Record Label
**Perlon** is a minimal techno/microhouse record label, founded in 1997 by [[artist:Markus Nikolai]], [[artist:Thomas Franzmann]] ([[artist:Zip]]) and [[artist:Chris Rehberger]] at Frankfurt and currently based in Berlin. It is often recognized as one of the genre-defining labels in the world of minimalistic and experimental techno. All releases on Perlon are physical only (vinyl and CD), not available for downloading. It is distributed by [[label:Wordandsound]], Hamburg. Perlon catalog includes such artists as [[artist:Ricardo Villalobos]], [[artist:Baby Ford]], [[artist:Stefan Goldmann]], [[artist:Akufen]], [[artist:Pantytec]], [[artist:Dandy Jack]], [[artist:A Guy Called Gerald]], [[artist:Wareika]] and many others. The label famously never accepts demos. The name of the label came from Nikolai. Originally it was a working title for one of the albums of [[artist:Pile]], his project with Zip and graphic designer [[artist:Chris Rehberger]], who later created famous Perlon logo and designed covers for a number of their releases. **PERL 11** (1999) is a Perlon t-shirt, the only non-musical release.