"Zauberschloss," the cult song, the dance floor hit, and at the same time the only song I know by IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. Accordingly, I was very curious whether a whole album by the German electro band, which has been around for over 20 years, could enchant me as much as their most famous song.
With the pre-release EP track "Morpheus," the eighth studio album by IN STRICT CONFIDENCE begins with a really cool electro beat song, which the following song "Tiefer" can even surpass. The video for "Tiefer" can also be found here at RamTatTa, but "Tiefer" is much rockier than the other 10 songs from "Utopia" and sounds strongly like OOMPH!. I also like the third very melodic song "Justice," but from the fourth song onward, the vocals change. Instead of Dennis Ostermann, Nina De Lianin now sings more often with her soprano voice, which reminds me vocally of NIGHTWISH and WITHIN TEMPTATION, both of which I do not like. However, the songs remain electro-rocky with a lot of melody, but apart from the songs "Archangel" and "Irgendwo im Nirgendwo," the other songs fail to enchant me at all. They come across as monotonous and dull, with the peak of suffering being track 8 "Karasevdah," where Nina trills in an oriental manner, which nearly makes my ears fall off.
In conclusion, "Utopia" is a diverse album with 51 minutes of music, featuring some highs, some lows, and some decent songs.
