enigmatics, an EP originally released by Eponymous 4, gets a deluxe reissue with b-sides and an entirely new mix provided by Service Pack Three.
Retitled enigmatics SP MMXXV a.D., this expanded edition arrives Oct. 31, 2025 on streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
enigmatics at the time of release was billed as a tribute to the Enigma album MCMXC a.D., which the new title directly references. “SP” denotes “service pack,” not unlike operating system updates released by technology companies.
A new single releasing on September 26, 2025 features the first song ever written by Eponymous 4’s Greg Bueno.
Greg finished the first version of “Untold Demons” in August 1986, according to the date on the manuscript paper. The version recorded, however, was extensively revised in 2005, updating the lyrics and refining the music. It also fully embraces the influence of mid-1980s Heart.
The single is paired with “No Exit,” which was reissued earlier in 2025. Both tracks appear on the album A Ghost in My Shadow, which is being remixed for a future reissue.
Service Pack Three returns with a new single on Aug. 29 ahead of a deluxe reissue of enigmatics in October 2025.
Originally released by Eponymous 4 in 2008, the five-track EP explored the the edges between electronic dance and new age music. The deluxe reissue offers two interpretations of that source material: an “upgraded mix” version by Service Pack Three and an “updated mix” version by Eponymous 4. Separating the two versions are b-sides released on the “engimatics IV” single.
Ahead of this deluxe reissue, Service Pack Three and Eponymous 4 offer another split single for the track “enigmatics V.” For this release, Service Pack Three upgrades the track with lyrics (delivered with vocal synthesizers) and a string orchestra.
A reissue of the single “Epiphany” arrives to streaming services on July 25, 2025 with new mixes.
This two-track single was originally released in 2015 as part of a multi-month campaign preceding the release of Retrograde Songs, a compilation of b-side tracks. “Epiphany” was the fourth of six singles.
The tracks on this release marked the first time Eponymous 4 used a guitar as a primary instrument. Until then, most Eponymous 4 songs had been written on keyboards and piano. Japanese indie artists such as NUMBER GIRL and Shiina Ringo provided the final push into a full rock sound.
Mine Da Gap releases a follow-up single on June 27, 2025 titled “Recording in Progress.”
The track previously appeared on the surprise EP Christmas Extended Play, which saw a limited release on Bandcamp and YouTube.
“Recording in Progress” sees a wider distribution on streaming platforms, coupled with the previously released “LeVar Burton Springs.”
Similar to the Service Pack Three single “If My Luck Ran Out,” this track experiments with using vocal synthesizers and sample libraries for organic parts such as guitar, strings and vocals.
Mine Da Gap participated in the 2025 RPM Challenge in February, recording an EP titled Christmas Extended Play. This release is now available exclusively on Bandcamp.
The five tracks on the EP are part of a work in progress with more songs expected in the future. No date has been set for this uncompleted release, and Christmas Extended Play will not be distributed to streaming services. “Recording in Progress” is scheduled for a wider single release later in the year.
Despite the title, Christmas Extended Play is not a seasonal release and has no holiday content. If anything, the title invites listeners to impose as much of a holiday spirit onto the music. Alternately, it could be the holiday release for when you’ve had enough Christmas music.
“No Exit” by Eponymous 4 returns to streaming services on May 30, 2025 with new mixes and sharing top billing with “Blood Money.”
This three-track maxi single was originally released in 2015 as part of a multi-month campaign preceding the release of Retrograde Songs, a compilation of b-side tracks. “No Exit” was the fifth of six singles.
The three songs on this release are steeped in influences from the 1980s, from Honolulu band Oriental Love Ring to Duran Duran and Information Society. “Blood Money” even throws in a bit of Shiina Ringo into the mix.
Service Pack Three releases a new single on April 25, marking the first original song from the electronic music project of Greg Bueno.
“If I My Luck Ran Out” is actually a rock song that would have fit well in the Eponymous 4 catalog. But none of the instruments on the track are live — they all use sample libraries.
In a further twist, the singers featured on the single are also vocal synthesizers. The actual voices powering the synthesizers probably don’t even know the song exists.
Music technology has come a long way since Eponymous 4 debuted in 2008. This track would not have been possible back then.
“The One to Make You Whole” returns to streaming services on March 28, 2025 with new mixes.
Similar to “Silver Sting,” this three-track maxi single was originally released in 2015 as part of a multi-month campaign preceding the release of Retrograde Songs, a compilation of b-side tracks. “The One to Make You Whole” was the third of six singles.
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