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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30.11.2010

WhoMadeWho & Golden Bug in South America

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Gomma honchos WhoMadeWho and Golden Bug are touring South America this week. Catch them in Colombia, Brasil, Chile and Argentina. Golden Bug doing his electrofunk live set and WhoMadeWho rocking the stage.
Parents keep your daughters locked up safe.. :)

WhoMadeWho gigs:
Dec 3 Teatro La Cupula, Santiago, Chile
Dec 4 Vissionaire, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 7 Teatro, Bogota, Colombia
Dec 10 Moo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dec 11 Hot Hot, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Golden Bug gigs:
Dec 3 Club Fauna, Santiago de Chile
Dec 7 Undertones, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 10 D-Edge, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dec 11 Cabaret, Porto Alegre, Brazil

27.08.2010

Gomma Dance Tracks Vol. 4 (Compilation)

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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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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11.02.2010

Gomma News Shortcuts — Week 6

   
Munk DJing around France this week: 11th Feb: Marseille – Dame Noir, 12th Feb: Nice – Antic Boutik, 20th Feb: Paris – Divan du monde (w/ Boombass from Cassius). He also just finished the Gomma Dance Tracks Mega Mix #2!
    
Telonius remixed Two Door Cinema Club’s new single “Undercover Martyn” and it will be available soon on Kitsuné Music. Also check out his Winter Favs on Beatport and the live recording of his set from last week’s gig at Lux Lisbon.
   
–Get to know some of the Gommas and become a friend! Check out the Facebook pages of Munk, Telonius and Gomma… We’re on Soundcloud and Twitter too! Find us also on Myspace and our artists Golden Bug, Moullinex and Mustang. Also check out Manuel Kim’s blog DansEtudes..

17.12.2009

Gomma News Shortcuts — Week 50

   
– WhoMadeWho are definitely one of the main bands of 2009. UK-based magazine iDJ has selected the album THE PLOT as one of the best 10 albums of the year and the remix of the single Keep Me In My Plane by DJ KOZE is Remix of the year on iTunes..
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– Jonas Imbery aka Telonius has remixed Bottin’s “Disco For The Devil”. Out now on 12″ on Bearfunk. It’s a cool cool record and a favorite of many DJs right now.!
   
– Mathias Modica is busy finishing his next MUNK album but in the meantime he also finds time to do some great remixes; check the “Mininova” remix he did for some Italian friends. Go on Soundcloud page.
   
– Another cool TELONIUS remix for “Disco Noir” by Munich homie Erosie: it’s out on Swings Records, sublabel of Great Stuff Records. Check the track in Telonius recent charts mixtape.

16.12.2009

WhoMadeWho featured on Slices DVD

Slices visited the Whomadewho boys in Copenhagen and featured them on the cover of the December edition, nice! The Slices DVD is available for ordering at the Electronic Beats web site. ..check out the promo trailer here:

10.12.2009

Remix of the Year: WhoMadeWho DJ Koze Remix

iTunes UK has voted and declared the DJ Koze Remix for WhoMadeWho‘s Keep Me In My Plane Remix of the Year in the Electronic genre. The single was release earlier this year on 12″ and digitally.. last copies available!

06.12.2009