Perlon is an
electronic music
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record label
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founded in 1997 in
Frankfurt
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,
Germany
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, now based in
Berlin
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, and run by
Thomas Franzmann aka Zip and
Markus Nikolai. It is a
minimal techno
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and
tech house
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label which has been characterised as one of the most influential German dance music labels. Its catalogue features music by producers such as
A Guy Called Gerald
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,
Akufen
Marc Leclair, better known by his stage name Akufen, is a Canadian electronic musician. His music is electronic music that is often described as minimal house, minimal techno, glitch, or microhouse.
His 2002 release titled ''My Way'' introduced ...
,
Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno s ...
,
Baby Ford
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, Dandy Jack,
Luciano, Matt John, Pantytec,
Stefan Goldmann and Thomas Melchior. It is mostly a vinyl label, apart from a compilations and DJ mixes released on CD. No releases have been made available online in digital formats.
Perlon has run a monthly party named 'Get Perlonized' at
Berghain's Panorama Bar in Berlin since 2005 featuring only DJs who have also released on the label. The record label is known for its distinctive graphic design by Chris Rehberger of the graphic design studio ''Double Standards''.
References
External links
Official Perlon websiteDiscogs: PerlonResident Advisor: Perlon
German record labels
Electronic music record labels
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