Dobra Mind developed in May 2007 from Strawberry Mind fused with the creator of Fruit Mask Records jonLOOP (Jon Shurlock). Hubert Ignatowicz (guitarist, singer and songwriter) invited his friend Tadek Palosz (percussion instrument, vocals) to Strawberry Mind in October 2005. With them was an old friend, Witold Podhajski (lead guitar) previously in Strawberry Mind as well. Rafal Zajac joined them on bass and the band played several gigs in Stoke Newington and other parts of Islington in London. The gigs were about to promote the band's first album Strawberry Explosion. Unfortunately that didn't last and before too long the band broke up.It reincarnated in December 2006 when Hubert and Tadek decided to get together and started rehearsing their new songs in a spiritual atmosphere of a Roehampton University Chapel. The idea was to create a new project that would draw on different musical influences form all around the world. Jon Shurlock joined on bass around April 2006 and really liked the sound. Witold rejoined old mates to form the four-piece core of the band bringing his Latin, jazz and blues influenced guitar. Dominik occasionally complimented Tadek and brought some whistles and didgeridoo.Second half of 2007 cristalised the line-up of the band and the original sound which has its roots in acoustic and more conscious rock of the late 1960 and 1970, blues, latin and world music. They use a set of drums and percussion instruments from Africa, Latin America and Middle East which make their sound distinctive and different from a usually drum kit driven band. The referencese through various world music intruments such as flute and sitar sounds to Indian and tribal music make the tunes more exotic. The acoustic, electiric and bass guitars are the flesh of the the music. They rest on the skeleton of powerful often tribal drumming. There is a lot of singing and the tunes refer to different cultural and language traditions.
Dobra Mind played several gigs in pubs (e.g. Stage Door), clubs (club 85, Hitchin) and a Roehampton Univerity venue.
They are currently working on recording a demo of brand new tunes which will be soon available on myspace.