No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Miss Christine Frka of the GTO’s.

One could review the police blotter description of last Saturday night’s proceedings at the Purple Bat Lounge, and still be hard pressed to discern the source of DJ Lee-Roy’s attitude. Not that he’s ever been the soul of modesty or anything, but his built-in pit bull hubris seemed pitched to new extremes. The source of Lee-Roy’s heightened sense of self? Why, neuticles of course.  Our show’s canine co-host discovered these in an ad buried in the back pages of Paws’n’Gravy, the weird fetish magazine he receives in the mail from Montréal (a place with presumably more liberal attitudes about dogs covered in Jah-knows-what). This seemed like the last word in post-neutering trauma repair, at least to hear Lee-Roy tell it. Reeshard, for his part, tried to ignore the whole thing, concentrating instead on the few dozen great tunes which played throughout. These included a couple of songs commemorating in upbeat fashion the Count’s Mom, who sadly left the planet but a few days before. A good time was had, especially by those decamping to the bar’s Outdoor Patio, there to watch the bug zapper do its thing. And you can experience this too — well, sort of — just by clicking on that arrow due south of these words…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 168 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Intruders — “I’ll Always Love My Mama” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De L’Atlantique Cotonou De Dahomey — “Y Apas Moyen” — Africa Gone Funkee

The Attack — “We Don’t Know” — The Mod Scene

Orquesta Olivieri — “A Swingin’ Combination” — Big Ol’ Bag O’ Boogaloo Vol. 1

Jerry Cole & His Spacemen — “Stinger” — Power Surf! The Best Of…

Iman El Bahr Barwish — “Mahsobko Endas” — Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arabic Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Fantastic Epics — “Fun & Funk Part II” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

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

Hasil Adkins — “Come On And Do the Shake with Me” — Peanut Butter Rock And Roll

Jaime Ley — “Diablo” — Dj Bongohead Presents…Big Box Of Afrosound

Willie Bobo — “Roots” — Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz Volume 7 (Give Me Your Love)

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Mark Dis Yah Dub” — Dub Expression

Dave Hamilton And His Peppers — “Beatle Walk” — Fortune 45prm

Bob Destiny — “Wang Dang (Algeria)” — Habibi Funk An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

The Angels — “My Boyfriend’s Back” — Growin’ Up Too Fast: The Girl Group Anthology

The Son Of P.M. — “Plaeng Yiepoun” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

Bobby Hollaway — “Cornbread & Hog Maw” — Titty-Twist-A-Go-Go

THE THIRD SET

Junior Delgado & Augustus Pablo — “Raving Storm Dub” — DEB 45rpm

Little Willie John — “Don’t Play With Love” — R&B Hipshakers Vol.3 – Just A Little Bit Of The Jumpin’ Bean

Afrosound — “Banana De Queso” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

James Brown — “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose” — Star Time: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business

Rungfah Puping — “Puyai Lee Santana” — Zudrangma Vol. 3: Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk

The Saucers — “Cha Wailey Routa” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 1

Heads Funk Band — “Hot Punk” — Hard World

Jimmy Castor Bunch — “E-Man Par-Tay” — Maximum Stimulation

THE FINAL SET

The Blue Birds — “Khari Neem Ke Nickey” — More Early Pakistani Dance Music Vol. 2 (1966 – 1978)

Wire — “After Midnight” — Behind the Curtain: Early Versions 1977-78

Abelardo Carbonó — “Baile Del Indio” — El Maravilloso Mundo de…

Frank Zappa — “Peaches En Regalia” — Hot Rats

Andre Tanker — “Swahili” — Soundway 45rpm

Andre Williams With The Gino Parks Quartet — “Don’t Touch” — Detroit Grease 2: Andre Williams

The Swallows — “Angkok Angkok Bilis” — Java-Java: Indonesia Screaming Fuzz Vol. 1

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Jimmy Dean — “Big Bad John” — 101 Country Number Ones

Pictured: First Choice.

It was but a single Saturday evening spent in a bad part of downtown Detroit in especially swampy weather, yet it spawned so many questions: Why was DJ Lee-Roy in such a tetchy mood? Why does ‘Love Come(s) In Spurts’? Why does it hurt? Where does Uncle Morty get that Forbidden Fruit? Why does Lee-Roy dig it so much? Is it simply because Béatrice Dalle‘s picture adorns the canister’s label? Who is responsible for that berserk guitar solo on ‘I Believe I Found Myself,’ if not Eddie Hazel? Why does DJ Reeshard feel especially like a Democrat on this particular Saturday? If indeed the Upsetters are playing to us from deep ‘In The I-Aah,’ then where is it? How do the rest of us get there? If Vietnam had its own Elvis (Phương), did it have a Dr. Nick? (We know: dumb question.) Why are there so many zombies? And why are they on Lee-Roy’s side? And, speaking of the most famous pit bull on Brush St., when Lee-Roy snagged a date with a hot Puli, did he know which end he was dating? And, finally, why don’t you click on the little arrow immediately below? You may learn the answers to some of the above inquiries. Or you may have some questions of your own? ‘Cause, frankly, it’s the day after and by this point we’re worn out…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 167 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

First Choice — “I Got A Feeling” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics And Rarities

Christy Essien — “You Can’t Change A Man” — Nigeria Soul Fever: Afro Funk, Disco And Boogie: West African Disco Mayhem!

