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.”

Soft Skills
What’s wrong with his teeth?
Perfect Euclidean squares
though rotten underneath.
His face, a Christmas wreath,
a geometric prayer
with a soul like a sheath.

A Soul Like a Sheath 

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1. “I love You” – General Magic
2. “Mágica” – El Michels Affair
3. “agüita con sal” – Lucrecia Dalt
4. “Mystic Transportation Ltd” – Authentically Plastic
5. “Half Plastic” – Ganser
6. “Bounding Not Binding” – Ned Rothenberg
7. “chenc9-x” – Autechre
8. “Click Song” – Chicago Underground Duo
9. “24 Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No. 4, Op. 55: IV. Naïades” – Vincent Dubois
10. “Guajira (Live)” – Harold López-Nussa
11. “Long March” – Insurrect
12. “Aufority” – General Magic
13. “Time” – Curtis Harding
14. “Dowry Song” – Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri
15. “Cattywomp” – Gwenifer Raymond

Stephen McClurg (Episode 473 & 666) 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.