Units were an American

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band that was founded in

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in 1978. It was active until 1984. They were one of America's earliest electronic new wave bands, and have been cited (along with

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and

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) as pioneers of synthpunk, also retrospectively known as "electropunk". The Units were notable for their use of

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s in place of guitars, and multimedia performances featuring multiple projections of satirical, instructional films critical of conformity and consumerism.

History

The Units was 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

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(aka The Fab Mab), The Savoy Tivoli, The

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, The

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, Valencia Tool & Die,

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and other punk clubs. The Units also opened for such bands as

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, Sparks and toured the United States with

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. Notable

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appearances included "Punk Under Glass", where the Units performed in the windows of the JC Penney building in downtown San Francisco, as part of a two-day art installation, and the Labat / Chapman Fight at

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, a

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between two artists where the Units played the national anthem. The Units' DIY, self stamped, 7” EP entitled “Units” was released in 1979. It was followed by another record in early 1980, "Warm Moving Bodies"/"iNight". The Units' first album, '' Digital Stimulation'', was released in 1980, and was the first album released by

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. In 1982, the Units released a single on UpRoar Records entitled "The Right Man". The song was recorded at the

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recording studio, founded by the

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. The recording was produced by Michael Cotten, the synthesizer player of

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. The song went to number 18 on ''

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s Dance Chart and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks. After the success of "The Right Man", the Units signed with Epic/

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and produced a

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for "A Girl Like You" that went into medium rotation on early

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. They released an EP titled ''New Way to Move'' on Epic Records, but typical of a hard-luck recording career, the Units' second album — produced by

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for Epic/CBS - remained unissued, until a posthumous release in 2016. In 1984, after recording the sound and music for the artist

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’s film ''EVOL'', Ryser and Webber moved to New York, putting an effective end to the Units.

Visual and multimedia components

The film ''Unit Training Film#1'', produced by Scott Ryser and Rachel Webber, compiled from films the band projected during performances, was shown sans band in movie theaters around the

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, including the Roxie Cinema,

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, The Intersection, and the

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Critical response

Alternative press publisher

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called the Units "the first San Francisco band to perform using no guitars", The Units were referred to as "Punks playing keyboards" in an article in "

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" in 1979, and the Los Angeles music critic Kickboy Face of the fanzine ''

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'' wrote of a Units performance, "That night, watching the Units pound their machines into submission, I knew that another clichéd concept of mine was biting the dust once and for all. I also knew that there probably was a future to rock n roll after all, and that future did not necessarily include anything resembling guitars."

Later releases

In 2005, Ryser signed a licensing contract with

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. Once again, the recordings were not released. In 2007, the record label Golden Goose released a 12" remix of "High Pressure Days" by

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. In the same year, the Italian record label, Mediane, released ''

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– Cosmic - The Original'', a double album that included the original and remixed versions of The Units "The Right Man". In 2009, the Community Library label released a 21-song

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by the Units entitled ''The History of The Units'' that included a booklet "The Unit Training Manual". In June that year, a 12" single of "High Pressure Days" was released on the German label Relish with remixes alongside the original version. In February 2010, a 12" EP was released on the UK label Hungry Beat Recordings including

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remix of "High Pressure Days". The same month, "High Pressure Days" was included on a compilation, ''

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– The Return Of Mylo'' on the

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label. The CD was also on the cover of ''

'' magazine. Similarly,

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included "High Pressure Days" on their ''Counter Culture 09'' double album. In April 2011, The Dark Entries music label from San Francisco released ''Bart - Bay Area Retrograde (Vol. 1)'', a 12" compilation that included "Mission". An EP was released on the French label Robsoul Recordings, which included two remixes of "High Pressure Days" by Phil Weeks. In 2011 The Opilec Music label from Italy released ''The Units - Connections'', a triple

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of 25 songs written by The Units, that were remixed by over 40 international DJs, producers and bands from 13 different countries, including Electro Italo Disco pioneers

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, N.O.I.A. and

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. It included a download card of extra tracks for a total of 52 remixed songs of The Units. In 2012, The Opilec Music label from Italy released an EP. with three songs written by The Units and remixed by