Mad Plaids — “Blood Rare” — Wolf Call!

Ray & His Court — “El Bimbo” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

Dave Hamilton — “Cooter Bug” — Witchcraft In The Air: Detroit Soul 1957-1962 Vol. 1

Koes Bersaudara — “Poor Clown” — Koes Bersaudara 1967

T.Rex — “20th Century Boy” — T. Rex Instrumentals

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Total Experience — “Illusion” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Guitar Junior — “The Crawl” — Rumba Blues, Vol. 3: Guitar Cha-Cha-Cha (How Latin Music Changed R&B) 1955-1958

Jozi Anjum — “Dance Music (Nishani)” — More Early Pakistani Dance Music Vol. 2 (From Original 7″ Vinyl 1966 – 1978)

The Blockbusters — “Muddy Pt.1” — Rockin 45rpm

Pagadeja — “Tamale” — Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981

The Pastel 6 — “Twitchin’” — Wail On The Beach!

The Upsetters — “In The Iaah” — Double Seven

The Neon Boys — “Love Comes In Spurts” — Shake To Date

Plearn Promdan — “Koy Yung Mai Por” — Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Titus Turner — “Walk on The Wild Side Twist” — R&B Humdingers 3

The Joe Cuba Sextet — “What A Baby” — Bustin’ Out

THE THIRD SET

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

Ryco Jazz — “La Juventud” — Congo Revolution: Afro-Latin / Jazz & Funk – Sounds From The Two Congos 1957-1973

The Kinks — “Come On Now” — Live at Kelvin Hall

Nahid Akhtar — “Some Say I Am Sweety” — I Am Black Beauty

Roxy Music — “Do The Strand (USA 7” Mix)” — Singles, B-Sides And Alternative Mixes

Mallek Mohamed — “Rouhi Ya Hafida” — Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

Sir Stanley — “I Believe I Found Myself” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Los Diablos Rojos — “El Guapo” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Flamingos — “Jump Children (Vooit Vooit)” — Jump Children

THE FINAL SET

The Velvet Underground — “Sweet Jane (Full-Length Version)” — Loaded

The Lat-Teens — “I’ll Never Let You Go” — The Soul Of Spanish Harlem

Telli Mills — “Ain’t Going Home” — Sin Alley Vol. 2

Rita Alston — “Popcorn Funky Reggae” — Funky Chicken

Howard Churchill & The Radars — “Going Into Orbit” — The Best Of Melron Records: “The Early Philly Sound” Philly R&B Vol. 1

Elvis Phương — “Kho Tàng Của Chúng Ta (Our Treasures)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

The Matadors — “Wobble Wobble” — Bug Out Vol. 3

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Terry Adams Rock’n’Roll Quartet — “My Girlfriend’s Pretty” — Terry Adams Rock’n’Roll Quartet Live

 

 

Pictured: Augustus Pablo.

The medieval English round tells us: Sumer (sic) is icumen in. Or, as translated for Brush St. and surrounding environs: Damn, it’s hot in here. They fix that A/C? What? They forgot to install it? The Purple Bat Lounge takes on a decidedly swampy cast in the summer months. Its patrons adopt varying defenses. Some actually request mixers with their drinks. Bartender LaWanda has her hands full keeping the ice cube trays stocked. The bar’s management, however, responds to the spike in temperature by reopening the Outdoor Patio adjacent to the back door. With folding chairs arrayed next to trash cans in semi-circular formation, the Purple Bat adds value to an evening under the stars by allowing patio visitors to toss insects at the carriage lamp-style bug zapper hung above the alley. This pastime has grown into something like an outdoor sport down the years, with DJ Lee-Roy as one of its most vocal proponents. He and Reeshard managed to spin a few dozen stormin’ tunes during the Saturday evening in question, despite the pit bull’s insistence on ducking out to see what Lotsa Poppa brought to ‘feed’ the zapper. Ah, that scintillating admixture of noise, humidity, trash cologne, pit bull testosterone, insect carnage and Faygo Rock’n’Rye — in the summertime, you can’t beat it. And you can sample it, without fear of spillage, simply by hitting the arrow immediately below…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 166 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Roy Porter — “Party Time” — California Soul: Rare Funk, Soul, Jazz & Latin Groove From The West Coast 1965-1981

Jo Tongo — “Funky Feeling” — African Funk Experimentals (1968-1982)

The Chantels — “Well, I Told You” — In The Beginning: The Mod Story

Fruko Y Sus Tesos — “El Brujo Y La Bruja” — Tesura

The Millionaires — “Rock and a Half” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Plearn Promdan — “Jolly” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

King Rhythm — “Killer Diller” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘N’ Roll: Savage Kick Vol. 01

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Rockbusters — “Tough Chick” — Weirdsville!

THE SECOND SET

Les Bantous De La Capital — “Watchiwara” — Congo Revolution: Afro-Latin / Jazz & Funk – Sounds From The Two Congos 1957-1973

Irma Thomas — “Hittin’ on Nothin’” — Songs We Taught The Detroit Cobras

Sonora Tropical — “Lluvia Con Nieve” — Soundway 45rpm

The Eyes — “I’m Rowed Out” — 20 Original Mod Classics

Augustus Pablo — “Pablo In Fine Style” — In Fine Style

The Leopards — “Mah Mah Chicken Pot Pie” — Fool’s Paradise Favorites: ’50s & ’60s Bop Slop & Schlock

Shar’ Habeel — “Dance And Cheer” — Murder By Contract: Noir C’est Noir Second Volume – Special Issue: Afro Rock & Garage

S.M. Dorsey High School Jazz Workshop — “Frankenstein” — School Me! Volume One, 1968-1975 – High School And Collegiate Jazz, Funk, Soul And Psychedelia

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

THE THIRD SET

The Bees — “Tough Enough” — Stompin’ 3

Los Destellos — “Guajira Sicodelica” — En La Cumbre

Ramones — “I Wanna Be Well” — Rocket to Russia

The Golden Ring — “Tulips” — Iranian Styled 60’s Garage & Other Exotic Sounds

The Valiants — “Walkin’ Girl” — Jookin’ Vol. 7

Orquesta Ritmos De Sabanas — “Qué Se Hicieron” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

The Sounds Like Us — “Outside Chance” — Teenage Shutdown Vol. 5: Nobody To Love

Tommy McCook & The Supersonics — “Twilight Rock” — Pleasure Dub

Del Raney’s Umbrellas — “Can Your Hossie Do The Dog?” — Born Bad Vol. 3

King Kennytone And His Western Toppers Band — “Suzzy Twist” — Dancing Time With King Kennytone And His Western Toppers Band

THE FINAL SET

The Flirtations — “Nothing But A Heartache” — Sounds Like The Flirtations

Les Loups Noirs D’Haiti — “Jet Biguine” — Afro Tropical Soundz Vol.1

New York Dolls — “Who Are The Mystery Girls?” — A Hard Night’s Day

Sidereal — “Dongoh” — Back To Peru Vol. 2 : Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic

The Barracudas— “Saturn” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Prince Jammy — “Brooklyn Dub” — Strictly Dub

Link Wray — “Hang On” — The Big Rumble (Killer Dillers) Vol. 2

Ali Hassan Kuban & Salwa Abou Greisha — “Gammal” — Egypt Noir: Nubian Soul Treasures

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The Cramps — “Human Fly” — Gravest Hits

Pictured: Perez Prado.

It had to happen. DJ Lee-Roy‘s outsize personalty could not be contained forever within the tomb-like confines of downtown Detroit’s Purple Bat Lounge. Our favorite pit bull reckons he’s destined for global renown and, during the past week, he came that much closer to realizing his unholy ambition. The July 2018 issue of much vaunted UK music journal The Wire features a list of LP’s favored by Reeshard & Lee-Roy during an average Saturday’s N.C.I.P. broadcast from Brush Street. It should be noted, though, that when the news broke about this uptick in the dog’s public profile, he was distracted by another feature in the British press, a profile of longtime Lee-Roy crush, dangerously kooky Béatrice Dalle in The Guardian. (That poor dog…he’ll never learn.) Not that any of this weighed heavily on the regulars in attendance last Saturday. To their way of thinking, the evening was deemed successful as: The tunes played brilliantly; drinks were served over the counter; other distractions were available near the door to the alley; and no one was shot. (Well, no one whom we cared about.) Check it all out, simply by thumping upon that little arrow a few pixels to the south, and see what the fuss is about…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 165 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “Family Affair” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

Sebastien Pynasco & Orchestre Black Santiago — “Sadé” — African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980

The Takers — “Wondur” — Tak-Tics 45rpm

The Joe Cuba Sextet — “Asi Soy” — Wanted Dead Or Alive

Roxy Music — “Both Ends Burning (7” Mix)” — Singles, B-Sides And Alternative Mixes

Doctor Alimantado — “West Man Skank” — House Of Singles

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Chocolate Fudge Express — “Down the Line” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Ramona King — “What About You” — Jack Nitzsche: His Restless Days

J.M. Tim And Foty — “Love Is Light” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

Sir Stanley — “Are You Man Enough?” — Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label

The Cat — “Do The Watusi” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Aki Aleong & The Nobles — “Body Surf” — Come Surf With Me

