Important info

Gomma currently is on holiday!
Since 2016 we stopped our activities and started 2 other labels: Toy Tonics & Kryptox.

Gomma history

Gomma was born in 2000.
Created, curated and directed by Mathias „Munk“ Modica and Jonas Imbery, who later left the label.
Art direction by Mirko Borsche & Thomas Kartsolis aka Smal & Paze.

Music:
We released indie disco, new wave funk, weird pop & experimental electronica by artists like
WhoMadeWho, Munk, Headman, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Moullinex, Mocky, Daniel Avery, Dimitri from Paris, Lele (aka Parra), Tomas „Tomboy“ Barfod, Box Codax (Franz Ferdinand side project) and others.

Munk/ Gomma also produced music for/ with
James Murphy, Asia Argento, The Rammellzee, Peaches, Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem)…
We curated compilations dedicated to New Wave Funk & Post Rock: ANTI NY (2001) and TEUTONIK DISASTER (2004)

Art & Graphics:
We made art and visual projects, published the graphic magazine Amore and curated exhibitions in galleries around the world.
Gomma retrospectives have taken place in Munich (Haus der Kunst), Stockholm (Beneath gallery), Berlin (Circle Culture), Tokio (with 032C magazine) and other cities.

Amore Mag contributions by:
P.A.M. , Daniel Josefsohn, Kostas Murkudis, Parra, Nevin Adadalg, Michael Sailsdorfer, Martin Fengel

Fashion:
We produced over 50 different limited editon design shirts.
Designed by Mirko Borsche, Thomas Kartsolis, P.A.M., Kostas Murkudis, Mathias Modica.

We made music for shows, events and campaigns of fashionbrands such as Margiela, Wood Wood, Surface to Air, Chanel and worked for Parisian fashion institution Colette.

Thanks for your attention. You can still contact us at gomma [at] gomma [.] de
Please follow our new adventures with
TOY TONICS & KRYPTOX.


Press quotes:
„Gomma is the freshest and most intersting German record label.“ (Dazed & Confused/ UK)
„Like a German DFA.“ (NME/ UK)
„Always ahead of it’s time, with an unique approch that make the imprint oustanding“ (The Wire)




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27.11.2009

AMORE & MondoGomma Picture Shows

AMORE is an irregular poster magazine, designed by SmalPaze and published by the Gomma label. In the past 4 editions, artists such as Michael Sailstorfer, Daniel Josefsohn, New York Freak Art legend The Rammellzee, Kostas Murkudis, Martin Fengel, P.A.M., and many more have contributed with artworks.

AMORE No. 4 – The PsychoMagic Issue (2008)
AMORE No. 3 – Nur Du Allein (2006)
AMORE No. 2 – Revue OK (2004)
AMORE No. 1 – Una festa sui prati

In connection with the release of each issue of AMORE, several exhibitions have been taking place all over the world, called MondoGomma Picture Shows:

MondoGomma Picture Show MUNICH 2009
MondoGomma Picture Show BERLIN 2008
MondoGomma Picture Show TOKYO 2006
MondoGomma Picture Show STUTTGART 2005
MondoGomma Picture Show BARCELONA 2005
MondoGomma Picture Show STOCKHOLM 2005
MondoGomma Picture Show BERLIN 2005

26.11.2009

Artist feature: Golden Bug

Born and raised in Paris, Antoine Harispuru aka Golden Bug is dancing around the french electro clubs since 1994. He was part of the legendary skater crew around Palais Du Tokio and started to produce music in his crazy boat on the Seine many years ago. After few years, Antoine decided to move from Paris (where he often came to play in clubs like the Paris Paris, La Fleche d’Or, Showcase, etc….) and spend time in Barcelona to play around in the crazy Spanish clubs with his friends Baby G from Eskimo and Will Delux (Fonfone, La Paloma, La Terassa,etc…..).

He created his new solo project Golden Bug and decided to send a demo to Gomma. The Munk brothers signed the Golden Bug project and released the first Golden Bug 12inches with Barbie’s Back, St Tropez and Disco Sensation. Golden Bug′s sound is a mix between cosmic-disco elements, dirty funk, futuristic electrobeats and crazy vocals……

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24.11.2009

Gomma News Shortcuts — Week 48

   
– Kitsune meets Gomma at the KITSUNE MAISON NIGHT on Friday, 27th November at Ritter Butzke Berlin. Line-up includes DELPHIC, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND, MUNK, etc. Get tickets here
    
– THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND is touring Germany this week! Catch this amazing band live in Heidelberg (25th), Hamburg (26th), Berlin (27th, see above) and in Munich on 28th of November. Get tickets here
   
– New Golden Bug 12” “Assassin” out on Gang Bang 12inches. Already big support by Two Many Sebastians, Voulesrandom, Discobelle etc.
   
