traces (CRT music video)

[@therealjuralumin3416]

This evokes a similar feeling I had recently when I used the google street view archive to look at my home town as it was in 2008 when I was at school there, it was so surreal and emotional knowing that I can never go back there.

[@Miles1965]

Seeing the world as it was, how we can never see it again… just learned how to do that with Google street view, it’s super nice to explore what my neighborhood looked like even before I lived there too!

[@henrythebananaboy]

@@Miles1965 hi

[@brendanbibeau5207]

"traces of places i have l?ved before" is so clever

[@Frog.mp4]

what does it mean?? I'm trying to find out but I don't understand :((

[@jensencaldwell5101]

​@@Frog.mp4 it's like both "lived" and "loved", i think

[@henrythebananaboy]

@@Frog.mp4hi Mr frog

[@yellowshirtfellow]

@@henrythebananaboyYou’re not suppose to be here. *Flame Torch Ignited*

[@henrythebananaboy]

@@yellowshirtfellow :l?

[@HatSplat]

my family has moved apartments recently. we had lived in the previous apartment for over a decade, and it definitely showed. stains littered the carpet, and there was mildew in the walls, but it doesn't stop the weird nostalgia i have for that place. I'm only 15, and I'm terrified of adulthood, not just because of the state of the world, but also because I know there's a lot I'm going to forget. a lot of small, happy memories lost to time. I already don't have the best memory, and I have a history of forgetting things just days or even hours after they happen. I just hope i can hold on to the little things, if not forever, then for a majority of my life.

[@sambird7946]

I’ll be moving out of my parents’ place for the first time soon and it’s really weird. Adulthood isn’t scary once you get into it, all stages of my life have felt the same (with varying levels of responsibility. And instead of getting more stressful, it’s a relief to have more responsibility!). the state of the world is still terrifying… I guess we just do whatever we can. I hope you are able to hold on to all of your important memories- one thing I wish I had done at 15 was keep a diary. I thought it had to be a daily thing (who has time for that??? in high school???) and didn’t realise there’s no rules in writing down important memories, they don’t even have to be in order. but writing little notes (whether in a notebook or on google doc / libreoffice / notes app) of what you did on important days to spark memory has helped hold on to important moments I would have otherwise forgot. I hope it can help you too. Much love and good luck!!!! 🦾💛

[@D.rewman]

If it's any encouragement, if you approach adulthood with an open mind, it all comes into perspective just how small that part of your life is compared to the rest of it. Ideally we'll all live to at least 80 or 90 or so, maybe longer. This makes the first 15-20 years of our lives roughly 20% or less. If you've got good memories of your childhood, then it's good to hold those close to your heart with the family and friends you share them with, but here's something I learned later than I wish I did as someone who's about 13 years ahead of you. Don't let nostalgia for the past hold you back from exploring life. I don't think it's the little memories themselves that are important to remember, but the ability to live in the moment that made those memories possible. When we're young, we live in the moment without thinking much of the past, because we frankly don't have much to look back on yet. It's when we get older, especially adulthood, that we start comparing our lives now to our lives then, and we get so caught up in trying to revisit those feelings that we forget that there's still a whole world out there waiting for us to experience it. New places, new experiences, new people. It's all about coming to terms with the fact that those things will come and go, just like we will, eventually. No one lives forever, and that's what makes life beautiful. Don't let nostalgia keep you from making new memories that you'll get nostalgic for all over again in 10 years! :)

[@voidtv8401]

Hey. I’m a little ahead of you with that, by about… oh wow, actually, that’s 9 years now, 24. I feel and have felt a lot of what you’re describing, with the exception that I’m getting ready to leave right now. I know the fear of losing memories, because my memory is awful too; or so I thought. I think there’s a version of memory that we don’t know how to look for or measure, and it’s the kind I have. I can’t remember things as they happened. Years fade into obscure. Major events become foggy recollection; but like this song talks about, there’s something else. Like, for my Aunt Diane. She passed away from Lou Gherig’s disease a long time ago, around your age for my life. When I try to remember her or times with her, I never can; but I get blips of images, and then, I feel happy. When I try to remember the time I spent abused in my first relationship earlier still, I remember these tiny snippets, and I feel a remorse that makes me happy to be in the happy one I have now. I can’t recall events, but I can still feel them. I think that might be true for you, too, if you ever try it. These little secret hidden feelings that create a timeline in your history. No one loses themselves that easily. There’s always traces.

[@aisadal2521]

Your creativity with using/emulating sifferent mediums and artstyles for your projects will never cease to blow my mind, Louie! You're amazing, keep up the great work! 😄

[@yambone635]

I'm going to have to move out of the house I grew up in soon. I've never lived anywhere else. They're putting a highway through it, so it won't even be here anymore after we leave. I'm still going through the grieving process for it. This song captures that feeling *perfectly* - listening to it was really cathartic. Thanks, Louie.

[@christopherm4739]

Where you at?

[@cometsmith]

If the last 15 seconds were 3-6 minutes longer this would be the perfect album/concert closer to make me cry at 3am (this is still great at making me cry tho)

[@MacCraeToons1214]

I’m all for Louie’s existentialist arc.

