Split Apart | SAFE MODE: 07
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
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What happens if you die in the Interface, is it possible? Does residual data stay in the memory?
Animation Team ~
Additional animator, Allie: Brown / alliebrowniest
Story collaborator, singer: Karolina Szablewska www.artkarolin...
Music ~
All Safe Mode music is original to the series and is composed by Justin Tomchuk (umami) under the name Hexsystem. They are available as digital downloads on Patreon and for streaming on most services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon.
00:20 Fall Asleep
02:32 Hourglass
Vocals by Karolina Szablewska www.artkarolin...
Drums Mathew Higden / matwth1t
04:35 Scenic Railway
Cello by Chloé Mendola www.chloemendo...
Violin & Viola by Ella Haluk Whelan / solitaire-studio-10006...
Mandolin by Ray Legere • Ray Legere - Puddle Ju...
Drums by Mathew Higden / matwth1t
Mastering Engineers ~
Alan Whelan @solitairerecordingstudio7857
Peter Wang, Studio Sophronik
Find the music on Streaming platforms:
Spotify: open.spotify.c...
Apple Music: / hexsystem
TH-cam Music: / hexsystem - topic
Hexsystem Channel on TH-cam: / @hexsystem
"I'm worm"
The crowd: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHH
*YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHH!!!!*
"Don't play dumb with me"
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The apple was a ruse
@@oesiusdeus9157i think everything to do with mischief is a ruse!!
Mischief softly threatening smear with a 20v1 was pretty metal
I caught that too! It was great! Great writing! Smear doesn't respond either he knew that'd be a bad move! 😂
He's on that Euphoria type shit. Those who know.......
too godly man i lowkey got goosebumps interesting what the future holds
8:51 “kernel level access-“
“I was inside an Apple, not corn”
My god mischief just can’t help himself
"Something amiss in this pastel abyss"
NOT ENOUGH PONY! 😄
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I like how in Safe Mode we are following and rooting for a side that was considered bad in Interface, hoping that it's not destroyed by who we saw as good.
I don't consider Greetings Robotics bad in Interface. They were a product of circumstances, just like Henryk, and they had good intentions at heart. Hubris caused their downfall, when a little Mischief was thrown in.
Mishief doesnt really destroy he consumes and assimilates into a larger whole
I know it's great because in the interface, we're rooting for mischief! Now, where getting attached to smear!❤ its great writing!!❤
Maybe YOU’RE rooting for Smear, but some of us are real Mischief-heads
@@malaizzesmear is love, smear is life
The meet up of a life time. The representatives of "Order" and "Disorder" I've been waiting for this!
The segment where our old friend breaks the rails with his nose looks like he's creating a rhythm to the background music. Was it a deliberate decision?
I hoped someone would notice.
@@abstractdaddy I love your work.
Everything in animation is deliberate.
I noticed it as well and it made me smile.
@@justinzallar798Well-planned animation, that is
I have a theory. At 11:20 we see different toys probably from the real world, but inside the Interface these toys became independent and "living things". I think when Lana and her brother were absorbed as cerebrial electricity by the Interface, their memories were broken into different pieces so now they are like not full personalities there - parts of their memories live on their own (the flower, abstract mommy, mysterious ghost etc). So that's why Smear doesn't want to recover again from his early copy - he probably suspects something and want to gather all his "data" into the whole piece again. That's also probably why he started to think a lot when Mischief was discussing about all those memories and pieces. And also do you remember what Mysterious Ghost said to that Abstract Mommy in the episode 06 - "We're all will be together soon"? And it seems like at 11:26 the same ghost as a toy stays near the doll that reminds Abstract Mommy. The Ghost probably already knows something about this splitting maybe even from the Mischief, I wouldn't be surprised. So why exactly Abstract Mommy attacked Smear? Maybe because she wants to stay independently on her own and doesn't want to unite with others and with Smear. So that's also probably a purpose of Mischief - he want to become himself again as a human again - he was destroyed and then regained his physicality in a weird form and probably there's a way to do this through the Interface because in could has something somehow absorbed from him i dunno...
big up to umami - it was worth waiting this episode ❤
Bro you're on to something here
Great catch. I would also add that Lana is still a child because she has been restoring her backup. Unlike Smear, who refuses to do so and as such has grown up to be an adult. This explains their age difference even though they were twins in the meatworld.
