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.”

In the Tao, the cup
that is empty is useful–
a glance at the night sky.

Light on a Far Shore

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1. “The Couch” – Bernard Herrmann, Fernando Velázquez, Basque National Orchestra 
2. “Feel the Beat” – Crime
3. “Under the Glass” – Drahla
4. “The Word Hurricane” – Air
5. “I’m Too Late” – CCCR
6. “Wide As Heaven” – Phosphorescent
7. “Wight” – Temple of the Fuzz Witch
8. “Green-Eyed Lady” – Sugarloaf
9. “Telsat Tune” – Henry Flynt
10. “Strangers in an Alley” – Matt Holubowski
11. “Too Shy To Say” – Stevie Wonder
12. “Famine” – Horndal
13. “Pat a Dragon” – Eunuchs
14. “Walkin’ the Beat” – The Nuns
15. “Equality & Death (Mothers, Fathers,Where Are Ye?” – Angles 9, Martin Küchen
16. “Anima – Breathe” – Alina Bzhezhinska, Tony Kofi

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.