Unit Studio album by Regurgitator Released November 1997 Unit October 19, 1998 Re-Booted Recorded "The Dirty Room", Brisbane Australia, in 1997 Genre Pop Alternative rock Electronica Length 36:17 Unit 50:50 Re-Booted Label Eastwest Records Producer Regurgitator, Magoo Professional reviews Allmusic link Regurgitator chronology Tu-plang (1996) Unit (1997) …Art (1999) Unit Re-Booted Unit is the second full-length album by Australian band Regurgitator, released in November, 1997. Its style is a mixture of 1980s style synthesised pop music and alternative rock, with some hip-hop influences. It was widely successful, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews and five of the songs featured broke into the commercial mainstream, mostly due to their popularity with alternative radio stations (Triple J especially). Many consider it to be the group's best work to date. On October 19, 1998, the album was re-released as Unit Re-Booted, which included the album's five video clips. In 1998, Unit won 5 ARIA awards, and in 1999, it went triple platinum, eventually selling over 240,000 copies.1 Contents 1 Recording 2 Video clips 3 Cover art 4 Track listing 5 Singles 6 Trivia 7 References 8 External links // Recording

Regurgitator had just completed their eleventh extensive Australian tour (with The Fauves and Tomorrow People), when they planned to begin work on the creation of their next album. However this was delayed when the band decided to make their third trip to America to do a tour with bands Helmet and The Melvins. Upon return, the group rented a condemned warehouse in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley to write and record Unit. They affectionately named this studio "The Dirty Room". Recording the album took six weeks. The band had no songs already written, and as the style of the album was different from that of their earlier album Tu-plang, there was a lot of work involved. On August 2, 1997, the album was complete. Video clips

The bonus video clips featured on the re-release are varied in their style. At times they provide insights into the songs, but generally they are designed to be light-hearted and simple. "Everyday Formula" is based on the film Tron, with singer Quan sucked into a computer program (via laser beam) and is forced to play the first game in the film. "Black Bugs" is a computer animation of cartoon animal versions of the four band members. "Polyester Girl" is computer animation of shiny chrome women. "! (The Song Formerly Known As)" is simply the band members miming the song on the busy streets and subways of Tokyo. "Modern Life" is about the life of a textile worker. "I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix", (a b-side to "The Fourth Single From Unit") featured animated versions of the four band members in both a virtual Pac-Man esque setting and a creek full of crocodiles. This video was the only one not featured on the re-release and is available on the single. Cover art

The cover is a large, plain yellow circle centred on a plain silver background. On the outside surface of the jewel CD case is a transparent sticker with the words "REGURGITATOR" and "UNIT" printed in black for identification in stores. This minimalist design, credited to "The Shits" (Quan Yeomans and Janet English) and Ben Ely, won the 1998 ARIA award for best cover art. Unit Re-Boooted has very similar cover art, and came in four bright colour variations – lime green, purple, royal blue and peach-orange. On the re-releases, the title text was printed directly onto the paper. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "I Like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff"   B. Ely 2:35 2. "Everyday Formula"   Q. Yeomans 2:12 3. "Black Bugs"   B. Ely 3:00 4. "The World of Sleaze"   Q. Yeomans 3:25 5. "I Piss Alone"   Q. Yeomans 2:05 6. "Unit"   B. Ely/M. Lee/Q. Yeomans 1:42 7. "I Will Lick Your Arsehole"   Q. Yeomans 3:20 8. "Modern Life"   B. Ely 2:23 9. "Polyester Girl"   Q. Yeomans 3:33 10. "1234"   B. Ely 0:51 11. "Mr T"   B. Ely 3:08 12. "Just Another Beautiful Story"   Q. Yeomans 4:38 Total length: 36:17 Re-Booted music videos No. Title Length 1. "Everyday Formula"   2:12 2. "Black Bugs"   3:00 3. "Polyester Girl"   3:33 4. "! (The Song Formerly Known As)"   3:25 5. "Modern Life"   2:23 Total length: 14:33

This was the second, and last, Regurgitator album to be pressed on vinyl (after Tu-plang). Singles The singles from this album in Australia are: "Everyday Formula" "Black Bugs" "Polyester Girl" "The Fourth Single From Unit" (Double A-Side which included "! (The Song Formerly Known As)" and "Modern Life. It also included "I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix" as the B-side). A rumoured fifth single, "Just Another Beautiful Story", was never released. Trivia Everyday Formula was featured on The Wildhearts covers album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1. References ^ Artist Profile - Regurgitator, http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/regurgitator_profile.html External links Official Regurgitator Website