The Units’ Digital Stimulation is synthpunk perfection
The article reviews the 1980 album 'Digital Stimulation' by the band The Units, highlighting its influence on the synthpunk genre. The author explores how the band's aggressive, keyboard-driven sound distinguished them from their contemporaries.
Why it matters
It provides cultural context for the evolution of electronic and punk music, appealing to music history enthusiasts.
The Units are a band I discovered in part thanks to No Dogs in Space. During their miniseries on The Screamers (another incredible band worth checking out), they mention synthpunk.org as one of their sources. And there’s no better way to get my attention than to combine two of my favorite things — punk rock and synthesizers. The site was down that day (it appears to be back up now), but I was able to access a version from July through the Wayback Machine. What greeted me was a bare-bones site with links for six bands, including The Screamers. But at the top was The Units, a band I’d never heard of and, after tracking down their 1980 record Digital Stimulation, I fell in love.
[Media: https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com/album/digital-stimulation-special-40th-anniversary-remixed-edition]
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