Music Has The Right To Children

Ya know, it was creepy in spots, sometimes a song went on too long - but it was enjoyable. Added to my collection.

strumentalone!

Some brilliant tracks on this album, but also some weaker ones that did not work as well for me, especially in the second half. Overall very good electronic music.

Excellent background chill music

Odlicni, apstraktni i elektronski, vrijeme otkivanja sto sve komp sa sintićem moze producirat, a da dobro zvuci. Slusao sam ih prije i dragi su mi 💪

Ovo je baš odličan album, trebalo mi je par puta da si pustim do kraja, ali kliknuo je jedne hladne zimske noći. Od tada je na mojoj cold nighttime plejlisti.

Love this Board of Canada record, I have listened to GeoGaddi before this and this record does better on many aspects. Not giving it a 5 because there are still some small issues with jt, but loved the execution of ambiant-esque tracks with some vocal layering.

The first thing to note about MHTRTC is how gorgeous its soundworld is, and we're talking about a fucking synth album. Somehow, through sonic manipulation, Scottish wizards Marcus Eion and Michael Sandison have managed to make machine music sound warm and human. The sounds seem distressed and decayed, an echo of a distant, dimly remembered past--these guys are synth poets. They complete their presentation with treated samples, rudimentary hip-hop beats, and light scratching. For me, the beats are a little too upfront in the mix, considering they are hardly the point. They kind of function as an entry point for listeners who are too impatient for pure ambient. Well, that's not entirely true. The beats and the loops of samples draw the listener in and induce a trance state that serves as a medium for Board of Canada's synth ruminations. I didn't love MHTRTC quite as much as I remembered--the overly literal, thudding beats prevent full immersion in Board of Canada's soundworld at times, but it's still pretty damned good.

Atmospheric electronica. Sometimes it sounds like the stuff of dreams, other times it sounds like the stuff of nightmares. It's a soundtrack to a sci-fi-horror-coming of age movie you didn't know you wanted to see. Best Tracks: Sixtyten; Roygbiv; Aquarius

good! but aquarius gave me a panic attack LOL

Muy buen disco.

Love some good electronica. Takes me back to 2000/01 when I was crawling the networks in college and finding all kinds of good stuff. A much needed balm to the rushed end of the week.

// Favs: Kaini Industries / Aquarius / One Very Important Thought Score: Decent 4

Minecraft music

After the painful drone of my bloody valentine, Boards of Canada was pure nostalgia. Perusing the titles Roygbiv made me smile. Richard of York gained battle in vain. A way for kids to remember the colours of the rainbow. Sonically interesting ambience if nothing else.

Pretty chill! Kinda sounds like airport music on the moon. I dig it.

It was good mild psychedelic, might revisit when I'm high but not for everyday listening

Definitely turned the sound up on this album to dig deeper into the layered tracks. Really liked the album, very nice background music but had some great hooks to keep me interested. Could do without the scratch tracks though.

Excellent.

Great, never before heard electronica.

Music has the right to children. SHACK also has the right to children.

Cool vibe, but it lacks something

kinda cool

Very much the origin of artists like Caribou, etc?

This is some fine ambient/downtempo/electronica material. Guess I should've listened to it more, back in the day, but it's never too late!

No estuvo mal pero no me emocionó

Pretty good! Good builds on some songs, interesting synth sounds and noises on some. A few songs defy expectation and develop in surprising ways. Lots of filler tracks, and an electronic sound that is overall sort of dated. Good study music

This was a cool, chill listen. Would definitely listen again.

Trippy

listen-again-another-time

nice werid shit , chill instrumental vibes

Wonderful - beautiful and creepy at the same time.

Surprisingly good. Not too busy. Good for background.

Interesting album. Some boring tracks but overall you could see the influences on later EDM like Daft

1/15 Dark, very well done Electronic album, it drags on at certain spots, but overall good shit. Standout Tracks: Telephasic Workshop, Aquarius, Pete Standing Alone, Smokes Quantity

Nice to chill out to.

wow, nice beats [The Color of the Fire] wtf creepy [aquarius] hahahaha i like this count thing, somehow relaxing kaso andun pa rin yung creepy laughing children ive also saved a bunch of songs that got my attention: wildlife analysis (strong first song) and roygbiv

Apparently, it’s TripHop Week and 1001! I didn’t hate this album, but I didn’t particularly care for it either. If I was in a different mood and hadn’t just got done listening to Throbbing Grizzle album may enjoy this one a little more. Also, if it would have been half the length. Some of the songs on here like Rue the Whirl felt like the artist had listened to Revolution #9 too many times and decided to update it for a modern audience. Overall this was…okay, but I don’t think I’ll ever come back looking for it.

Random thoughts: * I had actually heard of and listened to this one before as it kept coming up on hidden alternative/electronic gems. * I wasn’t overly impressed when I listened before but I actually liked it better this time around. Was it because it followed Throbbing Gristle? Maybe. * anyway, I listened to it several times with the each listen growing on me more. * Roygbiv was probably my favorite track but all the tracks have good flow and cohesion throughout. * it reminded me of a Caribou album I love. Not quite as good as that one but has a similar feeling about it. A kind of sad and melancholy feeling. * I’ll be back to this one again.

Neat electric

Music does have the right to children. And despite some all right tracks on this long album, I have the right not to listen again. Alternative stolen from Norm Macdonald joke: I was Boreds of Canada. Top tracks: "Roygbiv," "Aquarius"

background music ass music. won't make the list of shit I'd listen to at work, but it's on that level. filed under stuff I should hear one (1) time before I die, maybe.

I think this album has to be heard in the right space. Apparently, listening while working in a busy office is not the right space. I appreciate what the artists are going for, but am not sure they got there. I'm glad this album came up and not another 70's BS folk album or other such nonsense.

Akira Yamaoka ripped this the fuck off. Mix this, DJ Shadow and NIN together and it makes a Silent Hill soundtrack. It was alright, bit low energy.

