Gros.Œuvre is a Mediterranean label based in Marseille.

G.Œ is a Mediterranean label based in Marseille, at the heart of La Friche la Belle de Mai, relying on a network of local and international collaborators. We specialize in musical and cultural creation, publishing, and artistic management. Rooted in the current avant-garde scene, the label explores the nuances of bass, trap, and all forms of electronic music, enriched by musical influences from North Africa and the Middle East. Gros:Œuvre highlights the diversity and dynamism of artists from the MENA region and beyond, while deconstructing stereotypes and celebrating the depth of cultures.

NEWS

Koumiya “koumiya كُمِّية” EP out Jan 30th |  V.A for GAZA “Wings Over Wires جنحان فوق الخيوط” out Dec 12th

  • Wings Over Wires جنحان فوق الخيوط
    V.A Compilation

    In august 2025, a video went viral showing Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha, founder of Gaza Birds Singing, teaching displaced Palestinian children to harmonize with surveillance drone sounds. Tunisian producer Hmenou reached out to Ahmed directly. That conversation became the catalyst for this compilation.

    The Project -
    Hmenou invited 14 artists from across the swana region to reimagine Abu Amsha’s original recording. Each artist approached the source material through their own sonic lens, creating interpretations that span bass music, electronic experimentation, and beyond. All proceeds from the compilation go directly to Gaza Birds Singing, supporting Ahmed’s ongoing music education work with displaced children.

    All profits and royalties from this compilation will be donated to the Ahmed & Gaza Birds fund.

  • Morocco, Marseille
    Label, Publishing

    Koumiya embodies the many faces of a diasporic identity in tension. Through his self-titled debut EP, the artist explores and reclaims a North African heritage long relegated to the margins, seeking to trample the stereotypes and lingering colonial imaginaries that persist.

    Between collective uprisings and introspective poetry, between defiance and vulnerability, Koumiya navigates a hybrid soundscape where Darija, Arabic, French, and English intertwine. Influences merge without hierarchy: rap, drill, bass music, dub, dream pop, and footwork converge to create a distinctly diasporic sound, carried by voices that deliver an emancipatory and combative form of poetry.

    The name itself, Koumiya, refers to the traditional dagger predominantly worn by Imazighen peoples. Both ornament and weapon, a symbol of tribal belonging, it is traditionally passed down from father to son. This transmission was broken within the artist’s family history, turning this musical project into an act of reappropriation and remembrance.