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Crop Circles

Real Name:
Max Lanfranconi, Maurizio Begotti, Carlo Paternò, Andrea Rizzo, Filippo Scrimizzi & Francesco D'Amato
Profile:
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
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Discography

Releases:
Full Mental Jackpot E.P. (EP) (2 versions)   Auracle Recordings 1996
Lunar Civilization (EP) (3 versions)   Auracle Recordings 1997
Tetrahedron (Album) (4 versions)   DAT Records 2008
Appears On:
Tantrance 5 - A Trip To Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Full Mental Jackpot (P... Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Heliopolis (CD, Album) Lunar Civilization (Fi... Suntrip Records 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Creative Trance (Comp) (2 versions) Full Mental Jackpot Sound And Media Ltd 1997
Destination Goa - The Fifth Chapter - DG5 (2xCD, Comp) Lunar Civilization Why Not Records 1997
Goa Räume Vol. 2 - A Journey Into Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Full Mental Jackpot ID&T Music Germany 1997
Mushroom Trance Volume 1 - The Spirit Of Nature (2xCD, Dig) Lunar Civilization Cameleon, Nova Tekk 1997
Psychedelic Goa Core 3 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Full Mental Jackpot Javelin Ltd 1997
Psychedelic Voodoo (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Different Species Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Pulse 5 - From Here To Enlightenment (Jubilee Edition) (Comp) (2 versions) Full Mental Jackpot Sub Terranean 1997
Tantrance 5 - A Trip To Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Full Mental Jackpot (P... Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Trance Experience 3 - The Psychedelic Files (CD, Comp) Lunar Civilization Discobole Recordings 1997
Trancentral 7 - Psychedelic Moments Part Two (Comp) (2 versions) Full Mental Jackpot Kickin Records 1997
Psychedelic Vibes 4 (CD, Comp) Full Mental Jackpot (P... Trust In Trance Records, Phonokol 1998
Destination Goa - Best Of (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Lunar Civilization Why Not Records 1999
TRANCE10: Trance Central Volume 10 / Psychedelic Journey Pt. 2 (Outward) (CD) Full Mental Jackpot Kickin Records 2000
Heliopolis (CD, Album) Lunar Civilization (Fi... Suntrip Records 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Trance Mission (Cass, Comp) Full Mental Jackpot Euro Souz 1998
Beyond The Milky Way (10xFile, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 172) Lunar Civilization (Fi... Green Eye Pro 2009
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Review by 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!

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