Rome (band)
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.JPG) Rome performing at the festival Mėnuo Juodaragis in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Luxembourg |
| Genres | Neofolk, martial industrial |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Trisol, CMI |
| Members | Jérôme Reuter |
| Website | www |
Rome is an experimental neofolk and martial industrial act founded in November 2005 as a main output for the songs of Jérôme Reuter of Luxembourg.[1] Though Reuter is the main creative force in the band, he performs live with a range of musicians who also contribute performances on various studio recordings. In early 2006 Rome was signed to the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry. Rome has since signed with the Trisol Music Group record label as of 2009. Rome is considered one of the most important acts within the neofolk genre.[2][3] Prior to his work in Rome, Reuter was the singer in a post-punk band called Mack Murphy and the Inmates.[2]
Musical style
According to Paul Simpson, the band's sound combines "military drumming and horns with atmospheric electronic textures and ethereal acoustic guitars, as well as samples and poetic lyrics often relating to war-related themes, as well as more universal topics such as love, pain, and death."[1] Reuter has cited Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Albert Camus, and Jean Genet as influences on his music and lyrics.[4]
Discography
| Year | Month | Title | Format | Label | Catalog # | Notes |
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| 2006 | June | Berlin | MCD | CMI | CMI.156 | Reissued in 2010 by Trisol (TRI 391 CD) |
| 2006 | October | Nera | CD | CMI | CMI.164 | Reissued in 2010 by Trisol (TRI 392 CD) |
| 2007 | April | Confessions D'Un Voleur D'Ames | CD | CMI | CMI.172 | Reissued in 2011 by Trisol (TRI 393 CD) |
| 2008 | March | Masse Mensch Material | CD | CMI | CMI.181 | Reissued in 2011 by Trisol (TRI 394 CD) |
| 2009 | May | To Die Among Strangers | MCD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 361 CD | Promo for Flowers From Exile. |
| 2009 | June | Flowers From Exile | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 362 CD | |
| 2010 | January | L'Assassin | MCD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 382 CD | Promo for Nos Chants Perdus. |
| 2010 | May | Nos Chants Perdus | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 383 CD | |
| 2011 | June | Our Holy Rue / The Merchant Fleet | 10" | Trisol Music Group | TRI 420 LP | Single-sided, etched 10". |
| 2011 | November | Die Æsthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 424 CD | Triple album in book format and slipcase (151 x 213 x 39mm approx). |
| 2012 | September | Fester | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 457 CD | Promo for Hell Money. Musically Fester offers rough Folk with influences by Nick Cave and Cult of Youth.[5] |
| 2012 | October | Hell Money | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 458 CD | |
| 2013 | July | Hate Us and See If We Mind | CD | Trisol Music Group | ||
| 2014 | August | A Passage to Rhodesia | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 471 CD | |
| 2015 | September | Anthology 2005-2015 | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 522 CD | This anthology was released for promotional purposes to accompany Rome's Ten-Year-Anniversary world tour 2015 |
| 2016 | April | Coriolan | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 537 CD | |
| 2016 | August | The Hyperion Machine | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 551 CD | |
| 2018 | January | Hall of Thatch | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 606 CD | |
| 2019 | January | Le ceneri di Heliodoro | CD/LP | Trisol Music Group | TRI 634 CD/LP | |
| 2019 | December | The Dublin Session | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 678 CD | |
| 2020 | August | The Lone Furrow | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 699 CD | |
| 2021 | January | Parlez-Vous Hate? | CD | Trisol Music Group | TRI 717 CD |
References
- ^ a b "Rome | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ a b "A CVLT Nation exclusive interview with ROMEby Oliver Sheppard -". 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "An Interview With Jerome Reuter of Rome". www.idieyoudie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "About | ROME". rome.lu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Kreischer, Martin (2012). "ROME – Fester". Orkus (in German) (10): 69.
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