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| ''The light won't leave you denied..."'' ~ ("Upon a Restless Night", ''Light of Refinement, 1997'' )<br /><br /> | ''The light won't leave you denied..."'' ~ ("Upon a Restless Night", ''Light of Refinement, 1997'' )<br /><br /> | ||
| There is a call that goes out to all human hearts to ease the suffering in our world. Often the call goes unheeded, but more and more often people are responding and taking action to create a better paradigm. In becoming aware of the pain and struggles of those in our midst, we can know what our next service might be. In the final analysis, our lives belong to the Source from which they originate, and that Source will always provide whatever we need to achieve our greatest service - bringing Light and Love to the Earth and all her inhabitants.<br /> | There is a call that goes out to all human hearts to ease the suffering in our world. Often the call goes unheeded, but more and more often people are responding and taking action to create a better paradigm. In becoming aware of the pain and struggles of those in our midst, we can know what our next service might be. In the final analysis, our lives belong to the Source from which they originate, and that Source will always provide whatever we need to achieve our greatest service - bringing Light and Love to the Earth and all her inhabitants.<br /><br /> | ||
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Anael and The Message Within the Music
Anael® is a Canadian born and based New Age vocal artist whose musical offerings focus primarily on Spirit-inspired and -infused compositions which are mindfully created to be used as energetic instruments for the enhancement of the greater human potential. Literally translated from Hebrew, her name (pronounced "a-na-el" and not the sometimes mispronounced "ah-na-el") means "Song of God" ~ Ana (Song), El (God). Interesting, that - since her music could nearly be described as like a whisper of the Voice of God to the attendant's ear, by way of its spiritually expansive lyrical content, the vibrant and masterfully performed orchestrations, and her own crystal-clear ethereal vocalizations. As described by Dan Liss of the New Age Voice (NAV) when reviewing her first album (Light of Refinement) in 1998, “Over seamless, flowing orchestrations she invites the listener to meditate, pray and examine their circumstances and choices. Her voice sails swiftly, smoothly so that you can absorb her themes after she's enchanted you with her delicate manoeuvres and you're already following her through the airwaves.”
Anael’s music is constantly leading her listeners towards greater healing, self-awareness, and deeper spiritual understanding, and has always been doing so, since her advent on the musical scene. Says Audrey DeLaMartre of The Phoenix (Minneapolis, MN), “The healing and inspiring powers of this CD (Light of Refinement) have been my companion for two weeks. It has lifted me to a clear and shining place and given me new spiritual strength." Beginning with the healing and balancing of our own inner selves and our continuous intentional emanation of positive energies out into our personal environment and interpersonal relationships, this healing will naturally radiate into the world by way of our thoughts and deeds. Through the means of the songs which remind us of the high personal standards each person would seek to embody and exude, we can realize this healing for the planet and for the world community at large, simply by living from a more awakened perspective.
Anael does not just sing her message, she also most definitely lives it. In one such manner by example, she is trained in and fully embraces Homeopathy (Homeopathic medicine), recognizing its energetic nature in connection with that of the human body and its potentials for imbalance – knowing, in fact, that all of existence is comprised of varying vibrations, frequencies and densities of energy which constantly interact. As she herself explained in an interview with Russell W Elliot in 2000, "Right now I'm at the final stage of a four year course in Homeopathy. I always had an interest in soft medicine. I love to help others as much as I can...My conclusion is simple compassion, forgiveness, be kind to others, respect every living thing and I try to apply that in my every day life." Being so highly attuned to the subtle effects of energies at play upon one another, she seeks to express systemic (wholistic) healing and spiritually uplifting energies within her music, as well. It remains the single most important element of her and partner Bradfield’s joint creation of their art. Between the carefully considered tones and the deeply pondered lyrics, each song is a world of energetic information unto itself. In recently developed studies performed by Dr. Andrew Colyer, while the average positive-message popular song playing on the radio will register somewhere between 150-300 on this energetic frequency scale (based on Reflexology) developed by Dr. David Hawkins, several of Anael’s songs measure in the range of the high 400’s to low 500’s. Her music is exemplary expression for extraordinary effect for the person looking for music that is designed specifically as a facilitation for spiritual expansion and development.
