Mind.In.A.Box – Shades Of Gray (EP – THYX Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Ambient-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Stefan Poiss has taken some of the best cuts from the latest Mind.In.A.Box album “Black & White” and remixed them himself. “Shades Of Gray” is also featuring one exclusive song.
Content: This EP comes as a ‘club’-addition to the latest album. Four songs have been remixes in a harder, club-friendly approach. “New Wave Propaganda” has been remixed in two different versions. “Fire And Lace” is a new song which serves as a cool gift.
+ + + : “Integrate” and “New Wave Propaganda” both were some of my favorite tracks of the album and has been adapted into great, danceable, Space-Pop with again the great vocals of Stefan Poiss on top. The remix of “Lost And Alone” is another great work and a strong debut to this EP. This EP features great dancefloor adaptations and brings Mind.In.A.Box back in the spotlight.
– – – : A new song is always a bonus to an EP but “Fire And Lace” isn’t exactly the best cut from this artist.
Conclusion: This EP is an essential addition to the “Black & White”-album.
Best songs: “Integrate – Club Mix”, “New Wave Propaganda – Club Mix”, “Lost And Alone – Master Mechanic Remix”.
Rate: 8½.
Artist & Label: www.mindinabox.com / www.facebook.com/mindinabox.official
About Mind.In.A.Box
Mind.In.A.Box is an Austrian electronic duo, Stefan Poiss and Markus Hadwiger, founded in Vienna in 2002. Their album chronology runs from “Lost Alone” (2004), “Dreamweb” (2005) and “Crossroads” (2007) through “R.E.T.R.O.” (2010), “Revelations” (2012), “Memories” (2015) and “Broken Legacies” (2017), continuing a cyberpunk narrative across releases. THYX Records issued the seventh album, “Black & White”, on 30 August 2023. “Shades Of Gray” followed as a club-oriented remix EP built on tracks from that album, with Poiss remixing the material himself and adding one new song.
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