Open Culture: >The Prince party playlist (available on Spotify) has just the right mix of erotic, romantic, and spiritual—with the psychedelic funk of Shuggie Otis thrown in, naturally—some of the most finely-tuned soul the seventies produced.

The songs you choose to play can influence the way your guests feel. Slow songs can give a more intimate feel while upbeat music is more hype and energetic. Good music must be able to match the theme of your party. A silent disco or silent rave is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. If you need some help setting a great party, you might want to find the party hire.

> >One of the latest recordings on the playlist, Chaka Khan’s “I Was Made to Love Him” came out in 1978, the same year as Prince’s first album, so we can take a fairly good guess at what he was listening to when he made his debut. In fact, we might look at the playlist as a snapshot of the funk-rock-soul genius from Minneapolis’ original inspirations, which still resonate like cosmic radiation in his late digital-era recordings.

You can’t go wrong letting Prince pick your party music.