Edit: Perhaps the only backups Smear and Lana have of themselves are from that exact moment, in their bedroom, with their toys and someone knocking at their door. This is echoed to Smear even though he has refused to return to his backup, when he hears the door knock in the first episode, as the administrator visits him. In the Interface, Smear HAS memories and a personality, when Lana and the toys ARE memories.
@@augustusegg7324 really interesting, Lana is just a memory as toys while Smear is a real personality. And these memories were cut out of him.
@ I was just rewatching Episode 5 where Smear is explaining to Lana how her future memories can be stolen. It seems that she fell for the trap after all. She is living happily as a child in the Interface, never changing.
The thing I concluded at the end is that with Mischief talking at length about worms being split apart, is that Lana Smear and Flower are themselves like the flatworms, 3 separate facets split from the same thing. Smear incidentally has 3 faces so maybe he will "split again" later on. It's the most straightforward thing I can think of anyway.
Incomprehensible.
10/10
I comprehensed a bit of it
Representing the random access memory level of the interface via black and white is really clever. This episode was worth the wait, I've been waiting since the first Mischief cameo for him to confront Smear.
There’s some computer programming stuff going on that I can’t fully understand, right? Like a “worm” being a kind of computer virus? An Apple virus in this instance? 🦠 🍎 Does that make the Apple a Trojan style virus? The kernel type file leading to the corn/apple riff. Outside of being corn, kernels are a kind of file that do what exactly? Provide permission functions? Loving the subtle wordplay going on, just wish I understood it better 🤤
"I fear camouflage has no effect on those who see the world in black and white"
I wonder if its related to how lana is black and white too
@@dantree6145 The kernel is the core of the operating system. It has unfettered access to everything, and mediates between programs and resources like disks, network connections, and displays. Most kernels isolate different users so they (theoretically) can't mess with other users' stuff. The users have to ask the kernel to do anything, and it's free to say no. One exception to this is the superuser/administrator, who has far greater access.
Mischief has attained at least some measure of kernel-level (superuser) access, meaning that he can do virtually anything. He isn't a worm-type virus, as worms propagate themselves to as many computers as they can find, spreading exponentially.
"You're more than that"
Out of all the interesting and amazing and surreal things in this episode, this made me think the most. Maybe she's naive, but also...
If a man can be a shadow, then he must also be the coolness of the earth where the harsh light is soothed to dimness. The droplet of moisture that does not evaporate quite as fast as its kin. The little insects that gather at this spot to escape the heat, and the relief they feel.
All a roundabout way of saying that I can't help but think she's right, because a person is not only their own experiences. They are the experience of everyone they meet. Inside each person who cares about you is a second shadow cast by your own, a moment of respite from the sun on a hot summer day.
There is a lot of Buddhist writing that focuses on this subject. The parable of Indra's Jeweled Net makes the same point. You've condensed the core ideas behind non-self and non-duality into two short, easy to understand paragraphs. (to be clear: this is a compliment)
We are always more than we think
And on top of that? The last image implies that smear ("the butthead twin brother???") is actually more than just a construct of the interface!!!
This is beyond a sick comeback to the series dude. This is what we've all been waiting for, can't wait to see where you take it
Hey man, I just wanted to say I've had your "I'm a bird" plushie for a few years now, and my kid just became one year old. He just loves it when I do the voice and flap it's wings.
Just a little fun cute anecdote on how you've impacted a random fan in the Netherlands. ❤️
This is precious
"ONE WHERE BLOOD MATTERS, DID MATTER, IS MATTER." Goes so hard. You didn't think that wordplay would go unnoticed, did 'cha?
This makes a lot of Joseph Greetings’s insistence that he has Smear’s best interests at heart come into a sharper, more grim focus. He seems to treat Smear as both his property and almost like a disobedient child. Makes one wonder if Smear and Lana were related in some way to Joseph, maybe his kids, maybe not, and they died early, perhaps at different times? Lana and Smear both seem to be stuck at different stages of emotional development, and both might be fragmented in some fashion. Whatever the case is, i eagerly await the next episode, to see where things go next
It feels like this had the most amount of effort put into so far, no lack of anything here except for sleep maybe. Well done and congrats.
