The Power of the Russian Oktavist

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
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    Subscribe for more of this type of voice: the oktavist is a type of voice used in Russian liturgical and folk music. These singers sing roughly an octave below the bass range. The point of this video, however, is not to demonstrate the sheer depth of these voices, but rather their power. Any bass can croak these notes into a microphone, but what sets these voices apart is their ability to perform notes like this over a choir, to a large audience, with absolutely no amplification. I have here featured only Russian oktavists, but there are many deep, powerful basses from other countries as well. Explore my channel to see a few!
    The lowest note for each oktavist is:
    Kovcheg oktavist (Pavel Myakotin), Ab1 at 0:15
    Kochetov, G1 @ 0:45
    Vishniakov, B1 @ 1:00
    Michalyk, B1 @ 1:21
    Kurilov, Ab1 @ 1:53
    Ort, B1 @ 2:18
    Miller, Bb1 @ 2:37
    Pasyukov, C#2 @ 3:03
    Kruglov, Bb1 @ 3:28
    Oktavist of Peter & Paul Fortess (Alexey Gdeshinsky), Ab1 @ 3:48
    Zlatopolsky, C2 @ 4:09
    Kovcheg Oktavist (Pavel Myakotin), F#1 @ 4:39
    For the lowest unamplified note ever recorded, see the video on my channel of Zlatopolsky hitting a double low C (C1) singing Prayer for the Dead with the Don Kosaken Choir.

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  • @stjacquesremi
    @stjacquesremi 5 років тому +698

    Italians being obsessed with tenors and high pitches, Russians were like "fyack this, we better bass, dis is russia"

    • @elvinadhludhlu5380
      @elvinadhludhlu5380 5 років тому +47

      Now i can't think the name "Russia" without this bass.

    • @alexanderwatson9845
      @alexanderwatson9845 4 роки тому +22

      Why did I hear this in a Russian accent?

    • @reign.vitaly
      @reign.vitaly 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao same 😂😂

    • @gangflow9139
      @gangflow9139 3 роки тому +46

      that's funny because Italian basses, as well as Russian tenors, are excellent too

    • @Zyscheriah
      @Zyscheriah 3 роки тому +11

      No wonder they like hard bass.

  • @thebigspook
    @thebigspook 9 років тому +4373

    greybeards have summoned the dovahkin

    • @peachskull
      @peachskull 9 років тому +39

      +Austin Bedwell That's a shout! Like the Greybeards on their mountain!

    • @JCGver
      @JCGver 9 років тому +45

      +Austin Bedwell Deep enough to awaken a Balrog!

    • @johnwest2707
      @johnwest2707 9 років тому +14

      +Austin Bedwell I used to be in the quire..
      But then i didn't finish this WAY over used ''joke'' from 2011.

    • @Mihkel147
      @Mihkel147 7 років тому +37

      the thu'um is strong with this one!

    • @nemesismelon8888
      @nemesismelon8888 7 років тому +46

      I used to be a bass singer...then I took an arrow in the knee

  • @dinnae
    @dinnae 7 років тому +546

    0:24 made me tear up instantly, despite the low quality recording. It must be overwhelming to hear that live.

    • @gillesbinchois3795
      @gillesbinchois3795 4 роки тому +9

      did you know the name of the song ?

    • @TheKikidark
      @TheKikidark 4 роки тому +7

      dinnae it was fucking amazing indeed.

    • @gillesbinchois3795
      @gillesbinchois3795 4 роки тому +3

      @Владимир Ястребов thanks! (from France)

    • @hellmunddegenhard
      @hellmunddegenhard 4 роки тому +1

      @@gillesbinchois3795 do you remember the name of the song?

