No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Chris Spedding.

As she had forecast, the path began to get steeper, until finally we were scaling a rock face. But my thoughts were on my happy-time hero. Ben Johnson on horseback. Ben Johnson in Fort Defiance and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Wagonmaster and Rio Grande. Ben Johnson on the prairie, sun burning down, blue sky streaked with clouds. Ben Johnson and a herd of buffalo in a canyon, womenfolk wiping hands on gingham aprons as they lean out the door. Ben Johnson by the river, light shimmering in the dry heat, cowboys singing. The camera dollies, and there’s Ben Johnson, riding across the landscape, swift as an arrow, our hero forever in frame.

As I gripped the rocks and tested for foothold, it was Ben Johnson on his horse that sustained me. The pain in my gut all but subsided. Maybe he was the signal to put physical pain out of mind.

— Haruki Murakami, ‘Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devi!,’ Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 324 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Michael Wycoff — “Looking Up To You” — Strange Funky Games And Things

Hotline — “Fella’s Doing It in Lagos” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

Thundermen — “Thunderbeat” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 3

Poom Puwarin — “Tai Por Karm Bar (Die Because Of The Chubbiness)” — Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Chris Spedding — “Motor Bikin’” — Chris Spedding

Machito — “Alex Mambo” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

Gene LaMarr — “That Crazy Little House On The Hill” — 61 Classics From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: Deeper Into The World Of Incredibly Strange Music

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Rockin’ Belmarx — “Torture Rock” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 2: Louie’s Limbo Lounge

THE SECOND SET

African Brothers & King Tubby — “Teach Them Dub” — The African Brothers Meet King Tubby in Dub

The Kavetts — “I’ve Got A Story To Tell You” — Girl Zone!

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Atinga” — Rhythm Revolution

The Dance — “Do Dada” — New York Noise Vol. 1: Dance Music From The New York Underground 1978-1982

Vaudou Game — “La Chose” — Otodi

Marvin Gaye — “Daybreak” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

La Logia Sarabanda — “Guayaba” — Guayaba

The Standells — “Little Sally Tease” — Dirty Water

Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville — “Cassa” — Album III: Courage

THE THIRD SET

The Kay-Gees — “Get Down” — Disco 75

Mballa Bony — “Mezik Me Mema” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

Hen Gates & Orchestra — “Flash” — Stompin’ 34

The Techniques — “Man Of My Word” — Techniques In Dub (aka Meditation Dub)

The Dennisons — “Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Grupo Atlantic — “Mi Vida Es Para Ti” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Bomboras — “(You’ve Got To) Get in Line” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

THE FINAL SET

R.D. Burman — “Shalimar (Title Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

Procol Harum — “Whiskey Train” — Home

Blo — “Beware” — Chapters and Phases: The Complete Albums 1973-1975

Bill “Butter Ball” Crane — “Steppin’ Tall” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Something New” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

The Sonics — “Busy Body” — I Hate CDs: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 1

The Slits — “Dub Beat” — Return of The Giant Slits

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Human Race — “Human Race” — Gem 45rpm

Pictured: Horace Swaby aka 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 Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 323 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Dennis Coffey — “Some Like It Hot” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

Livy Ekemezie — “Holiday Actions” — Friday Night

The Raybeats — “Searching” — Guitar Beat

La Mermelada — “Solitario De Amor” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs from Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

Didi Noel — “Let The Music Play” — Northern Soul: Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

Augustus Pablo — “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” — King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Mission impossible” — Press Color

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Davie Allan and the Arrows — “Mind Transferral” — Savage Pencil presents Angel Dust: Music For Movie Bikers

THE SECOND SET

Rico Rodriguez — “Chang Kai Shek” — That Man Is Forward

Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs — “Everybody Knows (Alt Version)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Brest Dc 10” — Rhythm Revolution

The Pretty Things — “Walking Through My Dreams” — S.F. Sorrow [mono]

Les Vikings D’Haïti — “Mariella” — Cé Pas Magie

Ralph Nielson & The Chancellors — “5 Minus 3” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Mi Robaron Mi Runa Mula” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Who — “So Sad About Us” — A Quick One [mono]

