A vaulted ivory ceiling and a polished crystal floor. A cathedral if I ever saw one.
@spiderill7791Ай бұрын
🎵 We are two mariners Our ships' sole survivors In this belly of a whale Its ribs are ceiling beams Its guts are carpeting I guess we have some time to kill...🎵
@blunderbass8512 ай бұрын
Take me to Whurch
@Halberddent2 ай бұрын
Somebody had to say it
@sleepyheadlbp552 ай бұрын
ill worship like a . fish
@buggibii2 ай бұрын
i'll tell you my sharks and you can sharpen your knifefish
@carlphilips88132 ай бұрын
Heat
@mothgirl3262 ай бұрын
Offer me that marine snow
@GandalfTheTsaagan2 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Some of the deep sea scavengers that today feed on whale bones might have originated all the way back in the Mesozoic as they fed on the bones of Ichthyosaurs and other marine reptiles.
@DrakonBlake2 ай бұрын
Giant cephalopod (shell) might’ve been a tasty treat for scavengers even earlier than that. Though specific adaptations to feeding on large marine reptile carcasses might translate better to ones for feeding on whale carcasses
@getrichquiccАй бұрын
They are the only ones that survived the mass extinctions, the asteroid would have just created more food for them by killing the surface animals.
@ezekielbrockmann114Ай бұрын
So what you're saying is, this is the oldest religion on Earth?
@fungustheclown666Ай бұрын
Other fun fact, whale falls cause rapid evolution of species, every time one shows up its like an adaptation party to the things usually surviving on just marine snow. New to science species are found on them often.
@ezekielbrockmann114Ай бұрын
@@fungustheclown666 That sounds more like convenience sampling to me. It's a common bias that science has.
@MackenzieChandlerDunnavant2 ай бұрын
I've long thought that if God made any animal in his image, it'd be a whale. They're intelligent, they sing, and their bodies form entire worlds when they die. Literally the kind of thing mythology is born out of.
@flup13032 ай бұрын
And their carcasses explode spraying purge juice all over the beach lmao
@crouton70702 ай бұрын
God isn't a monkey, what that means is he gave us traits in the image of Himself, immortal souls, creativity, pattern recognition (to see the beauty of His creation), that sort of thing.
@justasmltwngir17322 ай бұрын
@@crouton7070mhm!
@joshuabaker8592 ай бұрын
The secret is that God made every animal in his image. Whales and mosquitos and snakes and humans alike. Life is a miracle and through evolution we grow our fragment of divinity
@flup13032 ай бұрын
@@crouton7070 What part of God's image involves shitting when you die and intestinal bloating due to gas buildup, causing putrescine blood-slime to be pushed out of the nose and mouth? Yucky. Did Jesus do that when he died? Ecclesiastes 12:7 kinda skips over being eaten by worms with the whole "dust" thing. Job is definitely based though. Job 17:13-14: "If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, I have said to corruption, 'You are my father,' to the worm, 'You are my mother and my sister.'"
@xaleoart2 ай бұрын
This perfectly encapsulates the ephemeral joy of whale fall, felt on a scale of time so different than ours.
@JN-so6wtАй бұрын
the secondary catastrophe on top of the first of hunting most whales nearly to extinction to fuel the industrial revolution is the theft of such ecosystems from the environment. who knows how many deep sea extinctions occurred unbeknownst to us due to loss of keystone resources+biomes of whale fall
@cyh24992 ай бұрын
I genuinely can’t explain why I love this so much. Maybe the eerie music and setting, the retro videogame vibe, the weird little dance cult members do, idk. Its all so bizarre but like in a good way
@SireingtonАй бұрын
It’s not really creepy IMO, it just feels so interesting seeing these creatures interpret the nature we understand in the lens of a blessing from an unknown creator. It’s like it sparks my wonder on what other practices this “religion” has. Are there other sects? What other rituals do they perform? What is their creation myth?
@JackfrostAtreidesOmegaXZeroАй бұрын
Maybe.... Uh.... EVERYTHING.
@snailyman2 ай бұрын
getting huge osamu sato (eastern mind, lsd dream emulator) vibes, absolutely adore it
@everydaylouie2 ай бұрын
ah! you get me
@owgirl2 ай бұрын
I would play the LouieSD Dream Emulator game
@jr.jackrabbit10Ай бұрын
@@everydaylouiei’m on a hylics kick rn so i’m inclined to believe there’s some level of influence here as well
@alfredandersson875Ай бұрын
Schiz@@jr.jackrabbit10
@squtnikАй бұрын
@@jr.jackrabbit10hylics is easily my favorite game ever I'm always glad to see it get mentioned
@venburylabs2 ай бұрын
Literally was at my local aquarium two days ago looking at the whale fall diorama in the deep sea exhibit. Impeccable timing
@Aerwasilien2 ай бұрын
Like literally?
