017, TB followed with Heartbreak Hotel (PERMVAC 166-1EP), a double twelve-inch release with eight tracks of melancholic dance noir set in smoke-filled darkness. In 2018, he followed with the Night Heat single, of which a RMXD EP with contributions by Gerd Janson, Sascha Funke, DJ Hotel, and Bostro Pesopeo. Includes printed inner sleeve and download code.
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Ever since his first exposure to euro-dance pop as a twelve year-old kid, Berlin native Sascha Funke followed the siren call of electronic music. By now he has carved out a spot at the forefront of leading-edge dance music through delivering the goods. From his early Bpitch and Kompakt years (Tracks like "Bravo" or "Mango" became some sort of all-time classics), The Saschienne project with his partner in crime Julienne Dessagne (aka Fantastic Twins), his synth wave and post-punk-inspired album Lotus Land (EF 017CD/LP, 2017), twisted piano house on Turbo, Krautrock spheres on Multi Culti to hypnotizing psychedelic on Hippie Dance. Genex 1 is his first full on EP for Permanent Vacation; here, Sascha proves once more that he definitely needs his own record shop section: three genre-bending tracks, full of quirky yet poppy melodies veering among cosmic trance, space techno and leftfield Italo to light up the Bengalos on any dance floor.
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PERMVAC 191-1EP
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Remixed versions of TB's 2018 release Night Heat (PERMVAC 177-1EP). With contributions from Gerd Janson, Sascha Funke, DJ Hotel, and Bostro Pesopeo it's all in the game; tropic machine rhythms, Chicago grooves, pinball lazerfunk, and a touch of new romance techno. Producer, part-time DJ, and Permanent Vacation label co-head Tom Bioly, aka TB, is based in Munich, Germany. Silver and black color riso-print and TB sticker.
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Five producers take on their favorite tracks from Benjamin Fröhlich's debut album Amiata (PERMVAC 186-1LP). First up is Panoramabar resident Massimiliano Pagliara with a raving disco remix of "The Big Sun" in the best Metro Area and Balihu tradition. Rhode & Brown of Munich turn "Tivoli" into a choral house affair for late nights and early mornings, while Good Timin' boss Jex Opolis, funks and speeds up "Secret Alphabet". Leipzig's Panthera Krause comes up with a heart-warming electro version of "Memory FM". Cornelius Doctor from Lyon slices and dices "Secret Alphabet" into a chuggy acid monster.
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Woolfy Vs. Projections (aka Simon James and Dan Hastie) strike back with Destinations on Permanent Vacation. Destinations is their fourth studio album, which makes WVP the longest running artists on the label from their debut release back in 2007. Once again, Woolfy Vs. Projections make California (one of the few places where endless summer isn't just a hollow phrase) an outpost of the Balearic Islands and proof that they're truly one of the greats of the genre. Over the past decade, Simon and Dan created a prolific catalog of modern day classics with tracks like "Absynth" (described by Resident Advisor as "Air covering Steely Dan"), "Neeve", "Set Me Loose", or "Set It Up". Destinations definitely follows suits. Ten tracks that combine the classic West Coast sound, a twist of dark disco, with a deep Balearic twilight vibe. Includes download voucher.
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Direct and simple: Christian S embarks to Permanent Vacation and brings five house-not-house tunes. The bitter gloomy title track "Tannin" vibrates with a dry bassline over which an acid-flavored synth-line arguments with higher hi-hat spirits. With Columbian producer Sano, Christian S puts his love for percussive spheres on the table and created "Ritmo 6". "Passant" wafts gently while a nervous melody haunts the listener. Matias Aguayo added his very special ability for creating haunting chords and drums to the tune "Dancer". Cologne DJ and producer Korkut Elbay provides an edit of "Dancer" that concentrates on the witchy chord construction.
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DJ Hotel books a room in your heart with five classic deep house tracks to melt down your body and soul.
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Marvin & Guy return in full glory to Permanent Vacation after their 2017 Fire ! Fire ! EP (PERMVAC 156-1EP). "Hint Of '92" pays clear tribute to the techno/trance from early '90s. But they are not all about the pure retro-ness, instead M&G approach the matter with a contemporary point of view. The track also features fellow Italian Marika from Underspreche on vocals, who also contributed a discoid remix to the original. "Discoteque" may remind you of the early Marvin & Guy sound: rough, chunky, rocky, and full of disco-ish energy. While "Colours" is a calmer, yet mental trip.
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PERMVAC 186-1LP
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Benjamin Fröhlich has struck many chords in the arena of electronic music: as a party organizer and record shop owner in his early days, and now as a label owner, DJ, and producer. He is the co-founder of Permanent Vacation Records together with Tom Bioly, which has been up and running since the tropical summer of 2006. Emerging from the vibrant cosmic disco and Balearic scene, Permanent Vacation has been going strong over the past decade with genre-defining hits, albums, and compilations. Fröhlich and Bioly have worked together with the household names of the international electronic dance scene. They have scouted artists like John Talabot, Todd Terje, Tensnake, and Mano Le Tough early in their careers and released their breakthrough records. On top of his dedication to explore and feature rising as well as accomplished artists, Benjamin Fröhlich himself has emerged as a producer of vibrant tracks that are testament to his versatile and compelling approach to club music. His 12-inches, which were well received by DJs and clubbers alike, are accompanied by acclaimed remixes including his Tuff City Kids rework, which made it on Roman Flügel's Fabric mix (FABRIC 189CD, 2017). Now his first album is ready to go! Amiata is a conglomerate of Benjamin Fröhlich's longstanding experience. Just like his DJ sets and work for PV, each of the album's tracks expresses a different facet of his musical preferences. While keeping it under the roof of Benjamin's specific sound, the tracks range from dub hybrids to Italo, disco, and boogie inspired tracks, '90s spacy breakbeats, and electro to classic house ("Last Night" features rising US artist Dreamcast). It is an in-depth exploration of his background and Benjamin Fröhlich's passion to combine the unforgettable past and the gripping present with the tunes of tomorrow.
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Cooper Saver is a Los Angeles based DJ and producer. Coastal Breeze is a collection of tracks Cooper produced at home in LA over the last year or so, aimed at the late-night dancefloor with an injection of California sunshine. Close friend and local hometown hero Indra Dunis of Peaking Lights was summoned for vocal duty on "The Search", rounding off this release as the ultimate embodiment of Cooper's surroundings.
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Yør Kultura bends the fourth dimension, gently pushing you to fill in the vacuum between time and space. In 2016, Kris Danny and Raymon gave up their einzelganger status as DJs and unified as a collective. Yør Kultura was born in Rotterdam and didn't take too long to grow up and see the world. By not sticking to one specific genre, they founded a new music type which is still regarded as their trademark. Leaving the 4x4 basslines far, far ahead, switching from ecstasy to exultation to ecstasy to exultation, combining trippy flows with traditional sounds and a hypnotic bass.
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