Music Has the Right to Children
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| Studio album by Boards of Canada | ||
| Released | April 20, 1998 (Europe) August 20, 1998 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | Hexagon Sun studio, Scotland | |
| Genre | IDM | |
| Length | 62:58 (original UK edition) 70:42 (1998 US & 2004 US/UK edition) |
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| Label | Warp Records WARP55 Skam Records SKALD01 Matador Records OLE-299 |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin | |
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| 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 an IDM album by Boards of Canada. It was released on April 20, 1998 in Europe and on August 20, 1998 in the United States. Generally well-received among critics,[1][2] the album served as the group's entrance into the mainstream limelight.
Boc Maxima, an earlier release, lends some of its tracks to this recording.
The album doesn't feature lyrics in the traditional sense; rather it uses speech from old television programs and fractured syllables. Their songs also utilize a fair amount of field recordings and intense sound manipulation.[3] Their signature style of mixing brief songs, such as "Wildlife Analysis", with full length tracks first became publicly evident after the release of the album, as well as their inclusion of laughter from children in their work.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Wildlife Analysis" – 1:17
- "An Eagle in Your Mind" – 6:23
- "The Color of the Fire" – 1:45
- "Telephasic Workshop" – 6:35
- "Triangles and Rhombuses" – 1:50
- "Sixtyten" – 5:48
- "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:07
- "Kaini Industries" – 0:59
- "Bocuma" – 1:35
- "Roygbiv" – 2:31
- "Rue the Whirl" – 6:39
- "Aquarius" – 5:58
- "Olson" – 1:31
- "Pete Standing Alone" – 6:07
- "Smokes Quantity" – 3:07
- "Open the Light" – 4:25
- "One Very Important Thought" – 1:14
- "Happy Cycling" – 7:51 (included only on 1998 U.S. Matador release and 2004 Warp re-release)
[edit] Miscellanea
- "Smokes Quantity" first appeared on Twoism in 1995.
- The short song at the end of "Triangles and Rhombuses" was first used, as with the one at the end of "Sixtyten," on Old Tunes, Vol. 1, where it is a separate track altogether.
- The track "Roygbiv" takes its name from the mnemonic Roy G. Biv (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet), used to remember the optical spectrum or colours of the rainbow.
- Several of the tracks on this album also appear on Boc Maxima, albeit in a different form.
- "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]
[edit] Samples
- "Telephasic Workshop" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Telephasic Workshop" from Music Has the Right to Children
- "Aquarius" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Aquarius" from Music Has the Right to Children
- "Happy Cycling" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Happy Cycling" from Music Has the Right to Children
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[edit] Notes
- ^ John Bush (1998). Music Has the Right to Children Overview. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ Sal Cinquemani (2002). Music Review: Music Has the Right to Children. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup (1998). Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music. Virgin Megaweb. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ National Film Board of Canada (1982). NFB: Pete Standing Alone. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
[edit] External links
- Music Has the Right to Children at the official Warp Records discography (features audio clips).
- Music Has the Right to Children at MusicBrainz
