Live tag-team performance in Kalamazoo, MI. If memory serves, this set was actually entirely MIDI-free. It's ragged at times, but there are some inspired sections.

Live @ "Whah Whah" 2002

Time to Play [live demo]

Peak-set workout by KoffKoff (P. Hutchison).

Wokka Wokka [live demo]

Live @ Levi's 2004

Terminal Minded was a live Drum and Bass performance project, active in Southern Indiana and the Midwest region from approximately 2000 to 2004. The group initially consisted of Rabid (Matt Weldon) and KoffKoff (Patrick Hutchison). The duo soon became a trio, with the addition of visual artist Dr. Mindbender (Kyle Birkemeier).

Although their sound was primarily influenced by the beginnings of Neurofunk, they also drew heavily on earlier Tech Step sounds, as well as Breakbeat, Techno, and other electronic music genres. Over time, the general setup evolved to include a pair of Yamaha SU-700 sampler workstations and various drum machines and synths. These devices were played live in a quasi-tag team fashion, with each performer performing their original compositions in turn, adding embellishments as needed, and occasionally creating collaborative improvisational jams on the fly. Meanwhile, Kyle performed live visual manipulation, matched thematically to a given track. Terminal Minded eschewed the extensive use of MIDI control (other than as a basic click track), and each set was completely unique. This was no "laptop techno," but rather an imperfect, intense, and truly "live" performance experience.

Terminal Minded

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