A Line Rider music video, commissioned by Super Flu for their single “Selee”
Runtime: 4 minutes
Development Time: 100 hours of work over 3 months
Created using Line Rider Studio
Collaborators:
David Lu (Conundrumer) - Computer-generated visuals and software development
Sharon Pak - Creative direction
“A tightly controlled, geometric jungle of a track, pulsing with life and rhythm… This piece, commissioned by the German progressive house duo Super Flu, powerfully embodies the spirit of the progressive house movement, using sterile, tessellating polygons to construct an organic, dynamically shifting environment, built in parallel to the way Super Flu constructs the semblance of an acoustic progression through their arrangement of electronic sounds. The space-time animation applied to the track’s background is positively humming with upbeat energy, creating a unique and striking parallax illusion that somehow still runs natively in any Line Rider build. Selee is, in the simplest terms, a lot, and it’s because of the consistency in visual direction that this track can read so effectively. The usage of just a few simple shapes allows the artists to develop an alphabet of sorts, a visual grammar that generates implicit expectations in the mind of the viewer. Selee’s masterful use of setup and payoff, combined with its groundbreaking visual effects, make for an unprecedented moment in Line Rider trackmaking history.”
- OTDE, Top 10 Line Rider Tracks of 2018
On Twitter:
“Can I change my major to line rider art historian this is the TIGHTEST s*** I’ve ever seen in my life”
- dolichomorph
“Before pressing play: Oh, Line Rider, I remember that! 30 seconds in: w h a t t h e f * * *”
- Freya C
“The Line Rider game has changed, this is AMAZING!”
- gaeel
“No, we hadn’t seen everything made in Line Rider… no no no no no.”
- Vincent Bidaux
“This is ABSOLUTE flames.”
- Kharmatronix
“I've seen the other ones like In The Hall of The Mountain King and stuff but holy s*** this is on a whole other level. The waves in the honeycomb pattern! The isometric pattern! F***ing incredible.”
- TheGandu
“This is absolutely f***ing next level s***. Wow. I was always a little bit impressed by these, but this is incredible.”
- theelous3
“You somehow keep outdoing yourself. Seriously impressive stuff. I particularly like the beat that runs through the hexagons. It was done in a very smooth way, very mesmerizing.”
- ZNF (Line Rider creator)
“From 2:00 - 2:10 was probably some of the coolest line rider stuff I’ve ever seen. Awesome job!”
- pure5152 (Line Rider creator)
“That was mesmerizing”
- Devray (Line Rider creator)
“Oh man Rabid and the other creators did a phenomenal job!”
- Yoshim1 (Line Rider creator)
“This is it, this is the pinnacle of Line Rider”
- Kevin Simmons
“Pardon my language, but this is absolutely f***ing spectacular. The fact that it's made entirely in Line Rider is baffling.”
- Kaera Neko
“New favorite line rider vid by FAR.”
- ObsidianMadman
“Well f***. You’ve only gone and bloody raised the bar AGAIN! That was hands down the best line rider music video out there, so bloody cool!”
- TheAnimystro
“Never saw such an amazing line rider vid, and I've seen many. Good job”
- bigminigame
“Man I thought that part with the hexagon background was my favorite, but then the TRIANGLE background came in outta nowhere and WOW”
- Irontwist
“I really love the way you make these videos. Every note, every beat, every musical detail has its own illustration. Really enhances the listening experience.”
- Philip Ma
“Gotta be honest, one must have some God-given gift to turn a simply game into a piece of art, let alone the talent to monetize it. This is my favorite line rider music vid, by far.”
- Josiah Smith
“This is ridiculously awesome. The whole track has a coherent theme, it's synced so well to the music. It all flows so well, and is a ton of fun to watch. Dang! Excellent work. I love how the shape backgrounds ripple to the beat, and how each instrument has it's own aesthetic that goes with it. Super cool”
- The Duke MC
"Excellent job that I can only begin to fathom! I especially loved when the hexagon and cube patterns backgrounds shifted with the beat out of all the reactionary events. Absolute masterpiece the entirety and look forward to what you are planning next."
- Jade Brimhall
“Such a beautiful and creative scene. Chaos with the fast line and scenery changes with the tranquil smooth flow of riding and music really makes this by far one of my favorite line rider tracks of all time!”
- NORMASHBASH
“Holy s*** that is insane. I can't imagine how long that took. The song alone gave me chills and visual representation of the music was next level. Thank you very much.”
- Grease TrapHousse
“Every time a new visual element appeared my jaw just kept dropping wider. I have such respect for the amount of time and work this must have taken! It’s absolutely gorgeous, I loved every second.”
- Megan Pham
“This is genuinely the best music video I've ever seen.”
- Darrothan
"Coming from someone with synesthesia, this is exactly what the music looks like"
- xenolythical
“This is extremely well matched to the song and you can even recognize the sound patterns through your visual representations. I'm extremely impressed.”
- Lena Istalar
“Hands down the best line rider video out there.”
- Dihler
“Wow. I’m so impressed by the design, details, and animations! Great job creating this track!”
- Studio
“The way you translate musical elements into visual elements is absolutely stunning - this is what it means to SEE music.”
- SadFace
“That was f***ing trippy as hell, and I could not be more impressed in my life that someone created such a thing like this!”
- BrokenChair17
“You have perfected the art of turning musical elements into line rider elements. That was the best I've seen so far.”
- Hex
“The visuals are so stimulating that I keep forgetting this is Line Rider.”
- Alyssa
“Okay I literally have watched this about 78 times now and I love it more every time I watch it. Everything has such subtle detail to it and it is crafted wonderfully. The imagery is perfect, complex but simple.”
- Kensington Watts