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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17.12.2015

X-mas present: Jacques Renault 100% Gomma mix

Everybody likes presents, so we make you one: We enabled the download for a one hour mixtape of Gomma only tracks.
Mixed, edited and reworked by Jacques Renault.

Download

16.12.2015

Munk on Local Talk

Our Gomma head honcho Mr. Munk has been invited to make some releases on labels of friends… and so he did: He just released an EP on Jennifer Cardini’s Correspondant label. Now he comes with a release on Local Talk: “Hot Medusa” including a remix by Kai Alce.
Check one track here. Jazz comes back. Big time.

16.12.2015

New Disco movie including Moroder, Nile Rodgers and Munk

German TV produced an one hour documentary about Disco – Now & Then.
A long part of the film talks about Munich and the influence the city had on the evolution of Disco.
The movie includes a long interview with Mathias Modica/ Munk. If you speak german – watch it.

Munk part:

Here the whole movie.

14.12.2015

Gomma temporary MIAO Gallery closing in december

Gomma and Chromemusic ran a temporary offspace in munich for a few months. A gallery and barspace where several artists were showing their work and Gomma DJ’s playing the music.
Art by following people has been shown: Ray Moore, Mirko Borsche, Martin Fengel, Nomad, Dompteur Mooner, Andreas Neumeister, Thomas Gothier..

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