The unique sound of the London-based duo Prospa, aka Gosha Smith and Harvey Blumler, has been aptly described by independent music magazine Notion as “rave alchemy”. It is perhaps a coincidence, but only right, that they chose to name their freshly-launched imprint Rave Science, towards the end of last year: a perfect encapsulation of the stylistic interplay that has come to define their music. Their eclectic reinvigoration of the sounds that defined the rave scene of the mid-nineties can only be described in such ethereal terms, a seemingly magical process of sonic transformation and creation that has fuelled their stratospheric, although entirely well deserved, rise. I distinctly remember the first time I saw Gosha and Harvey play, in an underground bar in our hometown of Leeds and, even then, their ability to create a palpable atmosphere of complete euphoria in that sweaty basement, felt like the beginning of something fresh and exciting. This was way back in 2014, when the duo were more inclined towards the soft synth riffs and deep basslines of house music. So many good memories of my late teens are associated with one of their first tracks together, ‘Love The Way’, a deep house bop which can still be found lurking somewhere on YouTube, and is definitely worth a listen. It was in 2017, however, that their music career really began to gain traction, as they played sets for BBC Introducing at Creamfields and ADE, but, in October 2018, ‘Prayer’ was released as part of the relaunch of the nineties label Stress Records. An acid-inspired dance tune which exploded onto the scene, garnering widespread critical acclaim from the likes of
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