Whomadewho are the “best band in the world right now” (as Germany biggest newspaper SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG defined them…(and the best dressed, too..as we think..) After releasing their second album The Plot in March 2009, the boys have been busy touring the world’s clubs, venues and festivals.
Here are some tour pics..

Here’s a mixtape by The Phenomenal Handclap Band for Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) Radio, a great selection of discoid, funky, deep and progressive tunes. If you like their style, make sure you check out their debut album we just released.

Listen: The Phenomenal Handclap Band “Headphone Highlights” on RBMA Radio

Release: 23 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 137

It’s great: Everybody seems to love the new band on our label. A unbelievable euphoria about New York’s PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND everywhere. Franz Ferdinand just called to ask if they wanna go on tour with them. Even the NME describes them as one of the best bands for next year. Seems psych funk is the sound for 2010.

Here is the new single with remixes by New Yorks Disco Man ANTHONY MANSFIELD, DAVID E SUGAR who has been doing stuff for KITSUNE recently, Belgian THE GLIMMERS do the AcidDisco and GOMMAS very own TELONIUS is on a crazy electro disco voyage…this is gonna be sooooo big!

Tracklist:
1) Album Version
2) Instrumental
3) Glimmers Remix
4) Telonius Remix
5) Anthony Mansfield Disco Remix
6) David E. Sugar Remix

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Here comes the DansEtudes MegaMix by Gomma Label officer Manuel Kim.. 60 tracks in a 30 minute MegaMayhemDanceMedley. Prince vs General Midfield, Dan Hartman vs. Faze Action, Kasso vs. Putsch 79, Kano vs. Lifelike, Fake Blood vs. Bucketheads, Cameo vs Tiga, Sylvester vs. DJ Falcon, Cindy Lauper vs. A-Trak, Swing Out Sister vs. Propellerheads, Anita Ward vs. Holy Ghost, Kool & The Gang vs. Breakbot, Rockwell vs. Felix Da Housecat, Madonna vs. Rex The Dog, and much more.

Listen & Download:
Podcast #12: DansEtudes Megamix by Manuel Kim

Here’s a recording of Golden Bug’s live show, recorded in Kiev. You can catch Golden Bug playing live on Oct 23 at the Vice Party in Amsterdam, on Nov 14 2009 at the Gomma Super Show in Munich and on Nov 21 at Luxor Club Cologne. Also at FABRIC on 22 January 2010 with Aeroplane and Glimmers!

Listen & Download: Golden Bug LIVE in Kiev 2009

Out now by Golden Bug: Remixes for Delphic This Momentary on KITSUNE and Gloves P.Y.X on BANG GANG 12inches.
Coming soon: Remixes for Two Door Cinema Club I Can Talk on KITSUNE and IN FLAGRANTI Exex out in January 2010 on Codek, and a 12″ Golden Bug Assassin on Bang Gang 12inches.

Also we want to remind you of one of the hottest tracks of the last year: the In Flagranti Remix of Golden Bug’s LookLookLook, which was one of the most played tracks of Erol Alkan this summer…

Release: 16 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 132 CD

Finally! It’s out today! On Gomma…Yeah! The debut album of the hottest band from New York City right now!

The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Featuring guest appearances by members of TV On The Radio, the Amy Winehouse band, Mary J Blidge‘s band and Jon Spencer (from the Blues Explosion). The PHCB plays superhot psychedelic funk from outta space…and yes: this is the perfect answer to the Neo Psychedelic Rock of MGMT and Empire Of The Sun and the consistent development of the current Disco and Rock revival. Magazines and blogs all around the world are getting crazy right now for the 8 girls and guys from the Lower East Side. And we are proud to release their album…check the new video “15 to 20″.

Tracklist:
1) The Journey to Serra da Estrela
2) All Of The Above
3) Testimony
4) Give It A Rest
5) You’ll Disappear
6) 15 To 20
7) Dim The Lights
8) I Been Born Again
9) The Martyr
10) Tears
11) Baby
12) The Circle Is Broken

Buy CD / download at:

Late September saw the passing away of one of the most prominent musical figures of Munich, Georg Bär. Georg Bär was a Disco DJ and record collector who used to play in Munich Clubs since the early 80ies. A guy who always was searching for the new, hot unknown stuff. He introduced us to obscure and cool music from all kinds and corners of the world and has always been a big inspiration. Georg never wanted to make edits, blogs, mixtapes or productions–it was hard to convince him to release this 2-track single back in 2007, co-produced by Ben Mono and Albert Pöschl, which we are now putting up for free download in his honor.

Free Download: GB’s – Lucky in Vichy
Free Download: GB’s – Magic Touch

And here’s also a mixtape called “My favorite things”, a very rare document of his eclectic taste and his skills, available here for the first time:

Listen & Download: Georg Bär “My Favorite Things” mixtape

Rest in Peace Schorsch