''The Shroud Of'' is the debut studio album by American
industrial
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act
Minimal Man
Minimal Man was an American industrial and experimental rock project, formed in 1979 in San Francisco, California by leader Patrick Miller.
Background
Minimal Man was formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 by leader Patrick Miller, a visu ...
. It was released in 1981, through record label
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.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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's retrospective review of the album was positive, qualifying it as "murky", "moody" and "aggressive", comparing it to
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and
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Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...
'' described the album as "a veritable nightmare in wax".
Track listing
Personnel
* Patrick Miller – vocals, synthesizer, electronics, sleeve artwork and cover painting,
production
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on "Two Little Skeletons"
* Andrew Baumer – bass guitar, soprano saxophone
* Lliam Hart – drums
; Additional personnel
* Steven Brown – synthesizer on "Jungle Song" and "She Was a Visitor"
* Michael Belfer – guitar on "The Shroud"
* Steve Wymore – bass guitar on "Jungle Song", clarinet on "She Was a Visitor"
* Hitoshi Sasaki – bass guitar on "High Why" and "I Don't Resist"
* Mike Fox – guitar on "You Are"
* Gary Miles – keyboards on "Now I Want It All"
* Stefano Paolillo – drums on "High Why"
; Technical
* Pierre Vale –
mastering
References
External links
*
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1981 albums
Minimal Man albums