Music Has the Right to Children

Music Has the Right to Children

Music Has the Right to Children

Track Listings
 
1. Wildlife Analysis
2. Eagle in Your Mind
3. Color of the Fire
4. Telephasic Workshop
5. Triangles & Rhombuses
6. Sixtyten
7. Turquoise Hexagon Sun
8. Kaini Industries
9. Bocuma
10. Roygbiv
11. Rue the Whirl
12. Aquarius
13. Olson
14. Pete Standing Alone
15. Smokes Quantity
16. Open the Light
17. One Very Important Thought

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Music Has The Right To Children
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Modern Classic
  • Strange and beautiful
  • Excellent....
  • Music Has the Right to Children
  • An Album that Transcends Time and Space
 Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Manufacturer: Warp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001RVTWA
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Wildlife Analysis
  2. Eagle in Your Mind
  3. Color of the Fire
  4. Telephasic Workshop
  5. Triangles & Rhombuses
  6. Sixtyten
  7. Turquoise Hexagon Sun
  8. Kaini Industries
  9. Bocuma
  10. Roygbiv
  11. Rue the Whirl
  12. Aquarius
  13. Olson
  14. Pete Standing Alone
  15. Smokes Quantity
  16. Open the Light
  17. One Very Important Thought
  18. Happy Cycling

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Modern Classic.......2007-07-13

I have been into "new age" music since the 1980's, then I discovered ambient/electronica and chill out. "Music has the right to Children" is definitely a blend of the latter, well worth the purchase price. I suppose if you took a little bit of Tangerine Dream, David Lanz, Paul Speer, Freedom, Biosphere and mixed it together, and added a heavy dash of Francois K., The Starseeds and just a touch of Klaus Schulze, you would have this work by Boards of Canada. Modern, contemporary and having no pretenses of tinkly-winkly, star-trekky new age chrystal waving activists, "Music has the Right to Children" is a naturally free-flowing, sonic mix of the band members doing what they do best.

This album in the background inspires me to write better, to relax, and more importantly, to make me feel that I am over the year 2000 hump. I can see listening to this album 20 years from now with the enthusiasm I had when I bought it. (I sampled the tracks at Silver Platters beforehand, so that I didn't end up with only two or three good tracks, and the rest mediocre). I wish I had waited and bought a used copy, but, that doesn't really matter. My favorite tracks are #2, "An Eagle on Your Mind" and #4, "Telephasic Workshop," where the synchopated, off-beat rhythmica develop nicely with the harmonious keyboard scaled tremelos in the backdrop. A few muddled voices with the crisp high-hat percussion add to the variety, making this album a true keeper. I look forward to acquiring more of their work. Good job, fellows!

5 out of 5 stars Strange and beautiful.......2007-05-25

Before I ever heard this album, I was listening to punk, rock, pop, anything you could find on the Disney channel. But I made friends with people who don't watch tv, and ended up a bigger fan of BoC than them. I don't think of BoC as "New Age," "experimental," "ambient" or "trip-hop."
The best word I can use to describe the three LPs that I am aware of (MHARTC, Geogaddi, and The Campfire Headphase) is Elemental. Go ahead, listen again.
MHAR: Air. Light, floating leads like dust particles, spacey pads, kind of like floating on a cloud.
Geogaddi: Fire. Crackling, distorted vocals, music like smoke after a fire has been watered.
And speaking of water, how about The Campfire Headphase? Samples of waves, undulating progressions, sounds like being out at sea, all alone floating without a care in the world.

But if your sign is an air sign, give this one a try!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent...........2007-03-11

I really love this album......:-) No further explanation needed. Enjoy! & CHILL!

5 out of 5 stars Music Has the Right to Children.......2007-01-20

Adam Wiltzie, former bassist for post-rockers Windsor for the Derby, once said that their band tried hard to emulate visually in their album covers what the music on those albums indicated aurally. That seems to be becoming less relevant these days, as fewer and fewer people actually buy CDs, but the cover of BoC's "Music Has the Right to Children," depicting a turquoise, washed-out photograph of a 1970s family with their faces erased, perfectly encapsulates the album's effect, whether desired or not. On paper, Boards of Canada's M.O. lumps them in with the rest of the IDM movement circa 1998: mid-tempo beats, lush synth washes and a bit of turntablism. Yet the music proves to be far greater than the sum of its few integral parts, especially with repeated listens. For a lot of music writers who spent their youth in the 1970s, "Music" exhumes their childhood memories with a blurry, greenish tint, marked by weathered decay and intrusive vocal samples that sound as though they're coming from domineering parents, public announcement systems and educational videos. Like Liz Phair's "Exile in Guyville," Boards of Canada's debut album was so good that it became the band's death knell: their subsequent albums, while accomplished, paled in comparison to "Music"s puzzling brilliance. It's a testament to the album's je ne sais quoi specialness that so many musicians have attempted the BoC sound with far more diminutive results.

