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Units

Units has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 15 May 2014. Units's music has been featured on 30 episodes.

The Units were an American early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band, founded in San Francisco, California in 1977 and were active until 1984. They were one of America's early electronic New Wave bands, they are sometimes cited (along with The Screamers) as pioneers of the genre now known as synthpunk. The Units were notable for their use of synthesizers in place of guitars, and multimedia performances featuring multiple projections of satirical, instructional films critical of conformity and consumerism.

Discography

High Pressure Days (7") 1979 self release Warm Moving Bodies (7") 1980 self release Digital Stimulation (12") 1980 on 415 Records The Right Man (12") 1982 on Uproar A Girl Like You (12") 1983 on Epic New Way to Move (12") 1983 on Epic History of The Units - The Early Years: 1977 - 1983 (12" and CD) 2009 on Community Library Units - High Pressure Days Remixes 12" 2009 on Relish The Units - Connections (3 CD Box Set) 2011 on Opilec Music The Units - Connections (12") 2012 on Opilec Music

You can see videos by The Units here: https://vimeo.com/scottryser

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Units

Units has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 15 May 2014. Units's music has been featured on 30 episodes.

The Units were an American early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band, founded in San Francisco, California in 1977 and were active until 1984. They were one of America's early electronic New Wave bands, they are sometimes cited (along with The Screamers) as pioneers of the genre now known as synthpunk. The Units were notable for their use of synthesizers in place of guitars, and multimedia performances featuring multiple projections of satirical, instructional films critical of conformity and consumerism.

Discography

High Pressure Days (7") 1979 self release Warm Moving Bodies (7") 1980 self release Digital Stimulation (12") 1980 on 415 Records The Right Man (12") 1982 on Uproar A Girl Like You (12") 1983 on Epic New Way to Move (12") 1983 on Epic History of The Units - The Early Years: 1977 - 1983 (12" and CD) 2009 on Community Library Units - High Pressure Days Remixes 12" 2009 on Relish The Units - Connections (3 CD Box Set) 2011 on Opilec Music The Units - Connections (12") 2012 on Opilec Music

You can see videos by The Units here: https://vimeo.com/scottryser

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

High Pressure Days (Todd Terje Remix)
The Units (Todd Terje mix)
Opilec Music2012
High Pressure Days
Units
Not On Label (Units Self-released)1979
High Pressure Days (Phil Weeks Robsoul Pressure Mix)
The Units
Robsoul Recordings2011
Tight Fit
Units
415 Records1980
Bird River
Units
Community Library2009
Cowboy
Units
Not On Label (Units Self-released)1979
Run - (1981 I-Robots Reconstruction)
The Units (I-Robots mix)
Opilec Music2013
I Night (1980 I-Robots Reconstruction)
The Units (I-Robots mix)
Opilec Music2013
Warm Moving Bodies (I-Robots Remix)
The Units (I-Robots mix)
Opilec Music2012
Warm Moving Bodies (Tex Mix)
The Units (Scott Ryser mix)
Opilec Music2011