Lino Squares

Now that the Robocrouch is sweeping the nation, and soon to turn the stadiums of Germany into some kind of epileptic disco... I thought i'd serve up a bit of old-skool electro so you can perfect those moves ready for the World Cup.



It's all in the hands & elbows you see.

In fact I'm a bit worried that I might actually dance like that. I do have a certain 'Crouchiness' about my physique. But at least that will make me cool for one month of my life (or 10 days if we don't make it to the 2nd round!).

Now i'm no expert in the genre, and wouldn't know my Egyptian Lover from my Arabian Prince.... but I do know that these two tracks are hotttt and will make your body pop. Hopefully slightly more rhythmically than Crouchy.

This first cut is by the World Class Wreckin' Crew from back in 1984, and features none other than DR DRE before he went all gangsta. The heavy breathing on the beat is reminiscent of Kraftwerk's Tour de France, and the 'get up on the dancefloor' lyrics seem these days a refreshing change from all the bitches, hoes and drive-bys. Just plain awesome.

"Seven days a week, he's on call
To get the party people up off the wall
You'll fell motivated as he operates
Cos party energy is what she generates
He'll prescribe for you, his potent elixir
Two turntables, speakers, and a mixer
He'll rock your party wherever you be.
Calling Dr. Dre to surgery"

Surely more proof (if it was needed) that Dre is one of the biggest musical geniuses of the 20th century.

WORLD CLASS WRECKIN' CREW - SURGERY

This next one is a bit of an electro classic also (you can't expect me to dig too deep!). I first heard it on Coldcut's INCREDIBLE Journeys By DJ mix - which is still my favourite mix CD ever, and is something that if you don't own you need to BUY! (Seriously... read the reviews if you don't trust me. It's awesome.)



This was apparently adopted as "The Theme Song to Wikipedia" due to, well, look at the title and listen to the track and you will work out why.

Now that i've linked to that Wikipedia article I guess I don't have to pretend I know anything about them by copying information from it. If you want to read about them you can.

Otherwise go ahead and pop the glock:



NEWCLEUS - JAM ON REVENGE (THE WIKKI WIKKI SONG)

Unfortunately the only full length version of this I have is from the Streetsounds Electro album, and the beginning & end are slightly mixed. It shouldn't detract from your enjoyment though!


Ah, i'm just thinking of a stadium full of England fans body popping, and i've started to look forward to the world cup again! Just thank god this month of interminable build up is coming to an end. Roll on Friday!

I broadly agree with my buddy Patrick's thoughts about the main contenders, and might have a sneaky punt on the Dutch. The only thing I know for certain is that England don't have a hope of winning. Second favourites my arse! If however we do go far i'd like to hope we can do it without cheating. The only thing that sickened me more than Gerrard's blatent dive for a penalty on Tuesday was the approval it gained from every single commentator and pundit.

Has it come to this?

I wouldn't mind so much except the very same people still go on and on about Maradonna's handball 20 years after the event. Obviously I don't approve of that either, but what's the difference exactly? It's this win at all costs attitude that's ruining sport, and any victory gained by foul means will ring hollow with me.

Unless, of course, it's against the Germans.