• ReGen Magazine
"Firmly taking hold of the currently popular synthpop sensibility circulating through the industrial underground and giving it a good shove back into the territory of thick-sounding dark dance grooves, mindFIELD takes the better parts of the two sounds and makes them into a superior whole. Taking the tired and overused melodic male vocal that is often butchered by a variety of up-and-coming EBM acts and making it seem perfectly fitting, Gabriel Shaw delivers music that is satisfying to anyone who enjoys the lighter side of industrial. The sound is not underburdened with a lack of background noise and variety of sounds within the song structure. Minimalism is not what mindFIELD is about, quite fortunately. It's a fine combination of the style and structure of Haujobb combined with the sensibilities and tone of Unlearn-era Psykosonik. Even the darkest songs keep a strong dance beat and songs like "Out There" and "1:1.618" deliver a sound that is up for competition with most any electronic band out there today, even though it was recorded entirely on computer and without any of the more expensive and fancy tricks of a studio album.
The songs do blend a bit into one another with the similarities of keyboard tones and never-changing consistency of vocal style, to the point that the whole seems a bit too homogenous, but when the electro is kept so compellingly interesting and bereft of many of the clichés that seem to burden EBM these days, a little repetitiveness is entirely forgivable."

• Industrial Nation magazine
"mindFIELD present us with ten top-notch tracks of EBM-flavored synthpop that rival many of today’s best known contemporaries. Everything from the professionally rendered CD and packaging to the impeccable ‘release-ready’ production make this trio an essential add to anyone’s playlist! Singer and writer Gabriel Shaw’s previous professional experiences with Fear Factory, Killing Joke, and Chemlab shine on Singularity. It’s hard to imagine this as a “demo.” Damn! For fans of: Delerium, And One, Covenant. Best tracks: Out There, Reclamation, Singularity."

• WetWorks ezine
"mindFIELD is a Boston based trio consisting of members Gabriel Shaw (lead vocals, instruments, and programming), Régan Miller (live synths, samplers, and vocoder) and Stacia Tucker of the band Infrastructure on live synths. Singularity is quite interesting, the band obviously has studied bands from the past like Psykosonik and melded those influences with more current EBM projects. Not to say that mindFIELD is some second-rate clone because they're not. Singularity is an amazing CD that doesn't bank on just one hit single, but builds on a number of quality tracks to keep you interested from start to finish. mindFIELD's perfectly sequenced tribal beats integrate well with their electronic sequences and surprisingly interesting atmospheric moments. From the extremely catchy "Out There" to the beautiful title track, mindFIELD have created quite a strong and talented debut album. Recommended."

• Chain D.L.K. webzine
"This Boston based electronic project is run by Gabriel Shaw. Shaw, who is known as a prolific keyboardist, has collaborated with such well known projects as Fear Factory and Killing Joke. He has been hired by Apple Macintosh to perform at thier computer shows as well as touring as the drummer for MonoChrome. When he tours live he takes fellow keyboardists Regan Miller and Stacia Tucker. Heavily influenced by early 80's bands as well as projects like Orbital Gabriel combines the emotionally driven sounds of the early Wave bands with well structured loops and bass lines to create a sound all his own. Singularity was recorded entirely at home on his PC, a mode many modern electronic independent musicians are taking these days as the album ends up in MP3 format eventually anyway. Singularity tends to be dark and melodic, music that is good for lounging or the dancefloor. Evidently mindFIELD has seen some earlier success when MP3.com was alive and hopefully this release will help to revive Shaw's recognition to the public audiences. There are many nearly ambient backing elements to support the dance rhythms and smooth vocals which comprise this release which I find a welcome compliment as I prefer music that is versatile to different moods and environments, something this definitely fulfills in a skillful and artful manner at that. Gabriel's eclectic tastes and love of music definitely show through fluently within this release. The album follows a rather consistent trend until you come to track six titled "1:1.618" which was initially released as free download from the band's website which features a bit more of a drum-n-bass beel to it with heavily vocoded vocals. This and track nine "An Antiphon Cure" are the most obvious standouts on the disc but not because they are better, just much faster. It's rather difficult to choose any tracks on this release as 'better' than others as they are all unique in their own ways and all beautiful in others. 4 (out of 5) stars!"

