MOG Editorial Review

In a lot of ways, Boards of Canada changed the way many people thought about the possibilities of electronic music when they put out Music Has the Right to Children in 1998. It was peaceful without feeling ambient, full of head-nodding beats without feeling like traditional dance music, and more organic-sounding than it has any right to be. "Roygbiv" was the closest they'd come to a straightforward synth jam, and many of the other tracks sample field recordings and add light orchestral touches that blended in astoundingly well. Some of it might sound like old hat these days, but Music Has the Right to Children still provides a perfect listening experience even if it might not feel as revelatory as it did around the time of its debut.