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.”

I feel as out of
place as the steel drums on the
Commando soundtrack.

Green Berets and Ham

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1. “A Hundred Pounds of Lovin’” – Sleepy LaBeef
2. “Where’s The Luv?” – The Heatmakerz
3. “Reflections-Part 2” – Gift
4. “Pygmy Love Song” – Francis Bebey
5. “Space” – Rodd Keith
6. “Bigger (feat. Choklate)” – De La Soul
7. “Casa Forte (Live)” – Pat Smythe Quartet
8. “Jumping Beans” – The Sign of Four
9. “Gambary” – Songhoy Blues
10. “Take Your Time with Me” – Son Lux
11. “No Thing” – Zeena Parkins
12. “The 23” – Nels Cline
13. “TYPUS (Live)” – Elias Stemeseder, Christian Lillinger, Craig Taborn
14. “Piece for Concertina and Drum” – Viviano Pizarro, “Chichito” Cruz Ortiz

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.