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Stereogum x Amazon MP3 Friendly Deals #5: Boards Of Canada's Music Has The Right To Children

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Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices). Hopefully you'll be able to add these must-own LPs to your library without breaking your budget. Today's deal: Boards Of Canada's Music Has The Right To Children.

Scottish brothers Michael and Marcus Sandison have been releasing cut-and-paste collages since the late '80s, but 1998's Music Has The Right To Children (Warp) was their first proper studio LP. Ten years later, it remains one of the greatest IDM efforts of the modern era and an inspiration for ambitious electronica artists and Radiohead alike. The elusive duo's name is inspired by documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada, and even if you're not aware of that oeuvre, the sounds collected on Music will be familiar to anyone who's watched a '70s educational filmstrip in elementary school. Warped, warm synths and electric pianos mingle with found sounds and echoing kids' voices, forging a trippy tribute to childhood wonder. Off-kilter beats and samples appear incongruously with the analog sounds, a la labelmate Aphex Twin, ensuring that we're never in Muzak territory. Every track is transportive and psychedelic, and while BoC have remained vital throughout their career, we most frequently return to the ambient soundscapes of their debut. This week you can pick it up at Amazon MP3 for $3.99 down from the regular price of $9.99.

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Allah

One of the very best albums ever.

Posted by: Allah profile link at 12/08/08 2:48 PM | Reply
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Inspired choice!

Posted by: James at 12/08/08 2:53 PM | Reply
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Actually, pretty boring, uninspired choice.

Posted by: Rabbit in reply to James's comment at 12/08/08 3:07 PM | Reply
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Scott

Now's a good time to mention:
We picked dozens of albums to start with, but Amazon can't clear them all -- so don't read too much into which order these deals are going live. It's just a matter of logistics and label relations.

Posted by: Scott profile link in reply to Rabbit's comment at 12/08/08 3:16 PM | Reply
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Actually, pretty unboring, inspired choice. Or is it?

Posted by: Alan in reply to Rabbit's comment at 12/08/08 3:24 PM | Reply
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Ahhh.....Insporing choice!

Posted by: buns profile link at 12/08/08 3:34 PM | Reply
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Jawbox, baby, Jawbox.

Or Hot Snakes.

Posted by: Tito at 12/08/08 6:48 PM | Reply
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I know where to download the album for even cheaper than that.

Posted by: steve at 12/08/08 9:17 PM | Reply
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Next week... Astro Lounge?!?!

Posted by: Andrew at 12/08/08 9:54 PM | Reply
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how about a classic spacemen 3 album for the next deal of the week? those things are never on sale

or, alternately, a classic spiritualized album?

anything by jason pierce basically

Posted by: joe at 12/08/08 11:44 PM | Reply
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John Claude

Is this the album with the ridiculous fold out "liner notes"? I remember working in a record store and getting REALLY annoyed with customers who would open it up. God that was a bitch to get back together.

Posted by: John Claude profile link at 12/09/08 12:35 AM | Reply
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Unexpected choice. Love it!

Listening to Geogaddi now... all in the Boards of Canada mood thanks to you. : )

Posted by: The Royal Cactopi profile link at 12/09/08 2:39 AM | Reply
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I'd like to second the request for Jawbox. I bought "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" when it came out in '94 and it still sounds fresh and vital even after all the bands that have copped their sound over the past fifteen years. A couple of other nice picks might be Jawbreaker's "24 Hour Revenge Therapy," Low's "Things We Lost in the Fire," and The Wedding Present's "Seamonsters."

Posted by: Alex at 12/09/08 9:40 AM | Reply
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Friggin love this album!! Essential listening... if you don't have it, pick it up!

Posted by: Jeff at 12/09/08 11:19 AM | Reply
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This is definitely a must have. I hope they release something in 2009, been a long wait!

Posted by: L at 12/09/08 4:17 PM | Reply
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