The Units are a defunct, early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band founded in San Francisco in 1978 and active until 1984. One of America's first electronic New Wave bands, they are widely cited (along with The Screamers from L.A. ) as pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk.

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  • The Units are a defunct, early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band founded in San Francisco in 1978 and active until 1984. One of America's first electronic New Wave bands, they are widely cited (along with The Screamers from L.A. ) as pioneers of a 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.
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  • The Units are a defunct, early electronic music/punk rock/New Wave/synthpunk band founded in San Francisco in 1978 and active until 1984. One of America's first electronic New Wave bands, they are widely cited (along with The Screamers from L.A. ) as pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk.
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