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𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙖’𝙨 Music Has The Right To Children 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙛 1990𝙨 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘, 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 “𝙞𝙙𝙢” 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.

Released in 1998 on Warp and Skam, the album distilled the duo’s otherworldly vision into 17 tracks of woozy synth melodies, half-remembered samples and dusty hip-hop–inspired beats. At once nostalgic and unsettling, the record seemed to channel half-forgotten childhood memories through analogue haze and warped VHS tones, with tracks like “Roygbiv,” “Turquoise Hexagon Sun” and “Aquarius” becoming instant touchstones for a generation of listeners.

More than just an album, *Music Has The Right To Children* is a portal — a carefully sequenced journey that feels simultaneously intimate and vast, playful yet ominous. Its balance of warmth and unease has ensured its place as one of the most influential electronic records of all time, inspiring countless producers while remaining utterly singular. Over 25 years on, it still sounds timeless, a masterpiece that reshaped the landscape of late-90s electronica and beyond.