• Side-Line Magazine
"After several demos and an EP last year, the American mindFIELD comes back with this debut cd. Gabriel Shaw has already been involved in different projects (Mono Chrome, Chemlab, etc), but seems to find in mindFIELD an exit for his inspiration. “Singularity” can be described as an electronic pop release, but with some extra power and bounce. Shaw avoids falling into the cheap clichés of the genre, but focus on refreshing sound sculptures. It doesn’t take away that a song like “1:1.618” (I presume that this is a track of the aforementioned EP) sounds more into 80's melody lines, but who cares because it’s a real cool cut. The best piece comes last. “Anthem” is an elaborated cut full of bleeps and refined by relaxing string parts while driven by furious beats. We still get a few more pleasant songs like “Out there”, “Aurora obscure” and the slow “Further away… falling”. Some tracks contain female vocals, but it has to be said that 2 girls are reinforcing mindFIELD on stage (one of them is Stacia Tucker of Infrastructure). I didn’t experience this production as an absolute success, but as a pleasant piece of electronics!"

• ClubHaven.net
"Ok, I admit being struck by lightning once but twice is a weirdness reserved for Mulder & Scully to investigate. I mentioned in my review for Infrastructure that the last place you look for cutting edge music is Massachusetts, and I am happy to admit I was wrong! Here comes some more and it is that damn good! mindFIELD is from Boston and they have the feel I like when it comes to Electro that succumbs to no one genre. Gabriel Shaw, Regan Miller and yes you guessed it, Stacia Tucker have a gem on their hands by blending and perfecting eclectic tastes to create a sound that is emotionally driving and ever evolving. Full of skillful hooks, danceable rhythms, ambient soundscapes, and smooth male vocals; all of them playing a pivotal roll in the album's dark and melodic presence. This LP can find a home in any club, from lounge to the most hard ass Industrial venue - it has the range to genre jump at will. Standout tracks are "Out There", "Aurora Obscure", "Chomolungma", "1:1.618", "Further Away...Falling", "Anthem" and "Singularity". They have been touring extensively on the East Coast with Infrastructure and have received alot of college radio play, but now with this bold self release they are poised to be huge. Again I want to see this act coming to the West Coast very soon but until they do I beg you to buy this CD, you will not be disappointed. (I gotta check out what's going on in Massachusetts... WoW!)"

• Stillborn Webzine (translated from Italian by Chris Sinacola)
"This Singularity by Gabriel Shaw is truly a fine debut. mindFIELD is the electronic project of Gabriel Shaw, a young Boston musician who boasts a resume that is truly not bad. What stands out immediately are his collaborations with Fear Factory and Killing Joke, and his appearances with Chemlab and Mono Chrome.
For Singularity, Gabriel is assisted by two pleasant young women, keyboardists Regan Miller and Stacia Tucker, and I must say that Miss Regan is truly very very pretty (I have seen the photos!) and I would like to interview her.
Singularity is not an album that follows a precisely defined genre, and its influences are many. But, in the end, mindFIELD follows a course that settles on an electropop/ebm that is very suited to dancing and rich in melody. Even while following directions that pay close attention to the catchy refrain and the overriding dance quality of each piece, mindFIELD’s tracks, besides the title track, bring with them many riches. We find more tribal moments with percussions set among the electronic beats, more atmospheric moments suffused with heavenly voice, winking references to a naïve and melodic ebm, moments of superb electro, and a great electro-synthpop solo from the early ‘80s with those synths that create dark atmospherics and depression without end.
It is this which has convinced me more than anything: the beautiful single “1:1.618,” with so much vocoder, 165 bpm, great synthpop melodies and just so much energy on top of it all. The tracks are all of very high quality and all are very dance-able and captivating, with an electropop that is truly pleasing. In fact, I wonder how this disc, despite Gabriel’s career and Top Ten on mp3.com, could be only a “mere” self-production. We shall probably hear more said about mindFIELD, and they will be beautiful words."

