Whatever you think of the upcoming 2012 Olympics – or indeed sport in general – you can’t help but admit that the whole event shares many of the aesthetic elements we like to associate with great music: communal euphoria, the ebb and flow of waves of excitement, guitar feedback deafening the spectators in the front row (okay, so maybe that last one is a little more specifically music-related…)

We’ve already taken an in-depth look at the relationship between music and the Olympics (and if you missed that article, by the way, it’s well worth checking out). Now we’re hoping to prove the above hypothesis by showcasing ‘Theme For Velodrome’ by The Chemical Brothers, one of the official Olympic anthems this year. It’s got the adrenaline rush of all the podium posturing in the world …