Asphixiation What Is This Thing Called Disco?

The first ever reissue of "What Is This Thing Called 'Disco'?", a landmark
Australian post-punk artefact originally released in 1981 as an LP with
accompanying 12" single. One of the first records from the Australian
underground to incorporate disco elements into the reigning post-punk
asethetic, "What Is This Thing Called 'Disco'?" sits alongside records by
international counterparts like Flying Lizards or Yellow Magic Orchestra in
its combination of art school formalism and dancefloor hedonism.
Melbourne artist Philip Brophy is best known for his work with 70s/80s artpunk
provocateurs Tsk Tsk Tsk (pronounced with three clicks of the
tongue). Asked to stage an exhibition in Melbourne in 1980, Brophy decided
to put disco into an art gallery context. He created 'fake' band Asphixiation
to mime on stage along to tape, and recorded "What Is This Thing Called
'Disco'?" as the backing tracks. In 1981, iconic Melbourne label Missing Link
released a two song 12", and later that year the band released the album
themselves, repressing the 12" and including it in the package. 36 years
later, Chapter Music has lovingly remastered and reissued the album +
single package, with new liner notes and photos.