No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Ayalew Mesfin.

There is still the victory of the submissive and the weak over the hard and the strong to be explained in a way consistent with the precept of holding fast to the submissive. The explanation lies in the fact that, in achieving victory over the hard and the strong, the submissive and the weak do not become their opposites. In order to understand this, we must bear in mind the fact that in the Lao tzu a term is often used in two senses, the ordinary and the Taoist. ‘Victory’ is such a term. In the ordinary sense of the word, it is the strong that gains ‘victory’ over the weak. In this sense, victory cannot be guaranteed indefinitely, as however strong a thing is, it is inevitable that one day it will meet with more than its match. The Taoist sense of the word ‘victory’, in contrast, is rather paradoxical. The weak does not contend, and so no one in the world can pick a quarrel with it. If one never contends, this at least ensures that one never suffers defeat. One may even wear down the resistance of one’s stronger opponent by this passive weapon of non-contention, or at least wait for him to meet with defeat at the hands of someone stronger. It is in this sense that the submissive and the weak gain ‘victory’ over the hard and the strong.

— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 412 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sister Sledge — “Pain Reliever” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980

Charly Kingson — “Nimele Bolo” — Africa Airways Four: Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983

The New Dimensions — “Bongo Shutdown” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Orchestre Tropicana — “Defo Gacon” — Le Negre

Outlaws — “Rodeo” — The Joe Meek Story

Los Beta 5 — “El Bicho” — Cumbías Chichadélicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha

Hasil Adkins — “Pond Fork River” — The Wild Man

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Nile Rodgers — “Doll Squad” — B-Movie Matinee

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Manzanita y su Conjunto — “La Caihuita” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

The Kon-Taks — “One Of These Days” — Teenage Shutdown Vol. 12: No Tease

Ayalew Mesfin — “Hasabé” — The Rough Guide To African Rare Groove

The Pazant Brothers — “Chick A Boom” — The Brothers Funk: Rare New York City Funk 1969-1975

Prince Jammy — “Throne of Blood” — Kamikazi Dub

Johnny Burnette — “Rock Billy Boogie” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

Sima Bina — “Naz Kardanet Vaveyla” — Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk and Psych of the 60’s and 70’s

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 6]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Son Of P.M. — “Cho Cho Chan” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

Road — “You Rub Me The Wrong Way” — Blue Onion 45rpm

Gregory Isaacs — “Embarrassment” — Slum In Dub

Buzzcocks — “Boredom” — Spiral Scratch EP

Papa Wemba — “Bakwetu” — Papa Wemba

Dave “Baby” Cortez — “The Happy Organ” — Scratchin’: The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story

Ralph Weeks With The Telecasters — “Gua Jazz  “ — Panama! 3: Calypso Panameno, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus 1960-75

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Behroze Chatterjee — “Sweety Seventeen” — Bombay Disco 2

The Rangers — “Mogul Monster” — All Killer! No Filler! Vol. 1

Pasteur Lappé — “Hiembi Nin (Hymne A La Vie)” — African Funk Experimentals 1979 to 1981

Lester Williams — “I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use” — Blowing the Fuse: 1952

Phương Tâm — “Có Nhớ Đêm Nào (Remember the Night)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

The MC5 — “Looking at You” — A Square (Of Course): The Story of Michigan’s Legendary A-Square Records

The Heptones — “Sufferers Dub” — Upsetters 45rpm

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Scritti Politti (w. Robert Wyatt, piano & keyboards) — “The Sweetest Girl” — Rough Trade 12″ single

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