Prospa is an English

electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...

duo consisting of

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

-born Harvey Blumler and Gosha Smith.

History

Blumler and Smith, both from Leeds, became friends as children. Blumler experimented with heavy

dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken ...

sounds, while Smith stated that he used to not like dance music. Instead, he listened to metal guitar,

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

, and later, jazz

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

. When Smith began producing music, jazz-inspired hip hop was the first genre he experimented with. The pair eventually found a mutual interest in dance music, and started producing together in 2013. They spent two years producing

deep house Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard ...

, but stopped after they "fell out of love with the sound". Prospa had its first major hit with "Prayer", released in October 2018. The song was picked up by

Annie Mac Annie Macmanus (born 18 July 1978), known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, includ ...

who selected it for her "Hottest Record in the World" feature. The pair have gone on to release their music under their own label "Rave Science", part of

Polydor Records Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in ...

Musical style

The pair experimented with different musical styles. Discussing their influences, the pair cite

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, th ...

and

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...

Discography

EPs

*''Machines'' (2017) *''Rave Science Vol. 1'' (2021) *''Rave Science Vol. 2'' (2021) *''Close Your Eyes'' (with Kettama; 2022)

Singles

*"Seizm" (2017) *"The System / Evacuate" (2018) *"Intended / "Get That" (2019) *"Information" (2019) *"Prayer" (2019) *"Back to the Motherland" (2019) *"Guitar Anthem" (2019) *"Control the Party" (2019) *"The One" (2020) *"Ecstasy (Over & Over)" (2020) *"Feel It 92" (2020) *"The Thrill" (2020) *"Want Need Love" (2021) *"Make The Night Last" (2022) *"Made 4 U" (2022) *"One of a Kind" (2023) *"Will You Be Mine" (2023) *"Waiheke Island" (with

Skream Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known professionally as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream has released records on several British record labels, such as Tempa, Tectonic, and Big Apple Records, and ...

) (2023) *"Heartbeat (Dance the Night Away)" (2023)

References

{{reflist Musical groups from Leeds Musical groups established in 2013 British electronic dance music duos English dance music groups Polydor Records artists Deep house musicians 2013 establishments in England