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.”

Seasonal Sweeps

I tried to annex more complicated feelings,
to clear the decks, but these unruly sects,
more concealing than healing,
only saw suspects, heard the squealing
in the grunted chords of a hex.

Grunted Chords
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1. “Selim Alai” – The Devil’s Anvil
2. “Le pionçonneur des Lilas” – Stephane Wrembel
3. “Marcel” – Hélène Barbier
4. “Hide (Raw)” – Dorian Concept
5. “Unearth What You Already Knew” – Kalia Vandever
6. “Penny Whistle Seller, Guangzhou” – Lia Kohl
7. “Avian Shadow” – Chad Taylor Quartet
8. “Dva Srca Da Mas Za Mene Bi Dao” – Zorica Brunclik
9. “Urujeje Rw’Imisozi 1000” – Bizimungu Dieudonne
10. “The Machine Starts To Sing (Live)” – Porridge Radio
11. “Faded Holiday” – Tony Molina
12. “Letter 3. Running Day – Fuad” – Rahim AlHaj
13. “Sleepwalking” – Goblin

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.