Search - Mind in a Box :: Crossroads

Two days ago, I woke up underwater.

Desert Rat | Black Rock | 10/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It takes at least a second look at that sentence for it to register. Mind.In.A.Box is a band that deserves a look from anybody who considers themselves a fan of electronic music.



Their sound is lumped into future pop, but it really isn't. MIAB really has a style unto themselves. It is heartening to see this CD at a higher position in sales rankings than the latest VNV Nation release 3-Oct-2007.



The figure of Black continues his journey.. we meet new "friends" here and can't help but wonder where this journey will lead. I see MIAB as the Pink Floyd of the new generation of electronic artisits. This is music you could either dance to, or sit back and lose yourself to. I am a sucker for a GOOD concept album and Crossroads doesn't just hit the nail on the head, it drives it clear through the wood and shoots it across the room.



This music is refreshing - I love every track for different reasons, but if I were to have to pick a favorite I would have to go with either Redefined or Crossroads.



Maybe it is the way that MIAB can coax emotion out of the silicon at the heart of their instruments.. maybe it is the way that they create a perfect feel in the presentation of their lyrics in combinations of natural and vocoder voices.. maybe it is just because with each release, MIAB keep refining their art and drawing us deeper into their world.



Fasten your seat belts - we are going for another journey into the world of Mind.In.A.Box...



PS - They need to create a 6th star for this release...."

Different but better.

Gill Bates | 10/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"mind.in.a.box is a band hard to describe, but I can say that their music is really good.



The 3rd studio album, Crossroads allows us to take a short peak at the life of Mr. Black, a very un-orthodox anti-hero, locked in a mental game with some hidden and sinister enemies, a game of finding his own (misplaced or erased) identity.



The songs, even without the engaging story, create a dark, futuristic mood of paranoia, identity loss and soul searching. The music is, overall, excellent and of high quality, ranging from fast dance-ish tracks to slow introspective ones. The vocals are, as can be expected of m.i.a.b, superb, even better than on DreamWeb.



Much like Silverchair, this band seems to be improving each album, and also, much like Silverchair, each new album is impossibly better than the previous one.



My personal favourites:

"Amnesia" - despite the despair in the words, the music is quite up-tempo and this is a definite floor filler.

"Identity" is more dark, reminding me of some good EBM bands.

"The Place" with the dreamy style.

"Redefined" with it's fast style and the repeating of lyrics from Dreamweb's "Machine Run"

"Crossroads" with it's even faster pace.



But my most liked song is definitely "Stalkers". Just that song alone was worth having this album. It has amazing base line, nice alien and bass vocals, deep layers of music and a very catchy chorus that keeps playing in my head even days after listening to the song. Use good head phones when listening to it and you might be hooked too.



Even the songs I didn't mention are really good. I can play this album for hours and not get tired of it. You should get this one."

Brilliance from Austria

G. Jones | UK | 11/27/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Possibly my most favourite band at the moment. Their style is hard to quantify, they have a very dancey edge but also harder edged vocal and sounds.



It's worth buying the album just to get the track Fear, it's a very uplifting track with vocals that never fail to make me feel some emotion.



Probably the most surprising fact is the vocals are all male, the female vocals are all done by processing (that's why they use the robotic effect).



I love the artwork too, buy the CD and you get access to remixes and more artwork (the code is in the booklet)."