3 Things to Know About Brian Eno’s Music for Airports

It was the first album explicitly created as ambient music Brian Eno coined the term “ambient” to describe music meant to “induce calm and a space to think.”

The concept was radical for its time In 1978, the idea of music designed to be background or atmospheric was a break from traditional listening expectations.

Eno invented the genre with this album Music for Airports set the template for ambient music as a distinct style focused on mood and environment over melody or structure.