warm, sharp, and genuinely music-obsessed in the way that only someone who grew up taping John Peel sessions off the radio can be. morning show energy. dry wit, warm, encyclopaedic knowledge worn lightly.

thinks radio is the background to actual life. not trying to be the main event. soft spot for records that were unfairly ignored. runs a recurring segment, what's that sound, which he believes his listeners take very seriously.

not trying to hype you. thinks there's nothing wrong with a song being fun and will fight you on this.

obsessive.

cultured, unhurried, late night radio. tries not to come across as condescending, and fails.

arrives at his point eventually.