Though several of her songs seem to embody a subtle sort of religious overtone quality, they do not endorse (nor exclude) any single religion or philosophy, but rather strive to create a synthesis of many different traditions in an attempt to bring to the fore the best attributes of the world’s various faiths and beliefs for the mutual benefit of all who would listen. Her music seeks to find the common ground upon which we all may stand and do our good work together, united in a harmonious manner, for the specific purpose of jointly birthing and creating the New Age of Peace and Love ~ or, as she and Bradfield might say, of “Light & Love” ~ for all of Mankind, regardless of systems of beliefs or any other seeming separation between diverse types of people. As written in The New Times (Seattle, WA) by David A. Young concerning her 1997 debut album, "'Light of Refinement' is clearly the music of someone doing her soul work, and listening to it makes doing ours easier and a little more beautiful. To me, this music sounds like a spider's web, with just a bit of dew on it, looks: both fragile and strong; deceptively simple and yet underpinned with the complexity and mystery of life itself."
Her sound is highly accessible for all sorts of people - across the spectrum of all spiritual beliefs held - and does not "preach" at the audience in any way, but rather seeks to ever only softly enhance and gently uplift the spirit of the listener. Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire had this to say about her first musical offering, Light of Refinement, in his final analysis:
"Normally I don't enjoy vocal albums as much as I found myself doing with 'Language of the Soul'. While I can't (and never do, as a rule) comment on lyrical content quality (who am I to judge lyrics, after all), I can state that the CD is highly listenable and very rewarding from an emotional standpoint. The music itself is not "light" but the experience of listening to it is quite positive and affirming. Part of this is, no doubt, owing to Anael's voice. The other part of this is Bradfield's catchy yet never sugary or overly pop songs. There is more than enough "going on" in these compositions to hold the attention of the more jaded music fan. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that Language of the Soul is a lot more interesting (and in my opinion, just flat out better) than the last two Enya releases. While not as lush or "ethereal," the blend of instruments with Anael's voice is much more balanced and 'human.'"
The basic message is simple: We, as a world community, stand poised at an unprecedented point in time - when our general understanding of the mechanisms of the physical world along with our rapid development of technology, combined with our quickly growing comprehension of spiritual concepts and their inherent tools, is advancing at an ever-increasing rate - a time in which we can affect powerfully positive change and begin to transform our world into the beautiful and productive and abundant space it could be for each and every single one of us. The music begins the building of the reality of this Utopian vision by inciting the beginnings of a restructuring of the inner man, whose vital energy then flows out into his world through his now more conscious efforts ~ and thus, the physical creation can actually begin.
Personal and Professional Statistics
Born Annie Tremblay on February 1, 1964, Anael hails from Jonquière, a small city on the Saguenay River in the northern region of Quebec, Canada. She started singing at age 2 and knew 30 songs by heart by the age of 5, yet it was in her teen years that she began to take her musical gifts more seriously. At the age of 12 she took a few piano lessons, and at 16 she started playing acoustic guitar and writing her first songs. At 18, after winning one of several local talent competitions, CBC Television made a studio recording and video for her song, Hymne à la Paix. Years later, this song would be re-recorded and featured on her 3rd album, Language of the Soul.
She continued to sing her own songs mainly in private functions for the ensuing years, and finally took a leave of her musical aspirations to have a child in her young adulthood.
At the age of 28, she met composer/poet/producer and musical visionary Bradfield®, who would become both her mentor and partner in life. Together they founded APSIS Music ~ Music for the Human Spirit, an independent Canadian label dedicated to the utmost exploration of the human experience. Her own musical vision had at last found its heart and home.
Since meeting in 1993, they have collaborated on 12 albums - Light of Refinement (Anael, 1998), Unconditional (Anael, 1998), Language of the Soul (Anael, 1999), Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey (Anael, 2003), Once Upon a Dream (Anael, 2005), Buddha Spirit (Anael, 2006), Within Our Reach (Bradfield, featuring Anael, 2006), Buddha Spirit 2 (Anael, 2007), Light & Love (Anael, 2007), Greatest Gifts 2 (Anael, 2008), Sacred Signs (Bradfield, featuring Anael, Spring 2009) and Exhilara (Bradfield, featuring Anael, Spring 2009) - and one philosophical overview DVD, dual-disk packaged with favorite singles from her first 5 years on CD - Greatest Gifts (Anael, 2004) for the New Age genre; while to date Bradfield has one popular album - Harmony in the Chaos (1995) and two piano instrumental albums - Virtue (2001) and St. Peter’s Gate (2005) to his own credit. The 16 recording projects between them, spanning the past 14 years, show their prolific work and passion for their cause. (Buddha Spirit 3 is slated for release in June 2009, and there are more projects pending.)
