Graycap23 said:

Without some NEW material........this is completely pointless.

Well I'm back on the scene.

It sounds to me like "Purple Music" initiated this, wanted to make it happen and managed to make a good (and presumably lucrative) enough pitch to Prince in order to get the go ahead - I'd be very surprised if it was Prince's idea.

Perhaps the concept appeals to Prince because it requires very little effort and probably no promotion on his part, yet potentially introduces (or re-introduces) his music to a demographic that's possibly rarely exposed to it - ie. nothing to lose.

That said, there are a lot of "nothing to lose" type opportunities that Prince has turned down over the years based on his desire not to compromise his IP, etc... so it is an interesting decision, if not a particularly exciting one.

More "Dance 4 Me" mixes [img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Gifs/15g7alu.gif[/img:$uid]

linus4000 said:

http://www.20min.ch/ro/musique/news/story/Prince-signe-pour-trois-albums-sur-un-label-suisse-30984632

As already reported in the concert forum news, there are reports that Prince has some kind of a deal with a suisse funk/house label Purple Music and they report some new albums are coming with the head of the label, DJ Jamie Lewis, will be remixing some of the music for clubs etc..

The first single is said to be Dance 4 me, which is why i still have doubts...

But he has apparently a good name in the house scene. Let`s wait and see...

Here is the article in french:

«C’est un rêve qui devient réalité, on a encore de la peine à y croire!» Arnold Meyer, responsable promo pour Purple Music, ne cache pas sa joie en nous annonçant la nouvelle en primeur: Prince a signé pour sortir ses trois prochains albums sur le label de house suisse, créé en 1997 par le DJ Jamie Lewis et son épouse, Manuela de Pasquale.

Lors de sa venue à Zurich en août dernier, l’auteur de «Purple Rain» est resté quelques jours en Suisse, après son concert au Hallenstadion. Il a travaillé dans un studio local et a demandé à son management de lui trouver un label pour ses sorties futures.

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«Comme ils étaient en Suisse, Purple Music est arrivé en tête des pages dans le moteur de recherches de leur ordinateur», nous explique Jamie Lewis. Son passé de DJ funk et l’impressionnant catalogue du label (plus de 400 titres dont ceux de Cerrone, Imagination ou Jocelyn Brown) ont séduit la star américaine, qui désire donner une direction plus «club» à sa musique.

L'entourage de Prince a alors tenté de contacter Purple Music par téléphone dans ses bureaux de Winterthour: sans succès. Et pour cause, le DJ et sa femme étaient en vacances à l'étranger. Manuela a reçu un e-mail émanant du management de la star qui lui demandait son numéro de portable puisque celui du bureau ne répondait pas. Pensant d'abord à un spam, elle a tout de même envoyé son contact, sans grand espoir. Quelques jours plus tard, les managers de Prince rencontraient les responsables du label alémaniques. Et après quatre heures de discussions, les contrats étaient signés.

Un premier single en novembre

«Prince enregistre en ce moment, dans son studio de Minneapolis, de nouveaux morceaux mêlant funk et house, précise Arnold Meyer. Nous avons déjà reçu les deux premiers singles: «Dance 4 Me», prévu pour le mois de novembre et «2 Nite» qui suivra.» Sur ce dernier, Prince a convié sa protégée, chanteuse et mannequin, Bria Valente. Le premier des trois albums paraîtra l'année prochaine.

A la demande du Kid, ses sorties seront disponibles dans le monde entier en digital mais aussi en vinyle. Sur chaque single, Jamie Lewis remixera les chansons de Prince.

Et côté financier? Les Alémaniques reconnaissent avoir payé une avance à Prince, mais refusent d'en divulguer le montant. «C'est top secret! Nous ne communiquons pas à ce sujet», disent-ils.

translation:

It's a dream come true, we still find it difficult to believe it! "Arnold Meyer, responsible for promotion Purple Music, does not hide his delight in telling us the scoop: Prince has signed on to release his next three albums on the label of Swiss house, established in 1997 by DJ Jamie Lewis and his wife, Manuela de Pasquale.

