Today’s song is “Home” by Prospertine. The Bi-coastal duo is made up of Arden Leigh and Jeremy Bastard.
Jeremy and Arden met in NYC almost a decade ago and became fast friends in the messy underground nightlife scene of club kids, parties, and drink tickets, with Arden being hired to gogo dance at many of the same places Jeremy was slated to DJ.
Though on now opposite coasts, the two have decided to create a musical project as a way of celebrating their shared birthday on January 27th.
This has resulted in a dark and enticing dance number. This track opens with friendly piano melodies then amps up the sound with pumping industrial dance-infused electronic beats. The hallowing lyrics of Leigh compliment the dance-pop by casting a shadow that is dark yet enlightening.
According to Leigh, the track explores a dark side of awakening and emotional catharsis. She wrote the melody and lyric for the track wanting to bring light to the “terrifying, humbling, utterly destructive, and exhausting” side of this worthwhile pursuit. She says, “I want to open up a space for more music or art that speaks to and validates that part of the process.”
She went on to say she was hoping for something that is thoughtful but also healthy to hear. “At the same time, there is also a lot of darkwave music that tends to glorify emotions of sadness, despair, and self-destruction – often to the point of creating a looping, self-fulfilling story – and since I learned in my solo project Arden & the Wolves that my songwriting deeply affects my experience of reality, I wanted to make sure that I was writing dark music that was ultimately narratively healthy. By focusing on some of the darker or more harrowing aspects of pursuing emotional mastery, we can create music that is ultimately supportive of spiritual growth and also fully honest and transparent about (and empathetic toward) the parts of the journey that feel more like a horror soundtrack than a campfire sing-along. I believe this fills a heretofore unseen thematic intersection.”
Both musicians have additional projects outside of Prospertine. Arden has a solo rock band entitled Arden & the Wolves. During the daylight hours, she helps facilitate others’ spiritual growth at The Re-Patterning Project. Jeremy’s other projects include Autodrone, Unto Ashes, and his solo releases with Somewherecold Records.
Listen below and for more information on Prospertine check out their Bandcamp, Twitter, and Instagram pages.