Synopsis
Extrawelt's "Was Ubrig Bleibt" is an abstract audiovisual journey through constantly changing digital matter. Fluid forms, glowing particles, fractured surfaces and organic-looking structures emerge, dissolve and reform in time with the track's pulsing electronic rhythms. The imagery shifts between microscopic textures and vast, otherworldly spaces, creating the impression of a living system in perpetual transformation. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the video turns sound into motion and treats the music as the force shaping everything that appears on screen.
Factoids & Trivia
- The track appears on Extrawelt's 2009 "Deine Beine" EP, released by Traum Schallplatten. It is the B2 selection, following "Mit Liese Auf Der Wiese" and "Clap's Cally."
- The video was made by denial of.service, whose presentation of the project describes it as a sound-reactive piece.
- The production credits list After Effects, Autodesk 3ds Max, RealFlow, Krakatoa, RayFire, FumeFX and Sony Sound Forge among the tools used.
- Its visual vocabulary draws on fluid simulation, fractal imagery, psychedelic abstraction, cybernetics and cyber ecology. The related project tags specifically reference Mandelbrot forms and a "fractalscape."
- The piece was featured in STASH #67, a publication known for showcasing motion graphics, visual effects and animation work.
- According to the video's presentation page, it received substantial airplay on German television after its release.
- The official upload describes the audio as Extrawelt's music and dates the copyright to 2009 Traum Schallplatten.