NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #513 ~ 10-17-26]
Pictured: Van Dyke Parks.
…Discover America is a Van Dyke Parks calypso record, suffused with wooden marimbas and the cheery ping of steel drums, and overlaid with at least two or three layers of distanced weirdness. Parks treats calypso with the same forensic fascination and trickster spirit he applied to Song Cycle; track four is called “Steelband Music”, and Parks uses it as a “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” opportunity, asking us eagerly to pay attention to “the prominent notes on the tenor pan.” “The Four Mills Brothers”, a cover of a Depression-era standard, has more helpful, record-collector advice for us: “The best crooner is Rudi Valli/ But for voice control visit Bing Crosby.”
…For Parks, discovering America is inseparable from discovering its music. Even more than Song Cycle, Discover America is a vaudevillian stage, across which Parks parades a series of acts. …Parks seems about as unconcerned with the sordid leer of the lyrics here as he does the genteel misogyny of the father-son advice song “Be Careful”; they are all just songs to him, and songs are blameless.
— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork (2012)
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 513 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE
The Modulations — “Rough Out Here” — It’s Rough Out Here
Eno Louis — “Hot Love” — Lagos Disco Inferno Vol. 2: The Cosmic Return
The Routes — “Autobahn” — The Twang Machine
Ansel Collins — “Nuclear Weapon” — Double Barrel
The Tyde — “Psychedelic Pill” — Tyde 45rpm
Maria Cafra — “Isang Mangandang Dilag” — Hard Philippines
The Minnesota Voodoo Men — “Little Egypt” — Beat Explosion
The La Playa Orchestra — “Olvidate De Mi” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica
Alex Puddu — “She Wants It Black” — The Golden Age of Danish Pornography Vol. 2
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
The Hornet’s — “The Hornet’s Revolution” — Antiyano Progresivo: Musical Experiments from the Former Dutch Caribbean 1968-1986
The Detroit Cobras — “He Did It” — Life, Love and Leaving
Ralfi Pagan — “Wonderful Thing” — It’s A Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul Of Fania Records – The Singles
Humble Pie — “Bang!” — As Safe As Yesterday Is
Keith Hudson — “Felt The Strain Dub” — Brand
Mars — “3E” — New York Noise 2016 Edition: Dance Music From The New York Underground 1977-1982
The Organisation — “Smokey Feeling” — Hugo Mendez Presents Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up: Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975
Andre Williams & Gino Parks — “Georgia May Is Movin’“ — Detroit Grease 2: Andre Williams
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Baligh Hamdi — “Zabour” — Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970’s Egypt
The Brentwoods — “Chow Fun San Mateo” — Fun In South City
Prince Far I — “Rain A Fall” — Under Heavy Manners
Johnny & The Hurricanes — “Sheba” — The Definitive Collection 1959-1965
Camille “Soprann” Hildevert Et Son Combo — “Si Ou Dit Ça Çé Ça” — Caribbean Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs From The Caribbean Sea
Reigning Sound — “She’s Bored with You” — Time Bomb High School
Adnan Othman — “Doa Ku” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band — “Frying Pan” — Legendary A&M Sessions
Pinky & Killers — “Ore To Kanojo” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’Roll 1965-70
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Funkadelic — “Can You Get To That” — Maggot Brain
Pamelo Mounk’a — “Amour, Quand Tu Me Prends” — Samantha
The Velvet Underground — “I’m Not a Young Man Anymore” — White Light White Heat: Live at the Gymnasium NYC April 30th,1967
King Tubby — “Dub Is My Occupation” — Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977
Hasil Adkins — “Punchy Wunchy Wickey Wackey Woo” — The Wild Man
Jack Costanzo — “El Diablito” — Mr. Bongo
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Van Dyke Parks — “Sweet Trinidad” — Discover America
NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT MERCH!
