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.”

Sometimes I feel lucky–
still carrying large drums through
small rooms of people.

Cologne-Flavored Mouthwash

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1. “Sungu Lubuka” – Petelo Vicka et Son Nzazi
2. “Walking Shadow” – Maja S.K. Ratkje, Stian Westerhus
3. “Hesitation Wound” – Brat
4. “Animistic” – Angelica Sanchez, Chad Taylor
5. “That Thang” – The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis
6. “Smart Phones for Cabbage Patch Kids” – Robert Ouyang Rusli
7. “Backup Disconnected!” – Robert Ouyang Rusli
8. “She Moves” – Empirical, Jason Rebello
9. “Wrong” – Boeckner
10. “The Ghost of Lady Day” – Charles Lloyd
11. “Larynx Live, Pt. 3 (Live)” – Elliot Sharp, Orchestra Carbon
12. “Clavis Inferni” – Necrophobic
13. “Sundial” – Sweatson Klank
14. “Warp and Weft” – Mike Cooper, John Butcher
15. “Decameroticus” – Alessandro Alessandroni

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.