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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30.07.2010

Various – Gomma Dance Tracks E.P.3

Release: 30 Juli 2010
Cat#: Gomma DT 013

Here comes a new Gomma Dance Tracks minicompilation with five unreleased dancefloor killers. Futuristic house and technoid Disco by 5 guys from 5 countries: Copyshop from France already released on Bearfunk and comes up with a huge vocal house anthem featuring NYC based singer Naommon. David Evangelos from Zurich is a old friend of Holy Ghost and the DFA gang. Now he comes up with his first tune. And you can imagine where the influence comes from….

Alan1 is a 24 year old genius from Rome. His first EP will come on Gomma this winter but his friend Bobermann – aka Bob Rifo of the Bloody Beatroots did this remix bomb for him which we can’t wait to release finally. Martin Brodin runs Swedish new house label Deeplay and comes with this heavy heavy house stomper, and Jack Tennis is one of Berlin’s leading House DJ’s , presenting his first tune on Gomma Dance Tracks.

Dimitri From Paris: “I like the Alan1 Bobermann remix, very effective Nu-Millenium Disco that will surely save my ass in many occasions!”
Erol Alkan: “Feeling Brodin and Tennis tracks”
Shit Robot: “This is great, loving Happy Like Crazy.”
Pete Herbert: “Loving the new Dance tracks.. Copyshop, David Evangelos and Jack Tennis especially…”
Bottin: “Like the Copyshop track”
Acid Washed: “FAT! Jack Tennis is the winner! Love that track!”
Baby G: “Copyshop’s Happy like crazy sounds really good, will play”

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28.07.2010

Superexclusive: WhoMadeWho live recording

Friends of Gomma. Here is something we never did before: For free we give you a Live recording of a recent WhoMadeWho concert. Their infamous gig they did at Germany’s coolest Music Festival: Melt! Festival. There, WhoMadeWho are already a household name as they play the festival every year. This year, they even composed the “Melt Anthem” called Gigantische Stahlgiganten which will be on the official compilation. Now check this out: courtesy of Red Bull Music Academy here comes the recording of their live gig at this year’s Melt Festival. Gigantic!

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28.07.2010

Free Gomma!

New feature on our homepage: Sign up for the Gomma newsletter now and get one free Gomma track download every month!

Previously available as a free download: The Sidechains remix of Diskokaine‘s Hall of Shame, Moullinex 1stracklove, Golden Bug‘s Flamingo, and Le Le‘s Breakfast. Don’t miss it!

26.07.2010

Munk’s La Musica on Radio 1

Annie Mac, Erol, Toddla T …seems that all UK Radio Jockeys go crazy for the new Munk single…

19.07.2010

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

16.07.2010

Diskokaine – Hall Of Shame (Maxi)

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Release: 16 July 2010
Cat#: Gomma DT 016

Diskokaine is back! The Vienna born – half NYC based – 25 year old ElectroDisco maniac and longtime Gommagang buddy with a worldwide fan crowd. The guy who discovered and released the first Sally Shapiro songs and last year had a huge single (Riminini). With the so much talked about remix by DJ Funk of legendary Dancemania records.

Currently Diskokaine aka DJ Marflow is busy between contributing to the production of the new Hercules & Love Affair album, djing around the planet – including gigs for Vice and even Marc Jacobs parties – and working on an album–with people such as Holy Ghost, Legowelt, Patrick Pulsinger and Mathias and Jonas from Gomma.

Here is his new release: a dark but funky – trancy but soulful dancefloor smasher. Includes remixes by Warsaw-based King of Kong, Sidechains, Hannulelauri, and a cowbell-laden alternative mix. Big support already by Pete Tong, Miss Kitten and many more.

Shit Robot/DFA: “This is the FUCKING BOMB holmes!!!!”
Mike Simonetti: “Shit and this is a good one!”
Erol Alkan: “Dig Diskokaine”
Robert Owens: “Great track”
Timo Maas: “Rocked Miami with it already in march!”
Prince Language: “The OG is nasty, and King Of Kong Rmx is bananas (no pun intended;) Go Wolfy!”
Bottin: “Love the Hannuelari mix! will support”
Rex The Dog: “Thanks for this lovely track which I dig dig.”
Andy Butler/Hercules & Love Affair: “Played it at Fabric main room and crowd went crazy…”
Aeroplane: “We play the King of Kong remix A LOT!!!!! When the piano break comes, it’s always about killing the crowd!!!! It will be a HIT!”

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07.07.2010

R.I.P. The Rammellzee

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One of our all time heroes The Rammellzee died last week. Rammellzee was one of the coolest guys of New York’s late 70ies and 80ies street art scene. He was a pioneer of Graffiti in the streets of New York and also one of the first dudes in Hip Hop culture. He wasn’t stuck in cliches as so many others in the Hip Hop world. No: Rammellzee always was interested in creating new things. So he brought spray art into a new level. Yes: He created his own world: Gothic Futurism. Consisting of crazy crazy muppets. Robots. Spaceships. An own language. Yes, a whole universe. For more then 30 years he just worked on this idea.

In 2002 Mathias and Jonas (Munk & Telonius) – our Gomma bosses met him in New York. He was looking for somebody who was young and would produce a soundtrack for his Gothic Futurism world. For over one year they worked on the 12 songs that late came out as “The Bi-conicals of The Rammellzee”. Stuart Argabright from Death Comet Crew, Tim Sweeney and others helped to create this crazy album.

Gomma is very sad. A great inspiration left the world. The Rammellzee R.I.P. …you were great, man!

Also here are 2 songs from the album.
Download: The Rammellzee – Cheesy Lipstick
Download: The Rammellzee – Sigma 1

05.07.2010

Podcast #26: Valentino’s Calçada Taxidriver Mixtape

Check this mix! Valentino is one of the greatest upcoming DJ’s of the Munich Disco scene.
He used to work at Gomma and still does artworks and illustrations for us. The TELL YOUR TAXIDRIVER partys he throws with his buddy MARVIN at Munich’s Erste Liga Club on fridays are legendary…packed with hot chicks and meeting point for all the kids from Munich art accademy (where Valentino is studying). Joakim, Erol, Tiedye, Oizo, Sweeney…all have been playing at Val’s partys. Besides the local spots he djs at Gomma Super Shows worldwide and also a lot at Berlin clubs. Check also his blog: marvinandvalentino.blogspot.com. All about sex, beach and gooooooood music. (…don’t forget to put away you shoes, dude!)

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