In Strict Confidence. La Parade Monstrueuse

The curtain rises for a parade of the glamorous and fascinating freaks, celebrating the dark side of life in a morbid cabaret.

IN STRICT CONFIDENCE are back again. Rough, edgy and more elaborate than on their previous album. It took three years to finish the work, and they have clearly used that time to good effect. What has been hinted at by the EP "My Despair" has been honed to perfection on the album "La Parade Monstrueuse". Welcome to a world beyond the mirrors.

IN STRICT CONFIDENCE have collected together various fragments - not only of their own musical history – like the shards of a broken mirror, and put them together to form a new entity. This cabinet of mirrors is full of surprises between the old familiar and the new where you will get lost completely.  Dark romantic melodies with their unneglectable rhythmic electro roots ascend far beyond the imagination. Hooklines burn themselves into the brain, refusing to let you escape even as your legs begin to dance. Fragile, multilayered arrangements perfectly reflect the atmosphere of that parallel world and are opposed by rough guitar chords.

With "La Parade Monstrueuse"  ISC demonstrate again their exceptional position. They create their own sound space, built with darkwave elements, driving rhythms, harsh guitars and playful synthlayers.  Above all, the dark and raw voice of Dennis Ostermann is enthrowned, leading you through this glamorous world. A world that also contains some be-witched moments, like the vocals of the new singer, Nina de Lianin. The record is topped with extravagant artwork, contained in a 20-page booklet.

Let yourselves be abducted into this beautiful, fascinating parallel universe. All the waiting has been worthwhile!

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01. La Parade Monstrueuse (Intro)
02. My Despair
03. Silver Bullets
04. One Drop
05. Set Me Free
06. This Is All
07. Ewige Nacht
08. Snow White
09. I Surrender
10. Schwarzes Licht
11. Golden Gate