Neil Corcoran (Tantric Dex)

His name is Prince and he is funky! The purple one sure knew how to throw a party and his impact on dance music culture is undeniable. Slinky synths, rubbery bass lines, heavy percussion and gently provocative vocals were all part of his signature sound and his work continues to inspire today. A shy guy who came alive when he was performing and creating. Prince was very much a subscriber to the notion that the music should do the talking.The music was his message The scope of his discography is staggering and shows his passion for and dedication to his craft. with enough music left in his vault to release and album a year for the next 100 years. There's his solo work, his work with 94 East, Mazarati, The Family, his Jazz project: Madhouse, his work with Paisley Park alumni; Shock G, Rosie Gaines, New Power Generation, The Revolution, 3rd eye girl and The Time. He's written songs for Madonna, Stevie Nicks, The Bangles, Martika, Patti Labelle, Sheila E, Sheena Easton, Vanity 6, Apollonia , Kenny Rogers, Barbara Streisand, Mavis Staples, No Doubt and Gwen Stefani. There's his collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, Miles Davis, Earth Wind and Fire, Maceo Parker, The Neptunes, Q-Tip, Kendrick Lamar, Common, Sheryl Crow, Taja Seville, Eykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Beverly Knight, Tevin Campbell, Eve, Angie Stone, Ani Difranco, George Clinton, Joni Mitchell, Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Rita Ora, Candie Dulfer, Nikka Costa and King. His songs have been covered by everyone from Beyoncé to Alicia Keys, Chaka Khan, Sinead O'Connor, Stephanie Mills, Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Ginuwine, TLC, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Eels, Beck, Paul McCartney, Dave Gilmour, Bruce Springsteen, Nina Simone, Tom Jones with The Art of Noise, Señor Coconut and Nicole Kidman. He's been sampled by Public Enemy, 2Pac, MC Hammer, Lil' Wayne, Arrested Development, House of Pain and Eazy E to name but a few On top of all this he's inspired the likes of D'Angelo, Terence Trent Darby, Cameo, Outkast, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (former members of The Time) Janet Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Dayne, Whitney Houston and countless others. With his impact still being felt right up to the present day in artists likes Anderson .Paak, The Weeknd and Blood Orange. It's hard to argue that with everything considered Prince is the most prolific artist of all time. To the artist formerly and forever known as Prince. I salute you! Here's a selection of some of his best uptempo work. I'm going to leave this up for a week so if you are interested in hearing it then I recommend downloading it. Prince/The Revolution- let's go crazy (special dance mix) Mazarati- 100 mph Prince- musicology Prince/Beverly Knight- rock steady (live) Prince- black sweat Prince- hot thing (extended version) Prince/New Power Generation- gett off (flutestramental) Prince- bat dance (Vicki Vale mix) Sheila E.- a love bizarre Prince/The Revolution- 17 days Stevie Nicks- stand back Prince- let's work (Fingerman edit) Prince- just as long as we're together (Dave Allison rework) Vanity 6- nasty girl Prince/New Power Generation- my name is Prince(original mix) Prince- controversy (LNTG muscle mix) Art of Noise/Tom Jones- kiss Morris Day and The Time- jungle love (live) Prince- sexy dancer (long version) Prince/The Revolution- raspberry beret (12 inch version) Prince/Sheena Easton- u got the look (long look) Rosie Gaines- I want u (M+M anthem mix) Prince/Sheila E.- erotic city (extended version) Chaka Khan/Stevie Wonder/Melle Mel- I feel for you Prince/New Power Generation- thieves in the temple(house mix) Prince- little red corvette (extended version) Prince- chelsea rodgers Prince- fury Prince- I could never take the place of your man(extended version) Prince/The Revolution- I would die 4 u Madonna/Prince- like a prayer (album version) Prince- I wanna be your lover (Dimitri from Paris re-edit) Prince/The Revolution- 1999 (full length version)