GOMMA » Benjamin Röder

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)

Podcast #27: Benny & Kim’s Calippomix

Well now lookathis: Benny “Rad” Roeder (known from his club night’s in Munich’s Erste Liga and his Spectacle record on Permanent Vacation) and Manuel “Killer” Kim worked through their oldschool vinyls and came up with a collection of funn-kee summer tracks. Seldom-played yet insanely good electro tunes from the early eighties, featuring The Rock Steady Crew, Ice T, Paul Hardcastle, Newcleus, Freeez, Edwin Birdsong and many more. A vinyl-only live mix exclusively for the Gomma podcast — enjoy it in your favorite beach cubicle!

Tracklist:
1) Paul Hardcastle – Rain Forest
2) Tyrone Bronson – The Smurf
3) Newcleus – Jam On It (Instrumental)
4) Ice T – Killers (Instrumental)
5) Pete Shelley – Witness The Change (Instrumental)
6) Freeez – I.O.U (Dub + Vocal Mix)
7) AE 3D – Laser Man
8) Stone – Time (Instrumental)
9) Edwin Birdsong – Son of a Rapper Dapper Snapper (Vocal Dub)
10) The Rock Steady Crew – Hey You (Dub Edit)
11) MC Batata – Conselho
12) Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait (Dutch Mix)

Listen & Download:
Podcast #27: Benny & Kim’s Calippomix

13.11.2009

GOMMA SUPER SHOW No.2 – 14.11.2009

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.

12.01.2005

MondoGomma Picture Show BERLIN 2005

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MondoGomma pictureshow at C:c room, Gipsstraße 11, Berlin, January / February 2005.

Stuff by Borsche and Kartsolis aka SMAL & PAZE. Small contributions also by Kostas Murkudis, The Rammellzee, Michael Sailstorfer, Lee and a beautiful lip machine by Benny Röder

There was a nice party afterwards with MUNK, JOAKIM and WHOMADEWHO.