    • @kokkidaa
      @kokkidaa 4 роки тому +23

      @@hellmunddegenhard the song is called "of thy mystical supper" by lvov

  • @alildaisy2180
    @alildaisy2180 4 роки тому +107

    It’s incredible to me not only how low these gentlemen can sing, but also the volume a projection they still maintain whilst doing so. _Are you kidding me?!?!_

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 11 місяців тому +4

      King Louis XIII had a splendid bass voice. King Louis XIII could very easily hit a C1 note since he was an oktavist. 🎭🩰🎨

  • @Birdman12468
    @Birdman12468 11 років тому +292

    I love the clip of Mikhail Zlatopolsky, he's just like, "Lemme get this shit over with" and then hits that ground-shaking note.

  • @ursulageorgeson7086
    @ursulageorgeson7086 3 роки тому +79

    Amazing how versatile the male voice is. From the purity of sound as children to this depth as full grown adults. I´m in awe, men!

  • @pendolino_pete4621
    @pendolino_pete4621 4 роки тому +2160

    Scientists : people with a crush on you will speak in a higher pitch when they're around you
    My crush :

    • @stefan_yt2626
      @stefan_yt2626 3 роки тому +8

      😂😂😂

    • @arlenboi7360
      @arlenboi7360 3 роки тому +5

      nice mate

    • @budgetsilksongcomposer1479
      @budgetsilksongcomposer1479 3 роки тому +33

      i have seen this joke in all sorts of places but it is funny here

    • @Vestu
      @Vestu 3 роки тому +4

      HAHAHHA one of the best comments in recent memory

    • @bypig
      @bypig 3 роки тому +10

      I never get tired of seeing this comment

  • @akechijubeimitsuhide
    @akechijubeimitsuhide 9 років тому +437

    I wish some operas used this voice type, it's amazing.
    Who's gonna write some Discworld-themed operas with Death as an oktavist?

    • @Turt3752
      @Turt3752 7 років тому +24

      AndersWasRight Late, but the part of Ravan in Ayodhya by Somtow reaches down to an A1. The part was written for John Ames, an operatic basso profundo.

    • @julieclemons6701
      @julieclemons6701 5 років тому +3

      Discworld!!!😃

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven5176
      @ludwigvanbeethoven5176 5 років тому +6

      I would if i can lol

    • @RoninofRamen
      @RoninofRamen 5 років тому +2

      The late great Ian Richardson was definitely more in the Baritone range.

    • @cristinaglorialopez4429
      @cristinaglorialopez4429 4 роки тому +12

      There are no characters evil enough in the operas to use this register

  • @agapelykos9624
    @agapelykos9624 4 роки тому +98

    1:21
    Conductor: What is your lowest note?
    Paul Michalyk: Yes.

  • @littlecatholicman
    @littlecatholicman 5 років тому +230

    The young oktavists get me excited, their voices will only get deeper and more refined with age and the ones on display here are arguably the strongest at deeper tones already which amazes me. Also great to see a younger generation preserve such an amazing musical tradition, thank god for the Eastern Orthodox church.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 4 роки тому +1

      and Batushka

    • @logicallyfallacious4151
      @logicallyfallacious4151 4 роки тому +1

      Thank God for a schismatic church? I think you mean thank God for Eastern Catholicism.

    • @nuzzi6620
      @nuzzi6620 4 роки тому

      @@logicallyfallacious4151 always stealing from the east, you latins :)

    • @logicallyfallacious4151
      @logicallyfallacious4151 4 роки тому +1

      @@nuzzi6620 Our Church is more than just Latins. There are 18 million Eastern Catholics, including the Maronites who have been in communion with Rome since the 4th century.

    • @nuzzi6620
      @nuzzi6620 4 роки тому

      @@logicallyfallacious4151 maronites are cool, uniates are politically-motivated apostates who pollute orthodoxy with heresy. but to each his own! or not, i guess.

  • @johngregg6820
    @johngregg6820 9 років тому +843

    Love the moment at 2:10 when the conductor is just like "shit you're up, Alex"

  • @Liamj774
    @Liamj774 9 років тому +5378

    Testosterone Level: Over 9000

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +12

      PureValLiam 😂😂

    • @ibebless7250
      @ibebless7250 7 років тому +12

      Super Saiyajin God haha

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +25

      Ibe Bless I can reach Bass similar E2 , but it's nothing compared to them

    • @lagrangepoint9386
      @lagrangepoint9386 7 років тому +28

      C2-G2 is my natural speaking range. I can reach down to C1 after some preparations, and A0 if I'm really lucky.

