Browse by Label: GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)

Artist:	VA
Title:	Anti NY
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	GOMMA 013CD

"Rare music from the early 80's New York underground and some contemporary re-interpretations. A collection of what we think are some truly fine (groundbreaking) songs -- music that mainly comes from New York's early 80's Mudd Club scene: hip hop & graffiti -- legend Rammellzee on an electropunk tune together with Death Comet Crew (later the Dominatrix). An obscure recording of Jim Jarmusch's band the Del-Byzanteens. The only recorded and previously never released music by Jean-Michel Basquiat's band Gray. A sweet little song by the now well-known writer Vivian Goldman. And more. We took the original stuff and asked some friends to re-interpret them: while the Compost-band Syrup replayed the Sexual Harassment tune, Funkstörung goes electroboogie with Ike Yard, Protein makes Rammellzee sound like it's 2010 and Mowax-act the Psychonauts reworked Gray... you get the whole spectrum from 1979 to 20XX." Limited stock.

Artist:	KAMERAKINO
Title:	Paradiso
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 036CD

"Now it's time again for another change: Kamerakino's debut album reminds us of the 20ies, the 50ies, or 60ies -- we associate cabaret, chansons, gipsies, dadaism, poetry, the balkan, mods and femmes fatales. You can imagine Berlin's subculture back in the 20ies, but still there is a touch of dirty garage rock, no wave, disco to it.

In 2000, seven musicians from various nations and cultural backgrounds (Turkish, Spanish, Russian, Scottish, German) got together in Munich. They decided to form not yet-another retro band, limited to one genre and performing for one scene, but to create a project that embraces musical diversity and a rather romantic view of grace, beauty and poetry. At this time, lots of people were already trying to come up with a punk remake band, so Kamerakino chose to develop something much more natural and diverse: they mix different cultures and let themselves be inspired not just for music but for many other things as well. Now the music is like a surrealistic film and the German lyrics range from absurd dadaistic improvisations to reflections about despair and anger in neo-liberal and imperialistic Europe, however, they always manage to stay humorous and nostalgic. Most of the time it sounds like the economical crisis and its ridiculousness. Kamerakino as a group might be new on the scene, but the members have been active in Munich's art/music underground for years, sharing roots with projects like Queen of Japan, Zombie Nation, Hellfire or Poets of Rhythm."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gommagang Vol. 2
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 039CD

"The second part of the mixed Gommalabel compilation, mostly with rmxs that so far had only been released on vinyl, special singles, 'Gommahits' and 4 new tracks. All tracks were released in 2002 and 2003. Here you have the whole range of Gommasound over the last 2 years: Italo and Chicago influenced house/ electro Late 70s and 80s original (German) punkfunk as well as some psycho-rock and futuristic pop." Artists: Munk, Hiltmeyer Inc., Mocky, Leroy Hanghofer, Headman, Munk & Princess Superstar, Kamerakino, Carmen, Feyd, Exkurs, Starter, Poets Of Rhythm. Limited stock.

Artist:	MUNK & PRINCESS SUPERSTAR
Title:	Mein Schatzi
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 043EP

"Munich's Munk have been working on their own, new, anti-puristic sound for a little bit of time now. (They released 3 12"s as Munk and one album as Leroy Hanghofer: White Trash -- combining House and Electrodisco with No Wave, Rock and R&B influences). Through DJing abroad and throwing parties in Munich, they made a lot of friends with similar tastes, and sometimes this leads to a cooperation. This was the case when Munk got a visit by Princess Superstar in 2000 in Munich. She met the Munk guys through a common friend and both were working on their own, independent first releases. So in Munich they all had a session at Munk's studio and the result was Mein Schatzi, which came out on Gomma in 2003 as a 12" and was a big success with many DJs from the new scene." Remixers: Midnight Mike, Zongamin, Hiltmeyer Inc.

Artist:	RAMMELLZEE
Title:	The Bi-Conicals Of The Rammelzee
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	GOMMA 044CD

