NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #512 ~ 10-03-26]
Pictured: Augustus Pablo.
The 1977 release of King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (a compilation of tracks produced by Augustus Pablo and remixed by Tubby) represented a high point in the development of dub, providing one of the enduring album-length classics of the genre. There are two likely reasons this recording has attained its classic status. The first is that by mid-decade, Tubby had fully elaborated his language of remixing, facilitated by both the natural development of his aesthetic, and the continuous upgrading of his studio equipment. The second reason is the quality of the rhythm tracks that Pablo supplied for the sessions. Sonically and thematically, the sound Pablo developed with his Rockers production outfit strongly reflected the mood of the times. Ponderous minor-key grooves and some of the most striking electric bass patterns of the decade support heavily Rastafarian lyrical themes, often augmented by liturgical Rastafarian hand drumming styles and Pablo’s plaintive sounding melodica. With King Tubby, Pablo’s brittle melodica improvisations were cut and stretched by into works of deeply evocative power.
— Michael E. Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 512 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE
Blue Magic — “Welcome to the Club” — Crème de la Crème: Philly Soul Classics & Rarities
Orchestre Abass — “Awula Bo Fee Ene” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)
The Mermen — “Look Over Yonder” — A Murmurous Sirenic Delirium
The Vulcans — “Red Herring” — Trojan Club Reggae Box Set
The Hydromatics — “Love & Learn” — Powerglide (High Octane Edition)
The Spiders — “Around & Around” — Monster A Go-Go: Teen Trash From Psychedelic Tokyo ’66 – ’69 Vol. 1
Richard Terry & Company — “Instrumental #1” — Eccentric Soul: The Nickel and Penny Labels
Bobby Pauneto — “Aqui Voy Yo” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica
Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab — “Necronomania” — Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Betty Davis — “Come Take Me” — Betty Davis
The Founders 19 — “I Can’t Be Satisfied” — Wake Up You! Vol. 1: The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music, 1972-1977
The Crossfires — “One Potato Two Potato” — Out Of Control
Mahmoud Fadl — “Ala Balad el Mahboub (Bring Me Home to My Lover)” — Love Letter from Tut-Ank-Amen
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins — “I Need You” — Feast of the Mau Mau
Kassav’ — “Kontak” — Kassav’
Parliament — “May We Bang You?” — Gloryhallastoopid (or, Pin the Tale on the Funky)
Augustus Pablo — “Jah Say Dub” — Rockers Meets King Tubbys In A Fire House
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
L.A. Carnival — “Blind Man” — Chains & Black Exhaust
Túy Phượng — “Tình anh tình em” — Saigon Supersound Vol. 3
James Brown — “I Feel Good” — Make It Funky: The Big Payback: 1971-1975
Emy Jackson — “Tenshi No Itazura” — Nippon Girls 1: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70
Wire — “Map Ref. 41 °N 93° W” — 154
Prince Jammy — “Sons of Dust” — Dennis Brown presents Prince Jammy: Umoja Dub
Liquorice John Death — “Breathless” — Ain’t Nothin’ To Get Excited About
Augusto Martelli — “Ancora Dollari per I McGregor (from ‘Ancora Dollari Per I Mcgregors’)” — Spaghetti Westerns Vol. 1
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Spyder Turner & The Fortune Bravos — “Ride in My 225” — Whip! Wobble & Grind! 1962-1964
Dur-Dur Band — “Waloow (Even Though)” — Dur-Dur 1988-1989 Vol. 3 & 4
Deep Feeling — “Pretty Colours” — Pretty Colours
Winston Edwards & Blackbeard — “Kensington Palace Confusion” — At 10 Downing Street Dub Conference
Carolyn Crawford — “Until You Came Along” — Cellarful of Motown Vol 1
Johnny Guitar — “Mon Du Dow” — Shadow Music Of Thailand
Love — “Can’t Explain” — Love [Mono]
Nino Nardini — “Bumbling Along” — Nuggets: Luke Vibert’s Selection
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Bonzo Dog Band — “Bad Blood” — Let’s Make Up And Be Friendly
NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT MERCH!
