No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Chris Spedding.

The Mods could be said to be functioning as bricoleurs when they appropriated another range of commodities by placing them in a symbolic ensemble which served to erase or subvert their original straight meanings. Thus pills medically prescribed for the treatment of neuroses were used as ends-in-themselves, and the motor scooter, originally an ultra-respectable means of transport, was turned into a menacing symbol of group solidarity. In the same improvisatory manner, metal combs, honed to a razor-like sharpness, turned narcissism into an offensive weapon. Union Jacks were emblazoned on the backs of grubby parka anoraks or cut up and converted into smartly tailored jackets. More subtly, the conventional insignia of the business world – the suit, collar and tie, short hair, etc. – were stripped of their original connotations – efficiency, ambition, compliance with authority – and transformed into ‘empty’ fetishes, objects to be desired, fondled and valued in their own right.

— Dick Hebdige, Subculture: The Meaning Of Style.

Having survived another Luxuria Music FUN-Drive fortnight, the Purple Bat Lounge’s resident DJ’s Reeshard and Lee-Roy set about crafting four sets’s worth of feral music, yet another perfect soundtrack for ill-considered decisions made in a bad part of town. What could go wrong? Click immediately below to find out…

 

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 261 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Blue Magic – “Welcome To The Club” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics And Rarities

Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis — “Obviemama” — Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1

The Lively Ones — “Tranquilizer” — Sun & Surf! Cars And Guitars!

Vaudou Game — “Pas Contente (feat. Roger Damawuzan)” — Apiafo

Bill Doggett — “Make Your Move” — Honky Tonk Popcorn

Al Massrieen — “Longa 79” — Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music

The Prowlers — “Rock Me Baby” — Early Northwest Rockers & Instrumentals Vol.03: Shake Um Up Rock

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Sly & The Revolutionaries with Jah Thomas — “L.S.D.” — Black Ash Dub

THE SECOND SET

Chris Spedding — “Lone Rider” — Hurt

Calibro 35 — “Eurocrime!” — Ritornano quelli di… Calibro 35

Luchese Liebhaber — “Gesundheit” — The Lavender Jungle: Tempting Treats From The Land Of Exotica (1957–1963)

M. Ashraf feat. Nahid Akhtar — “Pyar Ka Koee Shola” — The Sound Of Wonder!

The Chantelles — “Gonna Get Burned” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Randy’s All Stars — “What Does It Take To Win Your Love” — I Love The Reggay!: Early Reggae Sounds From Randy’s Records 1969-1971

Suicide — “Rocket U.S.A.” — Suicide

Clodomiro Montes y el Super Combo Curro — “Puerto Rico Zumbando” — Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-72

THE THIRD SET

The Interiors — “Voodoo Doll” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 25 Dynamite R&B Gems Vol. 5

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou — “Hwe Towe Hun” — The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80

The Cramps — “Drug Train” — File Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978-81

Ennio Morricone, I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni — “L’Ultima Volta” — I Malamondo OST

Roy Gaines — “Skippy Is A Sissy” — New York Notables

Sroeng Santi — “Expensive Gasoline” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

Wire — “Ex Lion Tamer” — Pink Flag

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Dub Three” — African Dub All-Mighty: Chapter 3

The Playboys — “Jungle Fever” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

THE FINAL SET

The Slits — “Earthbeat (12” vers.) — Return Of The Giant Slits

Nico Fidenco — “Sweet Disco Funky” — La Via Della Prostituzione

The Cords — “Termites” — Shadrach And Boomstix! Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vols. 9 & 10

Peter King — “Watusi” — Shango

Brian Eno — “Baby’s On Fire” — Here Come The Warm Jets

Ilaiyaraaja / S.P. Balasubramaniam — “Solla Solla” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Bunny Wailer — “Dream Land” — DubD’sco Vols. 1 & 2