New York’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band released their debut album 2 years ago on Gomma. For the “Casablanca Reworks” project they did this great remake of the Skatt Bros “Walk The Night” A big gay anthem in the 80ies. A great dancefloor tune for today!

Wanna do a remix for Gomma? We are doing a little contest with the guys from Burn Studios. Head over to their website where you can find the files for The Phenomenal Handclap Band‘s version of the Skatt Brothers’ “Walk the Night” from the Casablanca Reworks project:
Gomma & Burn Studios present: Casablanca Reworks remix contest

Today is the day: Peaches & The Gomma All Stars release The Casablanca Reworks Project.

Four songs from the legendary Casablanca records catalogue reworked by the Gomma All Stars and Peaches. Created in collaboration with Burn Studios. Harold Faltermeyer contributes some analogue Keyboards on a great new version of Donna Summer’s “Our Love” produced by Telonius. A 90ies pop version of a Stephanie Mills classic by Mr. Munk. Flashdance – “Maniac” by Moullinex and a cover for the Skatt Bros’ “Walk The Night” by The Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Check the exclusive edits produced for our friends from Burn Studios on www.burn-studios.com

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This week our Phenomenal Handclap Band reach number one on French iTunes Alternative chart! Yeah…congratulations guys. “15 to 20″, the single from their last album on Gomma is placed above Muse and Coldplay.. PHB’s gonna rule the world..!

Gomma’s very best psychedelic funk crew The Phenomenal Handclap Band from New York recently performed a great gig at the Transmusicales in Rennes, France’s most important festival. We received this little film…you might like it. You might like also the Phenomenal Handclap Remix album that was released recently featuring remixes by Stallions, Fujiya & Miyagi, Clock Opera, Munk, Telonius, etc.

Cat#: GOMMA150
Release date: 29 October 2010

The genre-defining debut album of our New York friends from The Phenomenal Handclap Band has been a favorite of music lovers and press all around the world this year. The NME described them as the follow up to MGMT and Empire of the sun. To make their music better playable at clubs lots of our friends made club versions of their tracks. Now we release a collection of all these remixes:

Check out the versions by: Fujiya & Miyagi – London’s kraut funk heros from Tirk. Den Haan from Supersoul Recordings – favorite Berlin label of DFA-boss James Murphy. Clock Opera – the new act on Kitsune. And the infamous Munk remix that was used on Friendly Fire’s mix CD for Bugged Out recently.

Tracklist:
1. Tears (Stallions Remix)
2. 15 to 20 (80Kidz Remix)
3. Baby (Clock Opera Remix)
4. All Of The Above (T.H. White Remix)
5. You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)
6. Dim The Lights (Coco Electrik Remix)
7. Give It A Rest (Stretch & Comm Remix)
8. 15 to 20 (Den Haan Remix)
9. Testimony (Cosmodelica Remix)
10. Baby (Virgil Howe Remix)
11. The Martyr (Live KEXP Session)
12. The Journey To Serra Da Estrela (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)
13. Baby (The KDMS Remix)
14. 15 to 20 (Telonius Remix)

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The new Bugged Out Mix CD by Friendly Fires includes Munk‘s La Musica and Munk’s remix for The Phenomenal Handclap Band…seems the are some Munk fans in London. Check out the mini-site for the release: Bugged Out by Friendly Fires.

Joel Schumacher’s new movie “Twelve” (based on Lauren Myracle’s book of the same title) is about to released in Europe, and you will see that the movie and trailer prominently feature our Phenomenal Handclap Band‘s song “15 to 20″ prominently. More info on this film on the official website.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band – our Gomma buddies from New York have been touring the world for months – creating love and happiness everywhere. Now they did this beautiful little mixtape for our Gomma’s Podcast series. A one hour psychofunkhouse trip mixed by PHB’s Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand, including some rare old discofunk, 90ies funky house and dance rock classics such as Vivain Lee’s Alright, Queen’s Dragon Attack and -yes – Neil Young’s Mr Soul. Also new school stuff by Social Disco Club from Portugal, an amazing Chateau Flight and much more…..After listening to this: You’re gonna spread some love, peace and…. yourself! :)

