Rome - Hell Money (c) 2012 Trisol
Artist....: Rome
Album.....: Hell Money
Type......: Normal release
Source....: CD
Tracks....: 12
Genre.....: Darkwave
Label.....: Trisol
Catalogue#: TRI 458 CD
Encoder...: FLAC 1.3.1
Quality...: 681 kbps / 441kHz / 2 channels
URL.......: http://rome.lu
Tracklist:
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1 Tangier Fix 2:49
2 Fester 3:56
3 This Silver Coil 5:20
4 Rough Magic 4:24
5 Among the Wild Boys 2:47
6 Amsterdam, the Clearing 3:18
7 Silverstream 3:11
8 Tightrope Walker (Wild Milk) 3:38
9 Pornero 2:40
10 Golden Boy 4:01
11 Red-Bait 1:52
12 The Demon Me (Come Clean) 5:09
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43:05
Total:227.46MB / 43:05
Release Notes:
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The Rome project was formed by the then sole member JΘr⌠me Reuter back in 2005
and the first bunch of martial neofolk releases were all on the legendary
Swedish Cold Mead Industry label. In 2009 Rome stepped over to Dieburg (Germany)
based Trisol that has also reissued all the former CMI releases.
My first encounter with Rome was ôFlowers from Exileö. A cinematic album from
2009 that hit me at the same time as I totally overdosed on other music with
similar singing style, e.g. The National. I was then very content to find bands
releasing music with some kind of anti pop concept and no obvious main ambition
to be hyped. RomeÆs music was actually was pop in some ways but still
alternative enough with its neofolk and Nick Cave undertones.
Between this 2009 album and this brand new one û öHell Moneyö, the duo has
released a couple of albums and EP:s and has certainly dared to blend references
and impressions from different origins. At first I tried to dismiss the style on
öHell Moneyö as some kind of over copied gothic nonsense but there is far more
here than meets the eye. The underlying substance and the actual blend of
cultural references raises the credibility significantly.
On ôHell Moneyö the songs are, just like on other Rome releases, generally
suggestive, indirect and monotonous. In some passages I feel the aura of Swans
at GirasÆ more laid back moments. Many songs on ôHell Moneyö donÆt punch me
right in the face at first listen. There are tunes that will need more time in
order to grow upon you. And, time has told me, that the albums that need some
time generally are the ones that work in the long run. With that in mind, if you
ask me in a couple of months IÆll probably give this album a slightly higher
grade. For now IÆm not overwhelmed but yet somewhat impressed.