I think this is pretty cool; kind of Aephex Twin adjacent but more experimental with its sample manipulation. Most of the tracks had multiple samples or production elements that mostly kept interest, despite the length. 3 stars

I tend to forget that I own this CD, so glad for the nudge to listen to it again -- which, I guess I'd say, didn't make me want to get rid of the CD, but also didn't make me think that I need to listen to it a lot. It's certainly a very pleasant listen. Tended a bit, for me, to fade into the background; wallpaper music, again, I guess - but high quality wallpaper (?). This is another one where it's interesting to ponder the effects of the passage of time on how we perceive music. Does this still sound groovy and cutting edge? Kinda yes, kinda no? But also maybe different for you guys (born around when this came out) than it is for me? (I'd hypothesize possibly less "cool" for you?) Anyway, to rate: a solid (even I think high) 3, but I don't think I can quite go to 4, though it is definitely tempting, and I could see *possibly* later regretting not doing so. But, no, I'm sticking with high 3.

I've seen artists and fans of artists that I like mention BoC as influential, so I'm glad to be listening to more of their stuff. That being said, I'm being reminded of why I don't normally seek it out; it's melodically and harmonically weak and uninteresting. The short interlude tracks are usually good because they have a bit of melody, but the longer tracks are mostly just beats. They're good beats, to be sure, with cool samples and textures, but I get tired quickly without melodic interest. I think I would have been better off listening on good speakers rather than earbuds. It's atmospheric music, with a sadness and nostalgia that I can appreciate. As it is, though, it's sitting between 3 and 4 for me

Weird, a little too spacey/high

Pretty good ambient. Enjoyable.

Two Scottish brothers built a studio called Hexagon Sun in a bunker in the Pentland Hills outside Edinburgh, named their project after the National Film Board of Canada, sampled bird noises from a 1976 French documentary, buried a recording from a 1982 adult film in one of their tracks, and accidentally left their closing song Happy Cycling off 500 copies of the initial North American release despite printing it on the artwork. Nobody noticed for a while. This tells you something about the kind of attention the album rewards and the kind it does not. One reviewer described the experience of listening as the musical equivalent of lying in a field of flowers on a warm spring day. Another described it as a full blown story that takes you down winding paths of tension and emotion, or alternatively, very legitimate background noise, the only difference being whatever you wanted it to be. That is either the most generous critical framework ever applied to an album or an elegant way of saying it works either way, which is itself a kind of achievement. Deadmau5, an actual Canadian, builds toward a drop, and has the decency to deliver it. Boards of Canada named themselves after Canada, are not Canadian, built a bunker in Scotland, and deliver nothing resembling a drop. The actual Canadians gave us the payoff. The fake Canadians gave us texture and withheld everything else, which is either meditative or deeply ironic depending on how you feel about truth in advertising. For ears calibrated on physical impact this was firmly the latter. 3 out of 5. Three stars for an album that is exactly what it intends to be, unhurried, textural, and completely indifferent to whether you are tapping your feet. Sometimes that is enough for a 3 had they any sense of a drop maybe I could have found another star.

More background noise, in a good way.

While I must applaud them for the immensely creepy album name, yesterday's album (that I hated) was only 30 minutes. This is an hour and 11 minutes! I wish people would embrace brevity with album run times... Telephasic Workshop was REALLY annoying. I sort of enjoyed Turquoise Hexagon Sun. Ditto Rue The Whirl. If I was just sat listening to this with the intent of focusing entirely on the music, I'd be having a bad time. As I listened to it while scrolling music posts on Reddit and drinking a cuppa it allowed me to tune it in and out. And I honestly started to enjoy it a little. At least enough that it easily avoids the indignity of a 1 star rating. I think this might be a 2.5 star album in a half star world, but I'm being generous and giving a 3 (which means I expect I will drag up my group's score significantly): 3/5

Jamais écouté avant. Pas grand chose à dire sur cet album, je ne suis clairement pas le public, et je ne connais pas suffisamment la musique électronique pour me rendre compte de son importance. Tout repose sur le mélange entre textures ambient souvent difformes et beats hip-hop midtempo lancinants. C'est très long et répétitif sur la longueur de l'album, mais entre la dimension organique, la chaleur humaine, apportée par les synthés analogiques et une espèce de malaise constant, de tension permanente mais jamais vraiment résolue, notre attention est sans cesse sollicitée, et on ne s'ennuie que rarement. Reste que je ne vois pas vraiment dans quel contexte je pourrais réécouter Music Has the Right to Children, qui a clairement l'ambition d'être un album de musique électronique "à écouter" plutôt qu'à diffuser sur les pistes de danse. Top : Roygbiv Flop : Smokes Quantity

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: An Eagle In Your Mind, Aquarius File this album under weird. Not the good weird. Not the bad weird. Just weird. Found sounds, but not necessarily interesting sounds. Just childen playing or saying "orange" sounds. Ethereal soundscapes, but not particularly groundbreaking or exciting. I was thinking I could have heard some of these tracks being used as samples in other electronica music I've listened to; there are plenty of uses of the tracks by other artists, but none I am familiar with. I think if the album had been shorter, maybe 45 minutes, I would have enjoyed it more.

Boring over all, but I found myself digging my head to several songs so I guess it's a weak 3...

I'd only recently heard of this band due to the overwhelming positive reviews of their most recent album, Inferno. I tried listening to that a few weeks ago but couldn't really get into it. I had no idea there'd be another opportunity to listen to their music so soon. This album ended up being one I wanted to like more than I did. I thought it was interesting, especially the use of sound bites intermixed in many of the songs. I thought that some of the tracks had a good vibe to them, but then would either be too short or too long and not feel very satisfying. A few songs stood out. Wildlife Analysis was a good start. And I liked Roygbiv and Aquarius quite a bit. The rest fell into the too long or too short categories.

