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.”

Child’s chalk and egg-shaped
puddles on the pavement, my
sidewalk gallery.

Destiny’s Fragile Vessel

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1. “One of The Days” – Connie Smith
2. “PIZZICA De La Matina” – Phil Mananera, Mauro Durante, Anna Phoebe
3. “Ascendence” – Kenny Garrett, Svoy
4. “Janine” – Mark Knopfler
5. “Day Dream” – Dave Douglas, Ian Chang, Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis
6. “Iron Lawn” – Nag
7. “Overture” – Third Ear Band
8. “The World of Shadow” – Red Hot Org, Meshell Ndegeocello, Immanuel Wilkins
9. “Weekness” – Baby Rose, Badbadnotgood
10. “Being” – Viktor Orri Árnason, Álfheidur Erla Gudmundsddóttir
11. “Enfer – Intro (1972)” – Bernard Parmegiani
12. “Retitled” – Daniel Diaz
13. “Winds of Hell” – Necrot
14. “In C 2” – Maya Beiser

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.