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.”

First Steps

Wave goodbye. Shout farewell.
We no longer walk
this splintered stairway to hell.

Wave hello. Shout with glee.
Take the new slide
(with a modest admission fee).

The New Slide

Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.

1. “Prime” – Makaya McCraven, Ben LaMar Gay, Theon Cross
2. “Nome de Deus” – Sessa
3. “Bird’s Outta the Cage” – Russell Hall
4. “Blowtorch Thimble” – Clark
5. “Memo” – Philip Miller
6. “I Hold Close” – Hildur Guðnadóttir
7. “Sigil Magick” – John Zorn (“Kol Nidre” on Spotify)
8. “Taper” – Hilary Woods
9. “Allowed to Be” – Constant Smiles
10. “Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31: Thema” – Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko
11. “Chapter Three” – Maps
12. “A Borderless Event B (Live)” – Damon Smith, Adam Shead, Jason Stein (“a cloud which does not last” on Spotify)
13. “Flowing Easy” – Philip Miller

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.