Electronic/Review Senior Dunce - Bestial

With over 20 years of experience, Senior Dunce has worked across the music industry as a sound designer, music producer, educator, and club owner. In Korea, he’s known as an eccentric figure — particularly obsessed with kick drums — and for his unorthodox appearance and style. His work challenges societal norms and embraces imperfection as a form of personal liberation.

Senior Dunce's "Bestial" is a funky house dance tune that pulsates with both vigor and reflection. The tune, which features vocalist Cheshy from California and returning Gimpado on sub-vocals, is a layered, groove-heavy examination of the human condition. Senior Dunce continues to push into emotionally intelligent dance music, fusing catchy beats with provocative themes, building on the success of his previous hit, "City Centre."

"Bestial" blends a primeval philosophy—that we are all still, in many ways, animals—with the freedom of the dance floor. The song's lyrics discuss accepting our primal urges and flaws, implying that embracing our untamed, flawed nature is a first step toward freedom. The throbbing synths and rhythmic basslines provide a stunning contrast with Cheshy's soft, sensual vocal delivery, and Gimpado's sub-vocal accents give the soundscape movement and character.

The autobiographical undertone of "Bestial" is what gives song its emotional weight. Through the song, Senior Dunce, who was before quiet and suppressed as a young man, expresses his newly discovered artistic personality. Indeed, it is a dancing song, but it also serves as a personal manifesto—a celebration of development, acceptance of oneself, and liberation.

"Bestial" dares to delve deeper in a world where electronic music frequently values superficial thrills. It's a mind-opening, body-moving experience that highlights the imperfect beauty of humanity. Senior Dunce affirms with this release that the dance floor may serve as a space for transformation as well as escape.