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Playground Records is proud to present our 71st main-catalogue release: Glitch 2000 / Rave Down, a fresh EP from Italian producer Populous that marries glitchy textures with raw, electrified house energy. Drawing on Andrea Mangia’s distinctive ability to infuse electronic music with personality and rhythmic depth — from his early glitch-leaning electronic explorations to his genre-defying vision — these two originals push sharp, synthetic grooves into dancefloor territory while retaining an experimental spark.
Rounding out the release are two remixes that expand the EP’s universe: Simple Symmetry, a trusted family members, takes one of the tracks into more experimental, trippy terrain with warped atmospheres and a restless edge; and rising artist Fenoaltea delivers a more flying, minimal house-infused reinterpretation that lets the groove breathe and float. Together, this package stands as a testament to forward-thinking house — glitchy, bold and full of motion — exactly the kind of sound we champion at Playground.
CREDITS
Artist: Populous
Ep: Glitch 2000 / Rave Down
Remixes: Simple Symmetry, Fenoaltea
Label: Playground Records
Mastering: Bot
Artwork: David Mascha
Press & Communication: Avoiding The Issue
released April 9, 2026
There is a specific, restless yearning that belongs only to the highway at night. It is a space where the modern nomad finds solace not in arriving, but in the perpetual state of motion. With their latest single, Berlin trio Dina
Summer capture precisely this dialectic of freedom and displacement.
Having rightfully catapulted themselves to the vanguard of Europe’s dark electronic scene with their celebrated 2025 sophomore album 'Girls Gang’, the band now picks up exactly where they left off, yet steers into decidedly more expansive territory.
For this endeavor, they have once again enlisted the formidable talents of Joshua Murphy, the Australian multi-instrumentalist known for his work with Crime & the City Solution, an artist whose very presence evokes the
beautifully weathered mythology of post-punk. What emerges from this collaboration is a striking electronic rock ballad; a track that thrives on the friction between the shimmering, stoic coolness of Berlin club synthesizers and the organic, urgent warmth of classic rock instrumentation.
Lyrically, the track strips away excess to reveal a profound meditation on rootlessness. When the vocals declare, “There is no place to call my own / Just the open road to roam”, it is not sung as a tragedy, but as a hopeful,
almost spiritual revelation. The road twisting and turning becomes a metaphor for the unpredictability of the modern human condition, where each new place offers “a lesson to learn”. The song’s imagery also draws
inspiration from Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel ‘On the Road’, channeling the same restless longing for movement, discovery, and freedom that defined the Beat generation.
Where their previous work often inhabited the claustrophobic darkness of the dancefloor, this new single gazes upward at the “vast and starry sky”. It is powerful, deeply atmospheric, and driven by an irrepressibly optimistic melody that cuts through the melancholy. In the end, it serves as a reminder that sometimes the only home we have is the momentum of moving forward.
CREDITS
Mastered by Jakob Häglsperger
Artwork by Benedikt Demmer
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released April 8, 2026
“I Want You” by Dimensionless Unity featuring Andrum, a house cut built around a heavy bassline, warm atmospheres, and bright italo-leaning piano chords, with chopped vocals adding extra drive. The track holds its line with patience and purpose, letting each element breathe as the energy builds, then closing on a softer pad drift that turns reflective without dropping the momentum.
CREDITS
producing : Panthera
mixing : Endrik Schroeder
mastering : Umatik
cover : Dynamic Lines
released April 9, 2026
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