"The Rammelzee is a NYC Icon. Known as one of the originators of Graffiti, underground art, street culture and Electro/ Hip Hop (his 'Beat Bop' single with Jean Michel Basquiat and K Rob is one of the most important original rap tracks ever reissued this year on MoWax and Soul Jazz). He was featured in all important Hip Hop films of the 80ies (Wildstyle...) and worked with people like Fab 5 Freddie, Michael Holman, Futura 2000, Phase 2 and was (with his partner Basquiat) one of the first graffiti artists accepted by the international art world. Over the last few years he got quite a heavy reputation -- especially in Japan and in the US street art scene -- for developing his own special universe (Gothic Futurism). It consists of big human size fantasy muppets (walk-ins), the Letterracers(figurative skateboards) and also the original collage paintings he had invented back in the late seventies. After the 2003 No Wave/ Punkfunk/ NYC -- revival (ESG, Radio 4, Liars, Ze, Hell, Rapture etc) -- wich Gomma preceeded with it's 2000 Anti NY compilation -- the Rammellzee's album could be a next level. A futuristic development of the original No Wave and Proto electronic attitude and the angry, superenergetic NYC rawness versus an international new school of clubrock producers... We feel it fits perfect into 2004. The Rammellzee was looking for some fresh musicians who could help him to record an soundtrack for his Gothic futurism universe. He met the Munich based Munk guys in 99 when they licensed a track from him for Anti NY and were introduced by common friend Stuart Argabright (aka the Dominatrix aka Death Comet Crew). Together they decided to realize this project on Gomma including fresh producers from different parts of the world. The eleven tracks have been made in 2002 and 2003 in NYC, Munich, Tokyo, San Francisco and Berlin. Rammellzee took them as a basis for his speachees. It's Gothic Futurism. He has a lot to say. "Rammelzee was there and he threw me by saying: Entertain me! Show me why you're great! And I froze up. He had long, long eyelashes..." -- Andi Warhol in The Andy Warhol diaries. The Rammelzee has been doing lots of new stuff recently including styling NYC's Supreme skate/ fashion company's shops worldwide in 2003, doing new exibitions and performing several concerts in Japan with (Japan's Nr. 1 Hip Hop) DJ Kensei and NYC's Death Comet Crew. Japanese leading mag Relex and UK's Dazed & Confused recently came out with some big cover storys about him."

Artist:	HANGHOFER, LEROY
Title:	White Trash
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 024CD

Repressed. "Besides producing music as Munk, Mathias Modica and Jonas Imbery created the side project Leroy Hanghofer to release some disco tracks they had produced mainly for playing them in their DJ sets. It's very much FUN music -- without being stupid. Most of the tracks were recorded in 1999 and 2000 late at night after DJing at clubs, sometimes with the help of some (girl) friends, who added their drunken vocals in the Gomma studio toilet (which is the place where Munk record all their vocals). The style of these Leroy tracks is a very unique and modern mix of mechanical disco, boogie beats combined with some P-funk, Italo-disco and punky elements."

Artist:	HILTMEYER INC.
Title:	Sendling 70
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 055CD

"Hiltmeyer is a 27-year-old guy who comes from a family of US soldiers who preferred to stay in Germany and marry into a genuine Munich bunch: Hiltmeyer's grandma (who raised him) had been working as a waitress at the famous Hofbräuhaus and the Oktoberfest for 20 years. Hiltmeyer is well known in the Munich club scene for being an excellent DJ. He was raised in a part of Munich where a lot of Munich's techno producers like Zombie Nation, Richard Bartz or the Disko B / Chicks on Speed people pass their time: Sendling. Hiltmeyer Inc delivers some wicked electronic disco. Situated somewhere between Cosmic music, prototechno and Italian porn movie soundtracks."

Artist:	HILTMEYER INC./PARKER FRISBY
Title:	Final Ahh/Weil Ich In Einer Stadt...
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 064EP

"Two new heavy Gomma club tracks on wax. Hiltmeyer Inc. -- 'Final Ahh' (Nicky Rmx): Fenderbass, disco-drums, hypno-synths, sleazy vocals... just brilliant cosmic dancefloor funk, made in Munich. Parker Frisby -- 'Weil ich in einer Stadt...': Jazz funk meets trance! Made by Berlin based old Gomma friend Parker Frisby (better known as Oliver Koletzki and his über-track 'Mückenschwarm' on Sven Väth's Cocoon label."

Artist:	MUNK
Title:	Gommagang 3
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 070CD

"Gommagang 3 is the third compilation of Germany's Gomma label. Club hits, remixes & unreleased tracks from the last two years. Previously released on vinyl only. Including stuff by Headman, WhoMadeWho, Midnight Mike and Munk plus (vocal & remix) contributions by guest artists like The Rapture, Francisco, DJ Chloe, Midnight Mike and James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem). The CD is mixed by MUNK. Gomma has consequently been developing his own, fresh, personal style in the past years. Organic, fresh disco-inspired music -- with elements both from raw psychedelic rock to German minimal electronics. It's time to bring this special vibe and some of the greater current club hits on one CD. GG 3 represents the current state of the label. It's a lot more than 'Brilliant punkfunk and modern disco.'"

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Artist:	TOMBOY
Title:	3
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 063EP