Emerging from Berlin’s vibrant underground, Dina Summer – a shapeshifting alliance of Kalipo (Frittenbude’s Electro-Punk provocateur) and the cult-favourite Dark Disco architects Local Suicide (SXDNS172) – crafts a defiant, genre-fluid universe on their sophomore album “Girls Gang.” More than just a collection of tracks, the album, released last January on Iptamenos Discos, unfolds like a manifesto for the disenchanted, where glitter and grit collide. The record’s 11 tracks blend New Wave melancholy, Post-Punk edge, and Synthpop shimmer, stitched together with lyrical themes of resilience and self-liberation that feel both deeply personal and universally anthemic. While their debut leaned into Italo-Disco-meets-Electro euphoria, “Girls Gang” expands into moodier, more introspective territory, without sacrificing the addictive pulse that’s become their trademark, proof that vulnerability and vitality can coexist on the dance floor.

After delivering a series of acclaimed remixes by the likes of none other than DJ Hell, Damon Jee, Phunkadelica (SXDNS124), and The Populists, Dina now enlists a handpicked group of collaborators for their next batch of reinterpretations.

Premiered here, The World Domination’s take on “No More Tears” injects the track with a punchy, retro-futuristic energy, as if channelling a long-lost Transmission from the golden era of Berlin’s electronic rebellion. Their signature early-2000s Electroclash flair resurfaces here, not as nostalgia, but as a reinvention, alternating between the original’s emotive vocals (raw and unguarded) and sharp, robotic chops (like glitching catharsis) over a throbbing bassline and crisp, House-inspired melodies that spiral into euphoria. The remix transforms the song’s brooding resolve into a kinetic anthem – less smoky backroom, more “strobe-lit revolution in a basement club at 4 AM.” It’s a masterclass in tension and release, where frosty, metallic beats clash with warm synth swells, all while amplifying the track’s core message: shedding fear and claiming power, one syncopated heartbeat at a time.

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