ROME’s ‘Martial Ambient Series’ with its bleak, industrial soundscapes - mostly made of restored period audio material - transports us back to Europe’s blood-drenched past, when - much like now - ideologies were battling each other to the death on European soil. This fifth and final instalment of the series focuses on the life and legacy of General Guisan, Switzerland’s most famous soldier, best remembered for effectively mobilising the Swiss military and population in preparation against a possible German invasion in 1940.
What started with ‘Käferzeit’ (2019) and ‘Gärten und Straßen’ (2020) and was later expanded on ‘Haus der Flieger’ (2021) and ‘Blätter und Steine’ (2023) finds its fifth and final rendition in ‘Aster und Edelweiss’. ROME invite the listener onto a sombre sonic wandering via intricate sample work and dream-like, organ-driven sequences full of dark grace and fragile elegance: An immersive and breathtaking journey into the realm of duty, perseverance and sacrifice.
• Black 180g 12" vinyl
• Mastered specially for vinyl
• High quality, super-audiophile disc – German pressing!
• Sturdy cardboard sleeve
• Reverse board printed cover
• Black inner sleeves with antistatic lining
• Postcard
• Hand-numbered by Jérôme Reuter
• Personally signed by Jérôme Reuter
• Limited to 500 copies
Released July 2025 on Trisol.
Track Listing:
A1 Ehrendetachement
A2 Trauerdienst
A3 Freie Jugend
A4 Non sans Ferveur
A5 Treu dem Eide
A6 Gebirgsgarde
A7 L'Union Absolue
B1 Vers la Paix
B2 L'Armistice
B3 Un Peuple libre
B4 Die Wache
B5 La Suisse de Demain
B6 Fern der Heimat
B7 Halten und Dienen
B8 La Resolution
B9 Un Peuple uni
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