All good things must come to an end, and over the past few days, 909originals has hosted the inaugural Irish Rave Championship, a contest to determine Ireland’s greatest old school dance track. We’ve had a lot of fun putting it together, and we hope you’ve enjoyed getting involved – thousands of votes were cast!
There an only be one winner, however, and we are delighted to reveal that Ireland’s greatest old school dance track is…
SECRET WEAPON – DREAM LOVER (SOUND CROWD MIX)
Congratulations to Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix), which achieved 54.2% of the vote in the Final, compared to 45.8% for Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season. Bragging rights are officially yours! 🙂
Click below to listen to a YouTube playlist of all the tracks that competed in the competition.
A full list of results can be found below.
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Match 1: The 4th Dimension – Storm (58.2%) VS Death Before Disco – Ministry (41.8%)
Match 2: Micky Mac – Dance Nation (54.5%) VS Firstborn – The Mood Club (45.5%)
Match 3: Mark Kavanagh – Bad Boy (44.8%) VS Agnelli & Nelson – El Nino (55.2%)
Match 4: Bumble – West In Motion (44.2%) VS Razor – Doppelgänger (55.8%)
Match 5: Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season (93.8%) VS DJ Wool – Earthy (6.3%)
Match 6: Rob Rowland – Glocomm (37.5%) VS David Holmes – Gritty Shaker (62.5%)
Match 7: 4 Rhythm – Maniac (73%) VS Mind Over Music – Jacob’s Ladder (27%)
Match 8: Mr. Spring – Voyager 1.56 (72.5%) VS DJ Modelle – Dance To The Beat (27.5%)
Match 9: Ubiquity – Bolivian Angel (88.4%) VS Bass Odyssey – Remote Control Soul (11.6%)
Match 10: Yomanda – Synth & Strings (40.8%) VS DJ Pressure – Pride (59.2%)
Match 11: Mad Sound Disease – MoonBoom (68%) VS Decal – Excelsis (32%)
Match 12: Liquid Wheel – Mutronik (58.7%) VS Phunk’Dup – Hausflake (41.3%)
Match 13: Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) (58.2%) VS Johnny Moy – Squirt (41.8%)
Match 14: Liquid Wheel – Blue (90.7%) VS Hyper[borea] – Dulamán (Tribal Club Mix) (9.3%)
Match 15: Basic – Greenback (23.7%) VS DJ Kayos – Prophesy (76.3%)
Match 16: 4th Dimension – Pure Dream (49.1%) VS FishGoTech – In Motion (Sweat Full On Mix) (50.9%)
ROUND 2 RESULTS
Match 1: DJ Pressure – Pride (41.8%) vs Ubiquity – Bolivian Angel (58.2%)
Match 2: Mad Sound Disease – MoonBoom (68.2%) vs DJ Kayos – Prophesy (31.8%)
Match 3: Liquid Wheel – Mutronik (46.5%) vs Razor – Doppelgänger (53.5%)
Match 4: Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season (87%) vs Micky Mac – Dance Nation (13%)
Match 5: David Holmes – Gritty Shaker (40.6%) vs Agnelli & Nelson – El Nino (59.4%)
Match 6: The 4th Dimension – Storm (40.8%) vs Liquid Wheel – Blue (59.2%)
Match 7: 4 Rhythm – Maniac (35.7%) vs Mr. Spring – Voyager 1.56 (64.3%)
Match 8: FishGoTech – In Motion (Sweat Full On Mix) (25.4%) vs Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) (74.6%)
QUARTER FINALS
Match 1: Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season (50%) vs Liquid Wheel – Blue (50%) [Sound Crowd Orchestra wins the replay]
Match 2: Agnelli & Nelson – El Nino (45.5%) vs Mad Sound Disease – MoonBoom (54.5%)
Match 3: Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) (53.7%) vs Razor – Doppelgänger (46.3%)
Match 4: Ubiquity – Bolivian Angel (71.9%) vs Mr. Spring – Voyager 1.56 (28.1%)
SEMI FINALS
Match 1: Mad Sound Disease – MoonBoom (24%) vs Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) (76%)
Match 2: Ubiquity – Bolivian Angel (38%) vs Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season (62%)
THE FINAL
Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) )(54.2%) vs Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season (45.8%)
Thanks to everyone that cast a vote, rallied support for your favourites through social media, and of course to the producers themselves for putting together such epic music… the soundtrack to so many memories on the dancefloor. 🙂
Also, to keep the old school fires burning, why not check out RAVE TAPES IRELAND, our comprehensive archive of Irish rave tapes..?
Thanks again!