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.

The Shroud Of
Studio album by
Minimal Man
Released1981 (1981)
GenreIndustrial, post-punk
LabelSubterranean
Minimal Man chronology
The Shroud Of
(1981)		 Safari
(1984)

Critical reception

AllMusic's retrospective review of the album was positive, qualifying it as "murky", "moody" and "aggressive", comparing it to Suicide and Chrome.[1] Trouser Press described the album as "a veritable nightmare in wax".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patrick Miller.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Loneliness"3:41
2."Two People"2:13
3."High Why"1:59
4."Hospital"2:12
5."Blue Step"2:02
6."Hatemonger"1:27
7."The Shroud"3:13
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Now I Want It All"3:42
2."The Hex of Sex"2:00
3."You Are"2:34
4."I Don't Resist"2:04
5."Jungle Song"2:50
6."She Was a Visitor"3:41

Personnel
  • Patrick Miller – vocals, synthesizer, electronics, sleeve artwork and cover painting, production 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

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "The Shroud Of – Minimal Man : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Minimal Man". trouserpress.com. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
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