FREDERICK ALLEN

Music For Airports was the first Eno album I ever listened to, and it has had somewhat of a profound impact on my ideas of simplicity and beauty. The song ’1/1′ is particularly beautiful. It could easily be the soundtrack to my life or anyone’s, but the surprising thing is that it fits flawlessly in airports. In airports, I always get this unique feeling of calm after I find my gate and have some layover time. There are so many stressed and rushing bodies all around, but I have absolutely nowhere to go, and nothing to do but wait and think about my destination. The people I’ll meet. The people I’ll leave. I get the slight feeling of nervousness, which then is subtly offset by thinking about how utterly alone I am in a place with so many people and I am okay with that. This song is the feeling explained.