Weird

Enoish, w/ the same caretaking sentiments of ambiance & abstraction, yet I don't think quite as intelligent b/c not quite as lovable, Boards of Canada are classic to the extent that they're influential, but not much more for me. It's not a matter of being too long - Music Has the Right to Children is indeed too long tho - it's that by track 4 I was wondering how much longer. I like it as a sampled work of art, & it does pay its homages to hip-hop, which I not only appreciate but hold onto as a buoy of both sense + realism, but it also has its allegiances to trip-hop, a genre that, in its atmospherics, faceplants in pretentiousness (often not always). In other words, too Portishead to be anything I'd listen to again, it's a record I don't like but I understand aloofly.

Kinda listened to this at night at low volume in the background. I've tried to listen to some BoC before so I know what their sound is but I am not the biggest fan of them.

Those tracks are excellent and full of experimental. But I think these songs are not linked or related to each other, this make the album sound like a songs collection of boards of canada

This was ok. A few songs were fun. Most kind of annoyed me. I

One of the revelations of this project is how much I like electronic music. Unless it’s too ambient. This is a bit ambient in places for me to love. It was OK though and I appreciated the ideas behind it. Not sure how frequently I’ll listen though. Probably an album I need to spend a little more time with

Man, I haven't listened to this album since the 2000s. And it's good. But shockingly, for relaxed beep boops, it's also kind of dated. Showing its age, if you will. It's such a specific listen that rating it broadly lessens it, but still, as good as I remember it, it's not that good now. Feels blasphemous.

not for me

This was alright to have go in the background - I don't think anything in particular stood out here. With that being said, I don't think there was anything that sounded bad to my ears either.

*Experimental* elevator music.

+1 star from the anti-censorship thing at the end

3.5/5

This was pretty interesting. No real strong feelings either way. It went by a lot more quickly than I was expecting.

not really into this kind of electronic music, so I don't hear the masterpiece everyone says it is

wow parece un album contemporáneo, no de mis favoritos de esta app pero super interesante el concepto y nuevo para mis oídos

Took a while for me to warm up to it since its not typically what I listen to, but a lot of songs are nice. Especially Rue the Whirl

great background music. would forget I even had it on. not a fan of ambient music but if I were to listen, it would be this.

Background music, good though

My second attempt at listening and I’m just confused. ‘The colour of the fire’ - I mean is this some brain takeover stuff or what… the weird ‘I love you’ it was like being hypnotised!! ‘Aquarius’ baby crying a woman saying numbers and a bloke calling out orange… come on man… why the fuck is this album on the 1001 albums to listen to I keep asking myself... but at the same time musically it’s different and it grabs the attention at times. Not sure I would ever come back to it but I fully appreciate what I listened to at times- just slightly confused as to what that actually was though! Best track- ‘roygbiv’ Worst track- ‘ Aquarius’ 7.5/10

not bad

I listen to a lot of music in this space, where it is almost a wallpaper to life rather than actual albums to hone in on. I think the reason that this scores relatively low for me is that I actually occasionally got sucked into paying attention to this - for me this kind of thing works best setting a mood without actually drawing attention to itself. It was still good enough but there were a few points that drew me out of my reverie with it.

Didn't expect much, but did enjoy listening to this in the background while I worked.

Not my genre of choice but I didn’t hate it.

Hey, this album. I've been assembling pre-written reviews for the albums over an hour in length lately. In my long list of to-hear albums, this one has always stuck out to me for how fucking stupid the title is. Anyways, I don't want to come out swinging with the negativity, so I'll instead say that I'm interested in hearing what a Boards of Canada album sounds like. If I'm not mistaken these guys are an experimental rock/electronic band, so I'm happy to be challenged with what I'm about to listen to. Here goes. Well, well, well. Forgive me for judging an album by it's title. This was cool. It's much too fucking long mind you, but it's cool nonetheless. I can definitely see this album getting better with subsequent listens and the runtime is fitting for this album's standing as an atmospheric electronic album. Speaking more on the music itself, it's solid. I can never get enough of these Moog-sounding synths. They have a pretty nice, sleek sound to them and are put to good use across the album's runtime. The compositions of this album are commendable as well, being generally deliberate, purposeful and distinctive. Other embellishments like the jittery, garbled vocal samples are welcome additions and add an interesting rhythm of the music. Overall, this was solid. Whether it claws its way up to a four-star rating remains to be seen, though this stands as one of the better albums I've listened to through this site. Book time. "Some artists make music so unique, they challenge not just your taste but your understanding of music." This album created "...a seismic shift in the electronica scene" by pivoting electronic music towards a soft, melodic sound underscored by darker synths. It "...proved [...] that electronic music was not just intellectually stimulating, it could achieve real emotional depth as well." The album cover is iconic and "...captures the essence of the music with its themes of nostalgia, the natural and the artificial, the sinister and the serene." Wikipedia says this album is an eclectic mix of old synths, a lo-f analogue production, found sounds, samples and hip-hop rhythms. It was beloved by critics at the time of release and has received enduring acclaim in the years since. It only cracked No. 193 on the UK charts and charted nowhere else. Yeah. This album has certainly earned its stripes. I'm honestly favourable to Boards of Canada having a second list album because of illustrious their reputation is and how influential their music has been, though for the time being, I'm content with letting this one through. I cosign this inclusion.

I kept expecting the music to pick up for a while until I realized that this was an ambient album. I was going to give a bad review because I wasn't enjoying it in the beginning, but as it went on I think I started liking the overall sound. Not my favourite, but it's okay. Some parts really reminded me of the Minecraft soundtrack. 3/5

This was solid background electronic music. Not bad.

Actually not a bad soundtrack for a drive up the coast, but I can't imagine actually paying attention to it

A classic of my college years.

too long

I like it when I don't pay attention to it.

This is an album you need to be in the mood for. It’s not something I’d throw on a playlist, but rather an album to put on and just disappear into.

