Gooom Disques, or Gooom, was an

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

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based in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

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. Gooom was founded by Jean-Philippe Talaga in

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

after interviewing the British

post-rock Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with ...

act

Stereolab Stereolab are an Anglo- French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetit ...

for his

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and both parties agreeing to release music. As a result, the first release on the label was a split EP by Stereolab and Fugu. The label gained exposure outside France with the popularity of the artist M83. Since 2005 the label is dormant.

Artists

* Abstrackt Keal Agram *

Anne Laplantine Anne Laplantine (born 21 October 1972), also known as Michiko Kusaki or Angelika Koehlermann, is a French musician and video artist. She currently lives and works in Paris. Discography Albums As Anne Laplantine * 1999: ''Nordheim'' (Gooom D ...

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* Cyann & Ben * Gel: Dorine-Muraille * KG * Kids Indestructible * M83 * Mils * Montag *

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References

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* * {{Authority control French record labels Electronic music record labels Record labels established in 1997