Tracklist:
1) Chateau Flight – Baltringue
2) Magazine 60 – Don Quichotte
3) Boogity – Los Massieras
4) Bing Ji Ling – Home (Phenomenal Handclap Band Remix)
5) Mr Flagio – Take a Chance
6) Yello – Bostich
7) Vivian Vee – Alright
8) Neil Young – Mr. Soul
9) Queen – Dragon Attack
10) Undisputed Truth – Showtime
11) Social Disco Club – That Thing
12) Wet Willie – Everything That ‘Cha Do Will Come Back To You (Snack and C’Mish Edit)
13) Derrick Harriott – Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys

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Podcast #30: The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s Heavy Breathing Mix

Fourth installment in the Gomma Dance Tracks Compilation series featuring Gomma’s biggest dancefloor smashers and hit remixes. No fillers! Just approved killers! All tracks have been hammered by DJ all over the world.

Here you get them all together: Gomma remixes by DJ Koze, Prins Thomas, Azari & III, Zombie Nation, Siriusmo and German house legend Ian Pooley. This is hard future disco and funky techno boogie. “Gomma Dance Tracks has the sound of 2011″ … as London’s Mixmag described the Gomma sound recently.

Tracklist:
1. Whomadewho – Keep Me In My Plane (DJ Koze Hudson River Dub)
2. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Prins Thomas Remix)
3. Rodion – Luna Dark (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20 (Glimmers Remix)
5. Munk – The Rat Race (Siriusmo Remix Instrumental)
6. Telonius – Hit Me (Ian Pooley Main Mix)
7. Munk – La Musica (Azari & III Remix)
8. Moullinex – Superman (Lorenz Rhode Remix)
9. Telonius – Disco-Tec (Zombie Nation Remix)
10. Tomboy – Flamingo (Trentemöller Remix)

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It was great…the Phenomenal Handclap Band rocked in a hippy style, Mustang played the avant disco, Moullinex brought some breakdowns, Telonius and Munk made the girls sweat….let’s say: it was great at Gomma Super Show in Paris last saturday…here are some pics.

If you live in Paris or Berlin… come to our Gomma Super Show this weekend.
Feat.: The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Munk, Telonius, Moullinex, Cecile, Mustang.

Finally the German tour of The Phenomenal Handclap Band has begun! We’re looking forward to their gigs and also to the Gomma parties in Berlin on Friday and in Paris on Saturday. Check out the full list of gigs here:

Mon 31 May: Hamburg, Übel und Gefährlich
Tue 1 Jun: Münster, Gleis 22
Wed 2 Jun: Dresden, Scheune
Thu 3 Jun: Munich, Kongresshalle
Fri 4 Jun: Berlin, Ritter Butzke
Sat 05 Jun: Paris, Social Club
Sun 06 Jun: Offenbach, Hafen 2
Mon 07 Jun: Cologne, Gebaude 9

Exciting news, there will be a new tour by The Phenomenal Handclap Band in Europe around May and June 2010! Next to some festivals they will also play a couple of locations around Germany and at the Gomma show in Paris on 5 June. Here’s the full list of confirmed gigs so far:

Sat 15-May Brighton UK Jam
Thu 20-May Liverpool UK Masque Liverpool Sound City Festival
Fri 21-May London UK Stag and Dagger Hoxton
Sat 22-May Rome Italy Dissonanze Festival
Sun 23-May Basel Switzerland Kaserne
Wed 26-May Vienna Austria Flex
Thu 27-May Sofia Bulgaria Mellow Festival
Sat 29-May Istanbul Turkey Miller Freshtival
Mon 31-May Hamburg Germany Ubel und Gefahrilich
Tue 01-Jun Munster Germany Gleis 22
Wed 02-Jun Dresden Germany Scheune
Thu 03-Jun Munich Germany Kongresshalle
Fri 04 June Berlin Germany TBA
Sat 05-Jun Paris France Le Social Club
Sun 06-Jun Offenbach Germany Hafen 2
Mon 07-Jun Cologne Germany Gebaude 9

Friends: we are preparing some big nice Gomma super shows around Europe..

Munich 15 May: Gomma Super Show at Maximiliansforum
Berlin 4 June: Gomma Super Show
Paris 5 June: Gomma Super Show at Social Club Paris
with: Munk, Telonius, Moullinex, Cécile, Diskokaine, Mustang, and
The Phenomenal Handclap Band

Also if you are in Belgium ..check:
12 May Ed Banger vs Gomma
with: Uffie, Busy P, Breakbot, Golden Bug, Telonius, Munk, Mustang