Most people think that quartz crystals are only found in alternative book stores and new age circles... In fact, the humble quartz crystal is a major component in today's technological revolution. The conversion of quartz crystals into silicon chips has transformed the world, making possible the digital age. It has given us computers, mobile phones and communication breakthroughs such as the Internet and, of course, techno music. The central core of every techno set-up is the computer. The silicon chips of a computer allow vast pieces of information to be brought together in a precisely organized way. What we effectively create when we hook up all the instruments ina techno studio is a crystal matrix with the computer acting as the mothership crystal and communicating to the other crystal components within the system.

Some people claim that making music with computers is not an organic process and too linear. We agree that techno music is precise with a repetitive bass drum and loops, but its design follows the precise structure of crystals, which are completely natural and abundant in nature. Like scientists who have discovered how to create crystals in liquid form, musicians are now creating crystals in music form as techno.

Nobel prize-winning scientist Marcel Vogel was one of the early pioneers of silicon chip technology. While working as a research scientist for IBM he made a discovery that shook to the core the belief systems of his scientific peers. He discovered that crystals not only have the ability to br programmed as silicon chips in a computer but also can be programmed with thought. His explanation was simple. A person sitting at a computer relays his thoughts via a keyboard which are stored in the computer's silicon chips via the medium of electricity. Vogel discovered that crystals can also be programmed without the need for electircity, by using just thoughts.

Like electircity, thought is a form of energy, which is given direction by our intention. Vogel found that crystals affect the molecular structure of water and, since our bodies are 70 per cent water, they have a profound effect on our metabolic processes and our emotional well being. Thus the new age concept of wearing and programming a crystal actually works. Vogel went on to design a multitude of experiments to validate his quantum theories but of course, like all ground-breaking alternative scientists, he was ostracized by the mainstream scientific community.

Belief in crystals is not only a new age phenomenon; ancient culturse and Shamanic socieities have always used the vibrational powers of crystals and gemstones. Australian Aborigines of the central desert believe that inside Uluhru (Ayers Rock) is a giant blue crystal that absorbs cosmic energy, which is then channelled around the planet via the crystal grid matrix of the earth: an ancient Internet. Some people believe that the ancient Atlanteans programmed the crystal deposites of the Earth with special encodements that would only be discovered by future generations. These codes would unlock certain latent energies within our DNAmatrix causing a quantum leap in human evolution. Could it be that today's techno music made with crystal technology carries these codes within its structure, affecting us as we trance on the dancefloor? Get ready to take off !!