Bring back the Muzak

Anyone venturing into one of Brussels' metro stations recently will notice something different: gone is the Muzak that used to be piped into the fetid ether, in its place English language pop oldies (sample selection: Duran Duran's 'Ordinary Day', followed by Ziggy Marley and Deniece 'Let's hear it for the boy" Williams). Personally I find the new regime intrusive and much preferred the instantly forgettable background murmur of the previous era: much better for contemplation.

I assume the change is an attempt to make the pretty squalid Brussels underground less unpleasant for passengers. However, it is not our ears that are offended but our eyes and, in particular, our nostrils: the metro stinks. Some piped perfume wouldn't go amiss. Perhaps it isn't so far down the line: Procter & Gamble has recently developed Scentstories (www.scentstories.com), a system for 'playing' scents in the same way you would a CD. I wonder what Brian Eno makes of it all?