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.”

Verses

Mad as a wet hen,
he threw a monkeywrench
into the lion’s den.

The cat got his tongue,
the scion’s share.
Surprised, the frog hung

in his throat. His offense:
craving the vulture’s feast
with the beak of a wren.

Monkeywrench in the Lion’s Den 

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1. “Medley: Bluegaloo / Broken Chords / Scales (Live)” – Quatermass
2. “It’s Time” – Nas, DJ Premier, Steve Miller Band
3. “The Package” – De La Soul
4. “Caes (Nick León Dub)” – Lucrecia Dalt
5. “March (From A Clockwork Orange)” – Mark Ayres
6. “Thoughts On The Future” – Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
7. “Gymnopedie1” – Oliver Coates
8. “Precognition” – Ruthven
9. “Dirty Old Town (Live)” – The Pogues
10. “The Price Is Right” – London Music Works
11. “Well You Needn’t (Live)” – Thelonius Monk
12. “Secrets of the Cell” – Joshua White

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.