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Music Has the Right to Children

 
Album Review: Music Has the Right to Children

  • Artist: Boards of Canada
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: September 22, 1998
  • Type: Avant-garde
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Although Boards of Canada's blueprint for electronic listening music -- aching electro-synth with mid-tempo hip-hop beats and occasional light scratching -- isn't quite a revolution in and of itself, Music Has the Right to Children is an amazing LP. Similar to the early work of Autechre and Aphex Twin, the duo is one of the few European artists who can match their American precursors with regard to a sense of spirit in otherwise electronic music. This is pure machine soul, reminiscent of some forgotten Japanese animation soundtrack or a rusting Commodore 64 just about to give up the ghost. Alternating broadly sketched works with minute-long vignettes (the latter of which comprise several of the best tracks on the album), Music Has the Right to Children is one of the best electronic releases of 1998. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Wildlife Analysis Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:17)
An Eagle in Your Mind Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (6:23)
The Color of the Fire Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:45)
Telephasic Workshop Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (6:36)
Triangles & Rhombuses Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:50)
Sixtyten Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (5:49)
Turquoise Hexagon Sun Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (5:08)
Kaini Industries Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (:59)
Bocuma Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:36)
Roygbiv Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (2:31)
Rue the Whirl Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (6:40)
Aquarius Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (5:58)
Olson Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:32)
Pete Standing Alone Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (6:07)
Smokes Quantity Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (3:08)
Open the Light Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (4:25)
One Very Important Thought (Lyrics) Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada (1:14)
Happy Cycling Marcus Eoin, Michael Sandison Boards of Canada

Credits

Boards of Canada (Main Performer), Boards of Canada (Design), Marcus Eoin (Producer), Michael Sandison (Producer)
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Music Has the Right to Children
Studio album by Boards of Canada
Released 20 April 1998 (1998-04-20) (Europe)
20 August 1998 (1998-08-20) (U.S.)
Recorded Hexagon Sun studio
Pentland Hills, Scotland
Genre IDM, ambient techno, trip hop
Length 62:58 (Original UK edition)
70:42 (1998 & 2004 edition)
Label Warp, Skam, Matador
Producer Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin
Professional reviews
Boards of Canada chronology
Aquarius
(1998)
Music Has the Right to Children
(1998)
Roygbiv/Telephasic Workshop 10"
(1998)

Music Has the Right to Children is the debut album of the Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was published by Warp Records and released on 20 April 1998 in Europe and 20 August in the United States. The album was produced at the Hexagon Sun, the duo's personal recording studio.

The songs utilize a number of field recordings and intense sound manipulation.[1] It is their most critically acclaimed LP.

Contents

Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Wildlife Analysis"   1:17
2. "An Eagle in Your Mind"   6:23
3. "The Color of the Fire"   1:45
4. "Telephasic Workshop"   6:35
5. "Triangles & Rhombuses"   1:50
6. "Sixtyten"   5:48
7. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun"   5:07
8. "Kaini Industries"   0:59
9. "Bocuma"   1:35
10. "Roygbiv"   2:31
11. "Rue the Whirl"   6:39
12. "Aquarius"   5:58
13. "Olson"   1:31
14. "Pete Standing Alone"   6:07
15. "Smokes Quantity"   3:07
16. "Open the Light"   4:25
17. "One Very Important Thought"   1:14
Bonus track on 1998 U.S. Matador release and 2004 Warp re-release
# Title Length
18. "Happy Cycling"   7:51

Reception

The album received widespread acclaim upon release.[2][3]

Notes

  • "Smokes Quantity" first appeared on Twoism in 1995, and many other tracks appear on Boc Maxima, albeit in different forms.
  • The short songs appended to the end of "Triangles and Rhombuses" and "Sixtyten" predate the album and were later featured on the unofficial compilation Old Tunes, Vol. 1, where they are separate tracks.
  • "Sixtyten" is how one would say "70" in the French language. 70 is the smallest weird number. A track found on their next album is called "The Smallest Weird Number" and is possibly a reference to the Boards of Canada's own music label, Music70.
  • "Pete Standing Alone" is the name of a Blood Indian who is the subject of a documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[4]
  • "Roygbiv" is a mnemonic for colours of the visible spectrum.
  • The track "Rue the Whirl" appears in the "Mettle" episode of Spaced.
  • The track "Kaini Industries" was covered by Bibio for the Warp Records compilation Warp20 (Recreated) in 2009.


Notes

Digipak-style packaging for the 2004 edition of Music Has the Right to Children
  1. ^ Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup (1998). "Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music". Virgin Megaweb. http://bocpages.org/wiki/Interviews#1998-06:_Virgin_Megaweb. Retrieved 2006-11-22. 
  2. ^ John Bush (1998). "Music Has the Right to Children Overview". All Media Guide, LLC. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4axsa9rgi23f. Retrieved 2006-11-22. 
  3. ^ Sal Cinquemani (2002). "Music Review: Music Has the Right to Children". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=255. Retrieved 2006-11-22. 
  4. ^ National Film Board of Canada (1982). "NFB: Pete Standing Alone". National Film Board of Canada. http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=13730&v=h&lg=en&exp= NFB:. Retrieved 2006-11-23. 

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