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.”

The zodiacs show
dragons, sea serpents, whales. The
weight of a new year.

Turn cornbread into 
gold and replace old Johnny 
with a new Jenny.

Hoppin’ John and Skippin’ Jenny 

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1. “Nachtclub Gesindel” – Blutbraüer
2. “Reign” – Thy Slaughter, A. G. Cook, easyFun
3. “Perch on Pine” – Stephen Nachmanovitch
4. “Arroz Con Leche (Rice and Milk)” – Young Mexican Girls
5. “Cult of the Machine” –  Holy Moses
6. “Punishment For Decades Dense” – Jeff McLeod
7. “Spectral Parasite” – Funeral Vomit
8. “Four Systems 1954 1” – Earle Brown
9. “Out of Limits” – The Pyramids
10. “Punk 23” – RayonBase
11. “Kolo Kot Matani” – Band Teleu Nekaf
12. “I’m Set Free” – The Velvet Underground
13. “Frame” – Tony Oxley
14. “Chomp (Bankey Ojo Remix)” – Page Kennedy
15. “I Can Help” – Billy Swan

Stephen McClurg 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.