German born, Australian-raised musician and artist Mars Lasar crafts intricate music by blending natural sounds (birds, rain, whalesong, wind chimes, a lion's growl) with tribal voices and indian, Middle Eastern, African and European influences. Created on keyboards using a synthesizer and sampler, this rich, melodic music is simultaneously futuristic and ancient sounding. It is relaxing and image-invoking, as music of this type should be, allowing the listener to take a mental journey to exotic places It would make great movie music, and in fact Lasar did work on the soundtrack "Days of Thunder" with Hans Zimmer, work that prompted him to move to the Uninted States. Unlike some artists who proffer meditation albums so subtle they can put you to sleep, Lasar uses rhythm and tonal tension to create tracks that do not simply float in the background but move the listener along a journey. And on "Karma", it's a journey filled with rich delights to visit again and again. - Nicole M. Robertson of The Oakland Press.