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.
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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)
MUNK is touring live in Europe now. Mathias Modica has been joined live by Pollyester, Ben Mono and Doc Dohle. Check them out playing the live version of “Disco Clown” in Berlin in this video!
(And don’t forget to check the album Cloudbuster!)
GOMMA DANCE TRACKS is a series of COMPILATIONS that will be released only digitally. Every couple of months we put together some of our best DANCE TRACKS. Volume 1 features tracks and remixes by
Digitalism, Oliver Koletzki, Munk, Tronik Youth, Superdiscount and many others.
“The perfect mix of Ed Banger Techno and Lindstrom Disco” (DJ Magazine/ UK)
BERLIN, Pool Gallery, Tucholskystrasse 26.6 – 7.7.2008
Featuring works by The SMALPAZE aka Borsche und Kartsolis and special guest MISHA HOLLENBACH from P.A.M.
Berlin’s POOL Gallery invited us to do a MONDOGOMMA exhibition in summer 2008. The POOL guys are specialized in these new things in new alternative art. Recently they did ARKITIP, MIKE MILLS and that kind of stuff. So it was nice to have this opportunity. Our illustrators SMAL and PAZE did a lot of obscure hight level enlightment shit. Big size prints, small size visual gimmicks. And we had a special guest illustrator: MISHA HOLLENBACH from P.A.M. from Melbourne contributed some big posters , too. We did a nice Vernissage there and afterward a big GOMMA Party at Cookies with MUNK, Telonius, Kaos…Yeah!
And yes: We released a new Amore Poster Magazine along the exhibition. (Including the P.A.M. stuff)
The new “Psychomagic” issue of AMORE poster magazine will be released accompanying the MONDOGOMMA pICTUREsHOW exhibition in Berlin. It features illustrations by SMALPAZE and guest MICHA HOLLENBACH aka PERKS. The man behind the – so much talked about – Australian art & fashion collective PAM.
The 3rd issue was made by German illustrators BORSCHE & KARTSOLIS aka SMAL PAZE. Limited edition 500 copies. 300 copies special edition include a Gomma Mix CD made by MUNK.
The mag was presented at the „HEIMAT ALS UTOPIE“ exhibition in Tokio. The exhibition was organized by Berlin’s 032C magazine and took place at Hillside terrace/ Tokio… March 2006. Among AMORE & GOMMA there were also shown works by JONATHAN MEESE, HEDI SLIMANE, CARSTEN NICOLAI and other artists/ collectives.
GOMMA at „HEIMAT ALS UTOPIE“ Exhibition. GOMMA artworks and other visual things have been shown at an exhibition in Tokyo, curated by Jörg Koch and 032C magazine from Berlin. Eight different European artists/ collectives were invited. Along with Gomma there were works by Jonathan Meese, Hedi Slimane, Konstantin Gricic and others.
There was a nice Vernissage on 23 February 2006 with MUNK and others….