Needles & Grooves

But it’s like the crackle of a warm fire.

The one place I actually like it (because it's supposed to be there) is crate-digging sample-based music, particularly of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Well how else are you going to know you are listing to that form of media?

"Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, 'Listen, mate, life has surface noise." - John Peel