Today’s dose of LOLWAT is served up by stop motion animator Max Winston who completed this project while studying at CalArts. Get ready for some bizarre whacked-out horror!
Cheers to Sam Lillard for another fantastic suggestion!
posted by respondcreate on Oct. 24, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, calarts, hd, horror, lolwat, max winston, spirituality, stop motion
Jérémie Périn, best known for his brilliant work on 16-bit sexcapade Truckers Delight, is back with a new music video for DyE‘s latest release on Tigersushi. It’s a potent, high-definition dose of the bizarre and a perfect apéritif to calibrate your palette for All Hallows’ Eve. I’m not going to divulge any details for where this ends up (it’d be a crime to spoil the surprise) but I should mention that it’s a bit NSFW so wait to click play until you’re off-the-clock. Enjoy!
A big thanks is due to Choplogik for sending this one our way. Cheers!
[ DYE "Fantasy" Official Video by JEREMIE PERIN ]
posted by respondcreate on Oct. 18, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, dye, electronic music, french, hd, horror, jérémie périn, music video, nsfw, sex, tigersushi, trippy
I spent a fair bit of time mulling over the title of this post. It’s like, maybe you’re already a fan, right? In the end I figured you wouldn’t mind as, if you do watch the show, you probably fucking love it and want other people to watch it, too.
(Quick aside: I’m not being paid to write about Community; I honestly and truly love it.)
I’ve run the numbers and, if you’re a fan of this site I’m fairly certain Community is squarely up your alley. I mentioned the show during the holidays last year – they created a pitch-perfect Rankin/Bass style Claymation episode – and, now that Season 3 is underway, I figured it was worth bringing up again. This is television that is worth your time, it’s a breath of non-derivative fresh air. There’s a creative feedback loop going on between all the involved parties (writers/cast/art-direction/design) that continually produces triple-distilled doses of potent, grain-alcohol-strength intoxicating entertainment. Community routinely delivers something that has (sadly) become a rarity: episodes that hold-up in the vacuum of the half-hour time slot while simultaneously advancing season-spanning, complex, satisfying and believable narratives. Plus, it’s often wonderfully bizarre in unique, unexpected ways so when Thursday night rolls around I’m often giddy wondering what’s going to happen next at Greendale. The attached is a great example of that.
I tend to be an annoying tee-vee purist who will tell you that it ruins the watching experience to start a new series with anything other than Episode 1, Season 1. And, hey, if you’ve got access to the discs/streams then by all means go ahead and have at it. But, if you don’t, no worries: turn down the lights and click play, you won’t be disappointed.
[ Geography of Global Conflict ]
posted by respondcreate on Oct. 01, 2011 in Videos | tags: bizarre, colorful, community, dan harmon, hd, nbc, politics, trippy, tv, united nations
“Love bird is angry and has an axe. This HATE BIRD has to defeat the toys that are rising against him.”
File under: LOLWAT
[ Axe-Wielding Bird ATTACKS! via Peter Berkman > ceronprime ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 23, 2011 in Videos | tags: birds, bizarre, hd, kuli24000, lolwat, nature, stop motion, violence
File under: LOLWAT
We have Ryan Fitzgerald to thank for sending in this David Lewandowski created weirdness. Strangely enough, David is the same guy who created the fantastic title sequence in Tron Legacy.
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 22, 2011 in Videos | tags: bizarre, david lewandowski, hd, lol, lolwat, weird
A generous helping of bizarre courtesy of Animatorio‘s stop-motion wizardry. It’s very Burton-esque and just the thing to get you into the Halloween spirit. Enjoy!
P.S. Click here for a behind the scenes look into how Neomorphus was created.
