Out Of The Wild Scottish Highlands Comes New Music From Anima

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Sacred Alliance is Anima's latest album, an instrumental journey through mountains, forests and sacred lands, carrying the energy of the sacred alliance that grows as we come into alignment with the Divine and the essence of our soul. It is a ground-breaking collection of music, produced and mastered in native DSD – super high resolution audio.

This is a very special album from UK-based group Anima who produce music sensitively attuned to the realms of the Earth, the stars and the essence of being. There are nine tracks, each delicately crafted to transport you to the deep inner realms of the spirit, and carry you into states of relaxation and peace as the music envelops you in its subtle layers and waves of harmonic sounds.

The mystery and grace of the all-pervading essence of the Divine Feminine permeates this music and swells through each piece. Each track tells its own story:

The Great Mother is the one who gives birth to all of life. She is the living, breathing soul of the world. We are each born of pure spirit and we incarnate into our Earthly bodies to be caretakers of the world. By following the true calling of our hearts, we walk in sacred alliance, and are held within the "Great Mother's Dominion", receiving her blessings and protection in our daily lives.

In order to live in resonance with our heart and soul, and with the Sacred, we need to let go of our fears, and to give ourselves fully in trust and "Surrender" to love.

"Sewa" is about the love we have from being in service to the Divine, and a light in the world. It is about the joy and unwavering dedication that arises when we are living in resonance with our true purpose.

All of our Earth is sacred – created by the Divine in harmony and love. Upon this Earth there are special places that carry power and ancient wisdom, which need to be respected and protected in order to maintain balance and harmony in the world – something that is still recognised and held with great importance by indigenous peoples. These places are known as sacred sites or "Sacred Lands."

"Offering" is that which pours from our hearts in reciprocity for the gift of life and all that we receive. It allows us to continue and be blessed with the sacred alliance that comes through right relationship with the land, the spiritual realms and each other.

"Camino de Pedro" is about stepping up onto our true paths despite the challenges we have to overcome. As we find our way back to our hearts and reconnect with the essence of Nature, we reconnect with the heart of the world, with "Gonawindua".

Since humans first inhabited this world, our precious Earth has been looked after and cared for by the indigenous peoples who have carried the knowledge of the ancient and sacred ways of harmony. "Kogi Transmission" is a song to honour the guardians and Elder Brothers of our world.

The "Ancestral Fathers of the Stars" are our ancestors and the ones who watch over and guide us. The grandmothers and grandfathers of the stars shine and sing in the heavens and celebrate the ever-unfolding rhythms of life and creation.

Sacred Alliance was written and produced by composer / instrumentalist / producer Ali Calderwood, featuring Anima's vocalist / songwriter Daniela Broder (track 2) and composer Pete Calderwood (track 6). As independent artists and a duo, Anima have forged an engaging new style of world / new age / sacred music, blending meditative and rich soundscapes, ethereal, nurturing vocals, medicine songs and sacred sounds with a variety of world instruments and healing frequencies. Through exquisitely crafted recordings, Anima weave emotive tapestries of sound and vibration that touch the heart and soul, moving the listener into deep states of stillness, peace and presence.

Sacred Alliance was produced and mastered in the ultra-high resolution audio format of DSD, using state of the art recording technology which captures more of the full sonic spectrum of sound. Anima's Music has received international acclaim for its profound ability to assist in the healing and rejuvenation of the body, mind and spirit, and now with their music produced in this higher resolution, listeners have access to an even wider range of frequencies to fully immerse themselves within. The DSD format (available as a digital download from their website) has 64 times the sonic resolution of a typical CD, and exudes a much sweeter, organic sound with a greater depth, warmth and spaciousness. The increased sonic bandwidth enhances the spectrum of healing frequencies transmitted through the music, allowing the listener to receive the highest vibration and transmission from the sounds.

The CDs, pressed by Sony, are beautifully manufactured and come in high quality plastic free eco-softpacks. Sacred Alliance is also available to download in MP3 along with a selection of high-resolution formats including FLAC, DSD and DXD.

Ali and Daniela have both spent considerable time living with indigenous elders and teachers, studying ancient ways of ceremony, spirit medicine, yoga and the use of sacred sound. Anima is a word found in various languages and cultures, and means soul, breath, air, life force and feminine spirit energy. It is this sacred energy of the Great Mother that inspires their work with sound and music, and how they live their lives. Based in a remote location, totally off-grid in the highlands of Scotland, the electricity for powering the studio and creating the music is provided by Nature through the renewable energy sources of water and sunlight.

Anima have now released 15 titles, including the best-selling album Sound Medicine, their award-winning album Light of Aluna and two compilation high resolution audio SACD's released in Japan.

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