Mindscapes, Vol. 3: Satin Skies

I own a lot of meditation/relaxation recordings, and I've always been a fan of Mars Lasar's environmental work; but this album is nothing less than an exercise in extreme arrogance. Elsewhere on the web, "Mindscapes" is described as being based on psycho-acoustic theory, where different harmonic clashes induce specific emotional impressions, encouraging both mind and body to synchronously respond to specific rhythms, blah blah blah... In truth, what we have here is a five-minute composition dragged out for an hour and a quarter. Listen to the preview. Now imagine paying $10 to hear that melodic phrase repeated with minimal (and I mean ABSOLUTELY minimal) expressive nuance for 75 minutes. Viola! Mindscape! Look, Mr. Lasar, I'm sure it takes a lot of effort to produce something new and innovative, or to trust that your audience knows how to program their own CD player or iPod to repeat a track, but you really do need to give us the benefit of doubt. You're not going to earn any points by padding your discography with grocery store checkout stand drivel like this, no matter how much pseudo science you wrap it in.