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.”

The Portico and Trellis Remain

but the chandelier 
covers the floor.

Gerald is in the basement 
eating the corks
he pulls from the bottles
as he pours the wine
into the drains.

The door is open 
to the guest house
but no one knows 
who sleeps there anymore.

Where the cat? 
Where the meow? 
Where Farmer Brown?

In line at the bank
or in the fields 
with a flamethrower?
Shoveling manure in the wells?

He’s putting wings 
on that tractor and
gonna fly it 
over that canyon.

Where the Meow?

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1. “Rocket in the Pocket (Symphonic Version)” – Cerrone
2. “Feel Better” – Souled American
3. “Brothers in Arms” – Arne Jansen, Stephan Braun
4. “Mis Guerreros (the mystic secret)” – Gloria Chang
5. “The Soldier’s Tale, Part One: Soldier Confronts the Devil” – Christopher Lee, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
6. “Ping Pong” – Black Pus
7. “Dó” – Maruja
8. “Machine Starts To Sing” – Porridge Radio
9. “Sugar Water (feat. Quelle Chris and Anjimile)” – McKinley Dixon
10. “The Fall” – The Murder Capital
11. “Ghosts” – Sunny War
12. “The question” – Richard Dawson
13. “Contentment Rag” – Ghoul Brothers

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.