Music Has the Right to Children
| Music Has the Right to Children | ||||
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| Studio album by Boards of Canada | ||||
| Released | 20 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1996 at Hexagon Sun studio and Pentland Hills, Scotland | |||
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| Length | 62:58 | |||
| Label | Warp, Matador | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| Muzik | 8/10 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 10/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 4/5 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
Music Has the Right to Children is the debut studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, released on 20 April 1998 by record label Warp and on 20 August in the United States. The album was produced at Hexagon Sun, the duo's personal recording studio.
The songs utilise a number of field recordings and intensive sound manipulation.
The album utilizes analogue equipment such as samplers, synthesizers, andreel to reel tape recorder. It features samples of Sesame Street such as in "The Color of the Fire" and "Aquarius".
"Smokes Quantity" first appeared on Twoism in 1995, and many other tracks appear on Boc Maxima, albeit in different forms. "The Color of the Fire" first appeared in a shorter form on A Few Old Tunes as "I Love U". The short songs appended to the end of "Triangles and Rhombuses" and "Sixtyten" predate the album and were featured on the compilation Old Tunes, Vol. 1, where they are separate tracks.
The track "Happy Cycling" was mistakenly left off 500 copies of the initial North American release of the album despite the artwork indicating that the song was included.
The album received widespread acclaim upon release.
Music Has the Right to Children featured at number 35 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" list. It was ranked number 91 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" list. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
All tracks written by Marcus Eoin and Mike Sandison.
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