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.”

Stockpiles

One can’t see 
waving from the crow’s nest,

with a face 
buried in a war chest.

War Chest 
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1. “Genziana” – Oscar Rocchi
2. “El trap de la pesseta” – Cocanha, Tarta Relena, Los Sara Fontan
3. “Drifting” – Alexis Marcelo
4. “Hostile” – Joel Ross
5. “they fall because they must fall” – Tashi Dorji
6. “Sonoluminescent Heloglobinopathy” – Stabbing
7. “Momentism” – A. G. Cook
8. “Disco Trek (Theme from Star Trek)” – Universal Robot Band
9. “Summon Thy Presence” – Evil Damn
10. “Sandhog” – Dave Douglas
11. “Sir Talk Alot” – Terrace Martin
12. “Ipasan” – Tunji Oyelana
13. “That’s why Billie had the Blues” –  Rebel Rae
14. “Talk Olympics” – Obongjayar, Little Simz
15. “Prins” – Vilde Tuv
16. “Yay” – Zammuto 
17. “Bonaparte’s Retreat” – Ola Belle Reed

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.