I don't understand some of the comments here. To say the track is "shite" or doesn't somehow capture the essence of Eno is silly. Eno does a massive spectrum if different types of music. There is no essence and if you don't like it, that's fine, but it's BS to say it's "shite". Also, I guess emusic changed the pricing because now it's $0.49 for the track, which is pretty fair.
Those who hate the price-gouge...don't get it here
How have Emusic got hte barefaced cheek to charge $5.99 for a rubbish track lasting only 10 minutes. I bet Eno would furious if he knew his name was being exploited in this cheap way. What's happened to the once good Emusic. Its getting worse than ITunes but without the selection.
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