Minotaur Shock

{{short description|English electronic musician}}

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| name = Minotaur Shock

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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = David John Edwards{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/885331016 |title=ADVENTURE ORCHARD |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 28, 2024}}

| origin = Bristol, England

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| genre = Electronic, IDM

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| label = Melodic, 4AD

| associated_acts = Bronze Age Fox

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103050830/http://www.minotaurshock.com/ Minotaurshock.com], [http://principalparticipant.bandcamp.com/ principalparticipant.bandcamp.com]

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Minotaur Shock is the stage name of David John Edwards, a Bristol-based electronic musician.{{cite web|last1=Phares|first1=Heather|title=Minotaur Shock | Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/minotaur-shock-mn0000098580/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=25 August 2015}} His 2005 album Maritime was his first album released through 4AD Records, having previously released work via the Manchester based Melodic label. Edwards returned to Melodic for the release of his 2012 album, Orchard.{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: MINOTAUR SHOCK Rural Electronics|url=http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2012/08/interview-minotaur-shock-rural-electronics/|website=The Milk Factory|accessdate=25 August 2015|date=19 August 2012}}

He also plays drums in Bronze Age Fox, a band from the Hanham area of Bristol. Since 2010, he has also released music under the stage name Principal Participant.