Thirteen years ago Assonance released his first track on LOAD media titled Shade. After a nostalgic listen he decided to rebuild the track from the bottom up. Back in 2007 his old studio was primitive, a cheap audio interface, budget leads along with a budget mixer, the room was not perfect, no acoustic treatment, Assonance tried his best given the circumstances.

On release the track was received well, playing at numerous raves, however Assonance sincerely felt the track would benefit from a 2021 revamp.

With unrestricted access to Hexmark Records studios, equipped with an acoustically treated room, some of best converters money can buy, top end monitoring , Van Damme interconnects and a patch bay that doesn’t crackle, Assonance undertook the remaster project.

He carefully recorded each part directly from the source, maintaining proper gain staging throughout the audio chain, surgically reconstructing the record to preserve authenticity, finalised by a glossy master to seal the deal. Compare this to the original and prepare to be blown away.

Thirteen years later, Shade sounds fresh. Still Fire!!

Available as of the 28th Jan to stream or download on your preferred platform.