Ears Wide Open: Pr0files
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Feeling heavy this morning? You’re not the only one. If you’d like to indulge in your emotions, Pr0files‘ debut single “Call Yourself a Lover” provides the perfectly moody soundtrack to your drama. Comprised of members Danny Sternbaum and long-time friend Lauren Pardini, the electronic duo’s got one hell of a hand on atmospherics. It’s not a surprise, however. Sternbaum has had success with writing catchy electro-pop songs as one-half of Baby Monster in the last few years and Pardini has been writing with DJ Khalil’s hip-hop camp (Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Drake) and Corin Roddick of Purity Ring. With opening lyrics like “Call yourself a lover / but you f–ked up the game,” Pr0files (rendered as pr0files) don’t waste time getting to the point, and this dark yet hypnotically rhythmic disposition is what will most likely lure listeners into buying the duo’s forthcoming debut “Jurassic Technologie.”
||| Download: “Call Yourself a Lover”
[…] OK, here’s my confession: I listened to no fewer than 50 new synth-pop bands (all from L.A., most of them duos) over the past year or so, and this item could just as easily name-check the sleek R&B of Bom Bom, the electro-folk of DWNTWN or the chirpy glowstickiness of Holychild. Almost any synth-pop that gets posted on the interwebs these days attracts fans like metal shavings to a magnet (I blame Passion Pit for the likes of Smallpools), and it’s hard to say whether any of this stuff will be more than digital detritus in 2017. So here I’m going with Pr0files (that’s a zero where the “o” should be), the duo of Danny Sternbaum and Lauren Pardini, who remind me of the best rather than the worst of the 1980s. Their album “Jurassic Technologie” will be out this year. Your taste in synths may vary. [Previously.] […]
where do i buy this track? itunes and amazon don’t sell it.