Dillinger & The Upsetters — “Tighten Up” — Rhythm Shower

Orgone — “Losin’ You” — Beyond The Sun

Googoosh — “Talagh” — Googoosh

Gladys Knight And The Pips — “Who Is She (And What Is She To You)?” — Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 7 (Give Me Your Love)

THE THIRD SET

ESG — “The Beat” — Come Away With ESG

Eko Roosevelt — “M’ongele M’am” — Eko Roosevelt 1975-1982

Judd Proctor — “Clearway” — Phantom Guitars Vol 2: An Outbreak Of Twangin’

New Juggler Sound — “Glue” — Back To Peru Vol. 1: The Most Complete Compilation Of Peruvian Underground ’64 – ’74

Johnny Oliver — “All I Have Is You” — Jukebox Mambo Vol. 2

Jackie Mittoo — “In Cold Blood” — Champion in the Arena 1976 – 1977

Sly & The Family Stone — “Searchin’” — Vampisoul: In Search Of The Cool

Los Belkings — “Sabata (45 Version)” — The Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove Vol. 2

The Arthur Brown Set — “Don’t Tell Me” — Looking Back: Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets

Los Polares — “La Droga” — Los Nuggetz: 60’s Punk, Pop and Psychedelic from Latin America

THE FINAL SET

Omar Khorshid — “Guitar El Chark” — Guitar El Chark

Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev — “Shadazz” — Suicide (Second Album)

Bunny Lee & The Aggravators — “Dub Vendor’s Choice” — Super Dub Disco Style

The Zantees — “Cruisin’” — Out For Kicks

Perez Prado & His Orchestra — “Quien Sera” — Twist Goes Latin Now!

The Contours — “Whole Lotta Woman” — Witchcraft In The Air Detroit Soul 1957-1962 Vol. 1

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The Everly Brothers — “Lord Of The Manor” — The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook

Pictured: The Jones Girls (from Detroit).

No one (at least no one with whom we were on speaking terms) began last Saturday night with the thought of establishing a theme for the evening. What little plan there might have been involved turning up at the Purple Bat Lounge, getting trashed by the means within reach and enjoying the 3 dozen or so tunes spun by DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy. Soon enough, however, designs appeared within designs, like ever-evolving fractal geometry…or whatever it is that happens to Lee-Roy’s vision when he does Whip-its. For one thing, a majority of the evening’s music featured what the late Bobby Keys called “the saxophonic device.” Then, after news of a badass Dolemite double feature screening at The Madison, Uncle Morty’s truck pulled up, bearing a canister of…Queen Bee! It only got spookier from there on out. You the listener have — literally — the home advantage in all of this, simply by clicking in the right spot immediately below, thus bypassing any of that messy interpersonal stuff. Go ahead. Click on the little arrow. It won’t kill ya...

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 164 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Jones Girls — “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

Olinga Gaston — “Ngon Engap” — Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984

The Breakers — “Beach Head” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Ray & His Court — “La Senorita Lola” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

Larry Williams and Johnny Watson with the Kaleidoscope — “Nobody” — Okeh 45rpm

Elvis Phuong — “Bài Ca Ngông (The Crazy Song)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

Freddie Hubbard — “The Return of the Prodigal Son” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Ramrods — “Soul Express (Part 1)” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs — “Simigwado” — Ghana Soundz Vol. 1: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in 70’s Ghana

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

Ray Barretto — “El Bantu” — Latin Soul Man

Magazine — “Shot By Both Sides (Original Single Version)”             — Virgin 45rpm

Girma Beyene & Mulatu Astatke — “Yegele Tezeta” — Ethiopiques Box 7″

The Majestics — “Riding By” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3

Abelardo Carbonó — “La Cerradura” — El Maravilloso Mundo de…

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “One Track Mind” — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Asha Bhosle & Chorus — “Yeh Jhalak Yeh Jhalak” — Ehsan (OST)

THE THIRD SET

The Del-Mars — “Snacky Poo” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 2

Ignace de Souza & The Melody Aces — “Asaw Fofor” — African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980

The Kinks — “I Gotta Move” — The Kinks EP’s [mono]

Los Soneros De Gamero — “Katunga” — Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91

Rudy Thacker & The Stringbusters — “Black Train” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 8

Christophe — “Mo Parrain” — Soul Sok Séga: Séga Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979

Baby Earl & The Trinidads — “Backslop” — Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly

The Aggrovators — “Tiger Dub” — Jammies in Lion Dub Style

The Ventures — “Zocko” — Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Habibi” — Walk Like A Nubian

THE FINAL SET

Andre Williams — “(Mmmm – Andre Williams Is) Movin’” — A Fortune of Hits 1956-1960

Ilaiyaraaja / S.P. Balasubramaniam — “Solla Solla” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

The Modern Lovers — “Someone I Care About” — The Modern Lovers

Pello El Afrokán — “Bailalo Así” — Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967-1978

The Gories — “Feral” — House Rockin’

Errol Brown — “Easy Locks” — Dubb Everlasting

Cotillion — “If You Give A Dance” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984 Compiled By Dante Carfagna

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Palais Royals — “Panic” — Nancy 45rpm

 

 

Pictured: Le Super Borgou De Parakou.

