NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #475 ~ 12-20-25]
Pictured: Dr. Alimantado (center).
A similar case is ex–Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny (Rotten) Lydon and his group Public Image, Ltd., who carved out a bleak, alien soundscape by blending dub’s stark spaciness with punk-derived dissonance and minimalism on their influential 1981 recording Second Edition (a key element here was the thick-fingered dub-meets-punk approach of bassist Jah Wobble). Lydon, in fact, is considered another important contributor to the reggae/punk dialogue. As Adrian Sherwood recalled, “a lot of people really looked up to him at that time. John really knew his reggae, he loved his reggae. I can tell you that John Lydon really helped the progress of roots and culture in Britain at that time. It was around that time … that he went on the radio and played Dr. Alimantado’s ‘Born For A Purpose.’ Alimantado was immediately shot to cult status as a result!” Lydon was by no means a centrist figure but he was quite influential, and it was through such conduits that the influence of reggae and dub became gradually audible in more commercial forms of popular music.
— Michael E. Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae.
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 475 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...
Eddie Kendricks — “Chains” — He’s A Friend
Sookie — “Choco Date” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)
The Surfites — “Comet’s Tail” — Escapades In Space
Payom Moogda — “Loomsiah” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!
Buzzcocks — “Breakdown” — Spiral Scratch EP
Tito Puente — “Pa Los Rumberos” — Mas Mambo Mania: More Kings & Queens Of Mambo
Ron Thompson His Rowdy Guitar And The Brougham’s — “Switchblade” — Loose Lips Might Sink Ships: Greasy Instrumental Magic From The Vault Of Lux And Ivy
Dr. Alimantado — “I Shall Fear No Evil” — Best Dressed Chicken In Town
The Neon Boys — “That’s All I Know (Right Now)” — Shake To Date
Alex Puddu — “Lesbian Lovers” — The Golden Age of Danish Pornography Vol. 3
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
New York Dolls — “Looking For A Kiss” — New York Dolls
Eugene Balthazar — “Dap Pignan” — Dolores: Salsa & Guaracha from 70’s French West Indies
Ninian Hawick — “Scottish Rite Temple Stomp” — Grimsey 45rpm
The Funkees — “Acid Rock” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria
The Detroit Cobras — “Hittin’ on Nothing” — Mink, Rat or Rabbit
Michael Smith — “Mi Feel It” — Mi Cyaan Believe It
The Gun Club — “Eternally Is Here” — The Las Vegas Story
Orkes Kelana Ria — “Ya Mahmud” — Padang Moonrise: The Birth of the Modern Indonesian Recording Industry 1955-69
The Final Analysis — “Gotta Get Down” — 1st Annual Inner-City Talent Expo (1972)
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Bappi Lahari — “Everybody Dance With Me” — Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!
The Skeletons — “Trans Am” — In The Flesh!
Ali Hassan Kuban — “Maria-Maria” — Nubian Magic
Jeff Simmons — “Zondo Zondo” — Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
Los Pirañas — “Pipetas De Gas Y Dinamita” — Toma Tu Jabón Kapax
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Dirty Blue Gene” — Doc at the Radar Station
Les Shupa Shupa D’Haiti — “Baterie Shupa” — Disques Debs International: Volume 1
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Hillcrest (Opus 3)” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection, Vol. 2
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale — “Nora Mensah D’Adjame” — Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale
Television — “In World” — Television
Tappa Zukie & Prince Philip Smart — “Jah Speak In Dub” — Tappa Zukie In Dub aka Tapper Zukie in Dub
The Buttons — “I’ve Been Lookin’” — Last of the Garage Punk Unknowns Volume 1
Cheo Marquetti Y Su Conjunto — “Aprietala En El Rincon” — Region Matancera
MC5 — “The Pledge Song” — Power Trip
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Charanjit Singh — “Yahan Nahin Kahoongi” — Instrumental Film Tunes
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