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.”

Timon and Pyrrho

What’s a cotter pin?
It ain’t no Fraggle.

Gotta rock in my hand.
What’s your skull sound like?

I can count the olives without opening the jar.
There’s whiskey under the sink.

Someone’s texting me.

Tomorrow ain’t no land, it ain’t no place.
It’s barely a when, so don’t tell me about it.

A Smack of Olives

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1. “Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula” – Roy Smeck
2. “Notre Danza” – Dj Babatr
3. “Wear and Tear” – Everything Is Recorded
4. “Systems – Kelly Moran
5. “Porcupine” – Sparks
6. “The Adjutant” – The Masamune
7. “Genesis of Suffering” – Corpse Pile
8. “ORANGE TREE” – HUMAN ERROR CLUB, Kenny Segal
9. “Invocation of Laughter” – Modest Trio, Steve Plews
10. “Long Tall Mama” – Big Bill Broonzy
11. “Subconscious Piano” – Matthew Shipp
12. “Whispering Images” – Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith
13. “Cockroach” – Charlie Feathers
14. “Il buio (Version 2)” – Bruno Nicolai, Ennio Morricone
15. “Dub Will Never Die” – Flying Vipers
16. “On N’Oublie Rien ()” – Juliette Gréco
17. “Commercials.” – 猫 シ Corp.

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.