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The band was formed in Los Angeles in 2001 by Chris Hathwell, Blake Miller, and Johan Boegli, when Hathwell's previous band, Festival of Dead Deer, broke up. They released their debut EP, Moving Units, on Three One G in early 2002. Their touring experience includes opening slots for Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, Pixies, and Blur. Their debut full-length album, Dangerous Dreams, was released on October 12, 2004 by Palm Pictures. Most recently opening for Nine Inch Nails on the first half of their 2006 tour, after that, Moving Units released their second studio album, Hexes For Exes, an album more...
This was released through rough trade and is a pop punk reggae type song with some of the best lyrics ever...penis foreskin on a truncheon. My biggest regret is that i didn't send off for the accompanying cassette. The cover is described on the sleeve as "car crash victim being fellated by the British motor industry"... I asked my dad what fellatio meant...he said he didn't know! No idea what year this was released. There is no date on the record. If any one has the cassette; I'd love a copy. .
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...