[ Neomorphus ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 20, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, animatorio, bizarre, evolution, hd, horror, stop motion, trippy
Three students from French graphics/animation school Supinfocom – Marc Bouyer, Max Loubaresse and Anthony Vivien – put together this fantastic, bizarre and gorgeously animated short about Pete, “the greatest salesman of all of Pickle City and beyond”. It’s deliciously weird and loads of fun – in fact, it reminds me of one of my all-time favorites, Freakazoid!. I’d love to see this get developed into a TV show or feature length movie. Enjoy!
[ Salesman Pete & The Amazing Stone from Outerspace! ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 19, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, anthony vivien, bizarre, colorful, french, hd, marc bouyer, max loubaresse, supinfocom, trippy
Of all the suggestions that have been sent to the site over these past 10 months, this video is easily the most requested. So why has it taken so long for us to post it? Well we already kinda did. It was a prominent part of Animals and, since we could only ever find it in standard def, we felt as though it’d be a little redundant to feature it on it’s own.
Well, it turns out that the video’s director – the multi-talented lilfuch – recently uploaded it to his Vimeo account only three short months ago in full HD so I figured it was high time we gave this tasty bundle of electrons it’s own home on the site. Plus, as of tonight it’s only accrued a scant 1,400 views so let’s get this thing passed around. You’ve probably already seen it – odds are you’ve probably already sent it in – but believe me, Zodiac Shit always worth another viewing. Full screen and headphones (Flying Lotus!) friends; you know the drill. Enjoy!
Oh and be sure to check out lilfuch’s website. It’s chock-full with rad, colorful illustrations.
[ Flying Lotus - Zodiac Sh*t ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 15, 2011 in Videos | tags: adult swim, animation, bizarre, colorful, electronic music, flying lotus, hd, lilfuch, morph, music video, trippy, wormhole
“In a quest for happiness, a giant creator cannot break away from its redundant abstractions. What could possibly be waiting in the exterior world, where light and opportunity thrives?”
Dave Hughes – the man at the center of the fantastic [adult swim] show, Off The Air – wrote in to say hello and suggest we check out this short film created by PepperMelon. It’s a potent dose of bizarre presented in gorgeous, colorful, high-definition so do yourself a favor let this one load full-screen before clicking play. Oh and grab your headphones while you wait for the bits travel through the tubes, the sound design by David Kamp is especially nice.
BONUS: Mr. Hughes also let us know that the latest episode of Off The Air, Dance, is available for your viewing pleasure. It’s just as rad and strange as the other two so make quick with the clicky-clicky. The Tripatorium™ loves you Dave, keep up the fantastic work!
[ "fIRST" - a short story by PepperMelon ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 14, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, colorful, david kamp, geometric, hd, peppermelon, relationships, trippy
The creation of The Tripatorium™ was inspired by three videos in particular, sorted here in ascending importance: Kill Your Co-Workers, The Music Scene and The Parachute Ending. Those aforementioned music videos are the exact sort of thing I like to watch most: more than TV; more than movies; more than even Adventure Time and Regular Show (it’s true). They’re bundles of electrons that, when translated into patterns of rapidly flashing combinations of red, green and blue light, seem to massage every synapse within the entertainment processing neighborhood of my brain. My hope was that, if I shared them, I might find other people who felt the same way.
It turns out I have!
One of those people, Mark I., just wrote in with Birdy Nam Nam‘s latest video that, like it’s predecessor (the aforementioned The Parachute Ending) is packed with artwork from the talented Mr. Will Sweeney. However it was Machine Molle (and not Steve Scott) that provided direction this time around who, you might recall, was the production unit behind the excellent Sur Le Quai. It’s gorgeous, bizarre, trippy business friends. I hope it serves to improve your Saturday night. Cheers!
Thanks for the heads-up, Mark!
