The Criminal Minds
The Criminal Minds | |
|---|---|
| Origin | British hip hop, breakbeat hardcore, jungle |
| Years active | 1985-2001 |
| Labels | TCM Recordings, White House, Rephlex Records, Fat Hop Records, Kniteforce Records |
| Members | DJ Spatts Zak Jerome Hill Boothy |
| Past members | DJ Halo DJ Spatts MC Iceski Chase 1 Safe D CMD |
The Criminal Minds are a
British hip hop group first formed in Milton Keynes, UK in 1985, who would later have success with breakbeat hardcore music during the peak of the early-mid 1990s UK rave
scene.
History
The Criminal Minds were first formed in 1985 in
Due to the complications with getting sample clearance for their releases, they were released in limited numbers only.As the rave scene gained momentum from 1991, The Criminal Minds teamed up with a local record shop DJ, to fuse their hip hop style with
jungle releases would follow.[4]
After a hiatus, The Criminal Minds regrouped to release Widowmaker in 2001.
An anthology/compilation of The Criminal Minds hip hop output was finally released in 2011 by Rephlex Records.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Guilty as Charged (TCM Recordings, 1990)
- Mindbombing (Labello Blanco, 1993)
- Widowmaker (UK Rap Records, 2001)
Selected singles/EPs
- "Tales from the Wasteland" (TCM Recordings, 1991)
- "Baptised by Dub / Virtual Reality" (World Beat Records/White House, 1992)
- "A Vision of Dread / Playing with Spoons / Presence" (White House, 1992)
- "Re-baptised by Dub / Headhunter / Flynny's Theme" (White House, 1992)
- Joyrider EP (White House, 1993)
- "The Criminal" (White House, 1993)
Compilations
- T.C.M. (Rephlex Records, 2011)
See also
- British hip hop
- Breakbeat hardcore
References
- ^ "Criminal Minds : Biography - Low-Life - Britishhiphop.co.uk". Britishhiphop.co.uk. 13 October 2003.
- ^ "The Mire - Britcore". The Wire. 11 March 2011.
- ^ "MC Iceski from The Criminal Minds interview". Breaktothebeat.com. 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Spatts (The Criminal Minds) Interview". Blog to the Oldskool. 3 July 2010.
- ^ "The UK's answer to The Bomb Squad compiled". FACTmag. 16 March 2011.