IN STRICT CONFIDENCE ZAUBERSCHLOSS MINI ALBUM BLOODLINE RELEASE: NOVEMBER, 2000 REVIEW: NOVEMBER 24, 2000

This limited edition mini album from the one of the leading German EBM bands, In Strict Confidence, is packaged in a pleasant digipak. I hate the standard jewel case so this cheers me up.
There are eight tracks on "Zauberschloss" of which four are different mixes of the title track. The version by the popular L'âme Immortelle is not especially strong. The best version, however, is the extended. There is also a "Stern v2.0", which doesn't reach as high as the original. The remix of "Weltuntergang" is good though. All original versions are available on the "Love Kills!" album. There are also a couple of new avarage songs here, but they offer nothing special. To sum up, I would like to say that this is decent stuff. However: buy the "Love Kills!" album and the side project Controlled Fusion's latest album "Patient Zero" first.

JOHAN ASTEMARK