- Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warp
- ASIN: B000024CAH
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
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- #31 in Music > Dance & Electronic > Ambient
- #43 in Music > Dance & Electronic > Trip Hop
- #67 in Music > Dance & Electronic > Electronica
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
THIS album has some strange, spiritual connection with nostalgia that I can't quite put my finger on. If you grew up in the late 70's/early 80's and remember how eery synthesisers occupied just about everything on television, then you would understand. Just check out the pounding moogs on Roygbiv, remniscent of the 'video nasty' era horror films, for proof. If you grew up in the times of wild life nature documentaries, video nasties, and open university (also a technological break through era which introduced videos, video games and synthesisers on anything that moved) then listening to songs like Olson, Pete Standing Alone, Smokes Quantity, Open the Light and Kaini Industries will really take you back- its nostalgia in the most purest, organic and authentic possible way. It evokes strange little childhood memories like Speak n' Spells, Atari Games Systems, the green cross code (!) adverts about the dangers of telegraph poles and handy technological gadgets that are in fact the size of breezeblocks. So much so that it saves you seeing embarassing photos of yourself wearing grey A Team T shirts and mullets and parker coats. Olson, in partcular, is the most effective, beautiful and hypnotic 1 and a half min track I've ever heard. A very hypnotic album, best played as you stare out the window on a neutrally sunny day; the sun is beginning to set- and you try to piece together moments of your life in the past when innocence and niavity were cherished, when you didn't feel the weight of the world crush your spirit. Thats whats so effective about this album- it's pure escapism, and once you've sensed these feelings (if you do at all) then you'll keep coming back for more.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
BOC will never better this album in my opinion. It is a perfect album, in form and function. The bands recent work hasn't equalled this album for me, as a whole this album is close to perfection. In terms of describing the sound, think moody and emotional electronica. I love the hip-hop influenced beats on this album, the first time I listened to An Eagle In Your Mind and Telephasic Workshop I was mesmerised, I kept replaying the 2 tracks endlessly. Their recent albums have never quite recaptured the same beat and percussive influence of this album...but bear in mind their entire body of work to date, which is huge, is all of an incredibly high standard when compared to all but a handful of producers in the whole electronic genre. If you buy one BOC album, buy this one.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Labelled as being as important an album for the Intelligent Digital Music scene as label mate Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85 - 92 landmark, Music Has The Right To Children still sounds as fresh today as it did on its original release back in 1995. Loved by the critics, this album was was one of those 'growers' that never did explode onto the scene. Instead it found favour over time, appearing more and more in peoples CD collections as word of it spread from person to person, eventually settling in its rightful place at the top of the electronica tree.
I've heard Boards Of Canada described as the sound of electronica that Radiohead's dabble in electronica with Kid A should have been. True to form, guitar loving indie kids have found favour with the likes of Telephasic Workshop, getting lost in the hypnotic rhythms that seem to pulse from a near death BBC Radiophonic Workshop synthesiser. The 'less is more' ideal is at work here, with grinding mechanical hip hop beats and bass set against simple, gentle melodies and splintered samples. The best examples of this being the moody Sixtyten with its relentless, humming bass drum or Turquoise Hexagon Sun's gentle floating keys set against crispy beats and coffee house chatter.
Even though the general mood of the album can be described as melancholic, an icy chill out experience, its not a downbeat affair. The album has soothing short interludes scattered throughout it, the best being the triumphant Roygbiv. One of the shorter tracks off the album, the two minutes that it appears for are blissful and leaves you with a smile on your face. Those searching for a standout 'single' from this could do no worse than to head for the lazy funk of the Hair sampling Aquarius, which will have you chanting 'Orange!' to all your friends.
All in all, its a gorgeous album, read up about it and you'll find that everyone tends to agree on this. Music from the future that somehow manages to stir childhood memories from the past with familiar noises and moods. Its a more comfy affair to curl up inside than more recent efforts from the likes of other Warp artists Aphex Twin, Autechre and Plaid. Give it a blast, just try not to be hooked when the opener, An Eagle In Your Mind, starts to make the hair on your neck stand on end... it did for me and within a few weeks I made sure I owned the rest of the Boards back catalogue.
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Frighteningly good.
Better than The Campfire Headface even. Perhaps one iffy track overall. If you know BoC you need this one
Published 11 months ago by Mr. J. Crook
Addictive
This album seems to be able to tap into ones psyche and release a childhood nostalagia. Being a child of the 1970's & early 1980's the first attraction was the cover. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Richard
Brilliant
This is an absolutely brilliant BOC album and one i love alhtough i have to disagree with many of the other reviews in that it isnt their best. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by B. Barlow
Music Has The Right To Be Heard!
Having been a long time strict Rock/Indie fan I reluctantly borrowed this album from a friend who told me that I'd like it. He was wrong, I loved it. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2008 by Mr. F. Beckett
A rare and hidden gem
I picked this up recently having heard the name through someone's Amazon list and being sufficiently curious to locate their Myspace. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2008 by Haz
Excellent electronica from two of the masters in the genre...
Rating: 8/10
Best tracks: "Aquarius", "Roygbiv", "An Eagle in Your Mind", "Turquoise Hexagon Sun", "Smokes Quantity"
Eerie, strange, beguiling... Read more
Best tracks: "Aquarius", "Roygbiv", "An Eagle in Your Mind", "Turquoise Hexagon Sun", "Smokes Quantity"
Eerie, strange, beguiling... Read more
Published on 19 July 2008 by New Gold Dreamer
Bland
I find this album to be extremely bland and boring, the music isn't interesting in the slightest and most of the tracks sound the same. Read more
Published on 17 July 2008 by Mr. Simon Swallow
A must for all students.
My friend introduced me to BoC last year and it's one of the greatest things he's done for me. I never really listened to electronica at all but now I'm totally converted! Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by Noire21
This Is a Journey Into Sound
As the gentle strains of `Wildlife Analysis' fade and the eerie synth tones of `An Eagle In Your Mind' begin to seep into your consciousness you sense that this record is something... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by D. Newton
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Most reviewers will mention a certain nostalgia contained within the music here, and they're right. It initially seems obvious; with the laughter of children prevalent throughout... Read more
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