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.”

Her hand cups the rain
while my ears cup her laughter.
Then, daylight thunder.

Precious Memories

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1. “Precious Memories” – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
2. “Look at the Colors” – Little Folkies
3. “i like the way you kiss me” – Vitamin String Quartet
4. “Stroganina” – Raw Fish, Teis Semey, Giovanni Iacovello
5. “Precious Memories” – Susan Raye
6. “Helpless” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7. “Amen 2’” – Jill Fraser
8. “Hi-Eenktum Daddy-O” – Norman Blake, Ana Cristina Cash, John Carter Cash
9. “Cooking Breakfast For the One I Love” – Fanny Brice
10. “Cold Comfort” – Justin Townes Earle
11. “Threads Gather” – Phillip Golub, Alec Goldfarb
12. “A Daydream (Raw)” – A Giant Dog
13. “Pushing the Car” – Krzysztof Komeda
14. “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” – Ryuichi Sakamoto
15. “Precious Memories” – The Stanley Brothers
16. “Pithecanthropus Erectus” – Mingus Big Band
17. “Kiss Me Once And I’ll Kiss You Twice” – Gary Wilson

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.