Daryll Dobson (Guitar & Guitar Synth); L. Shankar (Double Neck 10 String Violin); Tony Thunder Smith (Drums); Kenwood Denard (Drums); Ricky Sebastian (Drums); Fernando Saunders (Bass); Rael Wesley Grant (Bass); Bobby Thomas Jr. (Percussion); Prabuddha Phil Browne (Tamboura); Kenny Kirkland (Synthesizers); Delmar Brown (Organ & Synthesizers. 

PROGNOSIS MAGAZINE REVIEW - With the likes of ex - John McLaughlin's - One Truth Band members: Fernando Saunders - bass/ L.Shankar - violin/ Tony Smith - drums, you can expect the music to follow enticingly in the steps of that rendition of McLaughlin's electric fusion explorations. Darryl Dobson however does all the guitars, and faithfully captures the McLaughlin vibe to a tee. I am very impressed with the way Dobson has taken a proven legendary sound and brought it into to present era, along with advanced recording technologies. Although Dobsons' intentions on this cd do not intend on being a clone per se, one cannot dismiss the similarities to the efforts of seventies fusion, his guitar playing is loaded with raw excitement, playing with saturated electronics over the onslaught of the tremendous assembly of musicians. On occasions he chimes in with some tasteful acoustic guitar, which is when you can hear his deft touch on the fretboard, there is no doubt this cd was meant to feature his playing, and his loyalty to the era of fusions highest accomplishments. If you are at all familiar with Mahavishnu Orchestra, you will fully enjoy this cd, it's features the same kind of kinetic band interplay, and some standout soloing by Dobson, Shankar, and the keyboardists listed.

DARYLL DOBSON THE MIND ELECTRIC - 1987 Downbeat Magazine Review by Bill Milkowski

DaryII Dobson is a throwback to the days of early Mahavishnu Orchestra. His stuff on The Mind Electric (DVP 1001) is intensely raw with a nod to Indian modalities. In this non-trendy album, he takes you on a trip rather than presenting neat little packets of product. This sort of open-ended blowing is not everyone's cup of tea, particularly in these days of the short attention span. But Dobson does reach inspired heights here and there. On the Shakti-esque Babylon (featuring
L. Shankar on 10-string violin) he beautifully blends acoustic guitar with guitar- synthesizer, while Delmar Brown's church organ drone recalls Larry Young's work with Lifetime. On Life, another Eastern- influenced number, he hits Coltrane-type peaks during his solo. Tibet pairs acoustic guitar and tamboura for asignature Shakti mix, and Thor (Part II) is five minutes of screaming guitar, a Mahavishnu-esque journey to the stratosphere with Hendrixian flights of feedback. Untamed, explosive guitar fantasia. Cool, if you're in a zen mood.