No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Monks.

Hans Joachim Irmler, of Krautrock pioneers Faust, later remembered [the Monks’] appearance as “a new freedom … a positive NO! … the future”, and you can hear something of Krautrock’s “motorik” beat in the Monks’ tightly wound playing. But for the most part, the reactions ranged from bewilderment to outright hostility. Their album Black Monk Time, recently reissued on CD, flopped. At least splitting when they did got them out of a spectacularly hare-brained plan to go and play live in downtown Saigon. “Retrospect tells me it’s probably a damn good thing that we didn’t go to Saigon,” [Monks frontman Gary] Berger says. “Clubs were getting blown up in those days. I think we talked about whether or not we’d play songs like ‘Black Monk Time’ and ‘Complication,’ the songs that gave the army a bad time. Maybe we wouldn’t have. We might still have gotten killed.”

— Alexis Petridis, “Music to scare bullies by” The Guardian (May 7, 2009).

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 331 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

People’s Choice — “Do It Any Way You Wanna” — Boogie Down U.S.A.

Lafayette Afro Rock Band — “Racubah” — Afon: 10 Unreleased Afro Funk Recordings 1971-1974

The Chandelles — “El Gato” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Maha — “Orkos” — Orkos

The Nashville Teens — “Tobacco Road” — The Pop Genius Of Mickie Most

Michi Sarmiento y Su Combo Bravo — “Corazón De Arana Negra” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

The Sparkles — “No Friend of Mine” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Delroy Wilson — “Baby I Love” — Hit Sounds from Channel One 1979-80

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Unknown Artist — “Surfin’ Bird” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

The Upsetters — “Cold Sweat” — Return of Django

Andre Williams A.K.A. Rudibaker — “Chicken Thighs” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots: Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul 1965-1971

Abdou El Omari — “Zifaf Filfada” — Nuits D’été Avec Abdou El Omari (Red Album)

Morells — “Gettin’ In Shape” — Shake and Push

Johnny Rodriguez & Angel Rene — “Cookin’ With A&J” — Long Live Boogaloo: 22 Rare Latin Boogaloos from Spanish Harlem ’63-’72

The Chambers Brothers — “Funky” — Time Has Come Today (15 Great Songs)

K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — “Susu Ne Won Nka” — K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Blue Album)

The Rockin’ Rebels — “Wild Weekend” — Songs We Taught The Fleshtones Vol. 9

Sonido Gallo Negro — “Inca-A-Delic” — The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Cumbia

THE THIRD SET

The Monks — “Complication” — Black Monk Time

J.M. Tim and Foty — “Funky Bafoussam” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

The Imps — “Uh Oh” — The Roots of Psychobilly

Los Locos Del Ritmo — “El Fantasma” — Mexican Garage Stompers ‘62-‘68

Stories In Sound — “Space Battle” — Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs

Dr. Alimantado — “Born For A Purpose / Reason For Living” — Greensleeves 12″ 45rpm

The Capprells with the Sul Brothers Band — “Close Your Eyes” — Strange Breaks & Mr Thing III

THE FINAL SET

Juaneco y Su Combo — “A La Fiesta De San Juan” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Orgone — “Karma Sutra” — Orgone (1^st Album)

Shleu Shleu — “A Ki Sa Ouap Pensé” — 6éme  Anniversaire

The Ronettes — “He Did It” — Songs We Taught The Detroit Cobras

Fela Kuti — “Jeun Ko Ku (Chop ‘n Quench)” — Afrodisiac

Sun Ra & The Blues Project — “The Riddler’s Retreat” — Batman and Robin: The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale

Watty Burnett — “Open The Gate” — Trojan Roots & Culture Box

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Kevin Ayers — “Falling In Love Again” — Yes We Have No Mañanas, So Get Your Mañanas Today