– Golden Bug’s Remix for Two Door Cinema Club’s “I Can Talk” featured on the Aeroplane November DJ Charts Mix and on Bigstereo. Another remix on the 12″ is by our most recent signing Moullinex, ..a nice Gomma remix package there ; )

23.11.2009

MUNK feat. Asia Argento “No Milk” Mercury Remix (Video)

Single “No Milk” out November 2009 including more remixes by Ben Mono and Muzzle Flash. Video by Niklas Groschup & Valentino Betz

19.11.2009

MUNK @ Sport Hit Paradise ART project/ Paris

Mathias Munk has been asked to be part of SPORT HIT PARADISE. An art project of New York based artist
Elisabeth Arkhipoff taking place in Paris. Elisabeth asked MUNK to record a track for an imaginary band called “Sport Hit Paradise”. Besides MUNK there are also: Discodeine (Paris), Gavin Russom (DFA New York), In Flagranti and others.

The exhibition will take place:
ELISABETH ARKHIPOFF / SPORT HIT PARADISE “You In Me”
12Mail Paris from 11/12/09 to 12/02/10

You can download the music for free here: Sport Hit Paradise ART project

13.11.2009

GOMMA SUPER SHOW No.2 – 14.11.2009

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To see all the Gomma people together is quite hard. Everybody is in a different place: The Phenomenal Handclap Band in NYC, Rodion in Rome, WhoMadeWho in Copenhagen, Diskokaine is hanging in Tokyo right now, Golden Bug between Paris and Barcelona, Munk living in Marseille, Telonius in Munich…….

So last spring we started doing big “one off” parties in Berlin… to bring all guys in one place…we do it now 2 times a year…to get all the GOMMA family together.
The GOMMA SUPER SHOWS.

The next one will be on 14th November in Munich. We got this crazy One-Off location: The Munich Old City Hall which is a medieval city building, never used for parties. Most of the current Gomma guys will perform there: WhoMadeWho , Telonius, new portuguese disco band Moullinex, Munk, Golden Bug and
our old friend SHIT ROBOT from DFA and JUNIOR BOYS will come. We also have a little exhibition with the latest visuals by our boys SMALPAZE and Lukasz Jaworski.

13.11.2009

Munk – No Milk (Maxi)

Release: 13 November 2009
Cat#: Gomma DT 006

After the huge sucess of the last MUNK Remix single Back Down now here comes the next one: 3 new remixes of No Milk…..taken from the Cloudbuster album. No Milk features Italian actress ASIA ARGENTO who already performed on MUNK’s Live Fast Die Old single. The biggest remix comes from Berlin’s superproducer BEN MONO. Ben plays bass in the MUNK live band, but your certainly know him from his own productions. He’s got this amazing fat bass-driven sound – comparable with the current music of people like LIFELIKE, BREAKBOT and SHAZAM. The same way of hard funk that rocks every dance floor!…and: when the percussions kick in the ladies start to scream!

Remix No.2 by MERCURY. Two guys who did the infamous Bootleg Remix for PARRA aka LELE’s Breakfast Track. Hard House! And the last remix was done by Copenhagen’s upcoming House Genius MUZZLE FLASH..a close friend of Trentemöller and the WHOMADEWHO gang. This guy’s gonna be big one day!

Tracklist:
1) Ben Mono Version
2) Mercury Remix
3) Muzzle Flash Remix
4) Original Club Mix

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06.11.2009

Munk – Remixed (Compilation)

Release: 6 November 2009
Cat#: Gomma 134

DIGITALISM, JUAN MACLEAN, SHAZAM, SIRIUS MO, ED BANGER ALL STARS, CUT COPY….finally all the big remixes of MUNK come out together on a digital compilation. “…effortlessly cool..like a German DFA…” London’s NME described the last MUNK album. Before the new Munk album will be released in spring 2010 now we release this compilation full of technofunk and mad disco hit remixes…already featured on the playlist of DJs all over the world.

Tracklist:
1) Down In L.A. (Shazam Remix)
2) Disco Clown (Midnight Mike Remix)
3) Live Fast Die Old (Headman Remix)
4) No Milk (Ben Mono Remix)
5) Kick Out The Chairs (Whomadewho Remix)
6) Live Fast Die Old (The Juan Maclean Remix)
7) Disco Clown (Digitalism Remix)
8) The Rat Race (Siriusmo Remix)
9) Back Down (Cut Copy Remix)
10) Live Fast Die Old (Ed Banger Allstars Remix)
11) Live Fast Die Old (Whomadewho Remix)

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