Darc Mind

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Darc Mind
Origin Queens, New York
Genres Underground hip hop
Years active1990–present
LabelsMindbenda Recordings
Anticon
Loud Records
MembersKev Roc
X-Ray
Website www.mindbenda.com

Darc Mind is an underground hip hop duo from Queens, New York. [1] It consists of rapper Kev Roc and producer X-Ray. [2]

Contents

History

Darc Mind recorded their debut album Symptomatic of a Greater Ill for Loud Records between 1995 and 1997. [3] The duo released the single "Outside Looking In" in 1996. "Visions of a Blur," a track from the album, appeared on the Soul in the Hole soundtrack in 1997. However, Symptomatic of a Greater Ill had never seen the light of day until it was released on Anticon in 2006. [4]

Darc Mind performed the song "Outside Looking In" live on KEXP-FM at Gigantic Studios on October 30, 2006. [5] In the same year, the duo released Bipolar on Mindbenda Recordings. [6]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilation appearances

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