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +4

      Lagrange Point C1 in fry ?

  • @austinchandler3079
    @austinchandler3079 4 роки тому +35

    God I wish there were more videos of people who could sing this low. There's just something fascinating and ominous about the reverb.

  • @raimirusydi2755
    @raimirusydi2755 9 років тому +309

    Conductor at 2:12 is like,' mhmm go get em tiger'

    • @F3rn4nd0S1lv4
      @F3rn4nd0S1lv4 5 років тому +3

      Thanks for the laugh, sir. Keep up the good work

    • @katfucci9555
      @katfucci9555 5 років тому

      I looked at this channel's website where it talks about these Oktavists and others. That's Aleksandr Ort and it appears he does not like to solo. There's only one such recording.

  • @Musicienne-DAB1995
    @Musicienne-DAB1995 7 років тому +877

    Okay, the jokes in this comments section are hilarious, but I love these oktavists. Their vocal power is amazing. My parents used to listen to Russian Orthodox choirs when I was a kid, and me and my siblings always thought the low voices were so cool and scary. We tried imitating them, which was not a good idea as I'm a girl and my lowest is C3! :D

    • @danielmarini8281
      @danielmarini8281 6 років тому +2

      TheMusicZone Good

    • @JonatasMonte
      @JonatasMonte 5 років тому +17

      Probably still lower than I can go without scratching my throat and I'm a man :(

    • @arvoh.7834
      @arvoh.7834 5 років тому +43

      Only problem with having an Oktavist / Basso Profundo voice such as I do is that I can never get used to the fact that people around me would always notice the first thing is my voice. Its most likely just me as people in my age group, sometimes older has never in their lives has ever heard a voice like the oktavists here despite me being only able to reach G1 forcibly (A1 is the most comfortable low note I have and in the morning F#1’s the lowest I can go as of now). But my voice still has some more maturity to go through so we shall await how it will go. :)

    • @davidcapes1567
      @davidcapes1567 5 років тому +18

      C3 is amazing! good job

    • @sanstheskeleton2023
      @sanstheskeleton2023 5 років тому +15

      Steven Criscione That's seriously discounting tenors and countertenors.

  • @isetta4083
    @isetta4083 4 роки тому +36

    Paul Michaelyks and Vladimir Pasyukov's voices are so defined and low pitched that you can hear the harmonic overtones, it's the first time I've heard that in conventionally sung notes and not tuvan throat singing

  • @mode3517
    @mode3517 9 років тому +374

    some of the lowest notes are so low you can hear harmonic overtones much like Kargyraa.

    • @alejandrom.4680
      @alejandrom.4680 7 років тому +5

      Modimus Prime yea, are like kargyraa

    • @andreeazaharie5618
      @andreeazaharie5618 5 років тому +5

      I came here for this exact comment.

    • @___Bruh__
      @___Bruh__ 5 років тому +2

      that’s just due to the certain spacing they have and where their tongue is in their mouths

    • @stephenfranklin6980
      @stephenfranklin6980 5 років тому +19

      @@___Bruh__ well yes.. But this happens with every voice. It can be altered intentionally buf it is primarily more noticeable with their voices due to the fact that the fundamental frequebcy is so low that our ears actually hear the overtones better/louder than the fundamental itself

    • @THEzTROLLlz
      @THEzTROLLlz 5 років тому +6

      I've found it to be helpful to bring out certain overtones to boost my volume. Been practicing the "normal" overtones used in throat singing and the ones I think I'm using for bass are a lot more subtle and have a different placement.

  • @bradycall1889
    @bradycall1889 2 роки тому +10

    Even though a Greek oktavist is my favorite when it comes to him as a celebrity or as an Internet personality, when it comes to musical talent Zlatopolsky is my favorite! He is a legend and will live on forever!

  • @joshua_wherley
    @joshua_wherley 5 років тому +157

    Being a convert to Orthodox Christianity, I still haven't gotten used to the sheer power in these men's voices.

  • @duartecattoni9047
    @duartecattoni9047 3 роки тому +324

    I'm really impressed by how clearly you can hear the harmonic overtones in that long note at 1:37. They are so clear it almost sounds like Mongolian throat singing.

    • @cemstrumental
      @cemstrumental 3 роки тому +34

      Yeah it's also one specific harmonic. It's a C#5 (The 9th harmonic of B1) and it's approx. a bit over 125 times (Decible wise) louder than the actual fundamental (B1). The reason is probably, that the mic is bad and doesn't have a flat frequency response and a rather large response spike at probably around 550hz, making that overtone stand out much higher than the rest. I'm pretty sure if you were there, hearing that live, you wouldn't hear that harmonic as near as loud as in this video.

    • @duartecattoni9047
      @duartecattoni9047 3 роки тому +1

      @@cemstrumental Interesting explanation. Could you explain how you got that conclusion? Did you run the audio on some program to analyze it or what? How can you know those numbers so precisely?

    • @МОИГЕНИАЛЬНЫЕБОЖЕСТВЕННЫЕМЫСЛИ
      @МОИГЕНИАЛЬНЫЕБОЖЕСТВЕННЫЕМЫСЛИ 3 роки тому +1

      See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: ua-cam.com/video/Q_T7CtPX1K4/v-deo.html

    • @Cat-es9op
      @Cat-es9op 3 роки тому

      Yep¡ feel the same, like tuba

    • @christianmckee3614
      @christianmckee3614 2 роки тому +1

      It probably is throat singing. The refined version, called VVM, is what I personally use in choir.

  • @WeegVevo
    @WeegVevo 9 років тому +451

    1:21 WTF

    • @willyhearrell9060
      @willyhearrell9060 9 років тому +39

      fuck. that isnt okay.

    • @TheSovietBear97
      @TheSovietBear97 9 років тому +37

      +Luigi5454 The guy is summoning the evil dog in your picture. Not enough evil dogs going around biting hands.

    • @MatthewNorsa
      @MatthewNorsa 9 років тому +14

      +Luigi5454 I actually laughed so hard at that XD

    • @MikezMordecai
      @MikezMordecai 9 років тому +2

      +Soviet Bear Biting hands, and causing laser explosions Lool. Nichijou one of my favorite comedic anime's.

    • @TheSovietBear97
      @TheSovietBear97 9 років тому +1

      Michael Warmington Ahah and looking so innocent. All time favourite of mine. Especially when they are at the shrine.

  • @jemportal4166
    @jemportal4166 Рік тому +12

    Their voices sound bottomless, its so beautiful. I hope i get to experience an Oktavist choir performance in-person one day. Out of curiosity, who else is scared of Paul Michalyk after seeing that snippet? lol

    • @ernst_junger
      @ernst_junger Рік тому +2

      That clip was kinda terrifying lol

  • @MatthewMinistries-cp2yq
    @MatthewMinistries-cp2yq 10 років тому +191

    Haha...Vlad looks like he's going to sleep at 3:02, that low C# was too easy for him. XD

    • @igor.makarov
      @igor.makarov 6 років тому

      sure! there is more tasty fragment from Cherubic Hymn (Херувимская песнь), lower and hell deep

    • @igor.makarov
      @igor.makarov 6 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/zGi3nVmJey0/v-deo.html - only picture, unfort

    • @MatthewMinistries-cp2yq
      @MatthewMinistries-cp2yq 6 років тому +1

      I've heard him do that chant before. Mind-blowing!

    • @chickennuggetwithwhippedcr9889
      @chickennuggetwithwhippedcr9889 5 років тому +1

      He did go a lot lower than that in this a few times though so I could see why

    • @itschaos007
      @itschaos007 3 роки тому

      Lol...a low C#2 is the lowest note I can get "easily"

  • @gagemaker1959
    @gagemaker1959 11 років тому +102

    Which one is my favorite? All of them. Zlatopolsky is unbelievable, he just nods and that C2 rolls out effortlessly with another octave to spare.

    • @gagemaker1959
      @gagemaker1959 11 років тому +18

      Talk about power, Michalyk is an absolute beast.

    • @ramasso
      @ramasso 3 роки тому +16

      His speaking voice is aroung Eb1 - C2, so thats why C2 is so easy for him. Top 1 lowest voices that I heard.

    • @NOTequinox
      @NOTequinox 2 роки тому +6

      @Finnegan Bass I looked at some of his videos and he's just a baritone that speaks with a fair amount of vocal fry 💀

    • @hypercubemaster2729
      @hypercubemaster2729 2 роки тому +1

      @@WSlopeAggie You're very mistaken. Even I can hit an Ab1 without subharmonics, and I am not an Oktavist or Profundo, although I may be one someday.

    • @КонстантинЗахариев-д4у
      @КонстантинЗахариев-д4у 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@WSlopeAggie welp
      That's completely false. Only one, _one_ of the oktavists in this video, and actually the only one overall in this respect, actively uses subharmonics, and it's Pavel Myakotin. The rest is all low resonant natural male voices.

  • @salamzander
    @salamzander 2 роки тому +7

    Being a coloratura soprano, this fascinates and wows me to no end!

  • @christianmckee3614
    @christianmckee3614 3 роки тому +3

    I watch this video literally everyday.
    Edit: it’s been a year, and I still watch this several times a week

  • @mellophoneman100
    @mellophoneman100 9 років тому +11

    the chord progression in the second selection is one of my favorite of all time! you hear it in so many pieces.

    • @TheOktavismChannel
      @TheOktavismChannel  9 років тому +7

      +Sasha Nist It is Lvov's "Thy Mystical Supper"--one of my favorites in the Russian Orthodox tradition. I have a full studio recording with Kochetov on my channel. Enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/MEYwu9F-YHc/v-deo.html

  • @powerdove
    @powerdove 9 років тому +36

    Wow, hearing such a huge range of frequencies from only human voices is incredible. Instant feels.

  • @lazzaleppi5285
    @lazzaleppi5285 9 років тому +1448

    This is the most Russian thing I've seen.
    "How can we sound sad? NO, NO, REALLY SAD"

    • @intergalacticspacecanoe4659
      @intergalacticspacecanoe4659 9 років тому +105

      +Lazza Leppi kinda given considering the main lines of their actual history could easily be summed by five words. "....and then it got worse"

    • @istoria2111
      @istoria2111 8 років тому +51

      +Lazza Leppi This is not Russia, but obviously the parody on Russia, that was drummed into your mind by mass media. ;) The spectrum of traditional Russian music is very wide and nobody can express themselves better through music, than Russians.

    • @coolcat1813
      @coolcat1813 8 років тому +30

      +Lazza Leppi this doesnt have anything to do with sadness, it is just a very sensual and passionate way to express happiness. ;)

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 7 років тому +10

      As if their literature and history isn't miserable enough! :D

    • @user-go4kx4ii8k
      @user-go4kx4ii8k 6 років тому +20

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995 you don't deserve to be called "the music zone" if you don't know about musical composers(beyond writers and artists) from Russia. Their cultural richness is at the same level of the european one, so it's far above the American culture. And I'm not Russian.

  • @quite1enough
    @quite1enough 4 роки тому +1364

    people: singing religious songs
    comments: so that's how you summon a satan

    • @korcz2117
      @korcz2117 4 роки тому +14

      Exactly, That's what you get for having literally any video hit everyones recommended feed..

    • @luisrenkel5177
      @luisrenkel5177 4 роки тому +2

      😂

    • @benjaminschabel4847
      @benjaminschabel4847 4 роки тому +3

      dont try this at home!

    • @simon5045
      @simon5045 4 роки тому +18

      Idiots who don't know that Luciferians hate this kind of Christian music.