[ BIRDY NAM NAM - 'GOIN'IN' - Clip officiel ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 10, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, birdy nam nam, bizarre, colorful, electronic music, fantasy, french, hd, machine molle, music video, trippy, will sweeney
You’ve no-doubt seen the work of Rodrigo Blaas before – he’s been a long-time member of Pixar‘s elite animation team and his name can be seen in the credits following such films as Partly Cloudy, Up, WALL·E, Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles, Boundin’ and Finding Nemo (just to name an obscure few) – but this marks the first time he’s taken on the mantle of writer and director. I’d rather not spoil the surprise so I’ll make it brief: Alma is gorgeous, bizarre and entertaining stuff. Enjoy! (Full-screen and headphones recommended.)
Loads of talented folks were involved in putting this together so hit up the film’s official site for a full list of credits.
[ ALMA - Cortometraje animación ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 06, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, curiosity, dolls, hd, horror, rodrigo blaas, trippy
”The band (Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater, Tony Diblasi and Manabu Etoh) bought all their instruments at junk shops, where they also discovered piles of old records. When Etoh was deported and Alarm 115 ended, these records became the core of a new project. Chater was a film student at RMIT, and had access to a recording studio there, which he and Seltmann used to turn said vinyl into a 30-song demo tape labeled Pan Amateurs…more on wikipedia”
Joe wrote in with a fantastic suggestion to check out a music video made for Frontier Psychiatrist, a tune by The Avalanches, an interesting electronic music project out of Melbourne Australia. I really enjoyed it and – while unsuccessfully trying to track down an HD version – came across this, the attached video, that I’d really like you to see. My Google-fu wasn’t able to find any creative credits so if someone out there knows made this don’t hesitate to drop us a line (see below). In the meantime enjoy the sunny-side, good times vibe of the three-quarter time waltz-hop as it contrasts with some strange, monochromatic and vaguely dark but-not-quite-so-even-though-yeah-it’s-still-weird visuals. Enjoy!
Thanks for introducing me to some new music, Joe! Cheers!
UPDATE: Turns out the visuals were lifted from Quimby The Mouse, an animation created by the über-talented Chris Ware for This American Life. A big thanks goes to Hang Goon for writing in to set the record straight!
[ The Avalanches - Two Hearts In 3/4 Time ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 04, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, australian, bizarre, chill, chris ware, good times, monochromatic, music video, samples, the avalanches, this american life, trippy, vinyl
Y’all remember Animals, right? It was the first episode of Off the Air, a new series that first appeared inexplicably on Adult Swim during the wee morning hours of New Years Day 2011. This, the aptly titled Food, is the second in the series as conceived/edited by Dave Hughes and produced by Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo. Our favorite portion kicks off at 7:15 where a datamoshed wave of meat lifts off towards some Cyriak (as seen previously here) past an unsettling breathing apple and drops you gently inside MORPHOLOGIC‘s Oyster Vision (they’re the dudes who kindly introduced us to The Lynx Nudibranch). Don’t click away when the credits roll as the ridiculousness of ‘Ketchup’ provides some bonus lulz. Enjoy the weirdness!
[ Off The Air - "Food" [adult swim] ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 01, 2011 in Videos | tags: adult swim, animation, bizarre, cyriak, datamosh, dave hughes, hd, morphologic, munchies, off the air, strange, trippy, weird
Come on, get up and on your feet;
Beyond refuge of troubled sleep.
Have I had enough? Or did I take too much?
Oh em gee! This shit is the dopeness y’all; easily an instant classic of The Tripatorium™. If you’re a regular visitor to this site you will guaranteed-love this music video directed by Nader Husseini for San Diego based rock outfit, Transfer. I’m having a hard time encapsulating why I enjoy it so much with just a couple of sentences: is it the giant demon beast with a dolphin-esque skull steadily keeping the beat on an array of floating drums? The exploration of substance abuse/dependence that culminates in a cascade of pills spilling forth from aforementioned aquatic mammalian skull monster? How the rich, undulating textures and muted color palette support the steady emotional build-up breakdown? There, I’ve done it: it’s all of those things together, at once. Enjoy the ride…
To see a complete list of the talented dudes and dudettes involved in making of ‘Take Your Medicine’ as well as a lengthy list of it’s awards/nominations click here.
