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Minimal Man was an American industrial and experimental rock project, formed in 1979 in San Francisco, California. The group was founded and led by 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, Factrix and others active in the then thriving San Francisco experimental post punk and industrial scenes. Their cover of "The Shroud Of" featured one of Miller's signature mask/head paintings.
Minimal Man remained active in San Francisco recording on the Subterranean Records label till the mid 1980s, after which Miller relocated to Europe, often working with compatriots Tuxedomoon who had made a similar move previously.
The Minimal Man output ceased after the 1980s, and Miller returned to Los Angeles, where he worked as a set dresser.
Miller died at his home in Eagle Rock, California, on December 14, 2003.