    • @pumpkingamebox
      @pumpkingamebox 4 роки тому +2

      It could be argued that Jesus was satan. We just only hear the good parts

  • @danieljortiz
    @danieljortiz 5 років тому +20

    The overtones they produce is amazing. So much science behind music, it's incredible.

  • @304BBQ
    @304BBQ 10 років тому +13

    Wow I really enjoy stuff like this the pure quality of their voices is amazing I'm honestly jealous of these guys I look like a standout in my choir and I'm not nearly as low as these guys they are most amazing voices in the world please keep making more of these kind of videos

  • @paulthoresen8241
    @paulthoresen8241 9 років тому +31

    LMAO Alexander Ort cracked me up. It's like he is getting told off and trying to get out of it 'I didn't do nothing'

  • @odhranwinters8694
    @odhranwinters8694 7 років тому +15

    This is awesome. I am capable of performing as an oktavist but here in Ireland it cannot really be used.

  • @Hexmeyer
    @Hexmeyer 10 років тому +5

    Fabulous collection of voices! Michalyk for me. Thanks so much for the clip... always wanted to see him in action. I think the Litany is his signature tune.

  • @DD-tw2xn
    @DD-tw2xn 5 місяців тому +2

    オクタビストがこんなにいる晩祷、日本じゃ聴けない😭
    ロシアに行っても滅多には無い機会なんだろうけど
    いつか生で聴いてみたい

  • @MrPAN52
    @MrPAN52 11 років тому +11

    Exceptionnel et incomparable! Les Bulgares aussi peuvent présenter ce type de voix.Mais il n'y a pas que chez les "octavistes" que les Russes ont de plus belles voix (et souvent de plus beaux chants). Les choeurs surtout masculins sont uniques,certains barytons aussi, et meme les voix d'enfants. Ceci tient en partie de la nature, mais aussi du fait que, le christiannisme orthodoxe n'acceptant pas les instruments de musique, tout l'accent s'est porté sur la voix!

  • @landak136
    @landak136 9 років тому +126

    OK, I'm a bass singer in church choir, and I give up on this one. I have no idea how to keep my pitch steady in such low notes, let alone vocalizing audible lyrics! But perhaps it will improve with age. (20 years to go *sigh*)

    • @ThinkingSpeck
      @ThinkingSpeck 9 років тому +5

      theoretical physicist I'm not in any choirs at the moment, but in the past I have occasionally been allowed to take notes down an octave, or sometimes sing the note as written while everyone else jumps up the octave. Fun times, fun times.
      (not actually an oktavist, though I do fairly reliably have about a D2)

    • @SyncopatedProgress
      @SyncopatedProgress 9 років тому +2

      theoretical physicist In my choir C#2 (in Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre) and even B1 (in Spaseniye Sodelal by Pavel Chesnokov) has popped up. So it does happen but the choir leader is hopefully competent enough not to pick songs that is impossible for the choir to sing.

    • @raul-valentinapostu1144
      @raul-valentinapostu1144 6 років тому +7

      They use subharmonic singing, that’s why they can go that low

    • @joetoppins5112
      @joetoppins5112 5 років тому +4

      They are using subatomic it kinda cheating the chest struggle I do a lot of this in chest with microphone but I am able to talk like bass singing lol it fun and I love that I able to do without microphone until I get below a0 then have to it not as loud I go to e0 before gets to have some trouble at d0 that hard write there but I mean subharmonic is easy once you get the transition and smoothness in it I have had many bass singer s carp themselves listening to me in person I am very hard to beat I am able to put do a whole group of basses by myself so I mean just practice and if in natural voice then yeah you can beat any of these people I mean if you put work in

    • @MikeSmith-vb8ul
      @MikeSmith-vb8ul 5 років тому +5

      Two words: sulfur hexafluoride

  • @k1d666
    @k1d666 9 років тому +368

    sounds like C'thulu channeling himself through a mortal vessel.