THE THIRD SET

Mongo Santamaria — “El Pussy Cat” — MOD… The New Religion: Everybody Dance Now

Ida Sands — “Start All Over Again” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Fuga Nei Sotterranei” — Sangue Di Sbirro OST

Johnny Walker — “Love Vibrator” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

Max Romeo & The Upsetters — “Norman” — War Ina Babylon

Black Merda — “Cynthy-Ruth” — Black Merda

Tunji Oyelana — “Osekere” — A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79

THE FINAL SET

The Mermen — “My Black Bag” — Food for Other Fish

Black Sugar — “The Looser” — Serie De Coleccion 1970-1972

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling In Love (Live)” — Peel Slowly And See

Yol Aularong & Liev Tuk — “Sou Slarp Kroam Kombut Srey (Rather Die Under The Woman’s Sword)” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Rangers — “Justine” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny!

El Rego Et Ses Commandos — “Djobimé” — Legends of Benin: Afro-Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja, Afro-Beat 1969-1981

Wire — “Dot Dash” — Pink Flag

Los Guacharacos — “Baila Rosita” — Cumbia Cumbia 2: La Epoca Dorada de Cumbias Colombianas

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Cale (feat. Deerfrance) — “Only Time Will Tell” — Sabotage / Live

Pictured: Link Wray.

Through rifts in the thatched roof, I can see the stars in the black of night. There are the sounds of night birds, the lone distant howls of creatures. Feral dogs? Wolves? Demons? No matter: those that fly and those that prowl, we are beneath the same stars, fleeting spirits born of and destined to the same almighty silence. The oldest word in Western literature, the word with which the Iliad began: rage. Yes. To speak is to rage against that silence whose winds are the only true poets. I think of Homer beholding these same stars. To rage, to kneel in wisdom before wisdom that is beyond wisdom. What does it matter? I grind out my cigarette. Another pipe for me, another for him. Another for me, another for him.

— Nick Tosches, The Last Opium Den.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 322 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

KC & The Sunshine Band — “Get Down Tonight” — 101 Disco Anthems

Lucas Tala — “Moghie Nu Te Eka Tse Mu” — Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977

The Centurions — “Ishamatsu” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Haitian Orchestra With Sidney Bechet — “Sous Les Palmiers” — Rumba Jazz 1919-1945: A History Of Latin Jazz & Dance Music From The Swing Era

The A-Bones — “Button Nose” — The Life Of Riley

Los Apson — “Calor” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 2

Deane Hawley — “Boss Man” — Chug-A-Lug: Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol. 8

Jermain Tamraz — “Title Unknown” — I Remember Syria

Burgess Band — “Untitled” — Local Customs: Downriver Revival

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Rene Hall — “Cleo” — Malamondo 4

THE SECOND SET

Hasil Adkins — “She Goes Like This” — Look At That Caveman Go!

The Abstracts — “Mahiya” — Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

Billy Watkins — “I’m Tired” — Jump And Shout!

Mac & Party — “Zandale” — Mzuri 45rpm

The Temptations — “Hum Along And Dance” — Psychedelic Shack

The Aggrovators — “None Shall Escape Dub” — Step Forward Youth: Roots Masters from the ‘Punky Reggae Party’

Link Wray and His Ray Men — “Jack The Ripper” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali And The Kikulacho Yahoos Band — “Sina Raha” — Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics

The Human Instinct — “Pink Dawn” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

THE THIRD SET

Los Destellos — “El Boogaloo Del Perro” — The Rough Guide To Los Destellos

The Persianettes — “Run Run” — Looking Good: 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets

Trinity — “Riding For A Fall” — Dreadlocks Satisfaction

Piano Slim — “Playin’ Hookey” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band — “Bukom Mashie” — Afro Tropical Soundz Vol. 1

Puddle Jumpers — “Snake Charmer” — Titty Shakers 1

S. Hazarasingh — “Mast Baharon Ka” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Roxy Music — “Prairie Rose” — Country Life

Aniceto y Sus Fabulosos — “Los Fabulosos En Onda” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Chuck Dallas — “Good Show But No Go” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Baligh Hamdi — “The Wanderer” — Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970’s Egypt

The Modern Lovers — “Government Center” — The Modern Lovers

Les Vikings D’haiti — “Printemps” — An Allé Ti Fi

The “IN” — “Just Give Me Time” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

The Semi Colon — “Isi Agboncha” — The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Robbie Fulks — “She Took A Lot Of Pills (& Died)” — Country Love Songs

Pictured: Ike Turner.