First time listening to them. For some reason I thought they're a rock band and that they're actually from Canada (they're none of those things). The overall vibe of the album was cool albeit not too many tracks stood out. Still something tells me that's a 3/5 album 3/5

I gotta admit, it took me 3 whole days to go through the album. But it was a good experience! I don’t love electronics, but the vibes and beats were fun and chill for some morning writing, which I appreciate :)

Thoughts before listening: Another one of those albums that I have consistently seen highlighted on best of lists, but that I have never really tried to listen to. I feel like it's techno of some sort, and likely better served as background music. Review: You know what, I just bought some new headphones, and this is probably the perfect album to try these bad boys out. This thing sounds amazing. I get bored with this type of music very easily, but it's hard to deny just how effectve this is when played in high fidelity. The music is heavy on the mid-tempo hip hop bass beats with twitchy samples peppered in throughout. It's not dissimilar to music I enjoy from Kid A-era Radiohead, but I need vocals and organic instrumentation for music to really resonate with me. That is missing here. I'll give this 3-stars while acknowledging it is obviously a huge achievement in the world of electronic music.

Fornuftigt elektronisk lyt, simpelt, og ambient. Jeg hyggede mig især med at undre mig over hvorfor jeg har hørt så meget af det før. - Jeg kom frem til at det bliver brugt som lyd tapet til uendeligt mange P3 podcasts som eksempelvis "Hvem er..." serien.

Who turned on my recorder?

I enjoyed parts of this album immensely, but every time any sort of 'vocalization' came around - ANY type - I was immediately turned off. And by the end I was just ready for something else. Though, the 'bonus track', Happy Cycling, might have been my favorite of the bunch. I want to give it a 4; I just can't.

I think they played this in the lobby of the last hotel I stayed at

Classic of IDM.

Great for not paying attention to

This is a very pleasant sounding album. The sonic textures are rich and calming. It's something I might put on as background music while I write or while my students are working on a project. But what makes the album so chill and unobtrusive also makes it largely forgettable.

This is a nice chill album and fit my mood today. It was like one hour long song. The Orange/Counting song (Aquarius) was odd, but I kinda liked it. I dig the album cover too, it's appealing in a way I can't describe.

It was fine. It reminded me of Orbital, Dorian Concept, and Liminal a little bit. Very vibey, cool, and impressive musically. Overall, I would give it a 3.1/5!

Yeah.. it's not bad, but it's a very hard one to review. It's chill and ambient-y, and sits nicely enough in the background. There's just not really much to grab hold of is there? Nothing about this album is going to excite you, but you might enjoy having it on in a non-committal kind of way.

They were doing some interesting things with fragments of voice sampling and scratchy sounds against synths. I appreciated it more on a intellectual/mathematical level rather than music for pleasure. Favorite songs: Sixtyten, Aquarius

Interesting and exploratory. A different mood, but good in that context.

Pleasantly surprised by this one with no familiarity of the artist. Briefly considered putting it on again to go to sleep to last night. Will probably get added to my playlist of TTRPG background music.

Tranquilamente podrían tener un parentesco con el disco +bien de Gustavo Cerati (?

I know that this is an album that is generally well regarded and has a lot of fans, but I find it way too uneven of a listening experience to be drawn in by it. When the music is great it's really great, but when it's not I find it a chore to get through. Honestly, if I'm ever in the mood for this kind of music, I'll just listen to an Aphex Twin album.

Good but sloggish

More like Bored of Canada. Just kidding. Mellow. No. Offensive, Chill.

Electronica crossed with ambient. Eno could learn something from these guys. Kinda mellow and kinda foot tapping too. And plenty of earworms if you let them burrow into you. Not bad. Telephastic Workshop is superb.

Ambient soundtracky stuff. If a surf documentary got a ahold of this… lookout! Also, would be fun to flow state to, work out, etc.

ambient, i like!

Etwas zu psycho...

Nice great background work music. It's mostly just atmospheric. I may listen to again but not sure it moves me as much as some of the other groups in this type of vibe. I prefer Nightmares on Wax or Mark Farina, stuff with a little more funk and jazz to it. 3/5

This one takes a few tracks to really find its groove, but once it does, it settles into some nice background music. It’s an easy, atmospheric listen overall, even if it never fully demands your attention.

Yep. That's chill electronic music all right

As good as lounge music gets? Not quite, but almost. I like the trip hop influence to the album. The sound is great. Has some good moments. Ultimately it can feel a bit shallow, by resorting to breakbeats and non-sequitur samples, it kinda avoids eye contact a bit. Olsen and Roygbiv stand up pretty well and sound pretty fresh nearly 30 years later.

Never my thing, not bad though!

list would be better with only one downtempo electronic album. this wouldn't be a bad choice, Boards of Canada has a haunting quality missing from the others.

These ambient, electronic albums have been coming up more often for me lately. Kind of diminishes the novelty of the genre to be honest, but that's absolutely no fault of this album. Nice beats here, and a slightly more interesting soundscape compared to other European electronic music from the time. I don't really have many nits to pick here to be honest, maybe some tracks go on longer than they need to. That tends to happen a lot with this type of music, but the mood needs to be set, you know? I can see the influence this may have had on later trip hop artists too.

Neither live or dislike. It’s ambient, background. Neither interesting to me, or boring. Was ok getting ready for work today, but can’t envision any point where I would sit down and listen to this. Doesn’t really elicit or justify a view from me. 3 Star, it’s just there.

Lyder fint men lige langt nok til mig

synth-driven, psychedelic, nostalgic tunes, has the feeling of remembering a childhood experience that never happened

I genuinely thought this was going to be a 90's rock band, what a weird ass name for your SCOTTISH electronica duo, and an even weirder album title. This sounds almost identical to Snivilisation by Orbital but a lot less interesting. The irony is that on Boards of Canada's Spotify profile it says their ".. imaginative, heavily copied sound ..", despite Snivilisation coming out FOUR YEARS earlier. Roygbiv was a great listen. Outside of that, this is great background music. Awesome album to listen to while you're studying or working, but otherwise it's a bit plain Jane, with nothing outstanding apart from Roygbiv. Definitely didn't help with the huge runtime.

