Thomas Franzmann aka Zip aka Dimbiman, co-founder of the label Perlon, is familiar with the dancefloors around the world and famous for his tremendous minimal shifts within the 4/4 scheme. He has an illustrious musical history which began in 1986 as singer in the band "Second Voice". In 1992 he moved to Frankfurt and joined the ebm band "Bigod 20". After several releases the band split. In 1996 he got together with Markus Nikolai and Chris Rehberger to form the audio-visual project "Pile". In 1997 he and Nikolai founded the Perlon label, on which he has released under the pseudonyms "Dimbiman" (solo), "Pantytec" (with Sammy Dee) and "Narcotic Syntax" (with James Dean Brown). In 1999 the SuPERLONgevity compilation was released, featuring Bushes, a track that has since garnered chart-topping remixes from the likes of Derrick Carter and Fatboy Slim. 
 
Franzmann also recorded with Peter "Baby" Ford and has appeared on Ford's label PAL SL. He is a regular guest DJ in clubs around the world and holds residencies in Robert Johnson (Offenbach) and the Panorama Bar (Berlin). He participates in the Narod Niki project, occasional collective laptop live jams initiated by Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin. He has released tracks and remixes on Perlon, Playhouse, Force Inc, Novamute and others.
 
Appearances:
› CTM.12 › GET PERLONIZED
› CTM.11 › GET PERLONIZED
› CTM.06
› 2004 › CTM & MUTEK present NAROD NIKI
› CTM.03