Music Has the Right to Children
Studio album by Boards of Canada
Released	April 20, 1998 (Europe) August 20, 1998 (U.S.)
Recorded	Hexagon Sun studio Pentland Hills, Scotland
Genre	IDM
Length	62:58 (original UK edition) 70:42 (1998 US & 2004 US/UK edition)
Label	Warp Records WARP55 Skam Records SKALD01 Matador Records OLE-299
Producer	Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Almost Cool link Pitchfork Media (10.0/10.0) link Slant Magazine link
Boards of Canada chronology
Aquarius (1998) Music Has the Right to Children (1998) Roygbiv/Telephasic Workshop 10" (1998)

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Boc Maxima, an earlier release, lends some of its tracks to this recording. Boc Maxima was released by Boards of Canada on Music70 in 1996. ...

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 number of field recordings and intense sound manipulation.^[1] 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. Lyrics are the words in songs. ... Bold text This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... A syllable (Ancient Greek: ) is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. ... Field recording is the technique for capturing the audible illustration of an environment, produced outside of a recording studio. ... For other uses, see Laughter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Child (disambiguation). ...

Track listing

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
18. "Happy Cycling" – 7:51 (included only on 1998 U.S. Matador release and 2004 Warp re-release)

Matador Records is a record label, famous for a roster of highly-respected indie rock artists and bands. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ...

Reception

The album was generally well-received among critics,^[2][3] the album served as the group's entrance into the mainstream limelight.

The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery. ...

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 on separate tracks altogether.
• 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]

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Samples

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Notes

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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