Unit (Cristian Fleming)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Unit


Img_capt =
Background = solo_producer
Birth_name = Cristian R. Fleming
Born = birth date and age|1974|10|30
Origin = Redwood City, California, U.S.
Instrument = Sequencer, Keyboard (primary instruments)
Computer
Sampler
Genre = IDM
Occupation = Musician, Graphic Designer, Artist, Editorial cartoonist (Brooklyn Paper Weekly)
Years_active = 1999 - 2008,
Label =
* [http://force-tracks.net Force Tracks, Inc.]
* [http://suburbantrash.c8.com/ Bohnerwachs Tontraeger]
* [http://www.resist-music.co.uk/ Resist Music]
* [http://www.caipirinha.com/ Caipirinha Foundation]
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Co.Ad.Audio Co.Ad.Audio]
Associated_acts = Aphex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher
URL = http://www.cristianfleming.org

Unit is an electronic musician based in New York City. Unit began releasing electronic music officially at the age of 25, although he had musical involvement for many years prior, playing bass guitar at 17, and began working on electronic music at the age of 18. Unit has toured at various venues in Europe [http://www.sendung.net/projects/microscope_session_ruelectronics] .

Discography

*Hello ... My Name Is (CD, Maxi), Caipirinha Productions 1999
*The Narcoleptic Symphony (CD), Caipirinha Productions 1999
*Most Of Me Just Thinks It's Because You're Heartless (CDr), Co.Ad.Audio 2001
*FT037. Imp. - Music To Fix My Boat By [12"] (11/2001)
*I Came Here To Tell You How It's Going To Begin (CD), Co.Ad.Audio 2004
*I Came Here To Tell You How It's Going To Begin (CD), Modulo 2004
*Hello ... My Name Is (12"), Bohnerwachs Tontraeger 2005
*The Narcoleptic Symphony (2xLP), Bohnerwachs Tontraeger 2005
*The Narcoleptic Symphony / Hello... My Name Is (3x12"), Bohnerwachs Tontraeger 2005
Music Also Appears On:


*Trax Sampler 025 (CD, Smplr) Ring Worm Trax Sampler (1999)
*Across The Cell Wall (CD) Untitled Kodama (2000)
*The Wire Tapper 4 (CD) Ring*worm Wire Magazine (2000)
*It Sounds Different - Sweet Electro (CD) Static Beef Different (2002)
*Crash Redevelopment (CD) Medicine is Using (Mag... Co.Ad.Audio (2003)
*WIDE Presents... (LP) Boloni Wider (2005)
*At The Controls (2xCD) Your Arrival Is Our Ar... Resist Music (2007)

Aliases

*Unit
*Mr. S. Pants
*Dotman
*Imp

Other Careers

Mr. Fleming is also a professional freelance graphic designer for various New York design firms and is an avid editorial cartoonist for The Brooklyn Paper.

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Unit Discogs.com Release History]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/unit/most_of_me_just_thinks_its_because_youre_heartless/ "Most Of Me Just Thinks It's Because You're Heartless" at rateyourmusic.com]
* [http://www.cristianfleming.org/wordpress/ Cristian Fleming's Political Weblog]
* [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/sections/perspective/cartoons/ Brooklyn Paper Weekly]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2654280/ IMDB Profile]

References

1. cite web
title =Microscope Session :: RU.electronics
work =Live Performance in Dresden, Germany
publisher =ds-x.org
date = 2006-09-22
url =http://www.sendung.net/projects/microscope_session_ruelectronics
accessdate =2008-07-20