A bassline sits deep and bounces hard, spring reverb snaps across the top, and General Pecos narrates a world where power structures shift overnight and stability never lasts. “Under Siege” is the new single from Piper Street Sound, the project led by Atlanta-based producer and arranger Matthew Mansfield, released on 3rd April.

Mansfield recorded the track at his studio in Clarkston, Georgia, on the outskirts of Atlanta, then brought in New Zealand producer Naram to mix and dub the final version. Mansfield built the riddim framework, Naram extended it through dub processing, and what remains is bass, reverb bursts and a synth line that flickers in and out. The midrange is pulled back deliberately, so every word from General Pecos — born Lloyd George Anderson — sits clear over the riddim. His lyrics work through instability and shifting authority. The sound points back to the Flatbush labels of the 1980s, the Brooklyn imprints that made Jamaican sound system culture central to American reggae, though this was recorded in Georgia forty years later.

Mansfield has built previous releases including Hulusi and Black Eyed Dub through the same collaborative model of layered production and mix-stage intervention. His works draws from early digital dancehall and reggae sound system traditions, using minimal arrangements, exposed basslines and controlled use of reverb and echo to define space.

Stream “Under Siege” HERE