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21 March 2026

Singles World Cup Finals: Round 6

Leader Board:
ACR              11
The Shamen  5
Utah Saints    3
Dreadzone     6


A third of the way through the competition, A Certain Ratio holds the lead with Dreadzone only two points down. The Shamen & Utah Saints are tied & trailing. 
 
Have all the dance floor crowd worn out their Boogie Shoes? 
 
Well, there is still plenty of time for any of the Four. Let the Games continue. 
Utah Saints - Power to the Beats, Echo ECEP103, 2000.
all decryption codes in comments 
 
Power to the Beats    
Power to the Beats (Rob Searle main mix edit)
Power to the Beats (Krafty Kuts mix)
Power to the Beats (Todd Edwards power chord remix)
Power to the Beats (Chicken Lips Live from Pluto mix)
Power to the Beats (Todd Edwards Street Soul Dubified)
 
 
 
 
 
A Certain Ratio - Life's a Scream, Factory FAC112, 1984
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Dance Side -     
Life’s a Scream    
Trance Side -     
There's Only This
 
 
 
 
 
Dreadzone - Fire in the Dark, Dubwiser Records DUB008, 2015.

Side A -        
Fire in the Dark (Teddy Killerz remix)    
Fire in the Dark (radio edit)    
Side B -
Fire in the Dark (Bazil remix)    
Fire in the Dark (KingDread 'Rumours Riddim' remix) 
The Shamen - Boss Drum, One Little Indian 88TP7CDL, 1992.

Boss Drum (The Beatmasters radio mix)
Boss Drum (The Beatmasters Boss mix)
Boss Drum (The Beatmasters Tribal Buzz mix)
Boss Drum (Youth Transhamen Ritual mix)
Boss Drum (The Shamen 12“ mix)
Boss Drum (Justin Robertson Lion Rock Dub mix)
Boss Drum (The Shamen Dub mix)
Boss Drum (Youth Shamen Ritual instrumental mix)
 
 
 

Tomorrow, Round 7,
NØ
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  1. NØ3/21/26, 12:05 AM

    Power to the Beats
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    Life’s a Scream
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    Fire in the Dark
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    Boss Drum
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  2. Richard3/21/26, 3:53 AM

    I'm not that good at describing music. And how else The Shamen, Dreadzone or Uah Saints would be revisited will remain a mystery, that you solved. Thank you. A Certain Ratio gets my vote, and you haven't even pulled out their big ones.

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    1. NØ3/21/26, 1:11 PM

      Thanks Richard. Added your vote to the Leader Board.

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  3. That Bloke3/21/26, 1:59 PM

    A Pattern is emerging.

    Utah Saints. Just not getting Utah Saints today - they're just doing nothing for me. "Krafty Kuts" mix with it's soul samples, deep bass, and a relatively stripped down sound is the pick of the six mixes.

    ACR. "Life's a Scream" is the track of choice here. Classic ACR.

    Dread Zone. Drum & Bass vibes in places... interesting but for the most part lacking the hard 'edge' that I like.

    The Shamen. This has washed through my ears this afternoon without leaving any real imprint; that's the real problem I've got with it. A similar comment could be levelled at Dread Zone... I'm starting to see a pattern here.

    ACR for the win again. Although I have to disclose that I've been listening to ACR all afternoon so my ears and brain are definitely in the ACR 'groove'.

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    1. NØ3/21/26, 3:23 PM

      The pattern I see is ACR creeping a head day by day. I'll add your vote to the Leader Board. Thanks for the comentary, That Bloke.

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  4. Anonymous3/21/26, 5:58 PM

    Have to be partial to ACR, sorry Shamen...
    Diego

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  5. NØ3/21/26, 8:41 PM

    Thanks, Diego. Good to hear from you again. It's been a while. How are things down South? I'll gladly add your vote to the total.

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  6. jonder3/21/26, 9:31 PM

    Boss Drum is boss

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    1. NØ3/21/26, 10:52 PM

      Thanks, jonder. I'm with you. Some of the mixes on Boss Drum are indeed boss. They're moist. I'll add your score to the Board. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen & chime in everyday.

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