No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Aural Exciters.

With Ze Records on a roll—“It was my best period creatively,” reminisces [ZE president Michael] Zilkha. “I felt like I was on autopilot” — Rob Partridge, a promoter in Island’s London office, came up with the idea that the label should release a compilation album. Containing six cuts from Material with Nona Hendryx, Was (Not Was), Cristina, Gichy Dan, Don Armando’s 2nd Ave Rhumba Band, and Coati Mundi, the result captured the strange coherence that underscored the label’s aesthetic of mayhem. Titled Seize the Beat (Dance Ze Dance) in the United States and Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm in the United Kingdom, the result flaunted its miscreant credentials. “I used to say ‘a subtle dislocation of the norm,’ and they turned it into ‘discolation of the norm,’ ” remembers Zilkha. Interviewed by the New York Times in June, August Darnell flew the flag on intercultural transformation. “To me, the beauty of music is its possibilities for mutation. And that mutation represents a larger ideal: global coexistence.”

— Tim Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor 1980-1983

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 319 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Rhythm Makers — “Zone” — Disco 75

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Be Free” — Rhythm Revolution

The Sherwoods — “El Scorpion” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Six Foot Six” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979

Bristol Boxkite — “I’m Feeling Good” — You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-1967

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Bamba Cure’ — De Fiesta Vol. 3

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band — “Song L” — Sweet Nothing

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Dapps featuring Alfred Ellis — “The Rabbit Got the Gun” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Cielo Gris — “Solo Y Triste” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Temptations — “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” — Psychedelic Shack

The Elcados — “The World Is Not Straight” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Daybreakers — “Psychedelic Siren” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 6: Speak of the Devil…

George Faith — “Opportunity” — To Be A Lover

Johnny Barakat & the Vestells — “The Wedge” — Greasy Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 12

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Oriental Mood” — Egyptian Jazz

Little Anthony & The Imperials — “Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop” — Great Googa Mooga

THE THIRD SET

The Electric Prunes — “Get Me To The World On Time” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

The Dhag Dhag’s — “Bohemia” — Psicofasicos De Bolivia

The “5” Royales — “What’s That” — All Righty! The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955

Les Difficiles De Petion-Ville — “Refuge Moin” — Ce La Vie

Thurston Harris — “Purple Stew” — Early Rappers: Hipper Than Hop the Ancestors of Rap

Serter Bağcan — “Ordu’ Nun Dereleri” — Bosporus Bridges 3: A Wide Selection Of Turkish Funk And Jazz

The Move — “The Minister” — Message from the Country

Lyn Taitt — “Stepping Up” — Out On A Funky Trip: Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy’s 1970-75

THE FINAL SET

The Fireballs — “Torquette or Torquay” — That’s Swift! Insrumentals From The Norman Petty Vault

Prince Hammer — “Wicked Woman” — Bible

The Ribbons — “Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya” — The Golden Age Of American Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 5

Pranee Thanasri — “Ask You For A Dance” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa

Funkadelic — “Super Stupid” — Maggot Brain

Tala A.M. — “Ma Ka La” — African Funk Experimentals 1975 to 1978

Aural Exciters — “Goin’ To A Showdown” — Spooks In Space

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