Max Lanfranconi, Maurizio Begotti, Carlo Paternò, Andrea Rizzo, Filippo Scrimizzi & Francesco D'Amato
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The joint project of Etnica/Pleiadians and their fellow Italians Lotus Omega. The first tracks ever composed were Lunar Civilization and Different Species, made by Filippo, Carlo & Maurizio only. The tracks were then sent on DAT to Max that at the time was in Bali DJing. The music was all composed during the summer of 1996 in the studio they set up in Milano with all the machines from Etnica and Lotus Omega. For Full Mental Jackpot 10 mixes were made in only one stormy afternoon, but only 2 made it to the public release. Much of the material went lost through the years because of an hard-drive crash and DAT being lost. The debut album was finished and was being called Tetrahedron, expected to be released in 1998 on Auracle Recordings. Unfortunately the label went bankrupt before it could be realized. The album was finally released 10 years after in late 2008 on DAT Records
maroko, Nov 30, 2007
Crop Circles, a relatively short lived old school goa trance collaboration between two great italian projects, Enica and Lotus Omega, are today considered one of the most sought after, mysterious and magnificent examples of the entire old school frenzy. Their tracks, a clash of skilfuly crafted and vivid melodies, courtesy of Etnica, and out of this world intensity and (back in the day) unmatchable psychedelia brought by Lotus Omega, the six member project produced some of the best, most representative tracks this genre ever had. Their first EP came out in 1996, and the track "Full Mental Jackpot" was an instant classic, surpassed only by its sister remix, courtesy of the Etnica side-project, the Pleiadians. That was far from the end, though, as "Lunar Civilization", another favorite of theirs, hit the scene like a hydrogen bomb, sweeping literary everybody off their feet and preparing grounds for a full lenghth debut album release. Unfortunately, the label Crop Circles were associated with went bankrupt, and their album never saw the light of day... Today, we have two properly distributed 12" released by this great collective, a third, albeit very limited release of the quintissential "Lunar Civilization EP" via CD Maxi, and no more than half a dozen bona fide goa trance classics. The way things are, it is doubtful whether or not will their album ever get the proper release and attention it deserves, but if you heard either one of their two classic EPs, then you konw what kind of a ride are you in for. To sum it all up, despite the scarsity of their production opus, Crop Circles remain one of the greatest, most influentuial bands in the history of trance music. Period!