No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Don Sonrabiab.

He extends the mouthpiece to me, tends to the position of the pipe and the steady coddling of the bubbling chandoo. The taste, the scent—yes, there is to them that lovely, sweet-roasting hazelnut aroma, that delicate perfume of unknown flowers; but these are just the airs that drift through what can only be called ambrosia. My lungs cannot have enough of it, so unimaginable the taste, so soft and gentle the vapors.

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

I am aswirl, bird-soul and breeze, amid the cool high mountain trees of the myriad-meaninged knowledge of that thing, savior and destroyer, within. Never has an afternoon passed in such serenity, in life lived so fully, so freely of the maggots of that glob of gross crenulated meat that we call mind. To be here now, wordless, every breath a bringing forth, peering calm and adrift through the interstices of forever.

— Nick Tosches, The Last Opium Den.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 351 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB w/The Three Degrees — “T.S.O.P. [The Sound of Philadelphia]” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

Remi Kabaka — “Aqueba Masaaba” — Son of Africa

The Tempests — “Lemon Lime” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Sakir Oner Gunham — “Ben Bu Yaralara Nerden Dus Oldum” — Turkish Freakout 2: Psych-Folk 1970-1978

The Road Runners — “Pretty Me” — Screamers, Bangers & Cosmic Synths Vol. II

Polibio Mayorga y Su Conjunto — “Culebrita Dormida” — Ecuatoriana: El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-81

The 13th Floor Elevators — “You’re Gonna Miss Me” — The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators (Mono)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Don Sonrabiab — “Soul Dracula” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 3: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

THE SECOND SET

Wess and the Airedales — “Black Out” — That’s What Friends Are For

Gregory Isaacs — “Embarrassment” — Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 2

The New Philadelphians — “The Mustang Pt. 1” — Movements, Vol. 10

Henri Guedon — “Zinglindou” — 10 Ans De Musique Caraïbe

The Loving Machines — “The Loving Machine” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Tabu Ley — “Paquita” — Congo: Rumba on the River

Lela Martin & The Soul Providers — “You Can’t Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too)” — Melatone 45rpm

Wganda Kenya — “Bayesa” — Wganda Kenya

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers — “I’m Your Witchdoctor” — The Immediate Singles Collection

THE THIRD SET

Los Dandy’s — “Normal Nomás” — Lindo Amorcito

Crystal Image — “Gonna Have A Good Time” — Mainstream Disco Funk

Najib Alhoush — “Free Music II” — The Free Music (Part 1)

T. Rex — “Jewel” — The Peel Session

Joseph Kabasele — “Tujala Tshibemba” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele and the Creation of Modern Congolese Music

Ike Turner — “Do You Mean It” — Federal Records 55-60 Story: I’ll Go Crazy

Rung Fah Puping — “Pu Yai Lee Santana” — Thai? Dai!: The Heavier Side of the Luk Thung Underground

The Don Thompson Quartet — “Cheese Blintzes” — Frolic Diner Pt. 1

THE FINAL SET

The Funkees — “Slipping Into Darkness” — Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77

Bob Johnson — “Walking On The Moon (Men Are Starving)” — Trip To The Moon: 14 Obscure R&B, Garage Rock And Deepfunk Songs About The Moon

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Straight To Channel 1’s Head” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

The Velvet Underground — “I’m Waiting For The Man (Mono Version)” — The Velvet Underground & Nico

Los Invasores De Progreso — “Humo En La Selva” — Perú Selvático – Sonic Expedition Into The Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

Funkadelic — “You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure” — Cosmic Slop

Afida Es & the Siglap Boys — “Jangan Goda” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970: Vol. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Dorothy Ashby — “Soul Vibrations” — Afro-Harping

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