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 Pentland Hills, Scotland |
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| Genre | IDM, Ambient Techno, Trip Hop | ||||
| 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 | Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin | ||||
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Music Has the Right to Children is an album by Boards of Canada and considered by many as the epitome of their work. It was released on April 20, 1998 in Europe and on August 20, 1998 in the United States.
Boc Maxima, an earlier release, lends some of its tracks to this recording.
The songs utilize a number of field recordings and intense sound manipulation.[1]
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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 & 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] Reception
The album was generally well-received among critics,[2][3] serving as the group's entrance into the mainstream limelight.
[edit] Greatest Albums Lists
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- 22 Slant's Top Electronic Albums
- 35 Pitchfork Media's Top Albums of the 90s
- 79 The Scotsman's 100 Greatest Scottish Albums
- 91 Mojo Magazine's Top 100 Albums from 1993 to 2006
- 107 Stylus Magazine's Top 101-200 Favorite Albums
- 719 Acclaimed Music's Top 3000 Albums
The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
[edit] Miscellanea
- Smokes Quantity first appeared on Twoism in 1995.
- 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.
- 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]
- "Roygbiv" is an mnemonic for colours of the visible spectrum.
[edit] Samples
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"Telephasic Workshop" "Telephasic Workshop" from Music Has the Right to Children "Aquarius" "Aquarius" from Music Has the Right to Children "Happy Cycling" "Happy Cycling" from Music Has the Right to Children - Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup (1998). Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music. Virgin Megaweb. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Discogs
- Music Has the Right to Children at MusicBrainz
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