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.”
In Sleep, We Are Chroma Keyed
You can only see through
half these windows half the time.
The light was never
how we remember it.
My dreams still look
like matte paintings.
Too many movies.
The cinematographers ruined us.
Too Many Movies
Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.
- “Ala Gariire (I Am Trembling)” – Dur-Dur Band
- “Cyrus” – Matthew Pusti
- “Cluck Old Hen” – Rhiannon Giddens
- “To me, my love” – Colin Stetson, Brighde Chaimbeul
- “Bluejay” – Nicole McCabe, Savannah Harris
- “No Difference After All” – Roomer
- “The Light That Surrounds You” – Echo & the Bunnymen
- “Birdie Sings” – Ezra Collective
- “Ask For Water” – Matt Berninger
- “approach of the horizon” – Patrick Shiroishi, Jason Nazary
- “Repetition” – Nonturn
- “Joe Mccarthy’s Ghost” – Minutemen
- “Unceasing Path” – Krallice
- “Nobody ‘Cept You” – 16 Horsepower
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.
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