Cassian, Dun Dun

Cassian, ‘Dun Dun’, on Afterlife.

He’s not just some name riding the wave of a big label; his own number is real, 5,462 Deezer fans, a different situation from Adam Sellouk earlier this run. That’s the difference here; there’s substance behind the hype.

‘Dun Dun’ (the title track, the one you’re here for) starts with a tension-building intro that feels almost suspended in time. Then it drops. And the drop is where the magic lives: a vocal chop tucked underneath the main riff that does this brilliant trick, same mechanic as that red axes track that was doing the rounds in June, but with a different pitch each time it repeats. It keeps you hooked, keeps your ears working, keeps the floor guessing.

It’s a weapon for the main room, pure and simple. The kind of record that doesn’t just fill a floor, it clears the bar area.

The flip side, ‘Memento’, has its own character, though it doesn’t try to outshine the A-side. It’s flatter, doesn’t build the same way, and feels more like a piece there to complete the release rather than one that’ll be causing chaos at 3 a.m. Not a criticism, just a statement of what it is. ‘Dun Dun’ is the headline act here, and it earns that spot.