{
 "id": "units-a08d716e",
 "name": "Units",
 "kind": "group",
 "disambiguation": "San Francisco synthpunk band, 1978-1984",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q7771583"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "172298"
  ],
  "isni": [
   "0000000121855524"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "The Unites",
  "The Units"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1978",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "San Francisco",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "83f22bb6-4631-443c-bace-9fae8540362a"
    },
    {
     "value": "San Francisco",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7771583",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-04",
     "ref": "Q62",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "US",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7771583",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-04",
     "ref": "Q30",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "American synthpunk band",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7771583",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-04"
    }
   ]
  },
  "end_date": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1984",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "new wave",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7771583",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-04",
     "ref": "Q187760",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "has_member": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Scott Ryser",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "3212a1d3-5494-45ad-8783-ee2a0d5969da",
     "attributes": [
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Rachel Webber",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "a08d716e-a51e-4a02-8092-93c3b0fb1322",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "c67368ca-1a40-45f2-8071-727640c7e395",
     "attributes": [
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "James Reynolds (2)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:329852",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Lx Rudis",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:537430",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Rachel Webber",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:669364",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Richard Driskell",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:669365",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Scott Ryser",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:669366",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "David Allen, Jr.",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:690409",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Jabari Allen",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:690410",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Seth Miller (2)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:867360",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Jon Parker (2)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:867361",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Marc Henry",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:903411",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Tim Ennis",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1018748",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Brad Saunders",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "172298",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1485774",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "VIAF",
   "url": "http://viaf.org/viaf/151434414"
  },
  {
   "kind": "allmusic",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000511540"
  },
  {
   "kind": "bandcamp",
   "url": "https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/172298"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.synthpunk.org/units"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "fanpage",
   "url": "http://www.synthpunk.org/units/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "last.fm",
   "url": "https://www.last.fm/music/Units"
  },
  {
   "kind": "official homepage",
   "url": "http://www.synthpunk.org/units/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98024534"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98024534"
  },
  {
   "kind": "setlistfm",
   "url": "https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/units-23d4a81b.html"
  },
  {
   "kind": "songkick",
   "url": "https://www.songkick.com/artists/166899"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7771583"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_(band)"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/units-a08d716e",
  "cite_as": "Units, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/units-a08d716e",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
    "date": "2026-11-04",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-05",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-06",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}