Actually got lots of rest and exercise, (apart from the last week maybe), this is why it took so much longer, I'm on a healthier timeline. But the next episode won't take as long, things are getting back on track.
@abstractdaddy Dope. Not everyone realises how much it affects mental health as well, such a crucial part of progress. Sounds like you got it in the bag.
This episode goes so hard, the dialogue, the visuals, 10/10
11:42 Called him a butthead so hard he became a butthead. That's why you don't call people names
But his heart's in it.
@@Dowlphin his heart is in his chest, not his butt - Mischief, probably
@ Root chakra - toot chakra.
Heart chakra - (f)art chakra.
Crown chakra - (cl)own chakra.
Phenomenal, thought-provoking, masterful work. Mischief’s characteristic pink has become a leitmotif through the story, I was sure he would come back. When he did come back it was monochromatic, which may be a little joke or it could signify a change in the character, perhaps he is less powerful in this world (Mischief said he was pink back in Interface because he chose to be). It’s very satisfying seeing him interact with Smear, and Smear is instantly suspicious of him.
A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it. It will use this machine as a host to scan and infect other computers. When these new worm-invaded computers are controlled, the worm will continue to scan and infect other computers using these computers as hosts, and this behavior will continue.
Worms are more infectious than traditional viruses. They not only infect local computers, but also all servers and clients on the network based on the local computer. Worms can easily spread through shared folders, e-mails, malicious web pages, and servers with a large number of vulnerabilities in the network.
As much as I like Interface, Safe Mode is just on another level. Absolute cinema.
I loved this episode. Everything was perfect, and that Mischief reveal had me squeal so loud I'm sure my neighbors mistook that for something else going on. The ending changes everything and the story isn't even even finished. The animation was jaw dropping, and as always the music was so good.
I KNEW my boy would return! Just as vaguely yet acutely threatening, but also helpful, as ever. And I'm VERY curious how the reveals in this episode are going to play out!
6:30
The way you drew the vertical railing flying by the screen during the rollercoaster scene was insanely smooth and very pretty looking. Lots of memorizing visuals in this, but something about that line work really stood out to me. Well done!
3:40 - I absolutely love your music and art! Honestly, I need to give Interface a rewatch to piece everything together again since it’s been a while. But more than anything, I just want to say that I’ll always support you. Take all the time you need-whenever you drop something, it’s always a masterpiece.
6:10 - And then, just like that, another banger! I can’t wait for the Safe Mode vinyl OST-it's going to be incredible!
The music gave me goosebumps too
Can you imagine if a company like Adult Swim backed unami and gave him full creative freedom!!❤
Is it just me, or did anyone else notice that the series gets more serious with each passing episode? I wonder if it's a narrative reason (it's done for the plot), or a meta reason (Umami decided to change his approach).
Umami you consistently make some of the most thought provoking art I've ever seen. So rare to find someone who fully grasps surrealism and identity philosophy, while wrapping it all in such a beautiful aesthetic, thanks so much for the work you do!
one of the most existentially fulfilling artwork I’ve ever experienced
I understand that you never meant to become an animator, and yes your music is incredible, and I personally am glad you're focusing on it. But man your animations are incredible. Thank you.
Delightful to see worm Mischief.
I just realized the bald guy who casts his shadow on the heart (presumably smear) looks just like the guy who was early to the sushi shop in Interface!
the production value was absolutely incredible here, this episode is easily the best i've seen. i cannot overstate how amazing this was, really great work!!!!!
9:36 Planarians! You may find interesting the work of Dr Michael Levin and his team, what they research (for example, about how planarians use morphogenetic space to regenerate) has some deep existential implications
Interesting! I wonder how theyll both get along, especially considering what Mischief has done!
And is Lana talking about Smear as her brother?? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS! Can't wait for thr next one!
It's so good to see another episode.. And the good old Mischief as well
Besides, I can't wait for the new soundtrack to be released
Having been through most of interface as you made it, and watching all of safemode thus far; you must understand how long ive waited for not only this meeting between these two, but for smear's true journey to be revealed/begin!
this is what it looks like when every single shot of a show is a standalone piece of art
The evolution of your animation style is beyond words ⚘️ thanks
I've rewatched this, at the bare minimum and lowballing it, at least 12 times. This is an absolutely incredible installment in an already incredible series, and the music is mind bogglingly good. 10 hell yeahs out of 10.