Entering at this point into the scheme of things was Isaiah Turner, an eighteen-year-old disc-jockey who had the shiniest suits in Clarksdale. He also had a band, in which he played piano and sometimes sang. He had seen Muddy Waters get out of Coahoma County and go on to make records – one of which, “Louisiana Blues,” was now becoming a hit – for Chess. He saw no reason why he, a far sharper dresser than that former cotton picker, should not do the same. As 1950 became 1951, Ike Turner was ready to start making records. There was only one problem. His lead singer, Johnny O’Neal, had recently been signed by King Records, and he had run off, leaving the rest of the band to stand around picking lint from their suits on the corner of Fourth Street. Ike looked, and he found Jackie Brenston. He told him to buy a shiny suit and write some songs; they were going to be stars.

— Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes of Rock & Roll.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 321 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “K-Jee” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Celestin Nyam feat. Voices Of Darkness — “Mbembe” — Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977

The Regents — “Motivation” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Los Popeyes — “La Trance” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Equals — “I Can See But You Don’t Know” — Greatest Hits

Junior Delgado — “You Really Don’t Love Me” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

The Mussies — “12 O’Clock, July” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “Man In The Fog” — Burrito Deluxe

THE SECOND SET

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Louie Louie” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

Swamp Rats — “Psycho” — Back from the Grave #1

L’Orch Sola T.V. — “Tucheze Asita” — Moto Moto 45rpm

Was (Not Was) — “Wheel Me Out” — Disco Not Disco: Leftfield Disco Classics from the New York Underground)

The Congos — “Feast Of The Passover (Extended Mix)” — Arkology – Reel III: Dub Adventurer

Willie Parker — “I Live The Life I Love” — Shakin’ Fit!

Asha Bhosle — “Ae Naujawan Hai Sab Kuchh Yahan” — Charas Babu

The Three D’s — “Crazy Little Woman” — Boston Rockabilly Vol. 2

THE THIRD SET

Tony Allen — “Road Close (Dance Dub)” — Africafunk: The Original Sound Of 1970’s Funky Africa

Barbara Stant — “My Mind Holds Onto Yesterday” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

The Professionals — “No Man’s Version” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979

Moments And Whatnauts — “Girls (French Version)” — Disco 75

Hamid El-Shaeri (حميد الشاعري) — “Tew’idni Dom” — The SLAM! Years 1983-88

Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm — “Steel Guitar Rag” — Ike’s Instrumentals

THE FINAL SET

Šum Svistu — “Svetelny nares” — Best Of Šum Svistu

The Parkays — “Get It” — Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly

Horace Andy — “I & I” — In The Light Dub

The Cramps — “Butcher Pete” — Vengeance 45rpm

Mayos — “Nalembi-Kotuna” — Muana Ngombo

The Solitaires — “Big Mary’s House” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 2

Ray Barretto — “El Watusi” — We Got Latin Soul

The Slits — “Shoplifting” — Cut

Unknown — “Unknown” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Elmer Conovitch & The Camarillo Crew — “Born To Be Wild” — Sofa 45rpm

Pictured: The MC5.

Dan Carlisle, a DJ at Detroit’s original underground radio outlet WABX-FM, witnessed many scenes of MC5 carnage, but one stands out in his mind: “Three Dog Night were in town to play the Grande Ballroom. During an interview they asked who else was on the bill. I said, ‘Well, it’s going to be tough for you tonight, guys, it’s the MC5.’ When they professed ignorance, I suggested we all go down to the gig a little early…Halfway through [the 5’s opening number] ‘Ramblin’ Rose’ the eyes of the California boys were bugging out and their ears were ringing…The MC5 really stormed through their set that night…the 5 played their closing piece and trashed the equipment…Then Three Dog Night had to come out with their little harmonies.”

