▁T ch ica i ▁known ▁best ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁John ▁Col tr ane ▁and ▁Albert ▁Ay ler ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Rom us ▁worked ▁with ▁instrument ▁invent or ▁Tom ▁N unn , ▁cell ist ▁Doug ▁Car roll , ▁guitar ist ▁Jo el ▁Harrison ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Dave ▁Mi hal y . ▁ ▁This ▁formation ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁compos itions ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁author ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick . ▁ ▁New ▁mill en ni um ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Rom us ▁rein vent ed ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Out land ▁with ▁bass ist ▁Bill ▁No ert ker , ▁drum mer ▁Dave ▁Mi hal y ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁trom bon ist ▁To yo ji ▁Tom ita , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁recorded ▁Av atar ▁In ▁the ▁Field ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Albert ▁Ay ler ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Rom us ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁poet / mus ician / art ist ▁C J ▁Bor os que ▁whom ▁he ▁later ▁married . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁produced ▁The ▁Metal ▁Qu an ▁Y in ▁( dest in ations ▁suite ) ▁with ▁an ▁expanded ▁group ▁that ▁included ▁vocal ist ▁J esse ▁Qu attro ▁and ▁Andre ▁C ust odio , ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁self - pub lished ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁also ▁marked ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁Rom us ’ ▁musical ▁expl oration ▁branch ing ▁out ▁into