# Perlon

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'''Perlon''' is an [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) [record label](/source/record_label) founded in 1997 in [Frankfurt](/source/Frankfurt), [Germany](/source/Germany), now based in [Berlin](/source/Berlin), and run by [Thomas Franzmann](/source/Thomas_Franzmann) aka Zip and Markus Nikolai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/techno/6389-techno/ |title=Philip Sherburne: ''The Secrets of Superlongevity'' |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2016-07-26 |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> It is a [minimal techno](/source/minimal_techno) and [tech house](/source/tech_house) label which has been characterised as one of the most influential German dance music labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/20-best-perlon-tracks/ |title=''The 20 Best Tracks Ever Released By Perlon'' |publisher=Electronic Beats |date=2017-07-31 |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> 

Its catalogue features music by producers such as [A Guy Called Gerald](/source/A_Guy_Called_Gerald), [Akufen](/source/Akufen), [Ricardo Villalobos](/source/Ricardo_Villalobos), [Baby Ford](/source/Baby_Ford), Dandy Jack, [Luciano](/source/Luciano_(DJ)), Matt John, Pantytec, [Stefan Goldmann](/source/Stefan_Goldmann) ,Thomas Melchior and San Proper. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/538-Perlon|title=Perlon|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref> 

Perlon gained international attention with Markus Nikolai's 2000 dance floor hit "Bushes" and the label compilation "Superlongevity 2" in the following year.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=Perlon+nikolai+franzmann&hl=en&sa=X#v=onepage&q=Perlon%20nikolai%20franzmann&f=false |title=Billboard |date=2002-03-30 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=37 |language=en}}</ref> In his book [Energy Flash](/source/Energy_Flash) about rave music and dance culture, [Simon Reynolds](/source/Simon_Reynolds) called Perlon one of the leading labels of its second decade.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Energy_Flash/Q9wREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22most+of+the+decade's+leading+record+labels%22&pg=PA500&printsec=frontcover |title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture |date=2012-03-01 |publisher=Catapult |isbn=978-1-59376-477-7 |language=en}}</ref>

Perlon has run a monthly party named 'Get Perlonized' in Berlin.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} The record label is known for its distinctive graphic design by Chris Rehberger of the graphic design studio ''Double Standards''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2691 |title=Matt Unicomb: ''Under the Covers: Double Standards'' |publisher=Resident Advisor |date=2016-07-08 |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.perlon.net/ Official Perlon website]
*[http://www.discogs.com/label/Perlon Discogs: Perlon]
*[http://www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=750 Resident Advisor: Perlon]

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