Super Witch Film Video for “Tales of Madness” at Sun Studio
I’ve only been fortunate enough to get to Memphis once up to this point, but a visit to the legendary Sun Studio — where Elvis got his break and Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and many more than can be counted followed suit — was a must. I felt like a supreme badass just taking the guided tour, so I can’t imagine how it might’ve been for local four-piece Super Witch, who actually put four songs to tape there at the end of last month for an upcoming EP release. Probably awesome? Just a guess.
Having stood in that space, I can tell you it’s not huge. Not nearly as sprawling or high-ceilinged as one might expect of a hall so hallowed — remember it was 60 years ago — so as you see the video for “Tales of Madness” from the aforementioned forthcoming Super Witch EP, understand that there’s not a lot of room left over for fancy camerawork. Oddly enough, they didn’t have music videos in mind when Sun Studio was built. I know, right?
As for what to expect in the song itself, there’s a tinge of grunge to the tones of the guitars, but vocally they come right out of the post-Kyuss school of heavy rock, and while it’s definitely a live take, “Tales of Madness” should give some idea of what we might expect whenever Super Witch‘s debut outing surfaces. Note the picture of the “Million Dollar Quartet” — Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash — on the wall on the right side at the start. Just in case you weren’t feeling any pressure as you recorded your horror-influenced sludge in a rectangle haunted by gods. Ha.
More on these dudes as I hear it. Until then, enjoy “Tales of Madness” live:
