> Friday 01/31/03 - 22:30 [PERFECT TIMING]

Thomas Franzmann aka Zip looks back on 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). He has 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).

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