Interesting

This was alright

Tem uma vibe interessante, mas não puxa muito

5/10

Me gustó para poner de fondo

Liked this would probably like more on re listens - can tell it’s influence for sure

A group I had never heard of before. I was worried this list was going to be too much classic rock. This was a nice change of pace. Really enjoyed some of these songs. I'm going to have to check out more of their music.

Album #47: Music Has the Right to Children - Boards of Canada Genre (W): Electronic, downtempo, ambient, IDM, trip hop, psychedelia Singles: Aquarius, Telephasic Workshop / Roygbiv I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: This is a strange album, in a way it’s comforting, but it’s also quite disconcerting, especially with The Color of the Fire. Some tracks are pretty groovy though! Favorite songs: Wildlife Analysis, Telephasic Workshop, Triangles and Rhombuses, Sixtyten, Roygbiv, Rue the Whirl, Aquarius, Olson, Smokes Quantity, Open the Light

I like the album name, cover art, and band name. I wanted to like the music too, but it was just OK. I enjoyed aspects of it like the dreaminess, but it was a bit too minimal for me to stay engaged while listening through the entire thing.

I was only introduced to the Boards of Canada a couple of years ago. I like their sound. Though I rarely listen to their music.

I'm probably the outlier but I liked this one. Weird and ambient but still accessible enough to enjoy.

Nice low-fi ambient music that I was somewhat into. Liked Songs Added: Roygbiv

Good background music for reading and doing something that needs chilled music

Ambient music that makes me feel pretty relaxed, I guess. Some of the tracks were interesting, and I really tried to enjoy this as much as so many other people have, but it didn't move me much.

Listened previously. Expectations: Low - Verdict: Very Good - A couple tracks in and I'm enjoying this far more than I remembered. The grooves on Telephasic Workshop, Sixtyten and Roygbiv are huge. The back end of the record is still good but doesn't hold my interest in quite the same way. Very enjoyable listen nonetheless.

This grew on me a lot. Really didn’t fw this at first but honestly really cool and would be fire in a video game …. I got kinda scared when they started saying numbers and colours ngl

Ambient and instrumental

Not sure about this album. On the one hand I like some of the songs and the bands creativity. on the other hand some of the songs simply flow by without any meaning and do not - for me - attract any interest. At some point I tended towards a 4 but no - it's simply not enough.

It’s a masterclass in false nostalgia, blending ambient textures with trip hop beats that sound like they were recorded on decaying tape. While many of us find it to be a perfect, immersive experience that captures the bittersweet haze of childhood, it's truly a test for your patience and mood. If you’re looking for a soundtrack for a productive workday or a late night drive, the vintage synths and Sesame Street-esque samples create a vibe that is uniquely otherworldly. However, if you aren't in the right headspace, or perhaps haven't brought the right chemical assistance, it can easily slip into throbbing tedium.

For having no words, not bad..

This album marks a turning point in electronic music and if you love the genre you'll love this.

endless night drive mood

I learned about a new genre today, IDM (intellectual dance music). I think this would be hard to dance to to be fair. Maybe I'm just not smart enough. Anyways, it was a chill album. I always appreciate electronic music that doesn't sound like the same thing over and over again. There's a pretty varied mix of sounds. Didn't even feel like it was over an hour long.

1/17/25 this some Minecraft music type shit. 5.5/10

I genuinely liked this whole album of [adult swim] bumper music.

This is perfect background music for a time lapse film of sunrises and traffic zipping through a city center. If you told me this was the soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi, I’d almost believe you. Mercifully, nobody on this album is chanting “Koyaanisqatsi”

Chill

Not really my style. Not bad to listen to while writing or working, but didn't really keep my attention.

Great atmosphere and experimental soundscapes.

Lots of interesting sounds here. Quite a lot of creativity. Ideal for a chilled sunny morning but not sure I’d listen to it much outside of this, although I did find listening to this a pleasant experience

Good background music for concentrating. Very of its time.

Hey VSauce, Michael here.

Good album, but not for a road trip. Ooof.

Alright the ending, finally. Wait why is there another 8 minute track?

Didn’t think it was for me until roygbiv. Great to drive to on a cold crisp Kentucky night. Count me in!

Un peu trop long à mon goût mais bonne musique expérimentale electro, deux trois sons grave cool mais le reste un peu trop minimale

Assez minimaliste et du coup un peu en dessous des autres albums d'électro qu'on a pu avoir, mais j'aime bien quand même. C'est assez expérimental au niveau des sons utilisés mais pas une mauvaise chose. Bon en fait une fois rentré dans l'album je kiffe l'ambiance j'ai plané de fou c'était cool (à tester sous influence ?)

Okay but not for me. A lot of it sounds like it should be the score for Stranger Things.

Buena música monótona y bàsica para estudiar o concentrarse. Por momentos tenebrosa que experimenta con sonidos industriales y ambientes oscuros. A lo largo del album se consigue un buen equilibrio de atmósferas que lo hacen menos aburrido.

Second day in a row that I got somebody that was an inspiration for Radiohead. Especially after seeing them live, coincidence? You can certainly hear Kid A and Amnesiac in this one - but also some of the more subtle electronic elements on In Rainbows If you only want to listen to one track, make it “Roygbiv”

Good background music

Like it 3/5

It was good, but just not what I needed on the day I listened to it.

Never heard of them prior to this. Not at all what I expected…

I like boards of canada and I listened tk this during work, which is the only real time for it. I think in my car I'd fall asleep. I also dont think its all that unique although it is beautiful

Interesting but quiet most of the time almost too quiet!

It is certainly a little abstract and trippy, and I enjoyed listening to it. However, it all just sounded the same after a bit and was dragging pretty hard by the end.