5 out of 5 stars An Album that Transcends Time and Space.......2007-01-20

Ok, the title of this review is a bit odd and possibly even idiotic-sounding but I must say that this album is one of my top aural delights of all time. On this album you will find great beats, some catchy melodies, vintage keyboards, and a lot of variation (yet the album is very cohesive) and interesting music. This is tied with Aphex Twin's classic Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (which I highly recommend also!) for being the best electronica album ever. This is great stuff.
Music Has the Right to Children
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Overated completely but Ok.
  • Auditory Perfection
  • Yes JR...
  • Opposing J.R.'s review, agreeing with Matt's...
  • This is the album that started the hype!
 Music Has the Right to Children
Boards of Canada
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009VOM
Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

  1. Wildlife Analysis
  2. An Eagle In Your Mind
  3. The Color Of The Fire
  4. Telephasic Workshop
  5. Triangles & Rhombuses
  6. Sixtyten
  7. Turquise Hexagon Sun
  8. Kaini Industries
  9. Bacuma
  10. Roygbiv
  11. Rue The Whirl
  12. Aquarius
  13. Olson
  14. Pete Standing Alone
  15. Smokes Quantity
  16. Open The Light
  17. One Very Important Thought
  18. Happy Cycling

Amazon.com

Like dust motes dancing in hazy afternoon sunlight, the compositions of Scottish duo Boards of Canada seduce listeners by illuminating almost imperceptible elements flitting through the cluttered cosmos. Though their saturated hip-hop beats and deployment of timbres as tactile textures recalls Autechre, Boards of Canada are distinguished by sweet melodies and a fondness for using vaguely familiar sounds outside of Western harmonic tradition--snippets of party conversations, bouncing Ping-Pong balls--to function as emotional triggers. Despite its sonic watercolor washes and childlike exclamations of "I love you" ("The Color of the Fire"), Music Has the Right to Children is not some yellowing document scribbled by glassy-eyed, loved-up rave casualties. This exemplary, evocative recording almost hovers above any fixed point on the time line of pop-music history. --Kurt B. Reighley

Album Description

Music Has The Right To Children is their most successful Warp/Matador release. An electronic album that appeals to rock kids. 18 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Overated completely but Ok........2007-04-03

Boards of Canada's MHTRTC is perhaps one of electronic musics most overated albums- nonetheless it is still worthwhile. What really lets this album down is the percussion and beat which is soulless. The background odd chordal changes and blurry soundscapes are ruined by what at times seems like a rigid drum machine patch or sampled drum loop youve heard before. Its a shame as i do like the haunting quality of some of the melody's notes and childhood memories the music conjures up. I actually think Geogaddi is a much better album than this. And i still prefer Future Sound of London or Broadcast in the end. Id pick up Geogaddi instead but this is still a nice addition just not the holy grail so many have made it out to be.

5 out of 5 stars Auditory Perfection.......2007-03-30

This album features electronic music at its finest: it is simplistic yet interesting enough to keep the listener interested. It is not repetitive like some dance music is, yet it is not insanely intricate and filled with drum n' bass breakbeats, either. It is instead somehow beautifully intricate in its simplicity: with almost every listen you discover a new sound once unheard. It took me a few listens of the song "An Eagle in Your Mind" to notice the muffled muttering of "I love you" embedded within its swirling percussion and ambience.

Music Has the Right to Children is unlike any other electronic album out there. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it almost sounds as though it was created not by human hands, but simply just exists as something to be admired and enjoyed by all.

4 out of 5 stars Yes JR..........2006-07-28

... and writing a great novel is easy, you only need a pen and paper and you just have to put one word after another.

5 out of 5 stars Opposing J.R.'s review, agreeing with Matt's..........2006-06-23

"Music Has The Right To Children" is nothing short of a masterpeice. It hooks you with strange vibes that you don't like at first, but for some reason you can't stop listening. Every time you listen to this album, something will stay in your head for hours later--a particular hacked up sample, rhythm, melody, or just the overall feel of a track. For me, it's the strange feel of "Aquarius" and the "yeah, that's right" and child laughing samples, or the rhythm of "Happy Cycling" and the occassional vocal-sounding sample that accents it.

