Ordinary People (The Lords & Ladies of Shamballa) - Mahatma [1996]

Artist(s)
Ordinary People (The Lords & Ladies of Shamballa)
Release title
Mahatma
Label name
Happenin Music
Release year
1996

Altair

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In the mid-late nineties, Marc Mitchell was ON FIRE. He made numerous incredible examples of the "trance epic" - long playing tracks with clear evolving movements - under names like Sunday Club and Human Movement. This one-off is probably his most obscure (the label only existed for this one release). But IMO, it's also one of the best examples of trance released in the entire 1990s - and I'm including everything from 1997 onward.



I prefer the second take simply because it's longer and has more acid lines. But holy shit this is trance at its very best. You might smirk at the New Age-y vocal sample, but the rest of the track itself is a transcendent experience.

PM me if you want the version of Mahatma II that I remastered in Ozone.
 

Altair

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Never heard it before but the 2nd one sounds better. I am amazed how good it sounds for 1996 track. It's really nicely mastered.
I know, Marc Mitchell was almost in a league of his own. Only other trance producer from that time (that I know of) who was on the same level was probably BT.
 

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I think I found out about it in like 2006/2007 in a swedish tranceforum if I recall correctly. Its a good and classy and impressive track for its time for sure, but I personally think its a bit pretencious tbh. I prefer Sunday Club - Etenas Fligth over this, even Healing Dream i think.

Still though, worth checking out for those who havnt heard it.
 
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