🤖 IN STRICT CONFIDENCE [Electro Industrial]

  

  1. IN STRICT CONFIDENCEOne Drop [Dj Francois Remix]Eine Nacht Im Bergwerk 2010 (V/A)00:00:25
  2. IN STRICT CONFIDENCEPromised Land [Nois:Eden Mix By Areal Kollen]Promised Land00:04:54
  3. IN STRICT CONFIDENCEZauberschloss [Extended Version]Zauberschloss + Kiss Your Shadow00:12:30
  4. CONTROLLED FUSIONImpact - R 142Incubation Time00:19:58
  5. CONTROLLED FUSIONAbsentPatient Zero00:27:49
  6. ORANGE.SECTORKalt Wie Stahl [Controlled Fusion Remix]Fur Immer Kalt Wie Stahl00:34:58
  7. DKAY.COMNeverland [In Strict Confidence Remix]This Is Neo-Goth (V/A)00:39:23
  8. FUNKER VOGTThanks For Nothing [Controlled Fusion Mix]Words Of Power00:44:26
  9. GABI DELGADONebelmaschine [In Strict Confidence Remix]100:51:24
  10. LEAETHER STRIPNo Entry No Exit [Controlled Fusion Remix]Mental Slavery00:57:14
  11. LIGHTS OF EUPHORIALock Me Up [In Strict Confidence Remix]Beyond Subconsciousness01:03:31
  12. AGHAST VIEWTruthlike [Found Amplitude Remix By In Strict Confidence]Truthead01:09:13
  13. X MARKS THE PEDWALKMaximum Pace [Controlled Fusion Remix]Facer01:16:04
  14. DECODED FEEDBACKBreathe [In Strict Confidence Remix]Evolution01:26:04
  15. SONOAll Those City Lights [In Strict Confidence's Dark City Night Mix]All Those City Lights01:32:10
  16. ASPWeichen[T]Stellung [In Strict Confidence Version]Geisterfahrer: Fremder-Zyklus, Teil 1.101:39:10
  17. DAS ICHDer Hass [Remixed By In Strict Confidence]Re_Laborat01:44:45
  18. L'ÂME IMMORTELLEForgive Me [In Strict Confidence]Zwielicht [The Remixes]01:50:17
  19. IN STRICT CONFIDENCEMorpheus [Extended Version]Morpheus01:55:10
  20. IN STRICT CONFIDENCE➤Au Milieu Des Anges➤Mistrust The Angels (Promo)➤00:00:25

 

 In Strict Confidence, the German dark electronic project founded by Dennis Ostermann in 1989, and later joined by Jörg Schelte, became a pivotal force in shaping the sound of late-era electro-industrial, darkwave, and futurepop, creating a powerful fusion of aggressive rhythms, atmospheric gothic textures, and melodic vulnerability that secured them a vast international following, particularly in the European industrial scene. Initially characterized by stark, heavy industrial sounds and experimental rhythmic loops on early releases, the band truly found their voice in the mid-1990s with albums like Face the Fear and Collapse, moving towards a more polished, synth-driven sound that retained the core intensity of industrial music but introduced lush, melancholic synth melodies and sophisticated song structures. Their key contribution lies in their masterful balance between hardness and accessibility; In Strict Confidence proved that dark electronic music could incorporate intense, complex programming and heavy-hitting beats—a hallmark of their genre—while simultaneously utilizing rich, evocative male and female vocals and theatrical, often tragic, lyrical themes, bridging the gap between the underground industrial scene and the broader European gothic and alternative electronic markets. Their tracks, such as the haunting "Zauberschloss" and the dynamic "Seven Lives," are characterized by their cinematic quality, making extensive use of sound effects, samples, and evolving rhythmic patterns to build dramatic tension, often sounding more like movie scores than typical club tracks, a trait that helped elevate the artistic ambition of the electro-industrial genre. Over decades of prolific output, including successful albums like Morpheus and The Hardest Heart, In Strict Confidence established a reputation for uncompromising quality and continuous sonic evolution, influencing countless subsequent darkwave and futurepop acts by demonstrating the emotional resonance and technical potential achievable when blending the aggressive power of industrial music with the melodic structure of synth-pop.

In Strict Confidence, le projet Ă©lectronique sombre allemand fondĂ© par Dennis Ostermann en 1989, et rejoint plus tard par Jörg Schelte, est devenu une force pivot dans la formation du son de l'Ă©lectro-industriel de la fin de l'ère, du darkwave et du futurepop, crĂ©ant une puissante fusion de rythmes agressifs, de textures gothiques atmosphĂ©riques et de vulnĂ©rabilitĂ© mĂ©lodique qui leur a assurĂ© une vaste audience internationale, en particulier sur la scène industrielle europĂ©enne. Initialement caractĂ©risĂ© par des sons industriels austères et lourds et des boucles rythmiques expĂ©rimentales sur les premières sorties, le groupe a vĂ©ritablement trouvĂ© sa voix au milieu des annĂ©es 1990 avec des albums comme Face the Fear et Collapse, Ă©voluant vers un son plus poli, axĂ© sur le synthĂ©, qui conservait l'intensitĂ© fondamentale de la musique industrielle mais introduisait des mĂ©lodies de synthĂ© luxuriantes et mĂ©lancoliques et des structures de chansons sophistiquĂ©es. Leur contribution clĂ© rĂ©side dans leur Ă©quilibre magistral entre duretĂ© et accessibilitĂ© ; In Strict Confidence a prouvĂ© que la musique Ă©lectronique sombre pouvait incorporer une programmation intense et complexe et des rythmes percutants – une marque de fabrique de leur genre – tout en utilisant simultanĂ©ment des voix masculines et fĂ©minines riches et Ă©vocatrices et des thèmes lyriques théâtraux, souvent tragiques, comblant le fossĂ© entre la scène industrielle underground et les marchĂ©s Ă©lectroniques gothiques et alternatifs europĂ©ens plus larges. Leurs morceaux, tels que l'obsĂ©dant "Zauberschloss" et le dynamique "Seven Lives," sont caractĂ©risĂ©s par leur qualitĂ© cinĂ©matographique, faisant un usage intensif d'effets sonores, de samples et de motifs rythmiques Ă©volutifs pour crĂ©er une tension dramatique, sonnant souvent plus comme des bandes originales de films que comme des morceaux de club typiques, un trait qui a contribuĂ© Ă  Ă©lever l'ambition artistique du genre Ă©lectro-industriel. Au fil de dĂ©cennies de production prolifique, y compris des albums rĂ©ussis comme Morpheus et The Hardest Heart, In Strict Confidence a Ă©tabli une rĂ©putation de qualitĂ© intransigeante et d'Ă©volution sonore continue, influençant d'innombrables actes darkwave et futurepop ultĂ©rieurs en dĂ©montrant la rĂ©sonance Ă©motionnelle et le potentiel technique rĂ©alisables en mĂ©langeant la puissance agressive de la musique industrielle avec la structure mĂ©lodique de la synth-pop.

 

 

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