Minimal Man was an American

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and

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project, formed in 1979 in

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by leader Patrick Miller.

Background

Minimal Man was formed in

in 1979 by leader Patrick Miller, a visual and sound artist who moved to San Francisco in the late 1970s. The band often changed members, featuring at different times members of bands such as

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, Factrix and others active in the then-thriving San Francisco experimental,

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and industrial scenes. Minimal Man remained active in San Francisco recording on the Subterranean Records label until the mid-1980s, after which Miller relocated to Europe, often working with compatriots

who had made a similar move previously. The Minimal Man output ceased after the 1980s, and Miller returned to

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, where he worked as a set dresser. Miller died at his home in Eagle Rock on December 14, 2003.

Discography

; Studio albums * '' The Shroud Of'' (1981) * ''Safari'' (1984) * ''Sex with God'' (1985) * ''Slave Lullabyes'' (1986) * ''Hunger Is All She Has Ever Known'' (1988) * ''Pure'' (1988) ; Extended plays * ''Sex Teacher'' (1985) ; Single * "She Was a Visitor"/"He Who Falls" (1980) * "Two Little Skeletons"/"Tired Death" (1983) * "Mock Honeymoon" (1987)

References

External links

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"The Pop Life; Drugs, Demons: A Man in a Mask"
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