For the day that’s in it, enjoy this playlist of Irish rave classics

It’s a St Patrick’s Day like no other, so what better excuse to celebrate Ireland’s rich dance music history?

Back in December, 909originals brought you the inaugural Irish Rave Championship, which saw 32 retro rave cuts compete for the title of Ireland’s most-loved old school track – after some tough competition (and thousands of online votes), Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) lifted the overall title. Thanks again to everyone that participated in the competition.

For the day that’s in it – and with a oversized leprechaun hat placed firmly on our heads and a Mitsubishi-bedecked tricolour in our hands – here’s a playlist of all the tracks that were featured in the Irish Rave Championship, including some bona fide classics and a myriad of forgotten gems. The playlist can be accessed by clicking on the image below.

Hit shuffle on that bad boy and let the memories from The Olympic/Sides/The Asylum etc come flooding back… 🙂

Tracks featured include:

4 Rhythm – Maniac
4th Dimension – Pure Dream
4th Dimension – Storm
Agnelli & Nelson – El Nino
Basic – Greenback
Bass Odyssey – Remote Control Soul
Bumble – West In Motion
DJ Kayos – Prophesy
DJ Modelle – Dance To The Beat
DJ Pressure – Pride
DJ Wool – Earthy
David Holmes – Gritty Shaker
Death Before Disco – Ministry
Decal – Excelsis
Firstborn ‎– The Mood Club
FishGoTech – In Motion (Sweat Full On Mix
Hyper[borea] – Dulamán (Tribal Club Mix)
Johnny Moy – Squirt
Liquid Wheel – Blue
Liquid Wheel – Mutronik
Mad Sound Disease ‎– MoonBoom
Mark Kavanagh ‎– Bad Boy
Micky Mac – Dance Nation
Mind Over Music ‎– Jacob’s Ladder
Mr. Spring ‎– Voyager 1.56
Phunk’Dup – Hausflake
Razor ‎– Doppelgänger
Rob Rowland ‎– Glocomm
Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix)
Sound Crowd Orchestra – Sixth Season
Ubiquity ‎– Bolivian Angel
Yomanda – Synth & Strings
…and of course Secret Weapon – Dream Lover (Sound Crowd Mix) 🙂