During his visit to Zurich in August, the author of "Purple Rain" remained in Switzerland a few days after his concert at the Hallenstadion. He worked in a local studio and asked its management to find a label for its future output.

"As they were in Switzerland Purple Music topped the pages in the search engine on their computer," explains Jamie Lewis. DJ funk of his past and the impressive catalog of the label (over 400 titles including Cerrone, Imagination and Jocelyn Brown) have won the American star, who wants to give a direction more "club" to his music.

Prince's entourage then attempted to contact by telephone Purple Music offices in Winterthur: without success. And for good reason, the DJ and his wife were on holiday abroad. Manuela received an email from the management of the star who asked him his mobile number as the office did not answer. Thinking first of spam, it still sent his contact, without much hope. A few days later, the Prince met the managers responsible for the Germanic label. And after four hours of discussions, the contracts were signed.

A first single in November

"Prince is currently recording in his studio in Minneapolis, new music mixing funk and house, said Arnold Meyer. We have already received the first two singles, "Dance 4 Me", scheduled for November and "2 Nite" that will follow. "On this last, Prince invited his protégé, singer and model, Bria Valente. The first of three albums released next year.

At the request of Kid, its output will be available worldwide in digital as well as vinyl. On each single, Jamie Lewis remix songs from Prince.

And financial side? The Alemanni acknowledge that they have paid an advance to Prince, but refuse to disclose the amount. "It's top secret! We do not communicate about it, "they say.

[Edited 10/18/11 16:17pm]

At least you're getting something. It's really better than nothing.

Of course you haven't listened to it yet. Ungreatful people...

NeonCraxx said:

At least you're getting something. It's really better than nothing.

It's really about the same, actually.

Possibly worse, considering the quality of the remixes he already commissioned for this song a couple years ago.

Yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn

errant said:

It's really about the same, actually.

Possibly worse, considering the quality of the remixes he already commissioned for this song a couple years ago.

So you're not even going to give it a chance. Wow.

In before somebody posts a stupid cartman photo.

[Edited 10/18/11 17:13pm]

2020 said:

NeonCraxx said:

errant said:

It's really about the same, actually.

Possibly worse, considering the quality of the remixes he already commissioned for this song a couple years ago.

So you're not even going to give it a chance. Wow.

In before somebody posts a stupid cartman photo.

[Edited 10/18/11 17:13pm]

I didn't say I wasn't giving it a chance. I said that this news is on par with no news. And since this is Prince, it'll probably never materialize anyway.

[Edited 10/18/11 17:16pm]

And since this is coming from Unfunkenberry, why would anyone be interested?

Timmy84 said:

And since this is coming from Unfunkenberry, why would anyone be interested?

More Bria.

I kinda semi-liked one of the Dance4Me remixes... but as somebody else said, he's had way better. I listen to a lot of dance music, so if the people he has remixing his tracks are any good I'll be looking forward to hearing these.

And to the person who said "without new music" something something... Club music is rarely about playing just new tracks... DJ's play whats good, they mix in some new stuff occaionally depending on the audience or venue. But at real clubs the age of the track is meaningless. DJ's mix songs that go with the flow of the energy they're trying to create.

lezama said:

I kinda semi-liked one of the Dance4Me remixes... but as somebody else said, he's had way better. I listen to a lot of dance music, so if the people he has remixing his tracks are any good I'll be looking forward to hearing these.

And to the person who said "without new music" something something... Club music is rarely about playing just new tracks... DJ's play whats good, they mix in some new stuff occaionally depending on the audience or venue. But at real clubs the age of the track is meaningless. DJ's mix songs that go with the flow of the energy they're trying to create.

Well I don't know of any clubs whose energy is that of a middle aged religious man wearing cashmere socks in his Louis Vuitton crocs.

Maybe that's why this is being done in Europe.

Spinlight said:

lezama said:

I kinda semi-liked one of the Dance4Me remixes... but as somebody else said, he's had way better. I listen to a lot of dance music, so if the people he has remixing his tracks are any good I'll be looking forward to hearing these.

