Directed by Martin Wedderburn and Bronagh Keegan, The Howling is The Phantom Band's first single proper from their intergalactically acclaimed debut 'Checkmate Savage'.
Filmed at various locations around Glasgow, with a 40 strong following of the band's fans standing in as cast and extras, the video was shot over the course of one long day. Locations were diverse: the Doublet bar in Glasgow's West End kindly giving their premises over free of charge for the morning's filming. Glasgow actor Allan Tall - who can be seen in Braveheart! - was enlisted for the role of the tramp in the Clyde underpass (fitting in filming between a matinee and evening performance of Scottish Opera's production of Cosi Fan Tutti).
Keen (as always) to maintain a certain degree of cabalistic inscrutability, The Phantom Band opted to don some rather fetching tetrahedron masks for the shoot - full frontal(!) cameos can be found within the video though if you're fleet of foot and eagle-eyed - the masks were hand made by director Martin Wedderburn and have been changing hands on ebay for upwards of £100 apparently.
What's the video about? Don't ask us, but it does contain the following:
car accident
a flare
tetrahedron masks
a tramp
woodland
pubs
tetrahedron masks
hand clapping
alcohol
leery drunkeness
tetrahedron masks
the afterlife? death? near death? dreams? nightmares?
we told you not to ask us.
The extremely limited edition 7" single is out at the end of May and features exclusive artwork by comic book artist/legend Frank Quitely. For those of you keen to get your hands on the album, feel free to check out Chemikal Underground's Online Shop where you can purchase a copy here:
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Thanks to Martin, Bronagh, Ray and all at MTP for delivering us such a great video.
15 сен 2024
