"I first discovered ambient music in college, when I was a late-night d.j. My show at the campus radio station started every Thursday at midnight and ran until five. …for the last hour, I’d play ambient music. I’d let “Music on a Long Thin Wire,” or “Music for Airports,” or “Discreet Music” unspool over New Jersey. Then I’d leave and walk home across campus. The music left my mind clear and thoughtful—the right feelings for just before dawn, when it’s still dark, but you can sense the sunrise gathering itself."