Not my usual kind of music but very nice to have in the background

Not really my thing at all but this album is in my collection (though it’s a bit dusty). In the right frame of mind I quite like it. But it doesn’t really set anything much on fire. Not quite chillout, not quite dance which genre-defying is I suppose a good thing, but it lacks a little…

Ugh, not sure what to make of this one by the local lads. I quite like it? That’s damning with faint praise though. I mean, there are other electronic artists I prefer. Nevertheless, it’s a 3.5. To round up or down though?

Instrumental psicodélico. Not bad. 6,5

Boards of Canada's breakthrough album possesses a haunting ambience to go with wordless electronica. It is of a similar vein to Portishead and other electronic bands of its time in shunning dance beats in favour of downtempo psychedelia. On the surface, it is an album that is repetitive and lacks clear melody. But this is an LP that comes to life when wearing headphones, which allows the listener to pickup the more subtle elements of the sound. And where this album lacks in shifting tones and lyrics, it makes up for in creativity and imagination in terms of production technique and "instruments". Granted, it is not the easiest listen, and requires some concentration and a certain mood to enjoy it. But its is something new and unlike most other music, and on the whole the band pulls off the sound well.

This was excellent driving music for a foggy drive through the mountains. I can't say I listened suuuuper carefully, but still quite nice. 3.5

spooky, atmospheric, not something i'd have come across. perfect list album

Fine. Not grating. Also not particularly memorable.

Overall a cool album. Electronic ambient music. Favorite tracks are Turquoise Hexagon Sun, Olson, Pete Standing Alone, Open the Light, Happy Cycling.

I've never really been able to get into this band. And the thing is, I kind of get it. Like I get why this band is beloved. I'm just not the audience. I need like sick headphones and 1000 lines of spreadsheet to program while listening to this. Its so flowy and interesting. But.. it kind of just sounds like background music when you don't care about it that much.

It’s actually nice to listen to - I had zero expectations before listening for the first time

No standouts but inoffensive

This was an ok album nothing that blew me away!

pretty cool but gets a little tiring… good for driving at night through the city though!!

some of these hit harder than others

More like bored of canada amirite

Interesting, but not my thing.

Perfect mellow album for listening to on a Friday afternoon.

Ok.

6/10 - I can see it being big during its day but nothing really stands out, good background music

This is really good but didn’t leave me feeling really inspired or anything. The downtempo feel is really wel executed but it’s kind of so downtempo it never jazzed me up enough to remember much of it either. A good record but not a great one IMHO.

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ich finds no recht kuul! ich würs beschriibe als elektronischi musig wo ide harmonie, melodie und ide stimme wo vorchömed experimentiert, jedoch mit de zit im beat und im rhythmus sehr eintönig wird. drum nur es drü, ich find s schlagzüg macht wükli ständig s gliiche und s isch chli en killer für di spannende sache wo rundume passiered.

Very excited for this one since it seems to be very important and well received but i've never heard of it or the band! this is the kinds of cluing-in that i started this project for. It's very atmospheric. Im geting the sense that there are no lyrics or whatever in this which is cool i guess. i dont love just pure electronic lyricless stuff like this so im a little biased against it but its definitely good for what it is. Not really my thing, I think, but maybe good kinda exciting ambient music! 10/10 from pitchfork seems gratuitous

Very strong album. Can see why it was so highly reviewed. Not a genre I listen to much and found some songs a bit boring but can see the beauty in it. 3/5 as you can tell it's good but just not my taste.

My memory of this album was much higher than this latest listen. A bit too ambient for my tastes

Blended into the background. Nothing really stuck out.

It was pretty alright.

It was.. alright? Good background music to vibe to, kind of like lo-fi. Given the years, I'd think at the time it might have been pretty more interesting.

A languid, dissociative journey through electronica soundscapes that perfectly evokes the feeling of listening to a soundcloud of low-fi chill-hop beats to study/relax to remixed into a indie horror game soundtrack while the family in the apartment next to you watches PBS loudly--not always the vibe, but perfect when you want that vibe. Best: "Roygbiv" Worst: "The Color of the Fire" (misophonia triggered!)

This album, and Boards of Canada in general, is the kind of music that I appreciate more than I actually enjoy. It certainly not bad and there are many interesting moments throughout this album, but the whole thing is just OK to me. As far as IDM goes, I'll stick to Aphex Twin or Autechre and give Boards of Canada a listen here and there. Key tracks: An Eagle in Your Mind

Not for me

Unmemorable but pleasant — nice background texture, but nothing really sticks

New agey

5/10

Too long.

I think this is a really enjoyable record that doesn’t do anything wrong but also feels pretty inconsequential at the same time. (3.5)

I think this is pretty visionary for its time, but now it just sounds like “lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to”. It’s not bad, but not remarkable either.

Not typically my thing, but this album is great for chill vibes.

Interesting

Forse un po' lunghetto. Molto chill

Bored at first but got won over to its relaxed charm

This is kinda just an album of minecraft music discs top to bottom and at first I thought I was reentering the Haunted Dancehall

You could told me this was released 20 years later and I wouldn't have blinked.

Carefully constructed and other-worldly

This brings a very 'jazz' essence for me. Not in the way it sounds, on the face of it, but in its overall energy. It's cool that they could do all this with their instruments and it's certainly not unpleasant to listen to but it feels more like a tapestry of sound that doesn't really take the form of songs or 'tracks' as we know them. It makes for a nice electronic backdrop that I could have on while reading, relaxing or working, without getting distracted. The cover art also feels somehow appropriate in this regard as it shows a group of people, out of focus, distorted by colour and without faces. Somehow while there is something interesting and arresting here, it just lacks a bit of 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺?

Good 90's electronic if not a bit forgettable

Meh

At first, I wasn't sure about this album; it sounded very "staticy," but it had started growing on me when I got to Turquoise Hexagon Sun.

Not good, not bad.

