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20 March 2026

Singles World Cup Finals: Round 5

Leader Board:
ACR              8
The Shamen  3
Utah Saints    3
Dreadzone     6
 
 
Round 5 pre-set guideline (because of protests about yesterday's Team offerings) is a four track Single from all Teams.
 
 
 
 
The Shamen - Phorever People, One Little Indian 98TP7CD, 1992.
all decryption codes in comments 
 
Phorever People (Beatmasters Heavenly edit)
Phorever People (Shamen mix)
Phorever People (Shamen Dub)
Phorever People (Beatmasters Heavenly mix)
 
 
 
 
 
Dreadzone - Lion Shirt, Functional Breaks FB042, 2006.

Lion Shirt (Original mix)
Lion Shirt (Drum Monkey mix)
Lion Shirt (instrumental)
Lion Shirt (radio edit)
 
 
 
 
 
Utah Saints - Ohio, FFRR FCD264, 1995.

Ohio (radio edit)    
Ohio (12" full length mix)    
Ohio (Itchy & Scratchy Dub mix)
Ohio (DJ Misjah mix)
 
 
 
 
 
A Certain Ratio - Greetings Four, Materiali Sonori MASO 70004, 1986.

Side A -
Bootsy
Fever 103degrees
Side B -
The Runner
Inside
 
 
 

Tomorrow, Round 6,
NØ
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  1. NØ3/20/26, 12:06 AM

    Phorever People
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    Lion Shirt
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    Ohio
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    Greetings Four
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  2. That Bloke3/20/26, 1:34 PM

    Plenty to go at today and a quick flip through the tracks reveals an absolute cracker from A Certain Ratio. I'm trying not to jump the gun here, but the rest will have to be exceptional to anywhere near... Lets do this properly though.

    The Shamen. I'm not 'getting' The Shamen. I suspect I'm just not a Techno person.

    Dreadzone. I'm no fan of football and have never found a song about it remotely appealing. Sorry Dreadzone.

    Utah Saints. Uninspiring start but gets better with the third track and finishes with a great mix. The DJ Misjah mix is classic Acid - my favourite-est House.

    A Certain Ratio. Four tracks that I'm familiar with, but versions that I'm not. "Bootsy" is also on the Album "Force" but is played at a slower pace on the single. "Inside" is played slower on the Album than the single. I know the track "The Runner" but can't find it in my collection. Four excellent classic mid '80s era ACR tracks.

    A clear win for A Certain Ratio today.

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    1. NØ3/20/26, 2:01 PM

      Thanks, That Bloke. The officials required an even playing field today just for you. Sounds like you found it more to your liking. Excellent. I'll add your score to the Leader Board.

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  3. jonder3/20/26, 10:07 PM

    I agree with That Bloke -- ACR is the best of today's matchup. All of the four songs are enjoyable. "Inside" is probably my favorite. Any one of the songs from the ACR EP sounds better than today's offerings from Dreadzone. Shamen, or Utah Saints.

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    1. NØ3/20/26, 10:19 PM

      Thanks jonder. Short & to the point. I'll add your vote to the Leader Board.

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  4. Mooz3/24/26, 9:38 AM

    ACR gets my vote here for all the reasons already mentioned in the comments. I got excited for a second for Utah Saints, until I realized this is not Itch-E & Scratch-E, whom I am a fan of. Annoying when similar named bands in similar genres operate at the same time. I agree that the DJ Misjah remix is pretty solid.

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  5. NØ3/24/26, 7:54 PM

    Itch-E - Australia, Itchy - France. Maybe a translation thing. ACR definitely strong here. I'll update the tally. Thanks for following along.

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