>do you think so? i never heard those boc rumors,

Well, nothing is guaranteed, but yeah people are seriously thinking its gonna happen in 2009. Looking at their release dates:

1998: MHTRTC
2002: Geogaddi
2005: TCH

so 3-4 years between releases anyways. They haven't been taken awhile as this is their normal release rate.

autechre had
>a big year last year for those who already liked them (nobody
>else cared or noticed; they're one of those groups who are
>probably tapped out when it comes to making new fans with new
>music)

True that. But for those paying attention the Quaristice series contained some of the best electronic songs of 2008.

, richard's last album as aphex twin was 8 years ago and
>even a lot of his fans don't realize he's the tuss or that he
>released hours of new music on vinyl only (and a one hour
>compilation cd) a few years ago,

I'm pretty sure Analord, The Tuss and Chosen Lords is pretty well known man to true Aphex fans. But he's coming out with a new LP this year. Someone posted the tracklist with times and everything on WATMM, not sure how reliable but everyone seemed pretty damn convinced. Even Joyrex seemed to be confirming it.


squarepusher seems to drop an
>album and then disappear for 3 years,

Dude he puts out shit like every two years -at least-!

and amon tobin is
>getting paid but seems to have seen his best days as an artist
>long ago. so there's been some activity, sure, but not like
>there used to be. all of these artists except boc used to be
>very active at one point.

I will agree that these guys are a shadow of their former self in terms of activity. Though, Foley Room was a pretty amazing album that obviously took a fuckton of effort to make. Its arguably one of his best.

>
>i just wanted to give people here, including you, their due
>for not letting the inactivity and sporadic output of the
>above and other artists (where's plaid? lfo?) deter them from
>sharing their thoughts and the music itself.

yeah man. Honestly a lot of people are just catching up with LP5 by Autechre. A lot of IDM won't be appreciated for years to come.