Perlon

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Perlon is an electronic music record label founded in 1997 in Frankfurt, Germany, now based in Berlin, and run by Thomas Franzmann aka Zip and Markus Nikolai.^[1] It is a minimal techno and tech house label which has been characterised as one of the most influential German dance music labels.^[2]

Its catalogue features music by producers such as A Guy Called Gerald, Akufen, Ricardo Villalobos, Baby Ford, Dandy Jack, Luciano, Matt John, Pantytec, Stefan Goldmann and Thomas Melchior. It is mostly a vinyl label, apart from compilations and some artist albums released on CD. No releases have been made available online in digital formats.^[3]

Perlon gained international attention with Markus Nikolai's 2000 dance floor hit "Bushes" and the label compilation "Superlongevity 2" in the following year.^[4] In his book Energy Flash about rave music and dance culture, Simon Reynolds called Perlon one of the leading labels of its second decade.^[5]

Perlon has run a monthly party named 'Get Perlonized' in Berlin.^{[citation needed]} The record label is known for its distinctive graphic design by Chris Rehberger of the graphic design studio Double Standards.^[6]