Rome (band)

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Rome
Rome performing at the festival Mėnuo Juodaragis in 2013
Rome performing at the festival Mėnuo Juodaragis in 2013
Background information
OriginLuxembourg
GenresNeofolk, martial industrial
Years active2005–present
LabelsTrisol, CMI
Associated actsDie Weisse Rose, Joakim Thåström,[1] Petros Klampanis Group[2]
Websitewww.rome.lu
Members
  • Jérôme Reuter
Past members
  • Patrick Damiani
  • Nikos Mavridis

Rome (often stylized as ROME) is an experimental neofolk and martial industrial act founded in November 2005 as a main output for the songs of Jérôme Reuter (born August 2nd, 1981)[3][4] of Luxembourg.[5] 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.[6][7]

Background[]

Reuter previously recorded music under the name Reggie Fain, which was influenced by Tom Waits.[4] He was also a member of an Oi! band[8] called the Skinflicks,[9] and a post-punk band called Mack Murphy and the Inmates,[6] where he performed under the name Mack Murphy.[4]

Reuter's first ever recording as ROME was the EP Berlin, which was recorded in Patrick Damiani's studio in Germany in December 2005.[10] Damiani, a sound engineer, has been considered a full-time member of ROME since 2008.[11][12] In 2009, violinist Nikos Mavridis joined the group,[12] although he left after being conscripted into the Greek military.[3]

ROME has had live performances featuring Die Weisse Rose on drums.[13]

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."[5] Many of his album have historical themes, such as Flowers for Exile and A Passage to Rhodesia, which focus on the Spanish and Rhodesian Civil Wars, respectively.[14] Reuter has cited Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Albert Camus, and Jean Genet as influences on his music and lyrics.[15]

Discography[]

Year Month Title Format Label Catalog # Notes
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 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 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 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 .[16]
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 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[]

  1. ^ Kahrle, Mikael (2016-06-01). "New Rome album in August, featuring Joakim Thåström". Release Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ "Πάτρα:Το «Jazz+Πράξεις 2018» του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ". pelop.gr (in Greek). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cristina (2010-04-26). "Interviu: Jerome Reuter, Rome". Metropotam (in Romanian and English). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Muno, Claudine (2005-01-21). "MUSIK: Du und deine Freunde". Woxx (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rome | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "A CVLT Nation exclusive interview with ROMEby Oliver Sheppard -". 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  7. ^ "An Interview With Jerome Reuter of Rome". www.idieyoudie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  8. ^ Murphy-Bates, Sebastian (2012-01-19). "THE SKINFLICKS INTERVIEW with bassist Patrick Skinflick! 19/01/2012". Ball Breakers Media. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  9. ^ Caregari, Luc (2013-08-16). "NÉOFOLK: L'éternel incompris". Woxx (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  10. ^ "biography". romepage.eu. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  11. ^ isis (2007-11-01). "Rome Interview; This Twisted Crown". Heathen Harvest. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Knepper, Erika (2015-01-08). "Preview ROME (Jérôme Reuter Solo) - Munich 2015-01-29". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  13. ^ "ROME". Kogaionon. No. 10. 2008-12-29. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  14. ^ Della Pelle, Giulia (2020-11-04). "Rome di Jerome Reuter: l'Europa in musica". Shockwave Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  15. ^ "About | ROME". rome.lu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  16. ^ Kreischer, Martin (2012). "ROME – Fester". Orkus (in German) (10): 69.

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