@abirdbrain91092 ай бұрын
monterey bay aquarium has an amazing one + see sea isopods!!!
@venburylabs2 ай бұрын
@@abirdbrain9109 That's my local one! I got to pet the giant isopod!
@tinyghoul6598Ай бұрын
@@venburylabsFUCK YEAH!! I love the giant isopods! Did you pet any batrays?
@salem3641Ай бұрын
i haven’t been to the monterey bay aquarium for some time… they have isopods now??? i gotta go back!!!
@OG_Mereles2 ай бұрын
I'd like to believe that, while deep sea creatures would not be able to see the moon, they would know about it because they would feel the moon's gravitational pull and its effect on the oceans tides. So they might still call that phenomenon a 'moon' ❤
@Astra_the_dragon_uwuАй бұрын
actually, many twilight zone organisms migrate up to the surface periodically! I don't think deep-sea isopods do it, but many plankton do.
@Felix-nz7lq24 күн бұрын
I imagine ocean currents probably outpower tidal effects by orders of magnitude at those depths.
@tomhomunculus2 ай бұрын
I wish this was feature film length, I absolutely adore it
@benreber63212 ай бұрын
Check out Angels Egg if you get a chance!
@MyopicMickey2 ай бұрын
Whale Falls are why I made the benevolent death god in my homebrew setting represented with whale imagery
@Sammie10532 ай бұрын
That's one of the coolest and most clever things I've heard in a while
@herpderp39162 ай бұрын
That's an excellent idea
@michaelk92792 ай бұрын
Shamelessly plagiarizing this one
@dragonluvver9752 ай бұрын
That's seriously so cool
@maxwellfujs61242 ай бұрын
OOOHH HELL YEAH! Wow that’s fascinating.
@PUNK694202 ай бұрын
SPOOKY OCEAN CULT LOUIE UR SO REAL FOR THIS!!!
@cinnabard9552 ай бұрын
They’re all so cute and only a little terrifying
@ypp0p2 ай бұрын
Ive watched this countless times and i wish i could go back and experience watching it for the first time again. This has a very specific feeling tied to it.
@dstrut2 ай бұрын
I just finished reading 'Calf Cleaving in the Benthic Black' by Isabel J. Kim literal seconds before watching this. Eerie how life syncs up sometimes.
@low-on-sertonin2 ай бұрын
Your comment made me look up the story and read it in one sitting. It was an excellent read! Thank you!
@_bentobi2 ай бұрын
This is what I want to see on KZfaq. Incredible
@Nemo_InnominisАй бұрын
Wow. It's a truly gem. I once wrote two articles about "whale fall" and "abyssal snow". And now, I see This: a truly lovecraftian re-reading of these concepts with strange, but very tightening style. Reminds me of ENA and some very strange, unsetting KZfaq videos. Good job.
@coenvannoord4976Ай бұрын
I cannot express how much i love this. Took me a little but to realise the first guys face js the carapace of a heikegani crab
@anaismitropoulos3416Ай бұрын
I have never seen anything remotely like this. As a marine Biology student and a lover of absurd art, this has struck a chord in my creative spirit. I need to know more.
@AphidKirby2 ай бұрын
This is making my head spin... a society forming down there, with no way to tell time, with very sparce glimpses into the world above, would 100% form a religion like this
@itsashane15522 ай бұрын
I literally said out loud “what’s a moon” before the character said it as a joke
@Molonara2 ай бұрын
Style reminds me of Yames’ games like Water Womb World, Discover My Body, and Growing My Grandpa! Love it!
@pikazooka2 ай бұрын
Also Hylics
@allenmaask64482 ай бұрын
Yo cool pfp, what is it?
@Molonara2 ай бұрын
@@allenmaask6448 symbol of the evil AI virus XANA from the mid 2000s show Code Lyoko. If you’ve never seen, it’s all on KZfaq. I recommend the ep Cold War to get a feel of the stakes, one of my favs.
@fyrenwater2 ай бұрын
Haunting and beautiful. Did you know a whale fall can change the ecosystem for 100 years?
@monster33392 ай бұрын
massive Hylics vibes, ahaha. love it.
@pikazooka2 ай бұрын
especially the dance animations
@lightandsalt7612Ай бұрын
Shout out to those who know Hylics!
@TheNight4692 ай бұрын
Welcome to Church.
