Delerium's "Karma" Album: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon Customer: Nothing to dislike, perfect

United States on Oct 10, 2023

Sara L. Woods: This group is very much like enigma except the music is instrumental and not the same music as enigma, I like enigma as much as Delerium but the music here is more instrumental.

United States on Aug 04, 2022

Eric Woodall: Great album with wonderful songs

Canada on Dec 15, 2021

Alberto: Descubrí a Delerium con Silence y me sirvieron para descubrir esta música eterea y bien hecha que a veces se remezcla y da lugar a rompepistas como el antes mencionado. Pero escuchar Karma y Poem de principio a fin sin prisas es una experiencia que merece la pena disfrutarse, más aun con estos vinilos verdepálidos con un gran sonido. Pensaba que solo conseguiría algún maxi suelto así que conseguir un Karma en vinilo ha sido fantástico. Espero que hagan los mismo con el Poem

Spain on Nov 29, 2021

Adam OrbanskiAdam Orbanski: Very good cd, great condition and beautiful music. My favourites are Silence with Sarah Mclachlan and Firefly

Canada on Mar 31, 2021

RMZ: I have always loved Delerium. I bought this album years ago from an actual music store and sadly my copy was stolen. I’m very surprised that I found another copy of it on Amazon, thought I would have to hunt around on ebay. My only issue is the plastic case my CD came in, there was a crack in the outer cover and a few of the inner “prongs” that hold the CD securely in place were broken. These could have happened during shipping. This had no impact on the CD it arrived safe and sound, no scratches, the cover artwork wasn’t torn. All in all I am vey happy with my purchase. If you like Enigma, Deep Forest, and Tangerine Dream chances are you will probably enjoy at least 1 album from Delerium.

United States on Nov 24, 2020

Wayne: So after listening to this CD after listening to Poem start to finish 3-4 times in a row I found this album a bit more enjoyable. There seemed to be sounds of the Intercession side project of Leeb's and Fulber on the album which I would of liked more if they delved into much deeper then they did. Overall the album has a bit of a pop music sound with the one track from Sarah Mcclauchlan (I's sure I spelt her last name wrong) whom I have enjoyed listening too, though the song sounds somewhat different from the radio version which is not a bad thing. Overall good album but no where near as good as Music Box Opera. That album is great, and the ensemble of singers they gather is phenomenal in my opinion. Worthwhile purchase nonetheless.

Canada on Mar 26, 2013

Makros: Karma is a good Delerium album (4 stars), but for some reason I like their previous album  Semantic Spaces  (5 stars) even better. Both have rich multi-layered soundscapes, rewarding to both headphone listening as well as in the car. For some reason I don't like to listen while puttering about at home because it seems too demanding to be background music. Also, oddly, my somewhat echo-ey bass-poor home environment creepily exaggerated some of the vocals into breathy sexuendos--whereas in the car or headphones, they were just one of the many layers and seemed more like meditative sighs.

I do not like their next album  Poem  which is way too many screechy singers--yet it probably plays well in above-mentioned larger open spaces. My theory is that since "Silence" was such a smash hit for them, they overloaded Poem with a bunch of female vocalists in search of the next blockbuster. If I was to look for another Delerium album, I would probably go back in time to earlier works such as  Spheres .

Note that I came to Delerium by way of  Mythos  which is much more "classical" in style. I listened to Mythos quite a bit, but once I got the...

United States on Jan 04, 2012

MagicHotel: I don't do reviews ... at least not until now. If ever an album forced you to put pen to paper, then this is it.

Imagine a fusion of the very best of Enigma and Deep Forest blended with female vocals that rival even those of Lisa Gerrard. Now consider it done with the artistic integrity and creative identity that is the hallmark of any Delerium album and you're getting close to the rare beauty of this cd. It's dreamier than other recent works by Leeb and Fulber; more beautifully crafted than Poem and less glossy and rigidly song-based than the nevertheless gifted Chimera. Rhys Fulber's Conjure One album also bears comparison ... but I digress.
Karma's keyboard rhythms are to die for. Simple yet unfamiliar, they supply layer upon layer of evocative, ethereal landscape. Add some ethnic chants and a range of other sounds and you end up with a production blessed with more than a hint of other-worldly mysticism and Middle-Eastern charm. All in all it's the perfect backdrop for accomplished chanteuses/songwriters to display their wares and we are not disappointed.

Singling out individual tracks would be pointless as they all shine and every listener will have their...

United Kingdom on Mar 22, 2004

Manny Ramirez: A review of "Karma" by Delerium by myself will really do no justice here because it is not humanly possible to express into words how great this CD is, and how much pleasure it has already given to me & will continue to give me in the future.
I had first heard of Delerium on Pure Moods II with the track "Euphoria (Firefly)". I remembered when I first heard it, I thought it was Madonna singing! I loved the beat, the texture, the soundscape, etc. with this track. When I found out that Sarah McLachlan (one of my favorite singers) did a track as well on this CD, then I knew that I had to buy it.
I didn't really get into comparing Delerium with Enigma or Deep Forest or anybody like that. For the record, I have all 4 of Enigma's CDs and the first 2 Deep Forest CDs (the first one is hard to find but is a gem), and Karma blows them all away.
I love almost every track, and there really is not a weak track on this CD, but here are my favorites:
2) Duende - Sung by Sarah's "live" back-up singer, Camille Henderson, this track is somewhat spooky with hard to understand lyrics, but that is what makes it so good.
3) Twilight - Maybe my most favorite instrumental track on the...

United States on Dec 28, 2001