Rome (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Luxembourg |
Genres | Neofolk, martial industrial |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Trisol, CMI |
Associated acts | Die Weisse Rose, Joakim Thåström,[1] Petros Klampanis Group[2] |
Website | www |
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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 |
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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 | 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[]
- ^ Kahrle, Mikael (2016-06-01). "New Rome album in August, featuring Joakim Thåström". Release Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Πάτρα:Το «Jazz+Πράξεις 2018» του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ". pelop.gr (in Greek). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cristina (2010-04-26). "Interviu: Jerome Reuter, Rome". Metropotam (in Romanian and English). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Muno, Claudine (2005-01-21). "MUSIK: Du und deine Freunde". Woxx (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rome | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Murphy-Bates, Sebastian (2012-01-19). "THE SKINFLICKS INTERVIEW with bassist Patrick Skinflick! 19/01/2012". Ball Breakers Media. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Caregari, Luc (2013-08-16). "NÉOFOLK: L'éternel incompris". Woxx (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "biography". romepage.eu. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ isis (2007-11-01). "Rome Interview; This Twisted Crown". Heathen Harvest. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ROME". Kogaionon. No. 10. 2008-12-29. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Della Pelle, Giulia (2020-11-04). "Rome di Jerome Reuter: l'Europa in musica". Shockwave Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "About | ROME". rome.lu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Kreischer, Martin (2012). "ROME – Fester". Orkus (in German) (10): 69.
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