Super Witch Film Video for “Tales of Madness” at Sun Studio
Posted in Bootleg Theater on September 3rd, 2013 by JJ Koczan
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:
