"Matthew’s obvious love for music, insight and meticulous research reflects the passion and fervour of those involved with the evolution of electronic music. A must-read for anyone interested in the influence and benefits of technology on music." Cosey Fanni Tutti, musician and author of Re-Sisters

"A paean to all the originators and early adopters of electronic music … An incredibly rich and forensically researched history, exquisitely detailed and voiced by the many characters who comprise it." Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire)

"A perceptive and highly entertaining breakdown of the crucial development of some of the most innovative music of my dreams. I couldn’t put it down!" Martyn Ware (Heaven 17, The Human League)

"Matthew Collin sifts through the history of  electronic music with the care and thoroughness of a post-war sonic pioneer searching for a military surplus oscillator." Dave Rimmer, author of Like Punk Never Happened

"Collin delights in showing that it’s the coexistence and implementation of challenging and clashing ideas that continually break new ground and change the game. This is my kind of music and an essential book." DJ Paulette, author of Welcome to the Club

"No-stone-unturned history meticulously traces electronic music's back history, backed up by interviews with movers and shakers... [he] shows how technology - or its limitations - is transformative in the right hands, as a trail of unfancied outsiders turn mainstream game-changers" MOJO, 4****

"A precise X-ray of modern music... revealing the wires that held much of it together" The Wire

"A must-read for anyone seriously interested in the history of electronic music" Record Collector, 4****

"[A] decades-spanning story that can't help but fascinate. A shrewd, cogent study." 8/10 Classic Rock

"As a complete overview this is hard to beat." 4.5/5 Classic Pop