The Moving Units « AZLTRON

November 22, 2007

Monday Radio Show Stack Attack

Filed under: Beck,Chromeo,dance mix,Dandy Warhols,Dinosaur Jr,grafton primary,Greg Summerlin,Les Savy Fav,midnight juggernauts,Radio Show,thanksgiving,The Moving Units,The Octopus Project — AZLTRON @ 1:13 pm

It’s Thanksgiving, so that means I am going to do a little extra today by posting my radio show track by track, including my custom little promotional advertisements, which I enjoy way too much. Keep an ear out for next week, there’s going to be even more ridiculous promos, which are my favorite thing ever right now.

AZLTRON Station ID #1

Truck – The Octopus Project

Almost Ready – Dinosaur Jr.

Scientist – The Dandy Warhols

I Can Cook – Grafton Primary

Nausea – Beck

Call Me Up – Chromeo

Short Sharp Shock – (We Are) Performance

She Don’t Use Jelly – Flaming Lips

What Would Wolves Do? – Les Savy Fav

AZLTRON Station ID #2

So Many Frequencies – Midnight Juggernauts

Unlucky In Love – Greg Summerlin

The Kids From Orange County – Moving Units

Burning Daylight – Somnabulants

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November 15, 2007

The Moving Units Conjure Hexes For Exes

Filed under: The Moving Units — AZLTRON @ 12:40 pm

It’s been three years since the Moving Units released a full album and you can tell immediately that the band has progressed past their Rapture worshiping punk/funk style and looked farther back, taking more influence from Post-Punk. Unlike the Rapture who went straight for a polished pop sound, The Moving Units, while still more polished, kept the dark and sleek element to their music.

The electronics are brought more to the forefront on Hexes for Exes, the lead off single “Crash ‘N’ Burn Victims” starts off with a descending digitized bass line that subtly leads to handclaps and a digitized beat accented by synth that recalls “Anyone” from their previous album. This is a very good thing, since that was my favorite track off of the previous album. Another song that makes great use of that electronic bass sound and Flock of Seagulls style chorused guitar riffs to make an ominous atmosphere is “The Kids from Orange County”, which is a front runner for my favorite song off of the album. One of the other front runners is the bouncy Age of Consent-ish “Dark Walls”. While Hexes For Exes trades in it’s raw funk energy for post-punk propulsion it is just as good if not better than Dangerous Dreams.

Anyone – The Moving Units (Dangerous Dreams)

Nail it to the Cross – The Moving Units (Hexes For Exes)

The Kids From Orange County – The Moving Units (Hexes For Exes)