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.”

My tongue is frozen 
with lapsed prayers–the sight of
Alabama snow.

And the souls divided from themselves…

Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.

1. “Scream (It’s Eating Me Alive)” – Grand Theft
2. “The Power of Incredible Violence, Pt. III” – Pure Adult
3. “Police & Thieves” – The Clash
4. “Together” – Rob Cope
5. “Pumping Jeremy Irons” – Ryan Kattner, Brett Morris
6. “Epitaph for the Fallen Circus: In the Uncanny Valley of the Guitar Wizards” – Ryan Kattner, Brett Morris
7. “Noches Eternas” – The San Lucas Band
8. “Fulfilled” – Infant Island
9. “Black Widow” – AKINI JING
10. “East Flat Crows” – Folly Group
11. “Robot Man” – The Northern Boys
12. “Raw to the Core” – NPVR, Nik Colk Void, Peter Rehberg
13. “Minimalism” – Ches Smith
14. “Only For a Reminder” – Pile
15. “Aura Sealed in Torment” – Beryllium
16. “I Want You Forever” – Jeymes Samuel, D’Angelo, JAY Z
17. “Certain Lack of Caution” – RayonBase

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.