On this first volume of the Die Aesthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit trilogy, the aesthetic dimension is one of immediacy. This is made plain by the choice of the recording techniques used throughout the entire production, Jerome Reuter used only analog equipment and the raw, unrelenting sound. ROME finds musical expression in multifaceted, stylistically different arrangements, from haunting sequences reminiscent of audio books to plaintive ballads and experimental industrial collages.