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Units were an American synthpunk band that was founded in San Francisco in 1978. It was active until 1984. They were one of America's earliest electronic new wave bands, and have been cited (along with The Screamers and Suicide) as pioneers of synthpunk, also retrospectively known as "electropunk". 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.

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  • The Units war eine der frühen US-amerikanischen New-Wave-Bands, die 1978 in San Francisco gegründet wurde und sich 1984 wieder auflöste. Sie gilt als eine der Musikgruppen, welche den Weg für den Electropunk in den Vereinigten Staaten ebneten. (de)
  • Units were an American synthpunk band that was founded in San Francisco in 1978. It was active until 1984. They were one of America's earliest electronic new wave bands, and have been cited (along with The Screamers and Suicide) as pioneers of synthpunk, also retrospectively known as "electropunk". 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. (en)
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  • Sample of The Units song "i-night", written by Scott Ryser, from The Units' self-released single "Units" in 1979. (en)
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  • Units (en)
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  • San Francisco, California, U.S. (en)
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  • Jon Parker (en)
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  • Tim Ennis (en)
  • Seth Miller (en)
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  • David Allen Jr. (en)
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  • Rachel Webber (en)
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  • "i-night" (en)
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  • The Units war eine der frühen US-amerikanischen New-Wave-Bands, die 1978 in San Francisco gegründet wurde und sich 1984 wieder auflöste. Sie gilt als eine der Musikgruppen, welche den Weg für den Electropunk in den Vereinigten Staaten ebneten. (de)
  • Units were an American synthpunk band that was founded in San Francisco in 1978. It was active until 1984. They were one of America's earliest electronic new wave bands, and have been cited (along with The Screamers and Suicide) as pioneers of synthpunk, also retrospectively known as "electropunk". 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. (en)
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  • The Units (de)
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