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The Units: digital stimulation and synthpunk perfection

Yasin Piash
Yasin Piash
September 13, 2026 5:48 pm
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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 D …

Source: The Verge. Author: Terrence O’Brien. Read the full story at The Verge.

Source: theverge.com

Yasin Piash

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Yasin Ahmed (Piash), A visualizer and Online Journalist at The Fast Report. He primarily creates photocards, infographics, and other visual content for social media. Beyond visual storytelling, he writes on climate, development, culture, and politics. He is a graduate of Mass Communication and Journalism and can be reached at yasinpiash3@gmail.com You can also connect with him on LinkedIn or explore his Behance portfolio

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