2:26 fyi the captions state "I *would* retain anything"
Absolutely phenomenal episode, worth every second of the wait.
9:18 "It's not fault if someone bit into it."
I've been waiting for this with anticipation dude thank you.
while I know youve expressed your exhaustion with animation before, I hope you know you're easily the most unique and talented creator I know. You have absolutely got something special, and while you have all the right to stop, I sincerely hope you share more of this amazing work with the world!
This episode was completely worth the wait!!! I loved every second of it and that end??? Im even more intrigued to see where this story goes! 🔥🔥
I also just have to say that the scene from 2:49 to 4:02 had me absolutely entranced… The combination of audio and visuals was amazing!! That cut from the shot of the wheel with Smear’s foreboding monologue to the shot of the window (awesome reference to Wyeth which totally sets the mood!) accompanied by the introduction of Karolina Szablewska’s haunting vocals had me totally speechless the first time I watched it 😧(Her voice was even more impactful since this is the first time music is accompanied by vocals in the whole series iirc 😲) The cinematography across the Interface series never fails to be so cool… I could write paragraphs about every single small thing I loved haha
Философия Локка выходит на новый уровень другой реальности.
I really loved that frown Mischief made at 9:18, I don't remember him being this expressive haha
This episode was a whole trip and all the wait was worth it, amazing job!!!!!
Incredible display of sass by Mischief there
my buddy showed me interface a few months ago while high and sleep deprived and ive rewatched it at least 30 times if not more since then. being able to be here as safe mode is released feels special to me and i know we are lucky that this is released for free, thank you Umami for giving us everything you have so far and everything you relase in the future 💙
I think you finally found the best way to integrate 3D models into your 2D art style I can see. I'm not even noticing that it's 3D models sometimes when it is.
Then how do you know? :o
Me: "hun, wake up! 'Safe Mode' ep. 07 just dropped"
Her: "I AM WORM"
MAN, i wish there were more talented people like uholding the quality yet always manage to impress!
Our boy is back! What an episode! It really glued me. The dialogue and the music in this one felt really special. Looks like Mischief was perhaps 'digested' and separated into pieces that have been causing havoc (corruption) around the whole interface? But he's now finally back into one and will become a companion to Smear the Buthead brother? Nice piece of lore at the end too.
It's always a treat to see Mischief
Grazie.
I’ll have to rewatch this one several times. But it does feel like big things have just begun, in a way. Thanks so much for making this amazing series (as well as Interface).
came for the animation and story, stayed for the music. thanks for your art.
So glad to see mischief again!
No spoilers, but that reveal at the end had me gasp audibly on my lunch break. I can't wait for the next installment!
Dawg my recommendations threw me a total curve ball and I absolutely do not regret checking it out. This series brings me way back to old flash animations series' that used to exist on sites like Newgrounds. I love the artstyle and the rob dougan sounding music so damn much.
Thank you for continuing to make amazing art and giving us something to look forward to during .
The build up to Mischief's reveal was awesome.
Bravo! This is the absolute greatest thing I'll see all year! 11/10!
Holy fuck Safe Mode just got really fucking interesting. Been waiting forever for this to get animated.
Always has been. 🌎👨🚀🔫👨🚀
Absolutely INCREDIBLE work! Seriously amazing. Had a total "moment" watching it. Thank you for creating this!
Amazing work as always the wait was well worth it. I love that we've hit a point in safemode where the seeds of the mjaor plot are really being planted now and its easier to overanalyze whats going on. A lot like when I found interface the buildup is just so demanding of my attention!
Absolutely worth the wait. Incredible content as always... I love how the worm being cut up becomes a metaphor for the questions surrounding what actually happens in the interface... Very clever, and as always, thought provoking. I put so many of your animations and stories in the category of "Best in all of TH-cam" 😎😎
the black and white sections look incredible, and I also love your music!
