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.”
Blowers chant. Leaves shuffle
in the gutter. Yards draped
in charcoal incense.
Igniter, Burner, Plates, and Grates
Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.
- “Ya Fama” – Toumani Diabete
- “Percent Feeler” – Trees on the Moon
- “Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue” – Raymond Scott
- “The Granger” – Anne Nikitin
- “Mahal” – Glass Beams
- “L’effet domino” – Golden Bug, The Limiñanas, Anna Jean
- “Sessuale I” – Zombi
- “Candleflame” – Adrianne Lenker
- “Meyou” – Julia Holter
- “Torna A Sacramento” – Kito Vélez y sus Estrellas
- “The Picture” – Elbow
- “Summer Sadness” – Soft Loft
- “The Night Bus” – Les Big Byrd
- “Mister Deep Blue Sea” – Mae West
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.
The Drunken Odyssey 
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