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.”

Dreams in thermal waltz.

Neon humming and concrete 

clawing heat’s cruel breath.

Heat Death and Feral Architecture

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1. “Mole” – Alec K. Redfearn, The Eyesores
2. “While They Were Singing” – Lorraine James, Marina Herlop
3. “Moonstruck” – Malone & Barnes, Spontaneous Simplicity
4. “Gladiator” – Sound Barrier
5. “Birdhead” – Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
6. “the bees made honey in the lion’s skull (dub)” – Earth
7. “International-1” – Ground Zero
8. “Similar Limits” – Marion Brown
9. “Eeeaaaooo” – Xguiz
10. “L’Opéra-Mouffe 1” – Georges Delerue
11. “The Rocket Man (Live)” – The Spotnicks
12. “Grain Burger” – WangleLine
13. “Three High Places (Double Bass Version): I. Above Sunset Pass” – John Luther Adams
14. “Jaipur” – Joe Harriott, Amancia D’Silva Quartet

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.