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.”

A Kind of Mutiny

My mind map’s
curled at the edges. 

Murky continents 
under continents. 

A hollow birth theory. 
The compass won’t work,

but it’s unnecessary
to find the underworld’s entrance.

Tekeli-li
Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.

1. “Molemantis” – Colin Stetson, Greg Fox, Trevor Dunn
2. “Force Meets Presence” – Converge
3. “Maladies” – Årabrot
4. “Circle” – Akira Kosemura, Hiroshi Iguchi
5. “Ding Dang” – The Beach Boys
6. “Robot Party” – Gianni Safred
7. “The Passenger” – Siouxsie and the Banshees
8. “Against the Current” – Ásgeir
9. “With Trees Where We Can See” – Kmru
10. “Lutosławski: Partita for Violin” – Anne-Sophie Mutter
11. “Ain’t No Grave” – Pokey LaFarge, Addie Hamilton
12. “Shake Me Awake” – Luke Temple
13. “Scorched Earth” – False Prophets
14. “REM sleep” – Himuro Yoshiteru
15. “sense (is)” – Hemlocke Springs
16. “Winter Sunset” – Donny Benét

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.