Beginning with the 1997 release of her own Light of Refinement, Anael has experienced a slow yet steady climb into the public awareness. Each of her first three albums garnered significant airplay on New Age radio throughout the world, reaching the top 20 in the now defunct trade publication New Age Voice (Atlanta, GA). Her third release, Language of the Soul, was a finalist for the 2000 New Age vocal album of the year in the same publication. In the words of Carl McColman of New Age Voice, "It's tempting on several levels to compare Anael to Enya, from the similarity of their names, to the ethereal artwork of packaging design, to similar atmospheric grandeur in the music and vocals, but in the end, that would be a disservice, for Anael is far more than a mere knock-off."
The later 1998 release of Unconditional prompted Walt Grealis of RPM Weekly (Toronto, ON) to express, "A beautifully segmented follow-up to her 1997 release which gained her an international audience. This 'Unconditional' show opens with 'Sanctus', cleverly adapted from the Roman Catholic liturgy, and that sets the scene for more of Bradfield's genius writing. Anael's crisp, pristine and angelic vocals graciously weave that magic so necessary in creating an aural vision of the author's words. The spiritual content goes without saying, almost in the realm of soul cleansing. All descriptives aside, Anael and Bradfield make beautiful music together."
From Serge Kozlovsky, Belarus journalist, regarding Language of the Soul (1999): "Her sincerity and open feelings touch you from the very beginning of the composition 'Come Raggio di Soleil' and don't leave until the last chords of 'Crastina Die', plunging the listener into an unbounded ocean of feelings, where tenderness, sweet sadness, deep trust and joy of unconditioned love all melt sweetly together."
A review of her fourth album, Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey in 2003 has Jean Doyon of SorelTracy.com saying, (translated from the original French) "Singer of great spirituality, Anael vibrates with the energy of love: helping to raise the collective consciousness so that humanity can fulfill its destiny, bringing in its wake peace and prosperity. She believes that we can all tap into this universal energy, even in these difficult times."
In October of 2005, her album Once Upon a Dream reached #4 on iTunes’ top 100 New Age music chart, and spent over 2 years among their top sellers, igniting further interest in her music internationally as well as closer to home.
Conceived, compiled and produced for the Fire the Grid worldwide meditation, Light & Love - a compilation assembled in a highly specific manner suggested by Shelley Yates as led by her Light guides - peaked at #5 across all musical genres in the Quebec Loisirs Spring 2007 Catalog.
At Amazon.com in July 2007, her albums Light & Love and Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey reached #2 and #4, respectively, and Light & Love peaked as the #1 most popular item in their New Age music section.
The Artistic Co-Creative Process
Anael's music is meticulously crafted in a wholly intuitive manner. The majority of the material is composed by Bradfield, who works in synergy with the subtle inspiration of Spirit to bring forth the creation of a musical piece. Utilizing personal meditation, communion with Nature and prayer to nurture his vital connection to Source energy, and deeply motivated by the various spiritual concepts, human experiences and emotions with which we all engage, a melody or lyric will begin to develop which he then assertively expands upon and gently refines. In the course of developing a song from the time of its inception to that of the finished recording, Bradfield may hear the same piece 400-500 times, clarifying and burnishing it to its ultimate perfection. As he shares himself in the liner notes of Anael's Greatest Gifts DVD, "As a composer, being able to create my own music, the experience is naturally more intense and much like a wave: 25% magic, the rest: hours of refinement and patience." There is generally a theme in the process of creation, a type of overview of a spiritual philosophy or ideal at play, a simple lesson in the teaching, in the creation of both the songs themselves as well as the final compilation of an album – from the initial development of the particular musical arrangement and carefully crafted lyrics and even the small embellishments included in the finished musical composition, to the order of the songs on the album itself and the product packaging, all of which is very thoughtfully brought together to create the perfect gift of love for the listening audience. In this manner, Anael’s albums have a very easy flow about them, one song’s thought leading seamlessly and effortlessly into the ideas of the next, all while inviting the listener to participate along with her in a deeply intimate spiritual experience of inspiration and expression.