[@rsodrealm]

this sounds like i've heard it several years ago, thank you louie zong for this masterpiece

[@matheuzzoo]

oh my god this art brought back memories I thought it would be a new version of "Don't rain on my parade"

[@lauren-kitsuneroach]

i’ve lived in one home my whole life so i don’t have a similar experience but the emotion is so good and raw in this song and i still kind of feel it there are places i can never go back, and living in a small town that is very quickly expanding, realizing i _really_ never can go back to the same places of my childhood is .. like that, i think love the video too. this is so good. i’m feeling things

[@Agent-wj1ft]

Aguuuuhggghhhff. Yeah. The climax at the end really ties all of this heartwrenching homesickness of a song together. It's not sad, persay, but it definitely brings to mind the good times and bad times and how they're out of reach forever.

[@gabflower151]

teared up, this goes so hard

[@smugbowkid9919]

Is this supposed to be reminiscent of 90’s anime, because that’s what it reminds me of for some reason.

[@everydaylouie]

i did use the 90s technique of shining light through cutouts to get sparkles! (in Blender)

[@TyranBatten]

@@everydaylouieIt definitely has a little bit of an anime intro vibe

[@smugbowkid9919]

@@everydaylouiethat’s really cool, dang!

[@lei_doodles]

the art you make is so crazy inspiring.

[@Juniper6666]

This makes me feel like going on a bike ride. i feel to happy whenever Louie Zong posts :)

[@ecotanimate4149]

Man. I miss not being old

[@albertopeixoto]

What is being old?

[@ecotanimate4149]

@@albertopeixoto no clue but I miss being younger

[@albertopeixoto]

@@ecotanimate4149 I don’t miss being a kid or a teenager. I was always afraid of everything and everyone. Anyway, hope you’re ok my fellow human being. (You’re not a bot are you? So many bots around, cheeky little bastards.)

[@Kyle_Noonan]

That ending was so awesome. Thanks for this Louie.

[@scottisokay]

this is some of your best work yet, guitar at 1:14 is gorgeous

[@Hornnnnnn]

Zong oozing talent as usual.

[@thesechords]

Similar feeling of when listening to The Beatles' In My Life. Oh the images of the places in my head.

[@dontmindme2044]

I've been gollowing your work for several years, and I think that this just became my new favourite. Your most beautiful song, in my opinion

[@caspenbee]

The end really smacked me in the face with anticipatory nostalgia

[@Jetplain]

This has such a sparklehorse vibe

[@caroodraws]

Oh man this made me cry... Your music is a soothing balm for a hard day

[@PiercingSight]

That ending absolutely rocked me... Holy crap this is beautiful.

[@Beetle_Bonessz]

this is a very comforting song. im glad i found it

[@gracej5174]

LOUIE ZONG BREAKCORE 🔥

[@xxselenaxx2142]

Just got to that part of the song

[@chaeyeongLFG]

oh that ending HITS

[@Mcbuzzerr]

This makes me sad in a "things were good" kinda way that isn't entirely bad or good.

[@Mcbuzzerr]

I feel like I almost want to cry, like if I remembered what I long to return to in the vividness that I experienced I would be balling, but my memory only captures a faint remnant of what was

[@Battography]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for continuing to be, Louie. ❤

[@lofigalaxy1272]

Last 20 seconds are so raw

[@papercurse2162]

This is quite inspiring to start composing songs myself again

[@thecactaceae]

Absolutely beautiful, and 480p too? Fantastic! 😄

[@igloo_igloo]

This one hit different

[@skullisbones]

this is really special

[@plenty-of-stardust]

This is so beautiful! It's very unique, but the combination of the music and art reminds me of the teacher by the foo fighters

[@glasses7577]

Oh i love this

[@meadowsettlement]

this scratches the brain itch i love it

[@yeastg8681]

I move out of my place in two days. I only lived here for my senior year of uni, but i know that this chapter of my life is ending. Add this song to the list of ones I've cried to, I guess.

[@emm-15]

One of my favorite songs now :))

[@stevedaniel100]

his work is what I aspire to make someday ❤

[@thebluebookworm2578]

Am I recognizing some of the photos later on in the video from Windsor Rd.?

[@lemogradient7526]

MmmmM this is making me kinda emotional tho....in a grieving sort of way.......

[@felix_johannes]

This is giving me major Grandaddy vibes 👍

[@notinspectorgadget]

Got all Serial Project: Lain at the end there.

[@C_LT_Classic]

got that Beepbox default drumbeat

[@andersledell8643]

What a bop!!!

[@Trees...]

Such a beautiful song! It makes me feel so emotional haha. :')

[@chewyyy8602]

This sounds like a brother/sister of the 2007 song "To A Fault" by Dntel

[@thegoombaboishow]

that part at the end was fucking cool man keep it up 👍

[@calvin5872]

Louie Zong post punk zoomerwave????

[@thunder8bunny]

Is that you on the bicycle? Love the chill music and cute animation. :)

[@porphyruss]

such a fan Louie omg!

[@MrAlexandersaurus]

my emotions...

[@thepigeongenerator]

Cathod Ray Tube!!

[@archonicmakes]

0:21-0:25 outer wilds flashback

[@Isaac________]

Good aspect ratio

[@Halberddent]

Stop it, you're making the The Ring girl jealous

[@peachluck375]

Guys stay back he’s entering Jack Stauber territory!

[@buggibii]

louie zong more like louie song amiright

[@melangesvolatils6506]

sorry, the scan line is on the wrong axis. La musique est excellente cependant

[@moonwacha]

Me in Pokémon sword