@InfernalPumeАй бұрын
whalecome to church
@rinarina62472 ай бұрын
Louie is the only person brave enough to answer the question “What if Splatoon was like, so cursed 💀”
@RegiArt7Ай бұрын
But… it already is. That’s just splatoon. Splatoon is cursed splatoon.
@virgilepiaux150Ай бұрын
@@RegiArt7Nah. Cursed Splatoon is when you edit the inkfisn to look more like humans
@danaj-b94522 ай бұрын
I keep rewatching this. I love when they do their freaky lil dance the most
@rainjstormАй бұрын
This is the art I needed to see so bad. It's just so well done. Takes me back to the crunchy but beautifully executed masterpieces the really cool homeschooled kids somehow always knew about, not just Runescape or Knights of The Old Republic; really unique and transcendent experiences that had me awake, terrified, and unable to look away. Louie. You have a gift. Thank you for sharing it with us.
@gaberahamlincoln73582 ай бұрын
I am glad that whale fall is finally getting the appreciation it deserves among biomes! Brilliant stuff.
@thekiss20832 ай бұрын
Ah! The crunchy pre-rendered 90s CG! So beautiful
@aekaydubs2 ай бұрын
Barely related: There’s a colorful whale statue in Salt Lake City that has spawned an ironic cult following called the Church of the Sacred Whale. You can even find versions of the state flag featuring it. All hail the Whale.
@TheLastHylianTitan2 ай бұрын
Whale Mary, full of grace, the Moon is with thee…
@TheCutethulhu2 ай бұрын
That's some of the most Hylics level stuff I've seen lately. And I love it. Excellent work.
@willphoenix54642 ай бұрын
I love this!!!!!!!!!!! Come my benthic brethren, and pray for prey!
@shinyshinyyshinyyy21972 ай бұрын
i love the surreal bizarre freakiness, reminds me of that subgenre of horror with things like water womb world
@heidibarker955029 күн бұрын
I have no idea how I got here, but I'm glad I did. I too feel the glory of the Whale Fall.
@alexanderwizardjar95402 ай бұрын
This feels like it was made to be shown to me in a vision. Thank you.
@orangejulesbox2 ай бұрын
This is fantastic! Very spooky, very fascinating, has such a grungy, "before the world began" vibe. Love it!
@Dan_tooАй бұрын
One of my favorite phenomenons elaborated on, wonderful
@submarine0012 ай бұрын
I kind of laughed at the end because that's what actually appears when all the meat is gone
@VoiceActorYourNameHereАй бұрын
This was your most unsettling and mystical video so far. I love it! It's wonderfully made, especially the background ambience, the main priest's voice and the break of tension when the sea creatures recieve their blessing
@0hellow7972 ай бұрын
Love the dithering/shading on this one, the character design is great too
@kyoyameganebereznoff2 ай бұрын
This has already become one of my all-time favorite videos.
@ghostphy2 ай бұрын
Its giving water womb world in the best way, love it!
@doorknob74202 ай бұрын
its giving that one worthikids animation
@andromedianeАй бұрын
I need more of this. This should be an entire RPG. This is amazing.
@benreber63212 ай бұрын
Really love this short. The atmosphere is giving Angel's Egg vibes in the best way.
@pietincat2 ай бұрын
I’d love to see you team up with someone like David Szymanski to make a game. The eeriness of this reminds me of Iron Lung.
@karanbharat19512 ай бұрын
Dude, I'm literally making a painting on Whale Fall and this is the most emotionally striking piece of work I've ever seen on that same topic!!! thank you for making this. it's Beautiful.
@KatHarpy2 ай бұрын
immediately reminded me of Water Womb World
@thomaslai13812 ай бұрын
So I’m not crazy then!
@ik4muzuАй бұрын
I'm high asf and I swear this was one of the greatest pieces of art I've seen in my life
@maddstermind110372 ай бұрын
god this fucks insanely hard. everything about this is absolutely perfect
@redstealth51062 ай бұрын
aquatic sexerrific 🐠
@DmitriDmitri2 ай бұрын
Absolutely horrific. Thank you Louie, this gave me a lot of inspiration!
@Morbid62532 ай бұрын
Yes! Saw the notification and I knew it would be a banger!
@madamHoodie12 ай бұрын
Getting some really good Hylics vibes
@goopi_eh2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, Water Womb World reference.
@FlnFl2 күн бұрын
Whale Falls are such a fascinating little ecosystem, especially when the bone worms dig into the bones and sprout like weird little fleshy flowers in the carcass
@shuplianceАй бұрын
absolutely smashing. what a time. rejoice!!!
@Isaac-vm5is2 ай бұрын
Rejoice!
