Dubrunner continues to shape out a vital, modernist slant on the soundsystem tradition with this second drop on his label Menace. In keeping with the approach set out on 2023’s Ruthless EP, his firm foundation of steppas, dub and digi is a springboard for explorations of broader club styles, taking in elements of breakbeat hardcore, techno and plenty more besides.

Fallen Tree builds on the promise of his debut with four further meditations. Lead single ‘Shangdao’s Revenge’ is a monolithic, moody half-stepper electrified with dub techno chord shimmers and elastic breakbeats, and spaced out with deep wells of atmospheric processing.

‘Fallen Tree’ locks into a tight 4/4 march driven by detailed percussion, with a classic steppas bassline, off-beat chord chops and distant melodica touches paying tribute to hugely influential UK steppas pioneers Alpha & Omega and their apocalyptic cut ‘Ground Is Shaking Dub’. The presence of log drums remind you Dubrunner is bringing his own fusions to the table, drawing on the amapiano explosion as fuel for this hybridised fire.

‘Overruled’ strikes a more forthright, political tone, as Dubrunner foregrounds his values in a fierce statement against the oppressive systems of state control, capitalism and racism. The vocal samples come from Sankara Future Dub Resurgence, whose focus is on Africa’s defiance of its colonial history. The taut, high-definition construction around the message takes its cues from the explosive sonics heard at Darwin’s bassweight REEF sessions in Berlin.

The breakstep lead-in on ‘Pressure’ tells you to prepare for a drum-focused workout, and that’s precisely the approach Dubrunner takes as he chops up the percussion and maintains a light-footed impact in contrast to the broad, cinematic heft of the other tracks on the EP. It’s a potent demonstration of the versatility in the Dubrunner sound, while still maintaining that grounded sense of soundsystem meditation which courses through everything he turns out.

Tracklist: 
A1 Dubrunner - Shangdao’s Revenge
A2 Dubrunner - Fallen Tree
B1 Dubrunner - Overruled
B2 Dubrunner - Pressure

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Shortage - Heavyweight (Phasmid Remix) [TAIPAN TRAX]

Krotone returns, rebooting his own imprint with a two-track release exploring the darker side of UKG & Techno.

Krotone has a proven track record of delivering heavy hitting, dark and dubbed-out garage/techno crossovers that always hit deep. With this, his first release of 2025, Krotone unveils Pull & Always Evolve… a pair of finely-tuned atmospheric steppers that see him continue to shape his own sonic terrain. Both tracks inhabiting the liminal space between the dancefloor and the introspective, recalling a lineage that stretches back to the golden age of the UK underground.

This release sees Krotone at his most compelling…. a call to both remember and push forward.

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Dual Monitor - Earth and Ground (clip / unreleased)

Label founder Phasmid returns to Taipan with 'Immersions' - a collaborative project that sees him work with a lethal cohort of producers from throughout his international tour.

Four moody, menacing club tracks that fuse mind-warping sound design with standout bass weight.

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