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| Real name / | Scott Ryser |
| RA since/ | 14 January 2010 |
| Last online / | 01 April 2012 |
| Total posts / | 0 |
About The_Units /
One of America's first electronic new wave bands, The Units are widely cited as pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk." Founded in San Francisco in 1978, 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.
The Units were one of the most popular bands of the San Francisco punk and performance art scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s, headlining at the Mabuhay Gardens (aka The Fab Mab), The Savoy Tivoli, The Berkeley Square, The Deaf Club, Valencia Tool & Die, Geary Theater and other punk clubs. The Units also opened for such bands as Soft Cell, Gary Numan, Ultravox, XTC, Bow Wow Wow, the Psychedelic Furs, the Police, Iggy Pop, Dead Kennedys, Sparks and toured the United States with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. |
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