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July 1984 Zoid, age 13, sees legendary
hip-hop movie Breakdance.
It proves to be an inspiration. Some cardboard is acquired from behind
Burtons in Northfield and much of that summer is spent breakdancing.
Jun 1985 Krom sees the same movie on video. Thinks its "shit".
Jan 1986 Last recorded incident of breakdancing at a Bournville
School disco.
Nov 1986 During a drama lesson at the above school, Simon
Burrows and Martin Green improvise a sketch featuring a fictitious world
breakdancing championship. Ignored by pupils and staff alike, the sketch
defines two talentless, hip-hop obsessed youths by the names of 'Zoid'
and 'Krom'.
Jul 1987 Having passed (most of) their O levels, 'Zoid and Krom'
(as they are now known) spend the last two days of the summer holidays
jamming on a £99 Casio keyboard. It is only when the album is 'mixed
down' on an Amstrad tape-to-tape machine that a name is decided on, "Space
Time". Predictably, it is a crock of shite.
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