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.”

And All the News

that’s fit to print 
turns like worms 
in birds
in the attic

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1. “Major” – Mulatu Astatke, Hoodna Orchestra
2. “Fusebox” – Tim Reaper
3. “Charango” – Sam Grendel, Benny Beck, Hans P. Kjorstad
4. “End of Line” – Body
5. “Rabbits’ Nest” – Meth.
6. “Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown, Pt. 2” – Yoo Doo Right
7. “The First Steps of Suffering” – See You Next Tuesday, The Red Chord
8. “Empyrean” – GLOK, Timothy Clerkin
9. “Mum Does the Washing” – Joshua Idehen
10. “With the Night” – Bananagun
11. “French Horns” – The Bad Plus
12. “Golden Earrings (Live)” – Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
13. “O’O” – Guy Klucevsek, Volker Goetze

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.