No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Vadou Game.

That wine, the color of slightly burned onions, partaking of Malaga and Port, but with a specially luscious flavor, and an after-taste of grapes dried by fiery suns, had often comforted him, given a new energy to his stomach weakened by the fasts which he was forced to undergo. But this cordial, usually so efficacious, now failed. Then he thought that an emollient might perhaps counteract the fiery pains which were consuming him, and he took out the Nalifka, a Russian liqueur, contained in a bottle frosted with unpolished glass. This unctuous raspberry-flavored syrup also failed. Alas! the time was far off when, enjoying good health, Des Esseintes had ridden to his house in the hot summer days in a sleigh, and there, covered with furs wrapped about his chest, forced himself to shiver, saying, as he listened attentively to the chattering of his teeth: “Ah, how biting this wind is! It is freezing!” Thus he had almost succeeded in convincing himself that it was cold. Unfortunately, such remedies as these had failed of their purpose ever since his sickness became vital.

With all this, he was unable to make use of laudanum: instead of allaying the pain, this sedative irritated him even to the degree of depriving him of rest. At one time he had endeavored to procure visions through opium and hashish, but these two substances had led to vomitings and intense nervous disturbances. He had instantly been forced to give up the idea of taking them, and without the aid of these coarse stimulants, demand of his brain alone to transport him into the land of dreams, far, far from life.

— J.-K. Huysmans, Against Nature.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 404 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Modulations — “Love At Last” — It’s Rough Out Here

Jo Tongo — “Jangolo” — African Funk Experimentals (1968-1982 + 2017)

The Rockin’ Continentals — “2-3-4” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 5

Ray Barretto — “Soul Drummers” — We Got Latin Soul

Mick Softley With The Summer Suns — “Am I The Red One (Alternative Mix)” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Lee “Scratch” Perry & the Dub Syndicate/Soulettes — “Rub and Squeeze” — Ride Your Donkey

The Sugarplastic — “Skinny Hotrod” — Radio Jejune

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Serge Gainsbourg — “Goodbye Emmanuelle” — Le Cinéma De Serge Gainsbourg

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Undertones — “Girls Don’t Like It” — The Undertones

Anandji Kalyanji — “Theme From Don” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars

Sandy Gaye — “Watch the Dog That Bring the Bone” — Beehive Breaks

Willie Songue et Les Showmen — “Moni Ngan” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

The Electric Eels — “Jaguar Ride” — Die Electric Eels

Los Saicos — “Camisa de fuerza” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

Edwin Starr — “Stop Her On The Sight [S.O.S]” — Northern Soul 101 Hits

Ranking Joe — “Rent Man (feat. Black Uhuru)” — Zion High with Black Uhuru & Dennis Brown

Gene Vincent — “Temptation Baby” — The Road Is Rocky

P. Promdan — “Lung Dee Kee Mao” — Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s–1980s

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Maxx Traxx — “Don’t Touch It!” — Maxx Traxx / Third Rail

Gazolinn’ — “Tafia” — Tafia

Small Faces — “(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me” — Small Faces [mono]

Prince Dgibs — “Ogningwe” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk from Abidjan from 1972 To 1982

The Frantics — “The Whip” — Infamous Instro-Monsters of Rock ‘n’ Roll Vol. 2

Vaudou Game — “Need a Job” — Apiafo

Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 1 / Edit)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Nino Nardini — “Catch That Man [1967]” — Barry 7’s Connectors

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Los Ovnis — “Corazón Herido” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

Pink Floyd — “Vegetable Man” — The Early Years: 1965-1972

Winston Riley — “Man of My Word” — Meditation Dub

The Attack — “Anymore Than I Do” — Decca UK FreakBeat Scene

Fela & Africa 70 — “Who’re You? (Original 45 Version)” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria

Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band — “Mister Love” — …Meets King Pennett

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “Profumo Della Tua Pelle (Ballata per Organo)” — L’Assoluto Naturale OST

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