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.”

She Plucked My Eyelashes
and read my fortune.

Seven raindrops.
Seven gold coins.
Seven liver spots. 

Not much filthy lucre,
but much drippy bladder.

You will find a pipe 
in the tobacco fields. 

There will come a time 
when every Tumblebus 
will make you cry.

Every Tumblebus
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1. “Sister Faith & Sister Chance” – Ultha
2. “Orko” – Kjetil Møster, Jeff Parker, Joshua Abrams, John Herndon
3. “A Storm of Wings” – Slift
4. “Kende” – Mohamed Doumbia
5. “Seduction” – Yuni Wa
6. “Goodbye Dirty Snow” – John Andrews, The Yawns
7. “Chamber dress” – Société Étrange
8. “Going South” – Dead Moon
9. “Sections 31-40” – Metropolis Ensemble, Erik Hall, Sandbox Percussion
10. “Sinket Secondo” – Ennio Morricone, I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni
11. “R.A.T.T.F.I.N.K.” – The Undead

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.