The only criticism I have is this: At times, some tracks can sound "thin" in that there are few if only one thing going on at once, but they eventually fill in. Also, some tracks seem to have intentional harmonic distortion. At first it sounded like the speakers were distorting from being too loud, but when I played it at a lower volume on a number of systems, I found that the distortion is part of the recording. It could be that this was done intentionally to oppose the generally smooth, clean sound of ambient music, but I think it could have been done more artistically.

Whether or not the album required much technical skill or equipment, it is evident by this album that Boards of Canada has the ability to create unique soundscapes and create chord progressions and place notes and samples in such a way that it creates a feel that is totally unrecognizable and can only be described as "Boards of Canada". The album has an emotional depth that takes you in, surrounds you, and makes you forget about reality. It is one of those kinds of albums, though, that takes a few listens before you truly appreciate it. I recommend this album to anyone who appreciates unique electronic music or music in general that has depth.

5 out of 5 stars This is the album that started the hype!.......2006-06-13

An Amazing Classic! I am a kid again.
Music Has the Right to Children
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Overated completely but Ok.
  • Auditory Perfection
  • Yes JR...
  • Opposing J.R.'s review, agreeing with Matt's...
  • This is the album that started the hype!
 Music Has the Right to Children
Boards of Canada
Manufacturer: Warp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

AmbientAmbient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
IDMIDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
ScotlandScotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Geogaddi
  2. The Campfire Headphase
  3. In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country
  4. Twoism
  5. Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2

ASIN: B000024CAH
Release Date: 1998-04-20

Tracks:

  1. Wildlife Analysis
  2. Eagle in Your Mind
  3. Color of the Fire
  4. Telephasic Workshop
  5. Triangles & Rhombuses
  6. Sixtyten
  7. Turquoise Hexagon Sun
  8. Kaini Industries
  9. Bocuma
  10. Roygbiv
  11. Rue the Whirl
  12. Aquarius
  13. Olson
  14. Pete Standing Alone
  15. Smokes Quantity
  16. Open the Light
  17. One Very Important Thought

Amazon.com

Like dust motes dancing in hazy afternoon sunlight, the compositions of Scottish duo Boards of Canada seduce listeners by illuminating almost imperceptible elements flitting through the cluttered cosmos. Though their saturated hip-hop beats and deployment of timbres as tactile textures recalls Autechre, Boards of Canada are distinguished by sweet melodies and a fondness for using vaguely familiar sounds outside of Western harmonic tradition--snippets of party conversations, bouncing Ping-Pong balls--to function as emotional triggers. Despite its sonic watercolor washes and childlike exclamations of "I love you" ("The Color of the Fire"), Music Has the Right to Children is not some yellowing document scribbled by glassy-eyed, loved-up rave casualties. This exemplary, evocative recording almost hovers above any fixed point on the time line of pop-music history. --Kurt B. Reighley

Album Description

Full Title - Music Has The Right To Children. One of the best electronic releases of 1998, features 17 tracks. Warp.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Overated completely but Ok........2007-04-03

Boards of Canada's MHTRTC is perhaps one of electronic musics most overated albums- nonetheless it is still worthwhile. What really lets this album down is the percussion and beat which is soulless. The background odd chordal changes and blurry soundscapes are ruined by what at times seems like a rigid drum machine patch or sampled drum loop youve heard before. Its a shame as i do like the haunting quality of some of the melody's notes and childhood memories the music conjures up. I actually think Geogaddi is a much better album than this. And i still prefer Future Sound of London or Broadcast in the end. Id pick up Geogaddi instead but this is still a nice addition just not the holy grail so many have made it out to be.

5 out of 5 stars Auditory Perfection.......2007-03-30

This album features electronic music at its finest: it is simplistic yet interesting enough to keep the listener interested. It is not repetitive like some dance music is, yet it is not insanely intricate and filled with drum n' bass breakbeats, either. It is instead somehow beautifully intricate in its simplicity: with almost every listen you discover a new sound once unheard. It took me a few listens of the song "An Eagle in Your Mind" to notice the muffled muttering of "I love you" embedded within its swirling percussion and ambience.

Music Has the Right to Children is unlike any other electronic album out there. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it almost sounds as though it was created not by human hands, but simply just exists as something to be admired and enjoyed by all.

