“Music for Airports” was composed in an era when air travel was still a romantic affair — a far cry from today’s paranoia drill, where getting through security becomes a shoeless, beltless, helpless exercise in humility. In this light, Eno’s ambient breakthrough feels more vital — and functional — than ever.”

–How Brian Eno Helped Travelers Check Their Emotional Baggage (Washington Post) [via book of joe]

Ever actually heard it in an airport?