Charm is amazing, completely missed being the B side of Sacred Cycles

Loved the original, one of the best 'Trance' records ever as it is soooooooo much more than bog standard trance. Love the Medway Remix as it doesn't try to better the orig but it does take it to another place and uses techno hi-hats, classic :)

The speaker heard in the beginning of the original version of "Sacred Cycles" is not Gandhi - although this is often assumed. Talk about western stereotypes - "Hey, listen - there's a man babbling about tolerance with an indian accent! Must be Gandhi."Not quite so. In fact, it's Osho - a controversial indian guru who had many western followers in the 1970's. The bit heard in "Sacred Cycles" is an excerpt of a longer recorded talk where Osho discusses the problem of different beliefs dividing human beings from each other:" ... and it is good that not all are roses, that not all are lotuses.But something very mysterious is happening here, Darius, you can see: all kinds of people are here, from almost every country, from every religion, and nobody teaches them to be tolerant and nobody teaches them to be respectful of the other's religion. These things are simply not talked about, and still nobody is intolerant. In fact, nobody thinks in terms that the other is other. This is a totally different vision.My approach is that you have to drop ... "This is where the speech sample ends in the track, while the continuation would be:" ..., not to imbibe tolerance, not to imbibe a certain synthesis, manipulated, man-made -- you have to drop this whole nonsense of the American way of life and the Indian way of life and the Chinese way of life. You have to drop this whole nonsense that "I am a Hindu, Mohammedan, Parsi, Sikh." You are just a human being!"And "Sacred Cycles" is just a great early Trance track.

Thanks that you took the time to post the whole story here. I'm more likely to enjoy music better with some background information.'And "Sacred Cycles" is just a great early Trance track. ' +1

Although the accolades Mr. Lazonby receives for this track are rightfully deserved, the standout elements of the tune should be given proper credit as well.The airy arpeggio and swooping synth (which is, quite honestly, the real gem of this track) comes from a Genesis song called "The Fountain of Salmacis" released on their third LP "Nursery Cryme" from 1971.Pete Lazonby did an excellent job of making the samples his own, that's for sure ... but credit where credit is due.

I have very good ears. Sounds like a direct sample to me!

If you had (very) good ears - you will hear that Genesis Sample (played in Original by Tony Banks on a Mellotron Mk II)was complete replayed and looped by Peter Lazonby for that Track. The ground idea comes indeed from the Genesis Track...

I didn't know that...not a fan of Genesis but will definitely check that track!