— Ben Edmonds, ‘The Battle of New York,’ Mojo.

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THE FIRST SET

O’Jays — “I Love Music” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

The Sahara Allstars — “Take Your Soul” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Jesters — “The Jester” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 1: Big Noise from Waimea!

Los Kintos — “Idioma Criollo” — Los Kintos

The Detroit Cobras — “Leave My Kitten Alone” — Tied & True

Jah Woosh — “Take Heed” — We Chat You Rock (Two DJ Clash)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Traits — “Nobody Loves The Hulk” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

Ndenga Andre Destin Et Les Golden Sounds — “Yondja” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979

MC5 — “Come Together” — Kick Out The Jams

Romperayo — “Afterparis En Colegios” — Romperayo

Quiet Melon — “Early Roller Engine 4444” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Henri Guédon — “An Ti Fi” — Karma

Macy Skipper — “Goofin’ Off” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry — “Such is Dub” — Megaton Dub 1

THE THIRD SET

Treble-Tones — “Safari” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 2

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “When I Come In The Road” — Rhythm Revolution

Art Ensley & the Fabulous Echoes Band — “Open the Door to Your Heart” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Sbirro in fuga” — Sangue di Sbirro

The Velvet Underground — “Coney Island Steeplechase [2014 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Alkibar Gignor — “Adouna” — Music from Saharan WhatsApp

Suicide — “Johnny” — Suicide

The Crystalites — “Dubbing The Chariot” — Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980

THE FINAL SET

Bobby Vee — “Like Someone In Love” — Hard Workin’ Man: The Jack Nitzsche Story Vol. 2

Los Fabulosos Festivals — “El Mensaje” — Panama!: Latin, Calypso and Funk On the Isthmus

Mike Heron — “Warm Heart Pastry” — Smiling Men With Bad Reputations

Sieng Vannthy — “Console Me” — Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll

The Yardbirds — “Stroll On” — Ultimate!

Harry J All Stars — “Spyrone” — Liquidator: The Best Of The Harry J All Stars

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Osamu Kitajima — “Taiyo (The Sun)” — Benzaiten

Pictured: The Aural Exciters.

With Ze Records on a roll—“It was my best period creatively,” reminisces [ZE president Michael] Zilkha. “I felt like I was on autopilot” — Rob Partridge, a promoter in Island’s London office, came up with the idea that the label should release a compilation album. Containing six cuts from Material with Nona Hendryx, Was (Not Was), Cristina, Gichy Dan, Don Armando’s 2nd Ave Rhumba Band, and Coati Mundi, the result captured the strange coherence that underscored the label’s aesthetic of mayhem. Titled Seize the Beat (Dance Ze Dance) in the United States and Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm in the United Kingdom, the result flaunted its miscreant credentials. “I used to say ‘a subtle dislocation of the norm,’ and they turned it into ‘discolation of the norm,’ ” remembers Zilkha. Interviewed by the New York Times in June, August Darnell flew the flag on intercultural transformation. “To me, the beauty of music is its possibilities for mutation. And that mutation represents a larger ideal: global coexistence.”

— Tim Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor 1980-1983

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 319 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Rhythm Makers — “Zone” — Disco 75

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Be Free” — Rhythm Revolution

The Sherwoods — “El Scorpion” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Six Foot Six” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979

Bristol Boxkite — “I’m Feeling Good” — You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-1967

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Bamba Cure’ — De Fiesta Vol. 3

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band — “Song L” — Sweet Nothing

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Dapps featuring Alfred Ellis — “The Rabbit Got the Gun” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Cielo Gris — “Solo Y Triste” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Temptations — “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” — Psychedelic Shack

The Elcados — “The World Is Not Straight” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Daybreakers — “Psychedelic Siren” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 6: Speak of the Devil…

