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Tonight (Friday 19th April) Thomas Franzmann aka Zip, co-founder of the label Perlon, is more than familiar with what make dance floors around the world work. In 1997 he founded the Perlon label with Marcus Nikolai and has since released seminal records by friends and contemporaries Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Akufen, Baby Ford, Ark, Cassie and A Guy Called Gerald to name but a few. His own steady stream of solo productions and remixes, as well as his residency at Panorama Bar in Berlin have ensured his reputation as a DJ and musician match that of his label with every move he makes. He is, in other words, a cult favorite. Most of this fervor comes from his style as a selector, something that’s born out of his DJ sets and in the catalogue of Perlon, arguably one of the best house labels of all time, which he co-founded in the mid-’90s. In both roles, Zip embodies the modern and playfully experimental side of house. More simply, he’s a fantastic DJ, delivering a dynam...

This week we are showing love for the one and only Cassie Ventura.  She's had a place in my heart for now and for ever more after she released her first single Me and You in 2006 (the song was a belter an all). With a new album to be dropping sometime in early 2012 on Bad Boy Records we can expect to see a lot more of her this year, I don't think anyone will be complaining.  Here's a teaser for her next video King Of Hearts - And its not just us that love her either in 2010, London bass hub Local Action released a free remix album of Cassie's work by artists who were inspired by and adored her such as Lunice, Jacques Greene and Brackles plus many more. As well as this we also saw a collaboration with Diamond Supply Co . x Cassie X Estevan Oriol which consisted of four tees in two different colourways with Cassie prints on them, if you managed to get one lucky you! Cassie we love you.  Sadly we dont have any of these tees in stock but we do have a whole l...