Wow!!! The plot thickens! So much to unpack with this episode. Thank you so much for continuing this series. It’s absolutely amazing!! 👍👍 Can’t wait for the next installment!
My absolute favorite animator on TH-cam! Chef's kiss. This guy and the runner up: The Sixth Door.
Same!! Umami's bizarre existential brilliance is unmatched. (Plus, I'm always happy to hear someone mention Sixth Door. He's done some compelling and magnificent work.)
I wasn't prepared to be this blown away. Immersive animation, killer drums, and I can't get enough of the story! Truly impressive work
love the music w/ the vocals by Karolina Szablewska this time. hits the mood so nice. sounds like radiohead
That's an astute observation
Aahh!!! The episode we've been waiting for!!! Love Karolina's singing!!!
Same, it works so well with the Hexsystem style. Rare to hear a track with vocals!
So have been following you for years. Hard to put in words what your content has opened my mind to. Your art and music has done much. Safe Mode: 07 'Split Apart' has done much. The quote, "We're nothing but experiences" hit me hard. Been having issues with life these days. Makes sense to bring Smear and Mischief to the same existence. Smear being in an existential situation and Mischief to explain said existence. As a worm is fantastic. Please keep this saga going sir. My brain needs more.
I think an underrated component of your art is the music. I've been a huge fan ever since Interface episode 1 released, and I always thought the music and soundscape generally added massively to the story and imbued each scene with more emotion and meaning. Keep up the great work!!
The Leviathan returns at long last!
8:22 my parents walked in RIGHT IN THIS MOMENT!! Can parents learn to walk in to rooms in right time already??
😂
The reflex of surfaces in the car are amazing
It took a year but the series continue
The comeback of the year, even if it seems to be Smear hallucinating a meet up with an memorable character.
Это невероятно круто. Ничего подобного я ранее не видел в мире искусства. Абсолютно уникальное действо. Я давно слежу за тобой и это потрясающе, то как ты совершенствуешься с каждой картиной.
yeees the weather is warm here in nc. and gotta a glass of wine and bong hits. And Umami posts Safe Mode ?? yeees good dayy! leeess goooo.
Thank you for dropping the deep content we all love and missed! Now about those graphics... 😘
The return of the king!
Another unreal piece of work. Well worth the wait.
Remembering stuff is funny. Remember too little and you'll repeat your mistakes. Remember too much, to rigidly, and you'll also repeat your mistakes.
This is like Interface. It leaves more questions than answers.
You're Master Level at this. The animation, the writing, the sound design, the whole production is outstanding. Interface was your proving ground. You're on new worlds now. Awesome!
one of the few series that seems to get better over time :)
You do this every time, you appear out of blue for a few moments, shake my very soul to the bottom with all that beatiful melancholy... How de hell you do that?
Thanks
Thank you :)
@abstractdaddy ily. Your videos make me feel things. Thanks 😁🤙
didn't realize I could cry on two seperate occasions over one 12 and a half minute video. Thanks umami, I struggle to put into words how inspiring your art and creativity is to me, you're out here creating stuff I would never have thought of
comeback of a lifetime . at long last the creature of mirth and whimsy returns. crowd screams and disintegrates into dust, with great gusto
Wow I was so happy to see this pop up today. I was worried it was the end with how Ep 6 ended. I must have watched 6 20 times by now. The art and music is amazing.
11:06 The red door and the keyhole seemed eerily familiar, it's actually a call back to "Lana Among The Lillies", the same door can be seen right after the scene with the swinging light bulb, down to the shape of the squares and even the visual angle of the door in the frame is basically identical, save for the rightward tilt.
This was beautiful. Sincerely. And mischief taking up a speaking role here once more, brings me life.
Random Access Memory... Random Accesss... In the abscesses of data that fuel temporary performance.
absolute cinema
The reflections on the car driving through the car park look so good, I love this art style, man.
The squidgy worm sounds 💦
Thankyou Umami, this is so very profound right now!
Best animation/music combo period!!!! Drums soundin thick AF!!! Bravo !!!!!
I lack the vocabulary to describe any further than "Absolutely spectacular"
Thank you for such a magnificent piece of art in this episode 💜 Safe Mode is everything I needed in my life.
Love her hair!
Unbelievable visuals complemented by the sound