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.”

Skull to Crib

From skull to crib and back again, 
every ache, each moan, echoed back 
in grinding monotone. 

Throw the kid an extra rib,
though a home is easier to break 
than a bone. 

Skull to Crib 

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1. “Kyon Kaise Hua” – Asha Bhosle
2. “Ain’t Nice” – Cassie Watson Francillon
3. “Fuoco Saturnio” – Zu
4. “c’est Kiki, in memoriam Daniel Kinet (+15.07.1910)” – Frederik Croene
5. “String Octet in C Major, Op. 7: II. Très fougueux” – Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet
6. “Breathe” – Nadine Carina
7. “Folk Song” – Homeboy Sandman
8. “La man” – Cocanha, Pierre Desprats
9. “Gabriel” – Felsmann + Tiley
10. “Bray” – Pullman
11. “La waLa ” – El Khat
12. “Lines” – The Neighbors, Anthony Braxton
13. “Main Akela” –  Kishore Kumar

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.