Mind Therapy pt 2

I already did an entry on Mind Therapy, but only scratched the surface w/ the one EP mentioned there (admittedly a great record). Here's several more bits of their stuff.

Their first EP was on the Jack In The Box label. This label was more of a distributor (I've definitely seen a sticker from them on some old records I own).

This EP precedes any of their E3 EPs by 2 years, and is thus a lot slower. However, the production is quality and it's a decent tune for sure.

Mind Therapy - Pushing Pot

Their next record was E3001, a 6 tracker with less-than-stellar production but some excellent tunes. The breaks are really nicely chopped but, because there's 3 tracks a side and the production is a bit thin to begin with, some of these don't hold up so well. However, there's a nice 4/4 version of the "ecstacy is safe" tune off E3005, already posted in a previous entry.


Mind Therapy - Ecstacey is safe - techno mix
Mind Therapy - Drum Beats Go Like This

The next EP was a bit of an improvement.... especially of note is the B side, which features a pretty wicked cut up drum-solo in lieu of a regular funk break. Because of this + the really sparse nature of the tune, it could almost be considered "proto-choppage", alongside the brown + dangerman tracks of the time.


Mind Therapy - Run Reel
Mind Therapy - Ruffneck Bizzness

Mind Therapy - Boss EP

I'm always on the hunt for old tracks with THE most mashed up, choppy, interesting break patterns, especially ones that don't fall back on an amen/think combo but instead layer up a bunch of lesser known breaks into tasty polyrhythm lasagna.

Probably my favorite record in this style is Mind Therapy "The Boss EP". I remember finding this EP for $2 or so in the bargain bin of a Boston DNB store (4 Front / Knowname - RIP). I was having an uneventful day record buying-wise, asked the store owner about it and he said "oh, that's just some old stuff". I put it on the turntable and my head promptly exploded SCANNERS style. Super chopped and layered breaks, really fast for the time, nice familiar samples, an all around excellent record. The first track on the EP is my favorite, great super choppy drums and an awesome breakdown using a sample from "Harder They Come". The second track is also top notch. B side doesn't hold up quite as well but has some nice reggae sampling on the first tune.



Mind Therapy - Boss Song

Mind Therapy - Ecstacy is Safe