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.”

A walk punctuated–
small galaxies of purple 
and white flowers.

Surface Tension

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1. “Space Golf” – Tipsy
2. “Platypus Wow” – BrhyM, Bruce Hornsby, yMusic
3. “Follow The News” – Strange Boy
4. “Chase on The PCH” – Fernando Perdomo, Matt Tecu
5. “I Don’t Know You” – Mannequin Pussy
6. “Among The Ruins” – Saturnalia Temple
7. “Fear of the devil’s vengeance” – gorse panshawe
8. “Huaqiangbei” – Hainbach
9. “Claw” – Chalk
10. “Mendoza” – Maurice Jarre
11. “Tiburon” – Julian Lage
12. “Impro 1” – Joëlle Lèandre
13. “Platypus” – Mr. Bungle
14. “He Needs Me” – Shelley Duvall

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.