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.”

Here’s Hoping

Here’s hoping we get the right
last wagon of dreams, 
the Roswell U-Haul.

Roswell U-Haul

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1. “Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi]” – Psyché
2. “Straf (Theme)” – Weval
3. “A Folk Study” – Erik Hall
4. “After Chihuahuan (for Joe McPhee)” – John Butcher
5. “Little Things” – Bella White
6. “Night Shade” – Julian Lage, John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen
7. “Hypo 8” – Denman Maroney
8. “Jimmy in the Temple” – Hildur Guðnadóttir
9. “Prayer” – Savages
10. “Wish You Well” – Grant Lee Buffalo
11. “normandy.” – jeune Oji
12. “EVERYONE KNOWS :)” – IDK, RZA
13. “Teachers” – Faxed Head
14. “SAMO (bsqt)” – Angelika Niescier
15. “Ghost Town” – Shintaro Sakamoto

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.