Very nostalgic sounding and hazy, I would probably only listen to this as background music since I found myself tuning out a lot (it was pretty long). Parts of it reminded me of the lofi music I used to listen to for studying

Some interesting sounds and landscapes, but nothing mind altering.

I was going back and forth between a 3 star and a 4 star. Ultimately, I don't think I would seek this album out again, which is what led to my decision of 3 stars. That is not to say I did not enjoy my time listening -- the production felt crisp and the atmosphere the album created was entrancing and weird. The samples used throughout were really creative.

Enjoyed some tracks (like turquoise hexagon sun), others gave me anxiety. Innovative, but as much as I like electronic, I also don't enjoy more anxiety than what I'm already prone to. 3*

Really want to get into electronic and everytime I try I’m put off, this didn’t really change anything. Maybe another time in a fresh state of mind

I was warned that I wouldn't like this, but luckily I also got a preview of what I was in for. I really liked this for background working music. I wasn't engaged with it too much but I did like when the bass was boosted and the boomy drums were going. Too long 3/5

I always forget what this album sounds like - before hearing it I just assumed they were punk because of their name. Need more time with it, but enjoyed it more this time around.

The songs are mostly very good individually but it was hard to listen to the whole thing in one go. I prefer Aphex Twin and Oneohtrix for this type of music just because they tend to vary the energy more.

Chilled

It’s good ambient sound. Low-key electronic music. Nothing bad, it’s just a bit too mellow for me

3.5

I like the eeriness of The Color of The Fire and Telephasic Workshop. I like the wistfulness of Turquoise Hexagon Sun. Love the tune of Roygbiv and the dreamy nature of Happy Cycling.

Totally understand the criticism of this being a bunch of bleeps and bloops. All I can say is that at certain moments I fell into its vibe. Will I ever seek it out again? Doubtful. But it was a cool experience. 3/5

Decent work music as I enjoy the repetition to help me focus

3.5 stars. The album has a strangely relaxing vibe to it. The issue is the album is far too long. After around the 40 min mark the album becomes a little boring to listen to.

glad they ended One Very Important Thought the way they did. Decent album overall, might listen again as background music. Not great, but truly not terrible.

Good.

A tough listen, at least towards the beginning, because of the impenetrable fortress that is An Eagle In Your Mind. Pretty much no melody or (consistent) harmonies/chords to speak of. It's trying so hard to be alien that it forgets to be approachable. But then the disembodied vocals come in with The Color Of The Fire, and you begin to understand what's going on. It's alien music. Music from an alternate timeline, one where humans never existed. It's what I think Radiohead were trying to emulate in 2001 with Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors (a track I will defend until my dying breath), which is admittedly not quite as ear-friendly as Boards of Canada's material here. But Music Has The Right To Children is still not exactly prime radio material, and for that it gets points taken off. Music, first and foremost, needs to sound good. The best tracks are generally the short interludes, which establish a beautiful atmospheric synth theme before fading away after about a minute. "Something something beauty is fickle/transient". Triangles & Rhombuses is the first genuinely great track (I'm a sucker for pulsating synths) and Kaini Industries, Roygbiv, Olson, and One Very Important Thought are also standouts. They're all warm, vibrant tracks without any message to figure out – you can just sit back and take in the cool sounds, wahoo. In contrast, songs like Sixtyten, Smokes Quantity, and the lengthy bonus track Happy Cycling are mainly built from one (mostly-)unchanging percussive rhythm and a few discordant synths, with little vocal snippets occasionally coming in at random. 3/5 Key tracks: Triangles & Rhombuses, Roygbiv, Olson

Enjoyed listening to this album but won't be revising it.

Very ambient, very chill. Pairs well with woodworking or writing love letters.

good nostalgic sounds but tbh boring

Never heard of this artist. Very interesting reading about this via Wiki. Very influential in the electronic scene today. Pretty cool stuff. Not sure if I can last all 18 tracks though. Very chill electronic

This is a very chill vibe. Good to work with in the background. Probably not something I would have listened to on my own, but I’m glad I did. Favorites were Telephastic Workshop, Triangles & Rhombuses, Turquoise Hexagon Sun, and Roygbiv.

Pleasant to read to, would be bad in any other context.

Interesting album. My wife called it "elevator-music" from the other room.

I liked this a lot more than I expected to. It kept my interest much more than most ambient electronic music. It still is background music to me, but more variety in the sonic textures made all the difference for me.

Initially I was very skeptical but it was actually great music to listen to and concentrate on getting work done. Really enjoyed it in the end.

It's got that 90's sound and feel. It's not an artist and, by extension, album I've ever heard of before. It was ok in the main, nothing special. In fact, I can think of plenty of albums of this ilk that were released within +/- 3 years of this one that are better. The standout track is (6) Sixtyten.

78% Best: Turquoise Hexagon Sun; Roygbiv; Rue The Whirl; Aquarius Must-Hear? Not quite

This felt long. I had to keep forcing myself to come back to it. It's good for what it is, but not something I'm going to seek out to listen to again.

Interesting soundsscapes, ahead of its time sounds from this album. Not my thing though I could appreciate it and enjoyed it as background music and possibly as the missing soundtrack to a weird cult film.

War mies chillig zum einschlafen

3,5

I thought I’d like this one more than I did. It’s not that it’s bad, I’d just heard so much about it. Wish I’d heard it when it first came out as it would’ve been fresher. Like listening to KLF or Underworld, EDM can be dated pretty quickly. Although I still have a nostalgic soft spot for UW. I’ll give it 3 and make an effort to spend more time with this in case it improves with when/where I listen to it next.

Good background music. Keeps my head bopping to the rhythm, but as usual with this type of music, I get bored fast. Really feels empty without an MC with good flow, rhyming over the top.

It was good background music. It was really easy to work to.

melodramatic look out the bus window & watch the sunny world move by

c: pete standing alone

Good background. 3/5

6/10. It's an intriguing listen, but it isn't really for me.