Luxuria Music, the station that’s sufficiently tolerant as to host our show, likes a PR blurb to accompany upcoming broadcasts. So we sent along this one: “A special trance-inducing playlist this time out, the perfect soundtrack for edibles, soporifics, empathogens and cocktails of arcane formulation. Needless to add DJ Lee-Roy, aware of the evening’s vibe, has been stocking up well in advance of the broadcast.” All of which proved true last Saturday evening, though semantic distinctions may have applied, viz. Did you want your altered state soundtracked by incessant thumping, several levels of distortion and the occasional scream? Oh, you did? Great, we won’t worry about you then… Otherwise, it was another exercise in bopping, crashing and atom-smashing, conducted within the purportedly safe haven of a dive bar in downtown Detroit. Grab that refreshing beverage, put a flame to the chalice and click in the right spot, immediately below, to share the experience…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 163 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Don Armando’s 2nd Ave. Rhumba Band — “Deputy Of Love” — Mutant Disco (A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm)

Captain Yaba — “Yaba Funk” — The Shrine Presents Afrobeat

The Sonics — “Boss Hoss” — Here Are The Sonics!!!

The Gilberto Sextet — “Good Lovin’” — The Rough Guide To Boogaloo

Billy Davis & The Legends — “Spunky Onions” — Savage Catfish Kick

Ahmad Al Indibat — “Bye, Bye, Bye” — Choubi Choubi! Folk & Pop Songs From Iraq Vol. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…

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

THE SECOND SET

Le Super Borgou de Parakou — “Baba L’oke Ba’wagbe” — African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980

King Curtis — “Something Frantic” — Walk On The Wild Side: The Jazz Side Of Mod

Charanjit Singh — “Dekho Ham Donon Ki Yaari – Transicord (Double Cross)” — Instrumental Film Tunes

The Leeds — “Mr. Cool” — The Wand Records Story

Hector Rivera — “Playing It Cool” — Let’s Do The Boogaloo

The Bomboras — “Adventures Through Inner Space” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Ghetto Dub” — Dub Expression

The Spencer Davis Group — “Keep On Running (Live)” — The In Crowd: UK Mod R&B Beat 1964-1967

Group Inerane — “Tchigefen” — Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3

THE THIRD SET

Ricardo Marrero & The Group — “Algo” — A Taste…

Sun Ra & The Blues Project — “Batman & Robin Swing” — Batman and Robin: The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale

Adnan Othman — “Hidupku Tambah Gembira” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

Marvin & Johnny — “Kiss Me” — Rhythm ‘N’ Blues Vol. 2

The Revolutionaries — “Dawn Creation” — Dawn Of Creation

Bob Seger — “Lucifer” — Never Mind The Bullets

Johnny O Bazz — “Xmas Eve” — Duomo Sounds Ltd: Nigerian 80s Disco Music To Move Your Soul

Paul Gayten — “For You My Love” — Rumba Blues, Vol. 3: Guitar Cha-Cha-Cha (How Latin Music Changed R&B) 1955-1958

Sadistic Mika Band — “Silver Child” — Sadistic Mika Band

THE FINAL SET

Sroeng Santi — “Overkill” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

The Detroit Cobras — “Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)” — Baby

Grand Kalle — “El Que Siembra Su Maiz” — Congo: Rumba On The River

Jackie Lomax — “The Eagle Laughs At You” — Is This What You Want?

Manzanita — “Paga La Cuenta Sinverguenza” — The Roots Of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

The Treniers — “Flip Our Wigs” — Cool It Baby

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Dr. John The Night Tripper — “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” — Gris-Gris (mono)

Pictured: The Flying Burrito Brothers and friends.

Last Saturday evening is best evaluated solely on the basis of the tunes played within the Purple Bat Lounge by resident DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy. Not much in the way of distractions this week: No spacecraft passing overhead; no visiting bike gangs;  no tech bro’s emerging from the bar’s basement in baby costumes, having finished a ‘session’ with bartender LaWanda; and, most importantly, no significant remodeling of Lee-Roy’s personality in the wake of a visit from Uncle Morty. (Wait…there was that small matter of Lee-Roy connecting with Anubis, his Egyptian canine ancestor.) Considered in its ostensible aspect, you could be forgiven for thinking Saturday night on Brush Street was kind of dull. Until, of course, you hear what happened by clicking immediately below. Go ahead. Do it. You won’t get anything on you. We promise.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 162 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Kansas City Playboys — “Everybody’s Goin’ Wild” — All Night Soul Stomp! Dancefloor Boogaloo Romp!