• Club-Metropolis.dk
"mindFIELD is a quite new band hailing from Boston, USA. Singularity is their debut album that was released a couple of months ago. mindFIELD consists of the member Gabriel Shaw who makes all the music and lyrics, he gets some help from Regan and Stacia who also constributes with female backing vocals. Gabriel is also a live member of the American bands Chemlab and Mono Chrome. Singularity is a self-released album, but still the production and mastering is good, I can´t tell that it’s not released on an established record label.
The music on Singularity is a mixture of Synth Pop and Techno with some EBM influences. It´s a sound I haven´t heard in a long time, somehow mindFIELD has created their own sound, although I can hear they have been influenced by bands like Haujobb, Delerium and possibly Flesh Field. The singer Gabriel has an excellent voice that fits perfectly to the music, and when adding the female vocals we get a cool melodic sound, that will please a lot of people who like melodic and danceable Synth Pop.
Singularity offers us 10 songs, three of which are instrumental, and on one of the songs Gabriel has used a vocoder effect on his vocal, I don´t know why when Gabriel is such a good singer, but the all 3 instrumental tracks are really good. You won´t be bored. My favourite songs are Out There, Reclamation, Singularity, and An Antiphon Cure if I am to recommend some of the songs, because “Singularity” is one of the best albums I have heard for a while, it offers us everything: the right melodies, excellent vocals and the American sound we don´t have in Europe, I like so much. Imagine a mixture of bands like Haujobb and Flesh Field, even when mindFIELD is much softer than Flesh Field, but still mindFIELD reminds me of these four mentioned bands. “Singularity” is one of the best albums released this year."

• Gothic Beauty magazine
"mindFIELD's Singularity is a throwback to the 'golden days' of synthpop during the period of Depeche Mode's Violator. The general feel of the songs on this album, in particular the piece "Out There", is that of DM's "Sea Of Sin.” Pitch-shifting keyboards, 808-kit drums, and mournful singing a-la Seven Red Seven. You couldn't really put this release in the same vein as Apop or Covenant as it's sound is much more on the nostalgic side that would be appreciated by listeners attracted to synth-eras gone by. The album flows beautifully from track to track making for a shimmering, lustful mix." (Poseidon)

• ConnexionBizarre.net
"Singularity is the self-released debut album of Boston-based electro-industrial/techno-pop project. mindFIELD. It is a good, non-pretentious debut album that provides for enjoyable listening and shows serious promise from a young and upcoming artist. mindFIELD's music is essentially techno-pop, additionally incorporating elements from quite a few other music styles, from trance to industrial, synthpop melodies and even breakbeats.
Singularity is a fast-paced album (the BPM count never goes below 120) and most of the tracks have serious dance-floor potential, being very energetic as well as catchy. A couple of slower and moodier chillout tracks are quite good as well on their own but add to the whole album as important breathers/bridges between dancier songs. "Singularity" flows without interruption from beginning to end without any awkward moments due not only to good track placement but also to musical sound coherence.
Gabriel Shaw's vocals are competent and blend well with the music although one may wonder a bit about lyrical content since no lyrics are provided. One gets the impression that the lyrical content isn't too bad though and it's well-written enough so that the refrains are catchy enough to help song stick in one's head.
Track highlights for me are somewhat epic "Aurora Obscure", the moody "Further Away... Falling" and the unforgettable dance-floor hit track "1:1.618" which is a very refreshing combination of spacey synth instrumentals, fast-paced breakbeats and vocoder-processed robotic sounding vocals.
A rather competent production, "Singularity" is not an innovation but presents a nice blend of musical styles which sounds rather fresh and, in the end, is sure to leave an impression on the listener. In any case, mindFIELD may still need to develop its own identity a bit more but the talent is definitely there as "Singularity" certainly proves. Rating: 7/10"

• WrappedInWire.com
mindFIELD 'Singularity' made the website's list of the "Best Albums of 2004".