PRINCE - 10 Years In Another Dimension (Vinyl)

On April 21, 2016, I came home after a long and exhausting day at work. I had dinner with my family and then collapsed onto the couch. When I opened my laptop, the first thing I saw on Facebook was a post from a friend. It was a long paragraph filled with “Nooooo…” and it ended with the words: Not Prince! I still remember that moment vividly. A deep, unsettling feeling hit me instantly. I turned on an American news channel, and it was already breaking news. The man who had been giving me at least one album every year since I was twelve, the artist who shaped the soundtrack of my life, had apparently passed away. For about an hour, the news wasn’t officially confirmed, and there was still a small sense of hope. But once it was confirmed, my world collapsed. I withdrew to my bedroom and spent three days grieving. Where were you when you heard the news? In this set, you’ll hear tracks mainly from the album Art Official Age. The album carries an underlying theme that reflects on life and what may come after. Alongside that, you’ll hear the beautiful presence of Lianne La Havas, whose voice and expression feel like the perfect complement. I’ve often wondered what Prince was trying to tell us with this album. Of course, I have my own interpretation, but I’d really love to hear yours. I remember talking to a friend about these tracks shortly after Prince’s passing. His view was that it wasn’t anything unusual, since Prince often explored conceptual themes across entire albums, like he did on The Gold Experience or The Rainbow Children. And while that may be true, whenever I listen to the songs in this set, I can’t shake the feeling that there was something more, as if Prince sensed something and wanted to leave us with a message. To me, these tracks carry a sense of hope. The idea that death might not be the end, but rather another step in a greater journey. Take care of yourselves. --- If you ♥️ what I do, feel free to like, comment, and subscribe: it really makes a difference. I don’t earn anything from YouTube ads and have zero control over how often they appear. If you really dig what I do and want to keep the music flowing: ☕️ Buy me a coffee ▷ https://ko-fi.com/tanersfunkkitchen ✨ Become a Patron ▷   / tanersfunkkitchen   deep cuts T-shirt and more merch is finally here: 🌎 Americas & Oceania ▷ https://taners-funk-kitchen.myspreads... 🌍 Europe, Asia & Africa ▷ https://taners-funk-kitchen.myspreads... Let’s stay connected: ▷   / tanersfunkkitchen   ▷   / tanersfunkkitchen   ▷ https://mixcloud.com/tanersfunkkitchen --- "This is not mixing!" Some DJs keep commenting “where is the mixing” under my YouTube sets. But not every episode is meant for the club or a dancefloor crowd. When I share music online, it’s less about flashy blends and more about storytelling through sound and lyrics. For me, the magic is in the selection, the sequence, and the way one track emotionally leads into the next: like chapters in a concept album. Smooth mood transitions, occasional sharp pivots, lyrical progression, rising tension, soft landings… And most importantly: most songs are perfect as they are. Why cut them short when every second is delicious! I love letting tracks breathe, unfold, and shine. --- deep cuts A "deep cut" is a lesser known piece of music that presents one or more of the following traits: 1. it has never been played live or gets performed rarely 2. it is not frequently heard on the radio because it is not a hit and, as a result, doesn’t fit within most of the ordinary and commercially appealing playlists 3. it is known almost exclusively by the truest and most devoted fans of a given artist or band 4. the label “deep cut” can be assigned to any of the album tracks that have not been published as a single 5. it is considered as a particularly brilliant song that most of a band’s ordinary fans are generally unaware of 6. it is a track buried in the huge catalogue of an artist with a long career 7. it may be any of an artist’s older songs that is not played live or broadcast as frequently as it was before (source: https://www.uncoveringsound.com/deep-...) --- Chapters 00:00 Clouds 04:28 Affirmation I & II 05:17 Way Back Home 08:09 Affirmation III 11:27 MR. NELSON #prince #liannelahavas #deepcuts #vinyl