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ThePhanastasio · 11-21-2011, 01:08 PM

97.
Boards of Canada
Music Has the Right To Children
(1998)

Track Listing
1.) Wildlife Analysis
2.) An Eagle In Your Mind
3.) The 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

The album begins more on the minimal and repetitive side, but not in a bad way at all. As it progresses, it builds into something wonderful, eerie, strange, and magnificent. It's difficult to describe without just playing it for others; I have a feeling it means something entirely different to every single person who listens to the recording, but in a completely different way than many other albums. It's just...you have to listen to it.

I'm a big Boards of Canada fan in general, and have ultimately decided that this one, the duo's debut album, is my absolute favorite. Geogaddi is likewise brilliant, but it just doesn't compete with the way this one makes me feel. That's the best part about this album, to me anyway - the wide range of emotions it brings, the interesting head space it takes you into, and all of that good stuff. The production and whatnot is excellent, but that's not at all the main reason I love it. This album is just wonderful.

Standout tracks for me include "Telephasic Workshop", "Sixtyten", "Roygbiv", and "Aquarius", although I could make a case for pretty much all of the tracks, including the fantastic, shorter, intermediate ones. I find this recording to be, as a whole, overwhelmingly solid.

To me, this album has always felt like looking into a mirror and seeing your greatest fear, being pulled inside, and not being afraid. Again, it's kind of hard to articulate, but that's the best way I can put it. FYI, my biggest fear is being trapped underwater. This album, for me, is like being trapped underwater, but being able to breathe.

If you have any interest in electronic music and haven't heard this album, or just think it might be up your alley, definitely check it out. It's a journey well worth taking.

P.S.: Orange.

__________________

It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they're better left unsung

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ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	97. Boards of Canada Music Has the Right To Children (1998) Track Listing 1.) Wildlife Analysis 2.) An Eagle In Your Mind 3.) The 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 The album begins more on the minimal and repetitive side, but not in a bad way at all. As it progresses, it builds into something wonderful, eerie, strange, and magnificent. It's difficult to describe without just playing it for others; I have a feeling it means something entirely different to every single person who listens to the recording, but in a completely different way than many other albums. It's just...you have to listen to it. I'm a big Boards of Canada fan in general, and have ultimately decided that this one, the duo's debut album, is my absolute favorite. Geogaddi is likewise brilliant, but it just doesn't compete with the way this one makes me feel. That's the best part about this album, to me anyway - the wide range of emotions it brings, the interesting head space it takes you into, and all of that good stuff. The production and whatnot is excellent, but that's not at all the main reason I love it. This album is just wonderful. Standout tracks for me include "Telephasic Workshop", "Sixtyten", "Roygbiv", and "Aquarius", although I could make a case for pretty much all of the tracks, including the fantastic, shorter, intermediate ones. I find this recording to be, as a whole, overwhelmingly solid. To me, this album has always felt like looking into a mirror and seeing your greatest fear, being pulled inside, and not being afraid. Again, it's kind of hard to articulate, but that's the best way I can put it. FYI, my biggest fear is being trapped underwater. This album, for me, is like being trapped underwater, but being able to breathe. If you have any interest in electronic music and haven't heard this album, or just think it might be up your alley, definitely check it out. It's a journey well worth taking. P.S.: Orange. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung Last edited by ThePhanastasio; 11-21-2011 at 01:16 PM.