And to the person who said "without new music" something something... Club music is rarely about playing just new tracks... DJ's play whats good, they mix in some new stuff occaionally depending on the audience or venue. But at real clubs the age of the track is meaningless. DJ's mix songs that go with the flow of the energy they're trying to create.

Well I don't know of any clubs whose energy is that of a middle aged religious man wearing cashmere socks in his Louis Vuitton crocs.

Maybe that's why this is being done in Europe.

lol.. hey, if Gloria Estefan can come back with a club song thats getting play, surely Prince can if he just lets the right people get the tracks. Give em to Diplo or Dillon Francis and he'll have platinum on his hands...

Actually, my friends worked on the video for Dance 4 Me...

steelyd said:

translation:

And financial side? The Alemanni acknowledge that they have paid an advance to Prince, but refuse to disclose the amount. "It's top secret! We do not communicate about it, "they say.

Uh oh.

NewYorkMike said:

Timmy84 said:

And since this is coming from Unfunkenberry, why would anyone be interested?

More Bria.

x 5,432,095

If there's anyone who is NOT Bria, it's Timmy. LOL.

Also, I'm not Bria. Or Prince, for that matter.

RodeoSchro said:

NewYorkMike said:

More Bria.

x 5,432,095

If there's anyone who is NOT Bria, it's Timmy. LOL.

Also, I'm not Bria. Or Prince, for that matter.

...but NewYorkMike is Bria (check his pic and sig).

And he (sorry, she (sorry - oops, stuck in a loop)) obviously thinks that "More Bria" is the answer to Timmy's question, "why would anyone be interested?"

Totally understand the Bria-accusation-paranoia around here though

Sounds like he's gonna release Lotus Flow3r in Europe

TheDigitalGardener said:

More "Dance 4 Me" mixes [img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Gifs/15g7alu.gif[/img:$uid]

Seriously! The first batch was bad enough, are they trying to rectify past mistakes or going in for the kill?

Chiquetet said:

RodeoSchro said:

x 5,432,095

If there's anyone who is NOT Bria, it's Timmy. LOL.

Also, I'm not Bria. Or Prince, for that matter.

...but NewYorkMike is Bria (check his pic and sig).

And he (sorry, she (sorry - oops, stuck in a loop)) obviously thinks that "More Bria" is the answer to Timmy's question, "why would anyone be interested?"

Totally understand the Bria-accusation-paranoia around here though

NouveauDance said:

How odd.

Indeed.

I get the feeling that Prince is just bored.Maybe he's now trying to conquer a different market (the dance music market)?

SoulAlive said:

I get the feeling that Prince is just bored.Maybe he's now trying to conquer a different market (the dance music market)?

Most of his tentatives at recording "dance music" (i.e. house & techno) were deep failures, weither he did it himself of asked remixers to help, so I'm not too excited about this. Prince, for some reason, never managed to catch what made house & techno music great, and often only managed to get the most corny aspects of it (Go-Go Dancer, Fantasia Erotica, the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic remix, 1999 The New Master, Take Me 2 Your Leader, the loads of awful Junior Vasquez and Keith Cohen remixes from 1991-92, the Dance 4 Me remix from 2009, etc.). There are a few exceptions, though, such as "The Human Body" and the Jason Nevins mix of "TGRES", but well... I wouldn't bet a dime on these future remixes...

TheDigitalGardener said:

More "Dance 4 Me" mixes [img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Gifs/15g7alu.gif[/img:$uid]

If we're to believe Michael Koppleman, this would be Kate Bush on the day she heard Prince's "dance" mix of "Why Should I Love You?" for the first time

databank said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

More "Dance 4 Me" mixes [img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Gifs/15g7alu.gif[/img:$uid]

If we're to believe Michael Koppleman, this would be Kate Bush on the day she heard Prince's "dance" mix of "Why Should I Love You?" for the first time

Hehehe, indeed. According to The Life & Music Of Kate Bush it took her a loong time to work out what to do with it and how to rescue the track.

However, it was not a "dance" mix, just a collaboration.