Music Has the Right to Children is the debut studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was published by Warp Records and released on 20 April 1998 in Europe and 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.Music Has the Right to Children is the debut studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was published by Warp Records and released on 20 April 1998 in Europe and 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.false2025-11-07 21:46:34Music Has the Right to Children19981998-08-201998-08-2071ElectronicIdm11166221140206360f948-17d1-4135-a580-34dc200930d869158f97-4c07-4c4e-baf8-4e4ab1ed666e17d74d52-c92b-3b8d-9f87-218ab2d1c4a0/media/data/media5/Music/Boards of Canada/Music Has the Right to Children/folder.jpgBoards of CanadaBoards of CanadaBoards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of the brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin, formed initially as a group in 1986 before becoming a duo in the 1990s. Signing first to Skam followed by Warp Records in the 1990s, the duo received recognition following the release of their debut album Music Has the Right to Children on Warp in 1998. They followed with the critically acclaimed albums Geogaddi (2002), The Campfire Headphase (2005) and Tomorrow's Harvest (2013).The duo's work, largely influenced by outdated media and electronic music from the 1970s, incorporates vintage synthesizer tones, samples, analog equipment, and hip hop-inspired beats. It has been described by critics as exploring themes related to nostalgia, as well as childhood memory, science, environmental concerns and esoteric subjects. In 2012, Fact summarized them as "one of the best-known and best-loved electronic acts of the last two decades."