''In Mass Mind'' is an

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by The Make-Up, released in 1998. All tracks were written and composed by The Make-Up, except for tracks #1, #13, and #14. "Black Wire Pt. 1" and "Black Wire Pt. 2" are attributed as inspired by the MC5. "Caught up in the Rapture" is attributed to

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(of

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, who produced and engineered the album) and Dianne Quander, credited with the arrangement and lyrics, respectively. "Caught up in the Rapture" is a cover of an

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song from her 1986 album '' Rapture'', of which Dianne Quander is attributed as co-writer/composer with

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Ian Svenonius makes like a garage-funk Pied Piper on ''In Mass Mind'', the deepest and most satisfying of The Make-Up’s albums." ''

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'' wrote that James Canty "coaxes an impressive range of sounds from his guitar, from fuzzed-out psychedelia to ringing single notes recalling surf and Booker T.-style funk."

Track listing

#"Black Wire Pt. 1" − 1:03 #"Live in the Rhythm Hive" − 3:02 #"Joy of Sound" − 3:38 #"Watch it with that Thing" − 4:21 #"Drop the Needle" − 2:17 #"Earth Worm Pt. 1" − 2:03 #"Do You Like Gospel Music?" − 3:59 #"Come Up to the Microphone" − 2:50 #"Centre of the Earth" − 2:59 #"(I've Heard About) Saturday Nite" − 3:05 #"Earth Worm Pt. 2" − 2:25 #"Time Machine" − 2:38 #"

Caught Up in the Rapture "Caught Up in the Rapture" is a 1986 ballad song by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released as the follow-up single after " Sweet Love" from her album ''Rapture''. Chart performance "Caught Up in the Rapture" was Baker's third top ...

" − 4:41 #"Black Wire Pt. 2" − 2:02

References

1998 albums The Make-Up albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub