mind.in.a.box is an Austrian electronic music band which was founded in 2002 by childhood friends Stefan Poiss and Markus Hadwiger. 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. 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. Lyrics are sung through vocoders but with sadness and emotion, sharply contrasting with the always-happy futurepop melody.
mind.in.a.box released their 5th studio LP, entitled "Revelations", on January 20, 2012. An EP containing club mixes of select songs from the album was released on March 9, 2012. To facilitate these releases, mind.in.a.box created their own label Dreamweb Music.
In March 2011, Stefan Poiss released the debut single from his side project THYX. The album The Way Home was released in May 2012, on Metropolis Records and Dreamweb Music. The second THYX album Below The City was released on May 14, 2013.
A new album titled Black and White was released on August 30, 2023.