Disco Not Disco

Disco Not Disco
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released September 2000
Recorded May 1981 - Jun 1985
Genre Post-disco, no wave, experimental, free jazz
Length approx. 75:00
Label Strut
Producer Joey Negro
VA - Disco Not Disco chronology
Disco Not Disco
(2000)		 Disco Not Disco 2
(2002)
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Disco Not Disco is a compilation album from the Disco Not Disco series released by Strut Records in 2000. The album is a probe to experimental side of disco and punk genres and 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][3]

It was compiled by Joey Negro, a British DJ and producer.[1]

Some songs included on this album did well on the Billboard Club chart.[4][5][6][7]

The song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid was also used in Grandmaster Flash song called "White Lines (Don't Do It)".[8]

Reception

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist Length
1. "Walking On Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)Yoko OnoYoko Ono 7:20
2. "Cavern"  Liquid LiquidLiquid Liquid 5:21
3. "Tell You (Today)" (Vocal)Arthur RussellLoose Joints 7:02
4. "Spasticus Autisticus"  Chas Jankel, Ian DuryIan Dury & The Seven Seas Players 6:59
5. "Over And Over" (Long Version)Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Ronald DraytonMaterial 5:39
6. "Wheel Me Out"  David Was, Don WasWas (Not Was) 7:09
7. "Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit)Arthur RussellDinosaur L 6:52
8. "I Walk"  Ramuntcho MattaDon Cherry 3:13
9. "Voices Inside My Head"  StingCommon Sense 6:33
10. "Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)Arthur RussellIndian Ocean 6:56
11. "Macho City"  Steve MillerThe Steve Miller Band 16:26

Personnel

"Walking On Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)
"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
  • Drums: Sly Dunbar

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Disco Not Disco - Review, Overview, Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Getting 'In The Mix' With Rivera, Stryke and Sanger". Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 113: 35. Jan 27, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Arts > THE POP LIFE; Punk Meets Disco, Again". The New York Times. 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Was Not Was - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Liquid Liquid - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ↑ ""Voices Inside My Head" - Charts". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  7. ↑ "Yoko Ono - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  8. ↑ Spear, Justin. "Punk-Funk-Adelic", Mojo, Retrieved September 2006.