[1] They self-funded and self-released their first mini-album Guilty As Charged in 1990, followed by the EP Tales From the Wasteland.
Both were hailed within the UK hip hop scene for their rap delivery and clever and diverse use of samples.
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 breakbeat hardcore.
An anthology/compilation of The Criminal Minds early hip hop output was finally released in 2011 by Rephlex Records.
Founding member Ian Allen (DJ Spatts) died 30 November 2023.