Album Overviews
Anael is often compared to Enya – most likely because her music is generally soft and melodic, and they both share a sort of other-worldly quality in their sounds (albeit very different from each other). Her music is “New Age” in its form and flow, but it affects a far more decisive mental and emotional impact when it comes to the deeper meaning behind the music, delivering simple, gentle spiritual instruction through the medium of exquisite sound. Though there are select songs that might be likened to having a sort of “Celtic sound”, there are no songs that seem designed to showcase it in particular. The songs run a wide gamut of styles, however, from the familiar feel of modern soft pop to sounds reminiscent of Classical Baroque music or Renaissance music periods, with cultural influences from many places across the globe. In some instances, the songs are deceivingly simple in their construct and performance, and then in others the orchestrations are rich and full and sometimes almost overwhelming in their scope and beauty. And, almost always, Anael’s clear, heart-centered and thoughtfully delivered tones are the fulcrum of the movement of the entire sound.
In the words of Chris Spector (Midwest Record Recap), reviewing Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey in 2003:
"Forget about Clear Channel, this set will clear channel its way to the top of the charts at new age, women's and recovery book stores everywhere. With a lovely voice and poetry that goes well beyond affirmation pablum, Anael is a true alternative superstar. A really dazzling goddess lite collection, you don't need Oprah to tell you which way the wind is blowing here. The kind of genre set that surprises you by the way it turns up in so many places with seemingly so little being heard about it. Check it out."
| Album Cover, Artist | Title, Date of Release | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| Light of Refinement, 1997 |
Her initial release is a synopsis of awakening, tenderly guiding the listener through the process of the positive upward spiral into self-awareness and more expansive spiritual understanding, discovery of personal purpose and the humble efforts necessary to be of good service in the world. Track Listing:
1. Kyrie ~
2. One Brief Dream ~
3. My Lifetime ~
4. In Silence ~
5. Alien Mind ~ (Run time: 51:13) | |
| Unconditional, 1998 |
Her second album could almost be considered a sequel to her first, further refining the fundamental concepts of gentle self-nurturing and persistence to the Path, . Track Listing:
1. Sanctus ~
2. Ask Me Like a Song ~
3. Listen to Your Heart ~
4. Willows ~ (Run time: 54:07) | |
| Language of the Soul, 1999 |
Singing in Italian, Hebrew, French, English and Latin, Anael embraces the international community and reveals the many sparkling facets of Spirit from across the world and across time. Track Listing:
1. Come Raggio Di Soleil ~
2. Lingering Stratus ~
3. Who Made Thee Flesh ~ (Run time: 53:34) | |
| Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey, 2003 |
This collection celebrates the awakened human, slightly lifting the veil concealing the meaning and purpose of life, reminding the listener of the "what" and "why" of the Path chosen. With glimpses of a world to come and punctuated by the final powerful opus, "Sky Sent", which encompasses the entire vision of New Age hope, this album is an injection of energy for the spiritually-minded as well as an excellent primer for the relatively uninitiated. Track Listing:
1. See Another World ~
2. Till the Womb Gives Birth ~
3. This Dawn of an Age ~
4. Ledôdî ~ (Run time: 58.29) | |
| Greatest Gifts DVD, 2004 | Celebrating the music of her first 5 years, this album offers selections from Anael's first four albums, with two new tracks as well as a philosophical overview DVD. An excellent place to start in terms of exploring her music, it also provides a deeper insight into her and Bradfield's joint intent in the creation and sharing of that music.
Track Listing: Disc: 1 -- 1. Disc: 2 --
1. Peace Is Nigh ~
2. Lingering Stratus ~
3. One Brief Dream ~
4. Age of Reason ~ (Run time: 70:21) | |
| Once Upon a Dream, 2005 |
Track Listing:
1. Once Upon a Dream ~
2. Maiden Who's Voice Made the Animals Sing ~ (Run time: 56:32) | |
| Buddha Spirit, 2006 | Unconventionally presented traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras...
Track Listing:
1. Buddha Spirit ~
2. Amitabha ~
3. Shakyamuni ~
4. Sentient Beings ~
5. Amoghasiddhi ~ (Run time: 60:12) | |
| Within Our Reach, 2006 | Creative collaboration with LorAnge...
Track Listing:
1. Lifting the Veil ~
2. First Supper ~
3. Arrival of the Cherubs ~
4. Human History ~ (Run time: 75:24) | |
| Buddha Spirit 2, 2007 | A further expansion of the understanding of the Tibetan Buddhist deities...
