Country : Austria
Label : Dependent Records (Germany)
Released : 31 Aug 2007
Lyrics By : Markus Hadwiger
Music By, Producer : Stefan Poiss
Written By : Andreas Gruber
"Crossroads" is easily one of the greatest futurepop/synthpop albums of all time.By its nature, it is a multifaceted genre, and claims a combination of EBM, synthpop, industrial, and trance. In fact, mind.in.a.box hails from Austria, and happens to be one of the best artists of its kind out there. It doesn’t take long to realize that Crossroads is a very different album. In the opening track, we are treated with glorious synthesizers, and with them, a guitar that flows into the sound. The guitar actually appears a few times in the album, and proves that the genre can use more than just synthesizers. In fact, the album features a vast amount of interesting, original ideas, and is in a word: smart. From the drum n’bass in ‘Fear’, to the beautiful strings and piano in ‘The Place’, this album provides a very different experience. In fact, they provide an experience that includes song lengths of up to eight minutes, which is unheard of in futurepop. However, they sure aren’t wasting any time, because every second is more dazzling and thought provoking than the last. Futurepop has often had emotionally compelling pieces, but Crossroads is the cream of the crop. With beautiful synths and plenty of time to evoke feeling, the messages in lyrics are persuasive Perhaps this would all fail with a lack of real power, but the lead singer for mind.in.a.box (Stefan Poiss) throws his heart on the table. He isn’t really a good singer, but he makes up for it through an emotional deliverance. Often sounding depressed and broken, you can’t help but feel caught up in the story that the album tells. It is a sad yet hopeful story, and combined with music, it completely consumes the listener. Some of the more fragile, compelling moments are when Stefan whispers through auto-tuned, processed vocals, sounding like a child without protection.
With introspective, heart-wrenching lyrics, Crossroads is more than just another album: it is an experience. The album contains beautiful, melodious tunes with seductive anthems, as well as Daft Punk-esque dance songs. Always in forward motion, it is constantly catchy, and is ideal club, party, car, and even headphone music. As a futurepop album it’s an obvious classic, but even outside of the genre’s confinements, it should be considered a brilliant piece of music. Crossroads is easily one of the greatest futurepop albums of all time.
Label : Dependent Records (Germany)
Released : 31 Aug 2007
Lyrics By : Markus Hadwiger
Music By, Producer : Stefan Poiss
Written By : Andreas Gruber
"Crossroads" is easily one of the greatest futurepop/synthpop albums of all time.By its nature, it is a multifaceted genre, and claims a combination of EBM, synthpop, industrial, and trance. In fact, mind.in.a.box hails from Austria, and happens to be one of the best artists of its kind out there. It doesn’t take long to realize that Crossroads is a very different album. In the opening track, we are treated with glorious synthesizers, and with them, a guitar that flows into the sound. The guitar actually appears a few times in the album, and proves that the genre can use more than just synthesizers. In fact, the album features a vast amount of interesting, original ideas, and is in a word: smart. From the drum n’bass in ‘Fear’, to the beautiful strings and piano in ‘The Place’, this album provides a very different experience. In fact, they provide an experience that includes song lengths of up to eight minutes, which is unheard of in futurepop. However, they sure aren’t wasting any time, because every second is more dazzling and thought provoking than the last. Futurepop has often had emotionally compelling pieces, but Crossroads is the cream of the crop. With beautiful synths and plenty of time to evoke feeling, the messages in lyrics are persuasive Perhaps this would all fail with a lack of real power, but the lead singer for mind.in.a.box (Stefan Poiss) throws his heart on the table. He isn’t really a good singer, but he makes up for it through an emotional deliverance. Often sounding depressed and broken, you can’t help but feel caught up in the story that the album tells. It is a sad yet hopeful story, and combined with music, it completely consumes the listener. Some of the more fragile, compelling moments are when Stefan whispers through auto-tuned, processed vocals, sounding like a child without protection.
With introspective, heart-wrenching lyrics, Crossroads is more than just another album: it is an experience. The album contains beautiful, melodious tunes with seductive anthems, as well as Daft Punk-esque dance songs. Always in forward motion, it is constantly catchy, and is ideal club, party, car, and even headphone music. As a futurepop album it’s an obvious classic, but even outside of the genre’s confinements, it should be considered a brilliant piece of music. Crossroads is easily one of the greatest futurepop albums of all time.
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