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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27.05.2015

15 years Gomma Party at Kammerspiele

The Gomma label becomes 15 years old!
We started as babies and now we’ve got beards..

To celebrate we just released the Pop Futuro Compilation with contributions by Hot Chip, WhoMadeWho, Metronomy, Moullinex, Daniel Avery and many others and we will do a big spectacle at Kammerspiele Theatre in Munich – with many friends, new Gomma artists and an exhibition by our graphists Mirko Borsche and Thomas Kartsolis:

Wed, 3. june
21:00 – 3:00
Come early!

Live:
MUNK * OBALSKI * BAROTTI
DJs:
AZARI & III * BLACK LOOPS * RHODE & BROWN * MANUEL KIM * MORITZ BUTSCHEK

Little Postershow by BORSCHE & KARTSOLIS

Find it on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/events/1095062553843239

18.05.2015

Hotlane – My Favourite Habit

Cat# Gomma 212
Release: 18 May 2015

We know you are intoxicated already. Hotlane can create dependence. And so here you get the new single. This time we don’t joke: The new song “My Favourite Habit” from the current Hotlane single “The EP” comes with a heavy remix package. 4 tracks – full of Love!

Get it on Beatport:
https://pro.beatport.com/release/my-favourite-habit/1511851

18.05.2015

Munk for Soundwall

Mathias did a mixtape for the great music blog Soundwall. Just new electronic stuff. At minute 28:00 you can hear Hess Is More, the new New York based band that we just signed to Gomma Records. They are amazing!

18.05.2015

Gomma Magazine available again!

As you might know we did a new issue of our Gomma Amore poster-magazine. Made by Mirko Borsche and Thomas Kartsolis aka Smal & Paze – Our friends who did the Gomma visual universe since the beginning.
The new issue gets distributed by Antenne Books/ London.

Now it’s available again. Get it here: www.gomma.de/merchandise