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quoted 4 lines At work a while back I saw that there was to be an

> At work a while back I saw that there was to be an > All Music Guide to Electronica published - it evidently > had its publishing date pushed back, but does anyone > have an idea as to when it might be published?

Yup, it's still coming, sometime in middle to late fall... The original publishing date was early this year, but fortunately we got a few extra few months to pack in many more artists (over 1000 total) and reviews (by list-members Sean Cooper and myself, among others). Our nominal focus is electronic(a), but we also covered the old-school electronic influences that always get name-checked -- from Cluster to Jean-Jacques Perrey to Mantronix to Ash Ra Tempel to LaMonte Young to Durutti Column -- with plenty of room for all yr IDM favorites like Mouse on Mars, Boards of Canada, Pole, Funkstorung, Push Button Objects, etc. and even a few former/current list-members (Solvent, Kid-606, maybe even Autechre!). I'll e-mail once again when we're closer to the publishing date...

quoted 2 lines And I'm wondering if it

> And I'm wondering if it > will actually be worth it...

I know I'm biased, but I think it'll be fun. We made the book as inclusive as possible, so don't be surprised or offended if you see an alphabetical progression like Cabaret Voltaire, Cabbageboy, John Cage, Cajmere, Can, Cappella, Wendy Carlos, Derrick Carter (it's in there!). These artists have much more in common than most people would like to admit, and just personally speaking, I love throwing a bunch of things in the blender and seeing how it turns out... .John.