Track Listing:
1. Chenrezig ~
2. Amitayus ~
3. Padmasambhara ~
4. Tara ~
5. Heart of Wisdom ~ (Run time: 47:45) | |
| Light & Love, 2007 | Conceived for the Fire the Grid worldwide meditation...
Track Listing
1. Light & Love, Pt. 1 ~
2. Be Still Thy Soul ~
3. First Supper ~
4. Padmasambhava ~ (Run time: (75:00) | |
| Greatest Gifts 2, 2008 | A celebratory look back at a decade of Anael's music...
Track Listing
1. Thy Own Path ~
2. Maiden Whose Voice Made the Animals Sing ~
3. Trace ~ (Run time: 75:37) | |
| Sacred Signs, Spring 2009 | The spiritual implications of the crop circle phenomenon...
Track Listing
1. Golden Ball Hill ~
2. Firs (Beckhampton) ~
3. Milk Hill (White Horse) ~ (Run time: 51:41) | |
| Exhilara, Spring 2009 |
Track Listing
1. Initium ~
2. Mera ~
3. Perpetuus ~
4. Infragilis ~
5. Terra ~
6. Terra II ~
7. Caelum ~ (Run time: 53:17) |
(NOTE: "Anael"® and "Bradfield"® are registered Federal trademarks)
Selected Song Lyrical Analysis
The Call:
"Man's plight is your truth
In his spirit: your mandate defined
This life's yours but to give
The light won't leave you denied..." ~ ("Upon a Restless Night", Light of Refinement, 1997 )
There is a call that goes out to all human hearts to ease the suffering in our world. Often the call goes unheeded, but more and more often people are responding and taking action to create a better paradigm. In becoming aware of the pain and struggles of those in our midst, we can know what our next service might be. In the final analysis, our lives belong to the Source from which they originate, and that Source will always provide whatever we need to achieve our greatest service - bringing Light and Love to the Earth and all her inhabitants.
Apprenticeship:
"To flee the body self assured
And find that fountain long submerged
There's but one door that's always led to freedom"
"You've got to listen to your heart
It holds the truth and is the spark
Lighting a union with the stars
Ten thousand candles in the dark" ~ ("Listen to Your Heart", Unconditional, 1998),
Listening:
"Be still thy soul
And fix on the goal
Thy tale will be told
Be still thy mind
Make thee one
With the source of life." ~ ("Be Still Thy Soul", Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey, 2003)
Choices:
"In the instant of decision
There's a current that's released
And the stage is set for the architect"
"Take the high road, brave the high road
Breathe into every moment light and love
Follow the trail your heart knows
Leave no door closed
Seek your sun and join as one with God" ~ ("Take the High Road", Once Upon a Dream, 2005)
The Highest Choice:
"Unconditional love -
The guiding star of every faith
The greatest gift of all
Unconditional love
Soon humbles us before its gaze
Feel it and proceed forever changed" ~ ("Unconditional", Unconditional, 1998)
Awakening Heart:
"Here on the edge of another age
What can be said of what we've done?"
"Finding the keys to why we are"
"But here in the heart we are triumphant
Hail to the heart" ~ ("Triumphant", Once Upon a Dream, 2005)
Sharing:
"Send some love and you will find some love
It's such a simple song to sing
Send some love and you will find some love
It's like a mid-winter sign of spring" ~ ("The Road (Send Some Love)", Light of Refinement, 1997)
The Higher Source:
"Time has solved every indifference
Their rhyme is told in lasting things
Circles find us beyond all bias
One day forming our truth"
"Praise ye, Yehwah creator
Who made thee flesh, heart and soul
Praise ye, almighty fountain of gold" ~ ("Who Made Thee Flesh", Language of the Soul, 1999)
Purpose:
"Witness the voice of forgiveness
Spreading its tune through the air
Many the sight of a timeless vision
Growing passively, as the masses agree
In this dawn of an age" ~ ("This Dawn of an Age", Spiritual Beings on a human Journey, 2003)
Divine Intervention:
"Mankind in the darkness, craving the light
Infinite: our promise; long still the plight
More to the story than how it has appeared
Truth comes alive when we dissolve the fear"
"Somewhere above the sky
Friends sharing the mysteries of life
Traced there for our minds
Friends sending us sacred signs" ~ ("Sacred Signs", Sacred Signs, 2009)
The Truth:
"Sky sent -
Crossing time to tell the future
Guide our way - it's a long road
Sky sent -
Through the frosty winter of dissent
Will we forge ahead?"
