From Lance C McGannon Sent Fri, Jun 18th 1999, 20:59
Snipped this message from the idm list. It looks like the below mention resource will be a good companion to any electronic music enthusiast. Get the book below AFTER you get Dan's Techno Rebels. : ) >From: "John Bush" <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> >To: "James R McPherson" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx>, <xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> >Subject: RE: (idm) electronica reviews ... >Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:10:35 -0400 > >> 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... > >> 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. > -->-Lance--- xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states