George Faith — “Opportunity” — To Be A Lover

Johnny Barakat & the Vestells — “The Wedge” — Greasy Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 12

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Oriental Mood” — Egyptian Jazz

Little Anthony & The Imperials — “Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop” — Great Googa Mooga

THE THIRD SET

The Electric Prunes — “Get Me To The World On Time” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

The Dhag Dhag’s — “Bohemia” — Psicofasicos De Bolivia

The “5” Royales — “What’s That” — All Righty! The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955

Les Difficiles De Petion-Ville — “Refuge Moin” — Ce La Vie

Thurston Harris — “Purple Stew” — Early Rappers: Hipper Than Hop the Ancestors of Rap

Serter Bağcan — “Ordu’ Nun Dereleri” — Bosporus Bridges 3: A Wide Selection Of Turkish Funk And Jazz

The Move — “The Minister” — Message from the Country

Lyn Taitt — “Stepping Up” — Out On A Funky Trip: Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy’s 1970-75

THE FINAL SET

The Fireballs — “Torquette or Torquay” — That’s Swift! Insrumentals From The Norman Petty Vault

Prince Hammer — “Wicked Woman” — Bible

The Ribbons — “Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya” — The Golden Age Of American Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 5

Pranee Thanasri — “Ask You For A Dance” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa

Funkadelic — “Super Stupid” — Maggot Brain

Tala A.M. — “Ma Ka La” — African Funk Experimentals 1975 to 1978

Aural Exciters — “Goin’ To A Showdown” — Spooks In Space

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Cheo Marquetti Y Su Conjunto — “Consejo Del Alma” — Region Matancera

Pictured: Bootsy Colllins.

Now [James Brown] coaches his bass player, an aging, willowy, enigmatically silent black man named Fred Thomas, on the bass line: “Ding-dong, ding-dong.” Again, he emphasizes: “Flat. Flat. Hard.” Fred Thomas does his best to comply, though I can’t hear any difference. James Brown turns to me, urgently, and introduces me to Thomas. “It’s all about ‘Sex Machine,’” he says. “This man’s on more hits than any other bass player in history.” I nod. Of course, it will later occur to me that one of the most celebrated partnerships in James Brown’s career was with the future Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins — and anybody who cares at all about such things can tell you that Bootsy was the bass player on “Sex Machine.” Fred Thomas was, in fact, Bootsy’s replacement, which is to say he’s been in the band since sometime in 1971. Good enough. But in this matter we’ve at least briefly entered what I will come to call the James Brown Zone of Confusion: James Brown now puts his arm around Fred Thomas. “We’re both cancer survivors,” he tells me gravely.

— Jonathan Lethem, “Being James Brown,” Rolling Stone (June 2006).

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 318 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

O’Jays — “Give the People What They Want” — Sweet Soul Music: 24 Scorching Classics From 1975

Pasteur Lappé — “Na Man Pass Man (Na Iron De Cut Iron)” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

The Royal Coachmen — “Loophole” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Sum Sum — “Lover’s Mountain” — Love Is A One-Way Traffic: Groovy East Asian Chicks 1960s-70s

Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers — “Too Many Fish In The Sea” — 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection

Junior Delgado — “Rub A Dub” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

Matt T.I. Madison and Minit Men — “Don’t Make Me Cry” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap – Vol. 5

Los Kintos — “El Fiel Enamorado” — Los Kintos

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “All Women Are Bad” — Stay Sick!

THE SECOND SET

Sinn Sisamouth — “Navy A Go Go” — Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll

The in Crowd — “Stop! Wait a Minute” — Mojo Presents: My Generation, 15 Tracks of ’60s Beat-Filled Teenage Mod Angst

Dur-Dur Band — “Caashaqa Maxaa Ii Baray” — Dur Dur Of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks

Bootsy Collins — “What So Never The Dance” — Mojo: James Brown’s Funky Summer

Los Golden Boys — “Cumbia De La Mariguana” — Cumbia De Juventud

The Human Expression — “Love at Psychedelic Velocity” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 7: That’s How It Will Be!