Os Korimbas — “Sémba Braquez” — Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda 1965-1978

Gene “The Draggin’ King” Moles — “Burning Rubber” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Orquesta Aragon — “Zoologico Negro” — Movers!

Lenny Johnson — “Walk Ginny Walk” — Jookin’ Vol. 6

Soul Directions — “Su, Su, Su” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “Christine’s Tune” — The Gilded Palace Of Sin

Rosnah & The Siglap Five — “Gembira Ria” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Family — “Anyway” — Anyway

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Los Belkings — “Sentimientos” — Guitar Mood Vol. 2: More Rare Instrumentals from the New and Olde Worlds

THE SECOND SET

Roxy Music — “Pyjamarama (Island 45rpm Mix)” — Singles, B-Sides And Alternative Mixes

Ros Serey Sothea — “Penh Jet Thai Bong Mouy (I Like Only You)” — Cambodian Rocks

Los Dudes — “I Hate You All” — Songs We Taught The Fleshtones Vol. 10

Rans Boi’s African Highlife Band — “Highlife Comes to Europe” — Highlife On the Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66

Don & Bob — “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” — La Noire Vol. 3: “Baby You Got Soul”

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

Hasil Adkins — “Ha Ha Cat Walk Baby” — Out To Hunch

Koes Plus — “Pent Juri Hati (Heart Stealer)” — Dheg Dheg Plas Vols. 1 & 2

Eugene Church And The Fellows — “Pretty Girls Everywhere” — The Complete Story Of Doo Wop: Vol. 10, 1958

Omar Khorshid — “Hebbina Hebbina (Love Us Like We Love You)” — Guitar El Chark

Wire — “1 2 X U” — Pink Flag

THE THIRD SET

Ray & His Court — “Tamangari” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

The A-Bones — “Go Betty Go” — The Life Of Riley

Honoré Avolonto Et L’Orchestre Black Santiago — “Dou Dagbé Wé” — Legends Of Benin

Bobby Womack — “Across 110th Street (Part II)” — Across 110th Street OST

Alpay — “Yekte” — Yonca 45prm

The Royaltones — “Seesaw” — Jubilee 45rpm

Trio Select — “Ensemble Select En Action” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978

The Only Ones — “City Of Fun” — The Only Ones

The Inspirations — “Fattie Fattie” — Reggae Fever

THE FINAL SET

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

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Dixie’s Mambo” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Hot Head” — Doc At The Radar Station

Santa Nguessan — “Manny Nia” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

David Johansen — “Funky But Chic” — David Johansen

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Serge Gainsbourg — “Melody” — Histoire De Melody Nelson

 

 

Pictured: Anna Karina (from Pierrot Le Fou, dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965).

It’s deep Saturday night. You’re walking an underlit block in an especially bad part of town, being Brush Street in downtown Detroit. How did you get here? What were you thinking? Hard to imagine that Greektown, the ‘safe zone’ where jim-jims eat flaming cheese and pound ouzo shots, is only a few blocks north. It might as well be on another planet for all the good it’s doing you in the moment. The door to the Purple Bat Lounge beckons…but it’s locked. Nobody’s used the street entrance for years. Following the roar of a garage band in flight, you discard the common sense you once possessed and you walk around back to the alley. The bar’s decor announces itself immediately upon entry, a scheme best described as Stygian. Indeed, the place seems lit only by a yellow bulb sputtering within the broken popcorn machine. And there’s that tiny lamp suspended above the turntables in the DJ booth. If you squint, it’s possible to discern one of the DJ’s as a dog of considerable stature, a surly looking pit bull whose vape pen glows near his fangs. Oh hell, the regulars are putting down their spoons and their pool cues. They’ve noticed you. What to do? Listen by clicking below and find out…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 161 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Incredible Bongo Band — “Apache” — Bongo Rock

J.M. Tim And Foty — “Douala By Night” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

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

I-Roy — “The Drifter” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

Andre Williams — “Agile, Mobile and Hostile” — Silky

Pierre Blain Et Orchestre Murat Pierre — “Jouc Li Jou” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978

Link Wray And The Raymen — “Turnpike U.S.A.” — Mr. Guitar

Los Yungas — “El Pitito” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Shane Kai Ray — “Jungle Talk (I Want Some Of That)” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 2

THE SECOND SET

El Rego et Ses Commandos — “Hessa” — El Rego et Ses Commandos

The Heard — “Stop It Baby” — Teenage Shutdown Vol. 4: I’m A No-Count

Los Zafiros — “Si Corazón” — Bossa Cubana

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

Los Hilton’s — “Canta, Canta” — Gózalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 4

The Undertones — “Family Entertainment” — The Undertones

Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané — “Yètèsfa Tezata” — Éthiopiques 8: Swinging Addis

The Falcons — “Let’s Kiss And Make Up” — I Found A Love ‘59-‘62

Kalyanji Anandji — “Somebody to Love” — Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!

