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.”

Looking back, 
old postcard edges,
dulled like eye teeth
that bite softer these days. 

The Dirt Should Be Piled Up Here Somewhere

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1. “Absinthe Frappe” – Victor Herbert
2. “Rockstar” – Trance
3. “Bazo Banga” – KOKOKO!
4. “Ghoul” – Saka, Of The Trees
5. “TEC ME OT JOK” – Ekuka Morris Sirikiti
6. “Sonores” – Hainbach
7. “Jubu’s Poem” – Jubu Smith, Charlie Hunter, Calvin Napper
8. “Mecha” – Doctor Jeep
9. “Shining” – Àbáse, Ori Jacobson
10. “Jazz Concerto: III. Solos – Ad Libitum” – Zbigniew Seifert, Mateusz Smoczynski, Dominik Wania, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz, Rafal Janiak, Chopin University Chamber Orchestra
11. “Mangled and Maimed” – Vulvodynia
12. “Part VI (Live)” – Jordina Millà, Barry Guy
13. “Moonbeams” – Victor Herbert
14. “Whistle While You Work (Live)” – Sun Ra

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.