The Third Eye — “Children’s Song” — African Music Today

The Pirates — “Don’t München It” — Out of Their Skulls

THE THIRD SET

Black Sugar — “Fuego” — Black Sugar II

The Thundertones — “Hot Ice” — Instrumental Madness!

King Tubby — “Channel One Under Heavy Manners” — King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-1979

Icky Renrut — “Jack Rabbit” —  Ike Turner: Jack Rabbit Blues

Moha Jamin — “Raks Raks Raks” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets From The Iranian 60s Scene

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Jammin’ With Jimmy” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection, Vol. 2

Ice — “Time Will Tell” — Africa Funk: Return to the Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa

The El Tones — “Lovin’ With A Beat” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 1

THE FINAL SET

Chutima Duangporn — “Yord Muay Thai” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

Television — “1880 Or So” — Television

Pierre Cavalli — “Un Soir Chez Norris” — B-Music: Cross Continental Record Raid Road Trip

Little Jr. Jesse & the Tear Drops — “Give Your Love to Me” — Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Iron Gate” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 4

The Chanters — “She Wants to Mambo” — Speak Easy: The RPM Records Story Volume 2, 1954-1957

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Minkou E So Non Moin” — Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques (From The Vaults Of Albarika Store 1969-1979)

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The Rolling Stones — “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)” — Singles Collection: The London Years

Pictured: The Kinks.

Since the Americans invented mass-produced, ready-to-wear fashion in the early twentieth century, a conservative approach to male clothing had been handed down from fashion house to chain store. As the Small Faces’ Ian McLagan remembers: ‘Burtons had three styles: small, medium and large.’ It also had three colours: black, brown and navy. In 1913, Giacomo Balla’s ‘Futurist Manifesto of Men’s Clothing’ had declared ‘WE MUST DESTORY ALL PASSEIST CLOTHES and everything about them which is colourless, funereal, decadent, boring and unhygienic.’ Mods were to make that modernist manifesto a reality: they introduced colour to male clothing for the first time since the Regency era of the early nineteenth century. It was fitting, therefore, that the most flamboyant Mod style was known as the Regency, displayed by the Kinks in March 1966 in publicity for ‘Dedicated Follower of Fashion’, their affectionate satire of a Carnaby Street dandy.

— Richard Weight, Mod: A Very British Style.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 317 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Undisputed Truth — “Law Of The Land” — Smiling Faces: The Best Of Undisputed Truth

The Elcados — “Power To The People” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Rumblers — “Intersection” — Instro Inferno 7: Action Planet!

Rayrai Na Koratch — “Lack Of Gasoline” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

The Sparkles — “Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help)” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Ensueño” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 1

The Satintones — “Motor City” — Sound of Detroit 2: Original Gems From The Motown Vaults

Dennis Bovell & The Dub Band — “Chief Inspector” — The Dubmaster: The Essential Anthology

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Mize — “Planet Named Desire” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

Los Pájaros — “Shake It Baby” — Color de Trópico Vol. 3

Love — “My Little Red Book [Mono]” — Love

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Moto Blues” — Ritmo Dell’industria N°2

The Bikinis — “Crazy Vibrations” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3

Afro National — “Money Palava” — Tropical Funkmusic

Richard Berry — “Yama Yama Pretty Mama” — Great Googa Mooga

Los Chipis — “Brindo Por Tu Amor” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Ernie Bush Band — “Breakaway” — Walkin’ The Duck: 23 Northern Soul Instrumental Tracks

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Chanting Version” — The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)

The Kinks — “Come On Now [Mono]” — Kinda Kinks

THE THIRD SET

D.P. Express — “Sensibe Pa Joue” — Volume 1: M’pa Pren Contac

The Only Ones — “Strange Mouth” — Baby’s Got A Gun

Ros Serey Sothea — “Jam 10 Kai Thiet (Wait 10 More Months)” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Wyld — “Fly By Nighter” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 1

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Al Ghazal” — Walk Like A Nubian