@Sebastian-pq3qk2 ай бұрын
legit so good.... reminds me of one of my favorite games, Hylics
@mozzfes35142 ай бұрын
So good! I love the atmosphere and your sound design!
@mk307092 ай бұрын
Omg you make the coolest stuff i swear to god! The colors, lighting, textures, character designs, the f ing font are all so cool and perfect for this video! I want a poster of this real bad
@pteroid112 ай бұрын
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen an animation about freaky lil dudes at the bottom of the ocean culminating in a whalefall I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.
@kyoyameganebereznoff2 ай бұрын
I’d love to know the name of the other one you saw.
@pteroid112 ай бұрын
@@kyoyameganebereznoff Donks by Felix Colgrave
@Tenshii_ArtiiАй бұрын
This kind of giving me Yames vibes for some reason. I loved this! So mysterious and dreamy!
@m.i.c.h.o12 күн бұрын
For sure!
@dion_spyroАй бұрын
every louie zong video deserves its own fandom
@swisslord24782 ай бұрын
The video quality/color reminds me of submarine pictures
@user-db2lt3mk2cАй бұрын
The music of rejoice reminded me of underground level in Tomba 2. Thanks for the nostalgia.
@sylvan-tomfoolery2 ай бұрын
This is my favorite. Just, full stop. Favorite.
@reservoarhundАй бұрын
I haven’t been as happy with something that might just be garbled Swedish since the Tekken 2 intro in ’96 🎉❤ Absolute masterclass in mood.
@elske9219Ай бұрын
youtube recommendations never seize to amaze me
@Badderpillar2 ай бұрын
Big big Mason Lindroth vibes on this one
@TonyBMW25 күн бұрын
I can’t stop watching this.
@esponjita1796Ай бұрын
Absolutely delightful, I adore this so much I love you Louie
@katlyn43262 ай бұрын
amazing content, found you from rat taxi but LOVING the spooky stuff. whale falls are awesome
@squishsquid30352 ай бұрын
saw this first on tumblr, so glad i can add it to my fav video playlist on youtube :D another banger!!!
@thevoidanswerswithjazz22152 ай бұрын
Amazing! This is definitely something I'd love to see more of, not just this story but like this vibe in general ❤
@Nemo_InnominisАй бұрын
Also, this gritty visuals and ambient are reminded me about Iron lung.
@nene_aka_bloobinub2 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Love the vibe!
@danielserrano9292 ай бұрын
This gives me the feeling of playing Iron Lung on a N64 or Gameboy. The pixels, the subject matter, even the music lol.
@int0thedepthsАй бұрын
This is perfect 💯 Love the art style, the slight goofiness and Lovecraftian vibe. Feels almost like an awkward SpongeBob spinoff.
@moss_yt2 ай бұрын
I’m absolutely obsessed with this!!!
@PutteErareikaАй бұрын
"Approximately 95% of earth's waters are unexplored." *95% of the waters:*
@codysingleton62622 ай бұрын
Gives off steong Hylics Vibes with it involving a cycle of life and death celebrated.
@legofishjpegАй бұрын
i am unsettled. this is a masterpiece.
@Ryuusei9242 ай бұрын
what a pleasure to watch a video from you made in one of my all-time favorite video styles: ominous but silly!
@mycaleb82 ай бұрын
Honestly, this video is perfect. We need a longer loop of the celebratory dance.
@mossasaur2 ай бұрын
Aw man I love Splatoon In all seriousness, THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! Great work!!!
@superhetoric2 ай бұрын
what love de lic game is this
@dylana.38482 ай бұрын
this is so beautiful ;;-;; really captures how incredible a whale fall is
@sanddall-asy93102 ай бұрын
This is so eerie and captivating.
@pepsimanbooster2 ай бұрын
thank you you are an inspiration
@Eye-Of-The-Beholder2 ай бұрын
Brings back memories of Water Womb World Very well made
@MrAlexandersaurusАй бұрын
This is so wonderful!
@hoshigumo2 ай бұрын
Praise be unto LZ. May his gland endure a thousand years.
@RallyTheTallyАй бұрын
God does bring blessings if you pray, but I've never been given a gaint dead whale!
@moritzlienhard2732 ай бұрын
Would love to know how this was made. :) love the style of it
@capristone2 ай бұрын
this is the best piece of media i've consumed in weeks
@fruttibotti1430Ай бұрын
Love the vibes on this one!
@tdrendru22302 ай бұрын
The visual style and soundtrack reminds me a lot of Yames's games. Stellar work
@miunya2 ай бұрын
Yes this is the 1am content I signed up for
@marnirobertson2 ай бұрын
oh wow this is amazing. love the concept and the visuals.