Bill Carter — “Baby Brother” — 61 Classics From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: Deeper Into The World Of Incredibly Strange Music

Takeshi Terauchi — “Yosakoi Bushi” — Eleki Minyo Daizenshu

THE THIRD SET

Cock & Pussy — “Dead Buddy” — Trojan Box Set: X-Rated Box Set

The Canadian Rogues — “Keep In Touch” — Back from the Grave #2

Chai Mungpon — “Lady With the Big Eyes” — Molam: Thai Country Groove From Isan Vol. 2

El Pauling & Royal Abbit — “Here It ‘Tis Right Here” — R&B Hipshakers Vol. 1: Teach Me To Monkey

Koudede — “Nelil-Igorasan” — Guitars from Agadez Vol. 6

Aural Exciters — “Maladie D’Amour” — Spooks In Space

Laghonia — “Bahia” — Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru’s Radical Decade

The Soft Boys — “I Wanna Destroy You” — Underwater Moonlight

THE FINAL SET

ESG — “Get Funky” — A South Bronx Story

Volta Jazz — “Mama Soukous” — Bobo Yeye: Belle Époque in Upper Volta

King Syam — “Syam’s Blues” — R&B Hipshakers Vol. 4: Bossa Nova and Grits

Tommy McCook & The Supersonics — “Dub With Strings” — Pleasure Dub

The Ho-Dads — “Honky” — Titty-Twist-A-Go-Go

Tito Puente — “Mambo Típico” — The Complete 78’s Vol. 4

The Velvet Underground — “There She Goes Again” — The Complete Matrix Tapes

Very Be Careful — “Sebastiani” — Salad Buey

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Anna Karina — “Jamais Je Ne T’ai Dit Que Je T’aimerai Toujours” — Bandes Originales des Filmes de Jean-Luc Godard

 

Pictured: James Brown

Some would have it that, within the universe we share, seemingly disparate events align according to plan. Well, somebody’s plan…we’re not sure whose plan, but so be it. As such, perhaps we shouldn’t have been all that surprised when, last Saturday evening, DJ Lee=Roy took delivery of a large package containing a Wm. Burroughs-authorized Dream Machine that the dog had ordered via the Loompanics catalog. On this self-same Saturday, Uncle Morty’s truck pulled up to the curb outside the Purple Bat Lounge, proffering a new strain called — are you ready for this? — Dream Machine. Coincidence? We think not. As a superabundance of great tunes played throughout the evening, co-host Reeshard stood by helplessly as Lee-Roy fascinated on his new, mind-bending toy. This threatened to derail the otherwise orderly progress of the evening, until Reeshard recalled recent events, the mention of which had an uncharacteristically humbling effect on everyone’s favorite pit bull. To learn more about this, and also to hear a lot of great music, click in the appropriate spots below. Tune in anyway… 

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 160 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Radars & Sonny Fulton— “Philly Soul Strut” — The Philly Sound Get Down: Funky Philly Instrumentals

El Rego et Ses Commandos — “Se Na Min” — African Scream Contest

The Sentinals — “Exotic” — Big Surf

Nho Balta — “Posse Bronck” — Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

The Blue-Bells — “I Sold My Heart To The Junkman” — Quality Records Story: Any Day Now ‘60-‘62

Jenny — “Untraced Song” — Love Is A One-Way Traffic: Groovy East Asian Chicks, 1960s-70s

The Ba-Roz — “Come Back Boy” — Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label

Orquesta Akokán — “La Cosa” — Orquesta Akokán

Rusty Bryant — “Moonlight Garden Stomp” — R&B Humdingers: Twenty Two Greasy Groovers, Vol. 12

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Bill Crane — “Steppin’ Tall Part 2” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Fruko Y Sus Tesos— “Bomba Africana” — A La Memoria Del Muerto

Dennis Coffey — “Son Of Scorpio” — Electric Coffey

Owen Gray — “I Feel Good” — Youths Boogie: Jamaican R&B And The Birth Of Ska 1959-1962

The Detroit Cobras — “Putty (In Your Hands)” — Mink Rat Or Rabbit

Selda — “Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar ” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

Link Wray — “Growling Guts” — Missing Links Vol. 3: Some Kinda Nut

Boonchu Farlab — “Molam Sing Tao Bahn Phun (Legendary Man Of Bahn Phun)” — Molam: Thai Country Groove From Isan Vol. 1

Dimples Jackson — “Ring A Ling” — Jookin’ Vol. 3

Charanga Sensación De Ronaldo Valdes — “Mi Sazon” — Sensación Hay Una Sóla

The ‘5’ Royales — “Right Around The Corner” — King A&B Sides

THE THIRD SET

Les Vikings — “Puchi’s Boogaloo” — Disque La Rayé: 60’s French West-Indies Boo-Boo-Galoo

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

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Ya Nubiyyah” — Walk Like A Nubian