"Beginning by sharing the knowledge
And openly admitting the lie
So every man who is fond of peace
Can consciously make up his mind
For this plan, for the plan"
"Will we form consent?" ~ ("Sky Sent (Disclosure)", Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey, 2003)
Resolution:
"Light and Love
Our time to shine, a chance for Grace
For every moment we live with meaning
We are defined, we lay our claim
Life, no other gift is ours so plentifully
Now to sustain, old ways must change
And as we fire the grid we trace
All the human race will feel the flame
Of Light and Love" ~ ("Light & Love 2", Light & Love, 2007)
Fire the Grid
By far, the most ambitious and farthest-reaching – and closest to their hearts - of Anael and Bradfield’s joint projects to date has been the Fire the Grid worldwide meditation which they co-founded with Shelley Yates. At Shelley's request, they donated songs for this monumental effort (Sky Sent (Disclosure) and Be Still Thy Soul – both to be found on the albums Spiritual Beings on a Human Journey and Light & Love) - which have now been downloaded for free over twelve (12) million times, combined, from the Fire the Grid website. It is conservatively estimated that ten million souls participated in the meditation which took place on July 17, 2007 at 11:11 GMT across the globe.
Shelley experienced an extraordinary NDE (Near Death Experience) event after a car accident which resulted in the drowning near-deaths of both herself and her young son, in which she was introduced to spiritual “beings of Light” who explained to her how to go about saving her son from the brink of death with the loving aid of people who would share their energy with him. Eventually, they were to teach her about the energetic nature and needs of the planet and all life upon it, and present her with the first steps in a plan to help alleviate the societal, environmental and spiritually energetic problems we all face. The meditation thus created was designed to bring together many people to pray, meditate, or just ponder upon loving and healing thoughts directed towards the heart of the planet, in order to affect the beginnings of an energetic healing process for Earth and all her inhabitants. As Shelley Yates describes it herself in the liner notes of the Light & Love album, she “was directed to perform a massive energy transfusion for the earth and her inhabitants" (ed. - just as had been performed on behalf of her then-dying son after the drowning accident in which they had been involved, only on a far grander scale) "by assembling a mass meditation globally with hundreds of thousands of loving humans each contributing their energy to heal the earth and catapult it into the new time of Aquarius " (ed. - Age of Aquarius). "This is the dawn of a new era where we, as a dedicated group of humans will forge a sharing mentality that will change the earth’s course and its outcome.”
By way of some newer scientific studies being conducted at Princeton University in the last several years, there is some reason to believe that this is a true possibility.
There is a second phase to the FTG event, known as Project Cause, which has been highly anticipated by the participants of the meditation and will include education and calls for action, slated to be commenced in the summer of 2009. The second worldwide meditation will begin on July 28, 2009 at 19:19 Rio de Janeiro time.
Notes
- "Anael" is a registered Federal trademark
- Additionally, "Ana" also means "Grace".
- Dan Liss' profile on the Spiritual Entrepreneur Community
- New Age Voice is now a defunct publication. See
- Audrey DeLaMartre’s profile on Zoominfo. She is now with the Minneapolis Star Tribune
- The Phoenix Spirit
- Russell W Elliot review of Anael at Musicaldiscoveries.com
- Dr. Andrew Colyer - Consciousness Calibration
- "New Times" purchased by Dragonfly Media in 2003 and renamed "Evergreen Monthly"
- Secondary source of Binkelman reviews at Amazon.com (profile)
- Wind and Wire
- Wind & Wire Review
- Review/interview at Musicaldiscoveries.com
- "Bradfield" is a registered Federal trademark
- all albums referenced: Amazon.com and APSIS Music
- Latest News at APSIS Music
- Carl Colman's profile on Amazon.com
- Mr. Kozlovsky's website
- All reviews of note may be accessed in a collated collection on the production website, APSIS Music, in the Press Kit under the "Reviews" category. All reviews are fully credited to their authors and sources. Full versions of the reviews from which these excerpts were taken can be referenced there.
- Interview with Barry Goldstein on the World Puja Network, in their June and July 2007 archives; referencing the creative process of the artist
- All lyrics referenced from the printed lyric sheets/booklets which are packaged with the albums
- Based on unique site hits as referenced on the Fire the Grid website
- Fire the Grid statistics per the Global Consciousness Project