DNA — “Size” — DNA On DNA

Hotline — “Stay Close” — You Are Mine

THE FINAL SET

The Quotations — “Imagination” — Beat From Badsville Vol. 2

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Ndumila Kuwili (Don’t Speak with Two Mouths)” — Nalila Mwana

Andre Williams — “Rib Tip’s  Pt.1” — Detroit Soul 3: Andre Williams

Morteza — “Morteza” — Persian Funk

Spirit — “I Got A Line On You” — The Family That Plays Together

Tommy McCook — “Plague Of Horn” — Jesus Dread 1972-1977

Gino Parks — “Fire” — Motown Rhythm & Blues ’59-’62

Roberto Pregadio — “Iena Sequence” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1

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Choker Campbell — “Last Call For Whiskey” — Atlantic 45rpm

Pictured: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.

The slang term “funky” in black communities originally referred to strong body odor, and not to “funk,” meaning fear or panic. The black nuance seems to derive from the Ki-Kongo lu-fuki, “bad body odor,” and is perhaps reinforced by contact with fumet, “aroma of food and wine,” in French Louisiana. But the Ki-Kongo word is closer to the jazz word “funky” in form and meaning, as both jazzmen and Bakongo use “funky” and lu-fuki to praise persons for the integrity of their art, for having “worked out” to achieve their aims. In Kongo today it is possible to hear an elder lauded in this way: “like, there is a really funky person!—my soul advances toward him to receive his blessing” (yati, nkwa lu-fuki! Ve miela miami ikwenda baki). Fu-Kiau Bunseki, a leading native authority on Kongo culture, explains: “Someone who is very old, I go to sit with him, in order to feel his lu-fuki, meaning, I would like to be blessed by him.” For in Kongo the smell of a hardworking elder carries luck. This Kongo sign of exertion is identified with the positive energy of a person. Hence “funk” in black American jazz parlance can mean earthiness, a return to fundamentals.

— Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy

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THE FIRST SET

Dramatics — “Watcha See Is Watcha Get” — Sweet Soul Music: 26 Scorching Classics From 1971

The Elcados — “Time Waits For No Man” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Vulcanes— “Moon Probe” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Los Chipis — “Matarina” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Five Du-Tones — “Chicken Astronaut” — Shake A Tail Feather

Junior Delgado — “Love Tickles Like Magic” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

Sly and the Family Stone — “Crossword Puzzle (Single Master)” — Higher!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Bill Crane — “Steppin’ Tall Pt. 2” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Mazhar ve Fuat — “Sür Efem Atini” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

The Temptations — “Cloud Nine” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Tet Somnang & Meas Samon — “Khnyom Jah Karake” — Cambodian Nuggets

Simon & the Piemen — “Cut It Out” — Instro Inferno 5: The Melting Pot

African Brothers & King Tubby — “Amanda Dub” — The African Brothers Meet King Tubby in Dub

The Henchmen — “Livin’” — Friday at The Hideout: Boss Detroit Garage 1964-67

Grupo Baquedanu’s — “Toma Cinco” — Color De Trópico Vol. 3

The Undertones — “True Confessions [Keyboard Version]” — The Undertones

Orchestre Conga International — “Nakupenda Sana” — Kenya Special: Volume Two (Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & ’80s)

Mel Smith — “Pretty Plaid Skirt” — Desperate Rock ‘n’ Roll, Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Dany Play — “Pourquoi Pas” — Disque La Rayé – 60’s French West-Indies Boo-Boo-Galoo

Procol Harum — “Still There’ll Be More” — Home

The Upsetters — “Party Time (Pt. 2)” — Arkology Reel II: Dub Shepherd

The Modern Lovers — “Modern World [Alternative Version]” — The Modern Lovers

Manzanita Y Su Conjunto — “Arre Caballito” — Cumbías Chichadélicas (Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha)

Aardvarks — “I’m Higher Than I’m Down” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Assibavi” — The Vodoun Effect: Funk And Sato From Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972-1975

THE FINAL SET

Mighty Hannibal — “My Name Is Hannibal” — Hannibalism

Freddy Roland Y Su Orquesta — “La Sopita” — ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical, Vol. 5

Johnny Moore & His New Blazers — “Bullfrog” — Frolic Diner Vol. 2

Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale — “Nora Mensah D’Adjame” — Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale

Terry Reid — “Superlungs My Supergirl” — Terry Reid

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Time Changing Dub” — The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)

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The Andrew Oldham Orchestra — “The Last Time” — The Rolling Stones Songbook

Pictured: Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn of T. Rex.

