NEW NOISE
CASSYETTE
She went from writing rock anthems to serving up electronic bangers. And now the electro-metal provocateur is smashing those two worlds together
WORDS: TYLER DAMARA KELLY
PRESS
CASSYETTE IS FAR from a newcomer to the music industry. Back in the middle of the last decade, she was a DJ who had the knack for getting a room moving with her blend of Miami disco, 80s synth-pop and deep house. Secretly, though, she was also a metalobsessed musician who wanted to start moshpits. Now, several years on, Cassyette has found freedom as a genre-straddling provocateur smashing those two worlds together, marrying metal, rock and electronic music with acrobatic vocals that can switch from a whisper to a fearsome roar.
“When you’re told that things are wrong, and you’re put in a box, that’s no way to live,” she says of her crossing-the-beams approach. “It’s liberating to be able to say ‘Fuck you.’”