Disco Not Disco Explained

Disco Not Disco
Type:	compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Disco Not Disco.png
Released:	September 2000
Recorded:	May 1981 – June 1985
Genre:	Post-disco, no wave, experimental, free jazz
Length:	77:30
Label:	Strut
Producer:	Joey Negro

Disco Not Disco is a compilation album from the Disco Not Disco series released by Strut Records in 2000. The album is a probe for both the experimental side of disco and punk genres, as well as underground music scene in general. The first volume is more rock and funk oriented and features three experimental studio projects by Arthur Russell, namely Dinosaur, Indian Ocean and Loose Joints, British new wave musician Ian Dury, and even musicians like Yoko Ono, Steve Miller Band or jazz trumpeter Don Cherry.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It was compiled by Joey Negro, a British DJ and producer.^[1] Some songs included on this album charted on the Billboard Club chart.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} The song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid was also used in Grandmaster Flash song called "White Lines (Don't Do It)".^[9]

Critical reception

Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars, stating that "not only does the music stand on its own (there's a reason why thousands of young DJs and vinyl hounds collapsed in confoundment upon finding out that these rare gems were being issued together), but the liner notes provide a story behind each song, only adding to the mystique."^[1]

Personnel

"Walking on Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)

• Engineers: Lee DeCarlo, Sam Ginsberg
• Drums: Andy Newmark
• Bass guitar: Tony Levin
• Rhythm guitar

Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken

• Editing: Joseph Watt
• Producers: Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

"Cavern"

• Drums, percussion: Scott Hartley
• Vocals, percussion: Salvatore Principato
• Percussion, bass guitar: Richard McGuire
• Percussion: Dennis Young

"Tell You (Today)" (Vocal)

• Mixing: Eddie Garcia, Larry Levan, Robert Morety
• Producers: Killer Whale, Steve D'Acquisto

"Spasticus Autisticus" (Version)

• Mixing: Steven Stanley
• Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
• Prophet synthesizer: Tyrone Downie
• Electric guitar: Chas Jankel
• Vocals: Ian Dury

"Over and Over" (Long Version)

• Producer: Fred Maher

"Wheel Me Out"

• Producers: David Was, Don Was, Jack Tann

"Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit)

• Remix: Dinosaur L
• Producer: Arthur Russell, Nicky Siano

"I Walk"

• Producer: Ramuntcho Matta
• Engineer: Michel Reynaud

"Voices Inside My Head"

• Producer: Began Cekic

"Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)

• Producer: Arthur Russell, Peter Zummo

"Macho City"

• Drums, percussion: Gary Mallaber
• Vocals, guitar: Steve Miller
• Bass guitar: Gerald Johnson
• Keyboards: Byron Allred

Notes and References

1. Web site: Disco Not Disco - Review, Overview, Charts. Allmusic. 2011-07-28.
2. Jan 27, 2001. Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 113. 35. Getting 'In The Mix' With Rivera, Stryke and Sanger. 0006-2510.
3. News: Arts > THE POP LIFE; Punk Meets Disco, Again. The New York Times. 2011-07-28. 2002-10-24.
4. Web site: Disco Not Disco at Discogs. Discogs. 2011-07-28.
5. Web site: Was Not Was - Discography. Allmusic, Billboard. 2011-07-28.
6. Web site: Liquid Liquid - Discography. Allmusic, Billboard. 2011-07-28.
7. Web site: "Voices Inside My Head" - Charts. Allmusic, Billboard. 2011-07-28.
8. Web site: Yoko Ono - Discography. Allmusic, Billboard. 2011-07-28.
9. Spear, Justin. "Punk-Funk-Adelic", Mojo, Retrieved September 2006.