Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a welcome for joyous noise, for those navigating what Beckett called “this bitch of an earth.”

Insomnia rattles–
shakes with cicadas and 
air conditioners.

An Empty Gesture

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1. “A Wee Bit of Burglary” – Raymond Scott
2. “Furrowed Sugarloaf” – Greg Saunier
3. “Old Ideas (modified)” – Jeff McLeod
4. “Deceptive Transceiver” – Ian Lynch
5. “Short (feat. Mavis Swan Poole)” – Shirlette Ammons
6. “Prize Giving” – Thom Yorke
7. “Worry” – Ghost Piss
8. “Microonda Sahara” – Cyril Cyril
9. “The Hunt” – Ian Lynch
10. “Transmuting Chemical Burns” – Full of Hell
11. “Life in Three Stages Part I: The Child and the Desert” – Stephane Wrembel, Jean-Michel Pilc
12. “Unfolding” – Michael Frankenberger
13. “Egoli Affirmation” – Equal Spirits
14. “Mickey’s Dead Stuff” – Mandy
15. “She’s Got Weird Arms” – Melvins
16. “Ticking Clock” – Carlos Giffoni
17. “Grow” – Maria Chiara Argirò
18. “tre” – Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin
19. “Processo” – Bruno Nicolai
20. “A Tear” – The Lostines

Stephen McClurg (Episode 473) composes and improvises in Serenity Dagger, The Abdomen, and other projects. Along with session work for mid-Alabama singer/songwriters, he frequently collaborates with musicians across the state adding bass, guitar, and synths to friends’ recordings. He currently writes reviews for Horror DNA and is the substitute low end wrangler for Mobile-based punk rock band Future Hate. You can find out more about his work here.