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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01.03.2011

Free sampler “Gomma Future Disco”

Gomma Future Disco

Amazon.de has selected Gomma as “Label of the Month” – which is a honor for us, and has a nice side-effect for you: They are offering a free Gomma compilation with 11 tracks. Gomma Future Disco featuring Golden Bug, Rodion, Munk, Moullinex, Die Sterne… (sorry, not available outside of Germany!)

Download for free: V. A. – Gomma Future Disco

08.03.2010

Die Sterne by Munk

Check this out, friends: Mathias Modica – our man from MUNK – has produced and co-written the new album of German Indie Rock Superstars Die Sterne. The CD 24/7 has just been released on Materie records. Mathias had been asked to help to create a completely new and very disco-inspired sound for the band from Hamburg. A very special take on No Wave/Indie House with German lyrics. Currently there is a big press hype about this in Germany and the album has charted on #61 in Germany… Check the last video and the 3-track pre-release that we did on Gomma.

Die Sterne – Der Riss E.P. (12″) on Gomma
Die Sterne vs. Munk – Der Riss Dub Versions (EP) on Gomma

Listen to the album on Die Sterne Homepage and Myspace.

05.10.2009

Die Sterne “Deine Pläne” (Video)

New video for the single “Deine Pläne” by Hamburg band Die Sterne, co-produced by Mathias MUNK Modica. Video directed by Denny Baarz; single is available on the E.P. “Der Riss”, out on Gomma 2 October 2009.

05.10.2009

Die Sterne vs. Munk – Der Riss Dub Versions (EP)

Release: 2 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 133 I

The instrumental versions of the Sterne songs from the E.P. “Der Riss” we recently released.

Tracklist:
1) Nach Fest kommt lose (instrumental)
2) Deine Pläne (instrumental)
3) Neblige Lichter (instrumental)

Download at:

02.10.2009

Die Sterne – Der Riss E.P. (12″)

Release: 2 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 133

Produced by Mathias Modica (Munk)

Our little Gomma label is currently making a little transformation: originally we only released the music of friends and new yet unknown talents… but since a few months we are getting this huge attention not only from all the cool blogs (yes..thanks guys!) but also from a lot of  already more established musicians. In fact, after James Murphy (DFA), Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand) and Soulwax participated on Gomma releases, now we have a second wave of BIG guys that asked us to release their projects. Next to The Phenomenal Handclap Band (which includes members of TV On The Radio, John Spencer and others) now German super group DIE STERNE asked MATHIAS MODICA from MUNK to produce their new music and put out a 3 track E.P on Gomma.

DIE STERNE are part of the so called “Hamburger Schule”….Blumfeld and Tocotronic are other bands that were part of this wave of German pop music. These bands from Hamburg defined a quite intellectual, new attitude back in the 90ies. DIE STERNE are very well known in Germany…EVERYBODY loves them… so now its fun that they asked us to do this record….but of course: we are honored….. and their new style which was created by Mathias …our Munkyboy from Marseille….is …don’t know…maybe imagine DFA recording their stuff with a London garage punk band, some weirdo east European old school printing machine noises and German lyrics…
Anyway: The E.P. went straight to number 1 in the Amazon download genre charts in Germany. Yeah…

Tracklist:
A1) Nach Fest kommt lose
A2) Deine Pläne
A3) Neblige Lichter

Buy vinyl / download at:
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28.05.2009

Die Sterne vs. Munk

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It’s confirmed! It’s done!
Gomma will release the new EP of Germany’s Superband DIE STERNE. The guys were one of the most influencial bands in Germanys 90ies Indie Rock scene. Part of the so called “Hamburger Schule” – which included also bands like TOCOTRONIC and BLUMFELD.

DIE STERNE asked MATHIAS MODICA from MUNK to produce their new EP and so he did. The result are 3 amazing HAMBURG INDIE ROCK vs MUNICH SEQUENZER DISCO songs. They will be released in late October on Gomma..and later on DIE STERNE’s new album in 2010. Here are some pics from the studio sessions in Hamburg…

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