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.”

Waiting for Our Song

I’m not alone
in sensing the pressing
of the almighty delete.
Though as a conceit,
we’ve always been dancing
in the void – minus chaperones.

Dancing in the Void

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1. “Valse pour Fabienne” – Michel Magne
2. “Prologue” – Philip Miller
3. “Skull Session” – Oliver Nelson
4. “Sankofa” – The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
5. “Yaye Penda Mbaye” – Aby Ngana Diop
6. “L” – Henry Threadgill
7. “When Arrows Meet” – John Zorn
8. “Julie (Demo 1)” – Horsegirl
9. “O Quam Mirabilis Est (Antiphona)” – Hildegard Von Bingen
10. “Regeneration” – Master Wilburn Burchette
11. “Interplanetary Journey: Slow Misterioso / Mysterious Agitato / Strange Space Spasms” – Vaclav Nelhybel
12. “Sense of Urgency (Live)” – Jimmy Greene
13. “Stormy Weather” – The Five Sharps

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.