Question for EBTG fans.....


Something that’s been bugging me is that about 30 seconds into the track “Low tide of the night” from Tempermental by Everything but the Girl is a faint snap/crackle/pop noise that my brain associates with stylus noise, but the recording I am listening to is digital (Tidal).  What am I hearing?  Is it noise from the recording, if so is it there intentionally?  

System is PS Audio dac -> BAT VK-55 -> Thiel CS 2.3s.
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gosta - you are right on, it's at 19 seconds, when the vocal track kicks in.

All - I agree, I think the noise is there intentionally for some reasons only known to Watt and Thorn (how does an electro pop dance track benefit from intentionally added noise?  Same type noise is throughout Massive Attack's album Mezzanine), but I am glad others hear the same thing and reach the same conclusion, sometimes in this hobby I need help with a sanity check. 

acresverde - thanks for turning me on to some totally bitchin' blues, I hadn't heard R L Burnside before, glad I have.
scott_w2 - small world - I grew up in Mpls and most of my best live music memories are from the 80s and early 90s at First Ave, 7th St, Uptown Bar, U of MN, and more.  The RL Burnside recommendation has me digging through his discography, and although I am not a huge blues fan, I can attest to the "frighten most stereos into submission" comment.  This man makes some powerfully energetic music!

acresverde, thanks for opening a door for me!