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from Norway and I-Robots from Italy. The same year, The Opilec Music label from Italy released two songs by The Units on the ''We Are Opilec'' compilation. Also the Tsugi Sampler label from France released the ''

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– A Walk In The Woods With Ivan Smagghe'' that included a remix of "High Pressure Days" by

. In 2013, The Units are included (two songs performed live) in a film ''The Seven Deadly Synths'', along with six other synthesizer bands including

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, and Our Daughter's Wedding. In 2015, Futurismo Records from London, re-released the UNITS original album from 1980, " Digital Stimulation" on vinyl and CD, including a live set at

. In 2016, Futurismo released ''Animals They Dream About'', the band's previously unreleased second album originally recorded in 1982, including a live set from the Kabuki theater in San Francisco in which The Units opened for

. In 2016, FDH records from Philadelphia, PA re-released The Units original debut EP from 1979, the hand stamped 7" four song e.p. entitled "UNITS", including a download of a 1979 live set at the

. In 2019, founding band member Scott Ryser self-released a 12-track album of new and re-worked original material entitled ''Flying Away'', which included a new version of "Cannibals", a song from the band's 1980 debut LP, as well as new recordings of songs the band performed live in the 1980s, but had never made studio recordings of. In 2020, on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the release of the ''Digital Stimulation'' album, Scott Ryser worked with California-based recording artist Kit Watson to remix all of the album tracks from the original multi-track recordings. It included previously unreleased instrumental mixes of those songs which originally had vocals, live recordings of two songs performed at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco in 1980, and a new extended remix of the title track by Kit Watson. In 2022, Futurismo once again re-released ''Digital Stimulation'' in a newly-designed package which included all of the remastered original album tracks along with a 12-page art booklet containing rare imagery and new liner notes, and a CD of the 2020 remix. It was made available in two vinyl colors as well as a limited edition audio cassette.

Influence and cultural significance

Outsider musician

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's first album, ''

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'', though a solo work, was originally credited to a 'The Units'. Jandek was forced to change the name by The Units, who possessed a trademark on the name, after Scott Ryser from The Units wrote Smith a letter with documentation. All reissues of the album and all subsequent releases have been credited to 'Jandek'. In September 2013, Los Angeles

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band

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covered "High Pressure Days", titled "High Pressure Dave", which was included in the game

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and The Music of Grand Theft Auto V album, volume 1 on CD and vinyl. Songs written by The Units have been covered or remixed by over 50 international DJs, producers and bands from 13 different countries. Scott Ryser and Rachel Webber's son, Sam, plays or has played in several contemporary punk bands, including Dawn of Humans. Their daughter Nina also plays in several bands, including Palberta.

Members

Primary members were Scott Ryser and Rachel Webber. Other various members that played live shows and toured with The Units included Brad Saunders, Tim Ennis, Ron Lantz, Richard Driskell, Lx Rudis, Seth Miller, Jon Parker, David Allen Jr., Jabari Allen, Marc Henry, James Reynolds, Raymond Froehlich, D.C. Carter and their projectionist,

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Discography

* "High Pressure Days" (7")

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* "Units" (7")

* "Warm Moving Bodies" (7") 980* '' Digital Stimulation'' (LP) 980, 2015* "The Right Man" (12")

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* "A Girl Like You" (12")

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* ''New Way to Move'' (12" EP)

* ''Animals They Dream About'' (LP) 016 (recorded 1981)

Videography

* ''Unit Training Film 1: Warm Moving Bodies'' * ''Unit Training Film 2: Cannibals'' * ''Unit Training Film 3: Cowboy'' * ''High Pressure Days 1979'' - with intro by Dirk Dirksen * ''The Units & Larry Cuba - Warm Moving Bodies with Calculated Movements''

Filmography

* ''Unit Training Film 1, Warm Moving Bodies'' (1980), by Scott Ryser * In 2011, the

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purchased and restored the original ''Unit Training Film'' and included it in a program called "Punk, Attitudinal: Film and Video, 1977 to 1987" as part of their series "Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area". The program continues to be shown in major cities throughout the United States.

References

External links

Official website
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