Foppish effeminacy was a current in rock’n’roll from the beginning, most blatantly with Little Richard. But it was particularly pronounced in British pop. This came about partly because of a Tin Pan Alley tradition of gay managers with a flair for finding pretty boys whose non-threatening sexuality appealed to teenage girls. But it also had something to do with the art-school system, which infused the British rock scene with a bohemian laxness as regards appearance and sexual conduct. In his 1969 book Bomb Culture, Jeff Nuttall recalls the mid-sixties moment when art-school attitudes filtered into the beat-group scene: ‘Shoes were painted with Woolworth’s lacquer. Both sexes wore make-up and dyed their hair … “Kinky” was a word very much in the air. Everywhere there were zippers, leathers, boots, PVC, see-through plastics, male make-up, a thousand overtones of sexual deviation …’

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 315 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Spinners — “I’ll Be Around” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics and Rarities

Super Sweet Talks International — “Kyekye Pe Aware” — Adjoa

Jack & The Rippers — “Heart Attack” — Concussion!!! 18 Gougin’ Instrumentals 1958-1965

Los Golden Boys — “El Pájaro Loco” — ¡De Nuevo..!

Fred Hughes — “I Keep Tryin’” — Northern Soul: Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

African Brothers & King Tubby — “Original Dub” — The African Brothers Meet King Tubby in Dub

LaVern Baker — “Voodoo Voodoo” — Mod: The Early Years Vol. 1

Henri Guédon — “Pa Civilize Moin” — Karma

IT’S MADISON TIME…

20/20 — “Yellow Pills” — 20/20

THE SECOND SET

Leroy Smart — “Ballistic Dub” — Island Records Presents Dub: 38 Hard & Heavy Dub Cuts

Winston’s Fumbs — “Snow White” — Real Life Permanent Dreams: A Cornucopia of British Psychedlia 1965-1970

Orchestre Conga International — “Nakupenda Sana” — Urgent Jumping! (East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics)

Magic Tone — “Good Googa Mooga” — Great Googa Mooga

Dara Puspita — “Pantai Pataya (Pataya Beach)” — 1966-1968

Hot Chocolate — “Good For The Gander” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Ya Se Ha Muerto mi Abuelo” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Shangri-Las — “Bull Dog” — Myrmidons of Melodrama

Bruno Nicolai — “Gatti Rossi 3” — Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro

THE THIRD SET

T. Rex — “Cadillac” — T. Rex 45rpm

Roger Damawuzan & Les As du Benin — “Agbe fe avi” — Wait for Me

Phil Flowers & TNT Tribble — “The Dances” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 3

Vaudou Game — “Tu vas regretter” — Noussin

Phil Manzanera — “Frontera” — Diamond Head

Mike Guagenti y Orquesta — “Salsa Con Charanga” — Latin Underground Revolution: Swinging Boogaloo, Guaguanco, Salsa & Latin Funk From New York City 1967​-​1978

Sharon Tandy — “Hold On” — Destroy That Boy! More Girls with Guitars

THE FINAL SET

Delai Alamos con Los King Stay — “Ritmo Del Gogo” — MAG 45rpm

Wire — “The 15^th” — 154

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Tembea Ujionee (Travel And See For Yourself)” — Nalila Mwana

The Velvet Underground — “What Goes On” — The Velvet Underground [mono]

Errol Brown and The Revolutionaries — “Winning Version” — Tip Top Dub

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Boogler Risin’” — The Brown Star Sessions

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Baligh Hamdi — “Sahara” — Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970’s Egypt