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Minimal Man was an American industrial and
experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with ...
project, formed in 1979 in
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,
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by leader Patrick Miller.


Background

Minimal Man was formed in
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
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
Tuxedomoon Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, ori ...
, Factrix and others active in the then-thriving San Francisco experimental,
post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-r ...
and industrial scenes. Minimal Man remained active in San Francisco recording on the
Subterranean Records Subterranean Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California. Founded by Steve Tupper and a then partner, Michael Fox in 1979, it focused on that city's underground punk and industrial music scene. Subterranean and fel ...
label until the mid-1980s, after which Miller relocated to Europe, often working with compatriots
Tuxedomoon Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, ori ...
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
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on December 14, 2003.


Discography

; Studio albums * ''
The Shroud Of ''The Shroud Of'' is the debut studio album by American industrial act Minimal Man. It was released in 1981, through record label Subterranean. Critical reception AllMusic's retrospective review of the album was positive, qualifying it as "m ...
'' (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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