mind.in.a.box

{{Short description|Austrian electronic music band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = mind.in.a.box

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| image_size = 120

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Vienna, Austria

| genre = Futurepop, progressive trance, cyberpunk

| years_active = 2002–present

| label = Dependent Records
Metropolis Records
Dreamweb Music

| associated_acts = THYX

| website = [http://www.mindinabox.com/ mindinabox.com]

| current_members = Stefan Poiss

| past_members = Markus Hadwiger

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mind.in.a.box is an Austrian electronic music band which was founded in 2002 by childhood friends Stefan Poiss and Markus Hadwiger.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brutalresonance.com/interview/mindinabox-interview-mar-2011/|title=mind.in.a.box - Interview {{!}} Brutal Resonance (March 2011)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.brutalresonance.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-02}} Poiss is responsible for the sound, vocals and production of their music while Poiss and Hadwiger collaborate on developing the story and writing the lyrics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindinabox.com/things/interview.php?id_iv=22|title=mind.in.a.box - Interview for magazine 'ReGen Magazine (2009, archived on official mind.in.a.box website)|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} Their "technopop" sound can be described as a cross between futurepop and progressive trance.

Most songs have a cinematic feel, telling a cyberpunk story which runs throughout the albums.{{cite web |url=https://www.idieyoudie.com/2017/10/17/mind-in-a-box-broken-legacies/ |title=mind.in.a.box, 'Broken Legacies' |author=Bruce |date=17 October 2017 |publisher=IDieYouDie.com |access-date=19 February 2021 }} Lyrics are sung through vocoders but with sadness and emotion, sharply contrasting with the always-happy futurepop melody.{{cite web |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/reviews/mind-in-a-box-dreamweb-trilogy/ |date=24 April 2020 |title=The Dreamweb Trilogy |first=Niklas |last=Forsberg |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Release Magazine }}

mind.in.a.box released their 5th studio LP, entitled "Revelations", on January 20, 2012.{{cite web |author=Category: Releases |url=http://www.dreamwebmusic.com/index.php/releases/23-mindinabox-revelations |title=mind.in.a.box - revelations |publisher=Dreamweb Music |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608173355/http://www.dreamwebmusic.com/index.php/releases/23-mindinabox-revelations |archivedate=2013-06-08 }} An EP containing club mixes of select songs from the album was released on March 9, 2012.{{cite web |author=Category: Releases |url=http://www.dreamwebmusic.com/index.php/releases/28-revelationsclubmixes |title=mind.in.a.box - revelations club.mixes |publisher=Dreamweb Music |date=2011-12-14 |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608173623/http://www.dreamwebmusic.com/index.php/releases/28-revelationsclubmixes |archivedate=2013-06-08 }} To facilitate these releases, mind.in.a.box created their own label Dreamweb Music.{{cite web|url=https://www.idieyoudie.com/2012/01/an-interview-with-stefan-of-mind-in-a-box |title=An Interview With Stefan of mind.in.a.box |publisher=Idieyoudie.com |date=2012-01-23 |accessdate=2012-10-13}}

In March 2011, Stefan Poiss released the debut single from his side project THYX. The album The Way Home was released in May 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/thyxmusic/posts/287390081297081 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/175581429144614/287390081297081 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Good news!! Label... |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-10-13}}{{cbignore}} on Metropolis Records and Dreamweb Music. The second THYX album Below The City was released on May 14, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.thyxmusic.com/|title=THYX: experimental electronic music project|accessdate=February 19, 2013}}

A new album titled Black and White was released on August 30, 2023.{{Cite web |title=mind.in.a.box - Black and White CD PRE-ORDER |url=https://thyxmusic.com/store/en/home/137-mindinabox-black-and-white-cd-9007970016056.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=THYXstore {{!}}{{!}} NiceLabs e.U. |language=en-us}}{{Citation |title=mind.in.a.box - Black and White ( pre-listening teaser ) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEMfq_VLqg |access-date=2023-08-29 |language=en}}