Sacred Tapestry
Shader Complete
'Shader Complete' is an exquisite, multi-faceted album that pivots effortlessly between widescreen electronic synthscapes, atmospheric drones, and claustrophobic appropriations. It's the latest permutation of a release that originally arrived in summer 2012 as Sacred Tapestry. That version, titled 'Shader', was written during the first couple months at Ramona Xavier's new home of Portland, marking a period of instability and existential confusion for her. Concerned at the time that this was her final release, the record was paired with a cryptic note about body transmigration from fictitious Hong Kong company PrismCorp, hinting at the possibility of the album being her "final transmission." It wasn't until 2016 when it was reworked to its current state as 'Shader Complete', which saw Xavier reinterpreting the album to include orphaned tracks from the 'Color Ocean Road' (2012, as Vektroid) sessions. This makes 'Shader Complete' something like a lost sequel to 'Color Ocean Road'.