Vanessa Paradis — “Be My Baby” — Vanessa Paradis

Sexteto Electronico Moderano — “Divagando” — Vampisoul: In Search Of The Cool

The Bobbettes — “Come-A Come-A” — Will You Love Me Tomorrow: The Girl Groups Of The 50’s & 60’s

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou — “Ako Ba Ho” — The Vodoun Effect: Funk And Sato From Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972-1975

James Brown — “Doin’ Everything” — Night Train

Pedro Migul y sus Maracaibos — “Arroz Con Coco” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 2

DNA — “5:30” — DNA On DNA

THE FINAL SET

Ja-Man Allstars — “Dub Zone” — In The Dub Zone

The Jesters — “Alki Point” — Riot City: Rocking Northwest Instrumentals On ACE Records

Alèmayèhu Eshèté — “Eté Hoy” — Ethiopiques Volume 3: Golden Years Of Modern Ethiopian Music

Small Faces — “Itchycoo Park” — Small Faces [mono]

Cortijo Y Su Combo (con Ismael Rivera) — “Caballero Qué Bomba” — ¡Saoco! The Bomba And Plena Explosion In Puerto Rico 1954-1966

Iggy & The Stooges — “Death Trip” — Raw Power (1997 Iggy Pop Mix – 2012 Vinyl Remaster)

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Adjo Group (w. Mick Fleetwood) — “Amelle (Come On Show Me Your Heart)” — The Visitor

Pictured: Television (née Neon Boys).

How could a lone Saturday evening spent in a bad part of town, much less the seediest bar in said neighborhood, spawn so many questions? When (and, more importantly, why) did DJ Lee-Roy begin identifying as a Mayflower pit bull? And why did we learn this only last Saturday night? When Uncle Morty’s truck played the warped “Für Elise” tape loop, was this the siren call of a loved one’s return? Or merely the song of a bird of prey, swooping down on a victim? Was the Madison’s ‘Empowered Women’ double feature emblematic of sympathy with #MeToo? Or merely a facetious — and not to mention a slightly tacky — gesture? How did Reeshard talk Lee-Roy out of accepting a gig as the Satan’s Sadists’ mascot? Learn the answers to these and so many other questions prompted by last Saturday’s episode…why? Because expiring minds need to know. So can yours, merely by clicking in the right place, a few pixels down the page. Tune in anyway…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 159 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Rose Royce — “Is It Love You’re After?” — Greatest Hits

Heads Funk Band — “Money Makes You Happy” — Hard World

The Outsiders — “Summertime Blues’ — Back From The Grave # 2

Jermain Tamraz — “Title Unknown” — I Remember Syria

Roland Stone — “Preacher’s Daughter” — Jookin’ Vol. 8

King Tubby — “Roots Dub” — 100% Of Dub

Harmonia & Brian Eno — “Vamos Companeros” — Tracks And Traces

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Martinis — “Hung Over” — Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers

THE SECOND SET

Mike Ibrahim & The Nite Walkers — “Chock Chock Kundong” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Billy Bailey — “You Better Stop” — Feeling Nice Vol. 3

Los Demonios De Corocochay — “La Chichera” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 1

Tommy Genova — “Hey Bo Diddley” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 3

Orchestra African Fiesta W. Dr. Nico & Tabu Ley Rochereau — “Natali Yango Pamba” — Makila Eyina Nzoto

Nathaniel Mayer — “From Now On” — I Just Want to Be Held

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Shingaling Now, Boogaloo Later” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

Jr. Walker & The All Stars — “Three Four Three” — Soul Session

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Crucial Attempt” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 4

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Ella Guru” — Trout Mask Replica

THE THIRD SET

The Showmen — “In Paradise” — Swan 45rpm

Prince Dgibs — “Ogningwe” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

The Challengers — “Mark of Zorro” — The Best Of The Challengers

Popi Y Sus Pirañas — “Guayaba” — Gózalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 4

Funkadelic — “Hit It And Quit It” — Maggot Brain

The Heptones & Jah Lion — “Mr. President” — Arkology Reel I: Dub Organiser

The Neon Boys — “That’s All I Know (Right Now)” — Shake To Date

Mehrpouya — “Dokhtare Shab” — Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop

Isley Brothers — “This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)” — Hitsville U.S.A.: The Motown Singles Collection

THE FINAL SET

MC5 — “I Just Don’t Know” — The Big Bang! Best Of The MC5

Afrosound — “La Pava Congona” — Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience

Alan Vega & Martin Rev — “Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne” — Suicide (Second Album)

Dara Puspita — “Musafir Cinta (The Love Traveler)” — Dara Puspita 1966-1968

The Techniques — “What Am I To Do?” — Winston Riley’s Rock Steady & Early Reggae 1968-1969

The Who — “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands” — The Who Sell Out

Perez Prado — “Claudia” — Concierto Para Bongo

The Doorknobs — “Hi Fi Baby” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 4

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Laraaji — “Cosmic Joe” — Vision Songs