Moving Units is an American

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band from

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History

The band was formed in 2001 by Blake Miller (formerly of

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) Johan Boegli and Chris Hathwell after Miller invited Boegli and Hathwell to jam songs from an early demo he self-produced. They released their debut EP, ''

Moving Units Moving Units is an American dance-punk band from Los Angeles, California. History The band was formed in 2001 by Blake Miller (formerly of Spectacle) Johan Boegli and Chris Hathwell after Miller invited Boegli and Hathwell to jam songs from an ...

'', on

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in early 2002. Their touring experience includes opening slots for

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, Pixies, Blur and

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. Their debut full-length album, ''

Dangerous Dreams ''Dangerous Dreams'' is the debut studio album by American dance-punk band Moving Units. It was released on October 12, 2004, by Palm Records. It was their second release, after their 2002 '' Moving Units EP''. The track "Between Us & Them" w ...

'', was released on October 12, 2004, by

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. Moving Units released their second studio album, ''

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'' in 2007 on

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. The first single, "Pink Thoughts", was released through the band's MySpace page. So Sweet released a one-off limited edition 7 inch vinyl single "Crash N Burn Victims" in the UK coupled with a remix of the same track by

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in November 2007. The band released an EP titled

Tension War ''Tension War'' is a 2011 album by Moving Units Moving Units is an American dance-punk band from Los Angeles, California. History The band was formed in 2001 by Blake Miller (formerly of Spectacle) Johan Boegli and Chris Hathwell after Mille ...

on February 14, 2011. Moving Units chose to self-release the new EP in conjunction with their management firm, Post Modern. Moving Units also played at Coachella 2011 in support of their latest release. On March 31, 2012, Moving Units announced via their Facebook page that Blake Miller had left the band by mutual decision.Moving Units Facebook Page
/ref> In late 2012, Blake Miller had performed shows with the band name "Moving Units" without approval of the original members, causing a mild dispute. The issue being resolved later, the original band members reached an agreement where Miller was given permission to use the band's name "Moving Units" with new members and continue the project under the same moniker.

Discography

Albums * ''

'' (2004, Palm Pictures) * ''

'' (2007, Metropolis) * ''Neurotic Exotic'' (2013, Metropolis) * ''Damage with Care'' (2016, Metropolis) * ''A Tribute to Joy Division: Collision With Joy Division'' (2017, Flowers of Romance) * ''This is Six'' (2018, Metropolis) EPs * ''

'' (2002, Palm Pictures) * ''

'' (2011
Moving Units Recordings

Post Modern Records

Cobra Music
Singles * "Available" (2003, Palm Pictures) * "Crash 'n' Burn Victims" (7-inch vinyl) (2007, So Sweet)

References

External links

Official Site
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