4 out of 5 stars Yes JR..........2006-07-28

... and writing a great novel is easy, you only need a pen and paper and you just have to put one word after another.

5 out of 5 stars Opposing J.R.'s review, agreeing with Matt's..........2006-06-23

"Music Has The Right To Children" is nothing short of a masterpeice. It hooks you with strange vibes that you don't like at first, but for some reason you can't stop listening. Every time you listen to this album, something will stay in your head for hours later--a particular hacked up sample, rhythm, melody, or just the overall feel of a track. For me, it's the strange feel of "Aquarius" and the "yeah, that's right" and child laughing samples, or the rhythm of "Happy Cycling" and the occassional vocal-sounding sample that accents it.

The only criticism I have is this: At times, some tracks can sound "thin" in that there are few if only one thing going on at once, but they eventually fill in. Also, some tracks seem to have intentional harmonic distortion. At first it sounded like the speakers were distorting from being too loud, but when I played it at a lower volume on a number of systems, I found that the distortion is part of the recording. It could be that this was done intentionally to oppose the generally smooth, clean sound of ambient music, but I think it could have been done more artistically.

Whether or not the album required much technical skill or equipment, it is evident by this album that Boards of Canada has the ability to create unique soundscapes and create chord progressions and place notes and samples in such a way that it creates a feel that is totally unrecognizable and can only be described as "Boards of Canada". The album has an emotional depth that takes you in, surrounds you, and makes you forget about reality. It is one of those kinds of albums, though, that takes a few listens before you truly appreciate it. I recommend this album to anyone who appreciates unique electronic music or music in general that has depth.

5 out of 5 stars This is the album that started the hype!.......2006-06-13

An Amazing Classic! I am a kid again.
Color Outside the Lines
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Color Outside the Lines
    Les Julian
    Manufacturer: Jump Right Over The MooOON Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00081IK30
    Release Date: 2002-02-05

    Tracks:

    1. I'm a Kid at Heart
    2. Color Outside the Lines
    3. Donkey in a Ditch
    4. Frog in My Throat
    5. Swingin' at the Playground
    6. Out of Sight and out of Mind
    7. Chocolate Is My Favorite Vegetable
    8. Jump Right Over the Moon
    9. Pop Quiz!
    10. Waterwheel
    11. Mockingbird Prayer
    12. Who's Watchin' Who?
    13. Starlight, Starbright

    Product Description

    13 children's songs
    Songs and Lullabies for the Ones We Love
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Songs and Lullabies for the Ones We Love
      Miss Ruby's Favorite...
      Manufacturer: Miss Ruby's Favorite...
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000CA9CYI
      Release Date: 2003-12-09

      Tracks:

      1. Are You Sleeping?
      2. Good Morning to You!
      3. Good Morning, Dear Earth
      4. Over in the Meadow
      5. Eency Weency Spider
      6. Row, Row Your Treasure Boat
      7. Simple Gifts
      8. Ooo Sha Roo
      9. Water Is Wide
      10. Where Scarlet Poppies Run
      11. Answers
      12. North Wind Will Blow
      13. Skye Boat Song
      14. Long Wing Feathers
      15. Birch Tree
      16. Little Boy Blue
      17. Have You Seen My Teddy Bear?
      18. Sandman
      19. Star
      20. All the Pretty Little Horses
      21. Slumber Song
      22. Sleep Baby, Sleep
      23. All Through the Night
      24. Mozart's Lullaby
      25. When at Night I Go to Sleep
      26. Brahms' Lullaby
      Music Has the Right to Children
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Music Has the Right to Children
        Boards of Canada
        Manufacturer: Warp Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        AmbientAmbient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        IDMIDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
        ScotlandScotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B0001XAJFM
        Release Date: 2004-03-23

        Tracks:

        1. Wildlife Analysis
        2. Eagle in Your Mind
        3. Color of the Fire
        4. Telephasic Workshop
        5. Triangles & Rhombuses
        6. Sixtyten
        7. Turquoise Hexagon Sun
        8. Kaini Industries
        9. Bocuma
        10. Roygbiv
        11. Rue the Whirl
        12. Aquarius
        13. Olson
        14. Pete Standing Alone
        15. Smokes Quantity
        16. Open the Light
        17. One Very Important Thought
        Music Has the Right to Children (+ Bonus
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Music Has the Right to Children (+ Bonus
          Boards of Canada
          Manufacturer: Vivd Sound
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          IDMIDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00005Y731
          Release Date: 2002-02-26

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