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.”

Birds, liminal,

still as satellite dishes,
busy the phone lines.

Liminal Birds
Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.

1. “Sut Sanaen” – Khun Narin
2. “Hot Fire” – Nelson Mengo
3. “Jhuthi Duniya Se Man Ko Hata Le” – Lakhbir Singh, Lakkha, Durga-Natraj
4. “Shades of Evil” – MenacE
5. “Love and Strife” – Reinier Baas, Ben van Gelder, Marta Warelis, Han Bennink
6. “Her Heart Carries Gold to Match Her Eyes” – Alexander Hawkins
7. “Goldfish” – K01
8. “Sun Rays” – Marty Ehrlich
9. “Trottsov” – Mats/Morgan Band
10. “Dinaka” – Serokoto 7
11. “Tartarean Infection” – Pig’s Blood
12. “Gratitud” – Ondanaconda
13. “Mon Cher Theo” – Henry the Rabbit, Beatrice Morel Journel, Semay Wu
14. “Ghosts (First Variation)” – Noël Akchoté
15. “Heaven’s Gate” – Portrayal of Guilt
16. “Yellow House” – Object Hours
17. “I Came Close, Orange For Luck” – White Fence

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.