{"product_id":"the-shroud-of","title":"The Shroud Of","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Disques du Crepuscule presents an expanded CD edition of the debut album by \u003cstrong\u003eMinimal Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka challenging American underground artist figure Patrick Miller, a figure of dark talent and vision who recorded 6 remarkable albums before his untimely death in December 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormed by Patrick Miller in San Francisco in 1979, the first iteration of Minimal Man cut two albums of dark industrial punk rock. Debut \u003cem\u003eThe Shroud Of\u003c\/em\u003e was originally issued by Subterranean Records in August 1981, when the core of the band comprised a trio of Miller with Andrew Baumer and Lliam Hart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album serves up 13 slices of dissonant electronics and \"\u003cem\u003eanti-music\u003c\/em\u003e\", together with generous side-orders of isolation, insecurity, terror, and black humour. Guest musicians on \u003cem\u003eThe Shroud Of\u003c\/em\u003e include Tuxedomoon alumni Steven Brown and Michael Belfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Tuxedomoon, Miller would subsequently relocate from California to Europe where he continued as a prolific creator of music and visual art. His four European albums are \u003cem\u003eSex with God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlave Lullabies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHunger Is All She Has Ever Known\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePure\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePassionate and volatile, Miller returned to California in the 1990s and died at home in 2003. Digitally remastered, this expanded CD edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Shroud Of\u003c\/em\u003e runs for over 60 minutes. The 5 bonus tracks are taken from rare 7-inch singles \u003cem\u003eTwo Little Skeletons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHe Who Falls\u003c\/em\u003e, the latter recorded live at the legendary Deaf Club in San Francisco in September 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection closes with compilation-only track \u003cem\u003eShower Sequence\u003c\/em\u003e. The booklet includes a detailed Patrick Miller biography, as well as examples of his unique visual art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Disques Du Crepuscule","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50456415371595,"sku":"1149392","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b288c895-5d00-4990-b82b-4fda0b73600b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727198368","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-shroud-of","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}