In Strict Confidence - Cryogenix (25 years edition) (2021)

With "Cryogenix", In Strict Confidence released their debut CD on the electro cult label "Zoth Ommog" (Front 242, Frontline Assembly,etc) in 1996. The album became an instant hit and many of the songs are still popular with DJs and fans alike. "Harmony & Hardness" was the trademark at the time, to which the band has remained true to this day. Four years after its release, however, the label ceased to exist in 2000 and "Cryogenix" disappeared from the market until today. Reason enough to revive the album for the 25th anniversary on CD, and finally also digitally. Packed with 16 tracks (including rare and unreleased bonus material) "Cryogenix" comes back in the Digipak in mid-2021.

In Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Zoth Ommog, Metropolis Records and WTII Records.

In Strict Confidence originally started out as a quartet, but stripped down to a duo (Dennis Ostermann and Jörg Schelte) in 1992, releasing two demos tapes on the way to their debut release “Cryogenix” on Zoth Ommog in 1996, shortly followed by an EP “Collapse”. The third album “Love Kills!” was released on the newly formed but unfortunately short lived Bloodline label two years later.

Founding member Stefan Vesper then re-joined the group in time for “Mistrust the Angels” in 2002 with subsequent albums “Holy” and “Exile Paradise” appearing at two-year intervals. These albums saw the increasing use of female vocals from Antje Schulz, vocalist of the band Chandeen, and the addition of female vocalist Nina de Lianin.