[ "Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 26, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, drugs, hd, horror, mind bending, music video, nader husseini, texture, transfer, trippy
Kristofer Ström – the mind behind Baltimore Clap, one of our all-time favorites (if you haven’t seen it already, do so immediately) – is back with another fantastic music video, this time for London-based dubstep outfit 16bit. It’s some rad, bizarre business so grab the headphones and full screen this bitch. Enjoy!
Much gratitude is owed to both Nik and connor for sending this one in; thanks for the heads up friends!
[ 16bit - Dinosaurs (Official Video) ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 24, 2011 in Videos | tags: 16bit, animation, bizarre, blinkink, colorful, dubstep, hd, kristofer ström, music video, trippy, wormhole
File under: LOLWAT
Skrillex‘s latest is directed by Tony Truand with production assistance from HK Corp. A ‘cheers!’ is owed Ethan Curtis for the heads up on this one – thanks for writing in!
[ First Of The Year (Equinox) - Skrillex [OFFICIAL] ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 23, 2011 in Videos | tags: bizarre, dubstep, french, hd, hk corp, horror, lolwat, music video, skrillex, tony truand
“Found a way and I feel like I shouldn’t let go;
Drop a bomb on the spots where my doubt streams grow.
What to do when the things that I want don’t allow,
For the handful of mouths that I’m trying to feed.”
Ori Toor – the super talented dude behind Lion in a Coma – wrote in to let us know about another ‘unofficial’ video he just created for the fantastically ethereal Alsatian Darn by Panda Bear. It’s chock-full of abstract undulating organic shapes that serve as a wonderful soup to the tune’s dreamy, meandering sandwich. In other words: a multi-sensory feast for the eyes and ears. Make sure this shit’s not just full-screen but 1080p full screen. Grab your headphones, too.
We love what you’re up to, Ori; thanks so much for writing in! Oh, and a big thanks goes to one of our regular readers/contributors, Sam Lillard, who also suggested we check out this same video. Cheers!
[ Panda Bear - Alsatian Darn (unofficial video by Ori Toor) ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 15, 2011 in Videos | tags: abstract, animation, bizarre, ethereal, hd, monochromatic, music video, organic, ori toor, panda bear
“The concept for this spot came to us in a dream and we’re still not sure what it all means.”
Hermes wrote in to let us know about a video ilovedust created as part of MTV’s recent worldwide rebranding campaign. It’s a quick, colorful psychedelic dive down the wormhole (with some fantastic sound design from WEVIE) that we whole-heartedly approve of. If you’re into this sort of thing then be sure to check out another MTV spot they created, Adrenaline Rush, that they recently posted to their Vimeo page. Enjoy!
Thanks, Hermes!
[ MTV Sight ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 15, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, colorful, hd, ilovedust, mtv, psychedelic, tribal, trippy, wormhole
“At the doors of Babylon, You are my Zion;
Pacing Tiger, the keeper’s cage.
Invisible light shoots from your eyes,
A sign I can see from my high rise.”
Barcelona-based creative house, CANADA, put together this bizarre 70’s tinged music video for the always-danceable Scissor Sisters.
NSFW Warning: This video as a few, brief shots that feature bare female breasts so don’t click play if you’re at work.
[ Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 10, 2011 in Videos | tags: bizarre, canada, colorful, music video, nicolás méndez, nsfw, retro, spain, strange, trippy, unicorn, wormhole
Argentine motion/design house 2veinte took a break from their for-pay work to create thirty seconds of strange, bizarre, colorful animation backed with some very nice sound design by Martin Salfity (so grab your headphones). Enjoy!
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 04, 2011 in Videos | tags: 2veinte, abstract, animation, argentina, bizarre, colorful, deer, insects, mirror, symmetry, trippy