2000 compilation album by various artists
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 1]
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]
Track listing
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)
"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"
"Voices Inside My Head"
"Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)
"Macho City"
References
^ a b c d "Disco Not Disco - Review, Overview, Charts" . Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ "Getting 'In The Mix' With Rivera, Stryke and Sanger". Billboard /Nielsen Business Media, Inc . 113 : 35. Jan 27, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "Arts > THE POP LIFE; Punk Meets Disco, Again" . The New York Times . 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ "Disco Not Disco at Discogs" . Discogs. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ "Was Not Was - Discography" . Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ "Liquid Liquid - Discography" . Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ " "Voices Inside My Head" - Charts" . Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ "Yoko Ono - Discography" . Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28 .
^ Spear, Justin. "Punk-Funk-Adelic", Mojo , Retrieved September 2006.