I'm glad I came back to this. I tried listening and got interrupted. But I enjoyed it a lot more on my second pass. Maybe I acclimated myself, maybe I was just in a more appropriate head space. Good trippy electronica, think 4am rave tracks, leading up to the sunrise set.

3/5 electronic music is not my thing but I liked it

A solid ambient album to relax to, but overall kind of boring

So this was super cool (or at least unexpected, the front cover reminded me of some kind of 70s or 80s band so was expecting that). Reminded me a bit of Bonobo - and then also Massive Attack and also the first Matrix movie (think it came out around the same time as that, think there maybe were some tracks in the movie or the soundtrack that are similar).

A little bit slow and boring, but still decent background music.

I actually didn't mind this, but as is my problem with a lot of instrumental electronica, a lot of the songs are just too long and repetitive. Some of it's kind of pretty, but overall, not my jam. 3 stars.

Wauw; 1001 lijst verwend me de laatste tijd! Weer een elektronisch album! En weer is het een super trippy album. Pfoee, maar deze is wel echt heel erg trippy Ik kan er minder van genieten dan van sommige andere albums die we gehoord hebben. Met ruim een uur is het ook net ff te lang ofzo? Dat ik niet helemaal mn aandacht er bij kan houden? Het is super dromerig allemaal, dat dan weer wel, maar nee dit pakt me niet helemaal. Ik irriteer me niet, het is gewoon een soort achtergrond muziek die ik aan heb terwijl ik andere dingen doe; prima niet zo bijzonder. FAVO: Sixtyten

It's well made, well produced, beautiful and all that. It's just not really my type of thing however. 70 minutes of mostly passive, chill and laid back pieces with barely any singing isn't my type of thing. I can appreciate the work that went into it and as far as the genre goes this is one of my favorite albums in there. But I'd still rather listen to something a bit more active.

I dig the overall sounds and approach of this album. People treating it like it’s the worst thing ever is a bit dramatic, in my opinion. That said, pretty much all of the songs that exceed four minutes overstay their welcome a bit for me, especially for a style of music that’s not inherently my favorite. It may not have the highest ceiling to grow in my ranks, but there is most certainly room for growth, and I’m actively interested in returning to this. 3/5

Not a message Len Houmous agrees with! He’s a firm believer in tightening copywrite laws! I’m a bit more laid back but it’s an understandable view point when almost 99% of music has its roots in what you created! 2.5

ok

This is super overrated. Pitchfork gave it a ten out of ten, which is preposterous. Making electronica requires very little real talent, and this album in general is very pretentious. In the end, my decision came down to this: -1 half star for instrumental quality. You're good with computers, so what? -1 half star for beauty in general there are some really pretty moments. -1 star for good production. -1 star for starting electronica, even though it sucks. Other than that, this album Is pretty mid, and the artists are pretty talentless.

I found it a little too repetitive to the point that I would enjoy how songs opened but would be ready for them to end when they would have over a minute left. I could see myself trying some more albums from this group to see what else they have to offer. Favorite Song: Sixtyten

Listened to this album with my mum. Started off weird but as it continued it got infinitely better. The final songs were beautiful. My mum and I both enjoyed.

В целом приятная электронщина Не на каждый день, но фоново можно без напряга послушать

Kinda strange instrumental vibe but it was cool

Decent chill out music but if goes on for far too long.

I want to like this album more than I do. Roygbiv is great. Rest is good chill background music.

Not something I'd usually listen, never heard of these guys before. It grew on me as the album went on, very ambient at times, at times it felt like the soundtrack to a film, nothing too standout and a little long but unique compared to the list so far.

Sometimes a good ambient sound is just what the doctor ordered. I really liked it.

Great music for the background, but I was not very into this. Decent sounds but electronica has come a long way from this. 2.5/5

OK.

This was a good vibe! It was relaxing to work to. Not a lot of music I can. A got more into it as it went along

I didn't hate it. At times, it got kinda creepy, which I dug. But when the electronic drums came in, I lost interest.

It is like Canada...Mehhhh

Pleasantly surprised, I usually hate electronic music.

The album is OK, but nothing special. Unfortunately it is a little boring. Nothing compared to the electronic music I usually prefer to listen to. Boards of Canada could have created a really boring album with "Music Has The Right To Children", what a stupid title. Still 3 stars

This one felt more like a Telephasic Workshop with Triangles & Rhombuses floating around a Turquoise Hexagon Sun.

This is the kind of thing I could put on in the background while I'm working so that I'm not distracted.

The ambient stuff I can't really go wrong with, but they don't do enough for me to seek them out to listen to again. It's nice and calm, but boring. Goes on for too long too

Good Bit long Does the job Chilled

Had its high points and definitely had its points

Cool

I actually like electronic music. It can also be repetitive. But I can't do much with this album by a band I've never heard before. It might be suitable as a background soundtrack. But even for that I find it too boring. No, this album didn't bother me, but I wouldn't have missed anything in life if I hadn't listened to it. 3/5

I like that it's accoustic, but the music is a little too weird and stressful to be in the background for my kinda work music.

It got a little long, but it has a few good beats.

That was a cool and interesting experience.

I liked these guys right from the get go - they are/were a Canadian collective and I got turned on to them thru Feist / Kings of Convenience - Feist was one of Boards of Canada : ) Happy Cycling (appropriately) has been in rotation for almost 20 yrs in my spin class

Best listened to in the background where the general sense percolates, the mood is set but the lack of melodic resolution and rote repetition so common in electronic music in the late 90s is minimized. An album worth hearing - as are others in their catalog including their last foray in 2013 - even if it’s not quite ready for prime time.

If you listen to 10 minutes of this you’ve essentially heard the whole thing. It’s tranquil and deep, slow burn electronic music. It’s a vibe setting type of collection that is great for keeping on in the background while you look at avante guarde art.

More like "Bored"s of Canada, amirite? Wait...they're not even from Canada! Anyway... it's an okay album. It's ambient and electronic. It's doesn't demand your attention.