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primary sources|date=April 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Moving Units| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles, CA|Los Angeles , California , USA | genre = Indie rock Post-punk revival Dance-punk | years_active = 2001 & ndash;present| label = Palm Pictures , Three One G , Metropolis Records|Metropolis , http://www.movingunits.net Moving Units Recordings http://www.postmodernentertainment.com Post Modern Records http://www.cobramusicco.com Cobra Music| associated_acts =| website = http://www.movingunits.net/ movingunits.net| current_members = Chris Hathwell Blake Miller(Musician)|Blake Miller Johan Bogeli | past_members = Victor Velasquez(Musician)|Victor Velasquez Moving Units is a dance-punk band from Los Angeles , California .
History
The band was formed in 2001 by Chris Hathwell, Blake Miller, and Johan Boegli, when Hathwell's previous band, Festival of Dead Deer, broke up.The other members of Festival of Dead Deer in the late 1990s were Mike Crain and Dylan Gordon. They released one CD, The Many Faces of Mental Illness on Three One G Records. Although the band broke up before 2001, in 2006 Three One G released a single Allmusic|class=album|id=r941736|pure_url=yes "Split" They released their debut Extended play|EP , Moving Units EP|Moving Units , on Three One G in early 2002. Their touring experience includes opening slots for Hot Hot Heat , Pixies , Blur (band)|Blur and Nine Inch Nails . Their debut full-length album, Dangerous Dreams , was released on October 12, 2004 by Palm Pictures .
Moving Units released their second studio album, Hexes For Exes in 2007 on Metropolis Records . The first single, "Pink Thoughts", was released through the band's MySpace page. So Sweet released a one-off limited edition 7& nbsp;inch vinyl single "Crash N Burn Victims" in the UK coupled with a remix of the same track by Felix Cartal in November 2007.
The band released an EP titled Tension War 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.
Discography
Moving Units EP|Moving Units (EP) - Palm Pictures - 2002
Available (single)|Available (Single) - Palm Pictures - 2003
Dangerous Dreams (LP) - Palm Pictures - 2004
Hexes For Exes (LP) - Metropolis Records - October 9, 2007
'' Crash 'N' Burn Victims (7& nbsp;inch vinyl single) - So Sweet - November 26, 2007
Tension War (EP) - http://www.movingunits.net Moving Units Recordings / http://www.postmodernentertainment.com Post Modern Records / http://www.cobramusicco.com Cobra Music - February 14, 2011
Related links
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References
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External links
http://www.movingunits.net/ Official Site
http://www.myspace.com/movingunits Official Myspace
Category:Dance-punk musical groups Category:Musical groups from California Category:American dance music groups
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