  • @cyurisich
    @cyurisich 10 років тому +17

    holy crap! goosebumps on the f#1, that was ridiculous

  • @SoulKingBK
    @SoulKingBK 2 роки тому +5

    Normally when people struggle to get base is not consistent and you can hear their voice trembling i’ve never seen people get so low while maintaining clarity and consistent output

  • @elena16350
    @elena16350 4 роки тому +3

    The singing is beautiful the music is beautiful. Thanks so much for putting all this together.

  • @samwisethebrave3858
    @samwisethebrave3858 5 років тому +11

    Wow. I wish I had a voice as deep as these!

    • @aamirrza888
      @aamirrza888 4 роки тому

      why do u need a voice like that ?

  • @ПетрСмоленчук-ы2е
    @ПетрСмоленчук-ы2е 3 роки тому +2

    Шок. Вот это голоса!!! В молодости ходила в церковь на службу,, чтобы слушать бас. Но такого не было. Это феноменальные голоса!!!. Мама Петра.

  • @domainofthesun4400
    @domainofthesun4400 4 роки тому +5

    Wow the intense overtones in Michalyk's voice

  • @pandiatonizm
    @pandiatonizm 7 років тому +1

    The best is to hear profundo voice live, it really vibrates your body and soul, this colection is my favorite

  • @Mastermind-tx9ob
    @Mastermind-tx9ob 8 років тому +122

    I wish my low notes were that powerful. Although I'm not an oktavist, I'm happy with the baritone voice that God gave me.

    • @John-cena6483
      @John-cena6483 5 років тому +2

      Check out subharmonic

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven5176
      @ludwigvanbeethoven5176 5 років тому +1

      If only i can sing high :(((

    • @gk4thewin049
      @gk4thewin049 4 роки тому +2

      @@ludwigvanbeethoven5176 your deaf and dead fym🤣

    • @andrewpearson1903
      @andrewpearson1903 3 роки тому +8

      I remember a Reddit post asking what the rarest voice type was, and one of the top answers was “baritones who accept their own voices”

    • @page50production
      @page50production 3 роки тому +1

      @@andrewpearson1903 Why ? baritone is really frexible voice type ?

  • @whatdoyousuppose
    @whatdoyousuppose 9 років тому +86

    For some of the extremely low tones, I swear I can hear very faint overtones!

    • @MichaelGaribaldi
      @MichaelGaribaldi 7 років тому +2

      Lara you are, some of the really low notes are harmonics. Search around, there's a youtube video showing how this can be done, and no it's not my video. I did do what was suggested and I can produce those same harmonics myself.

    • @MultiKamil97
      @MultiKamil97 7 років тому +8

      MichaelGaribaldi They don't use subharmonics technique. With this technique everyone could be oktavists lol They have naturally deep ass low voices and they sing only with their modal voice. No tricks.

    • @MichaelGaribaldi
      @MichaelGaribaldi 7 років тому +6

      Some of the. ARE actually using harmonics, like Paul Mihalyk. Alexander Ort isn't. A harmonic has a very distinct reedy sound to it. I have a low range myself, "C1", I can sing it chest voice or with a harmonic. A lot of the really low notes really are harmonics!

    • @MultiKamil97
      @MultiKamil97 7 років тому +5

      MichaelGaribaldi Nah. They wouldn't be considered oktavists then. If that was the case they could get hundreds of tenors with ability to do subharmonics. The special thing in these men is that they only use their chest voice. With voice that low it's normal that it sounds like subharmonics.

    • @perfect-suicide7477
      @perfect-suicide7477 5 років тому

      @@MultiKamil97 Actually Some of them are really using subharmonics, such as Pavel Myakotin, who is naturally a baritone. But they have mastered subharmonic to a point where it's incredibly full and clear, but still you can hear the difference with chest voice.

  • @MegaMech
    @MegaMech 5 років тому +108

    "Any bass can croak these notes into a microphone"
    I'm a Baritone, and anything below a D doesn't sound at all. I dunno how any bass can croak these notes out unless there is some kind of vocal technique you can make use of.

    • @whatman956
      @whatman956 5 років тому +6

      Subharmonics probably?

    • @zc8211
      @zc8211 5 років тому +23

      Fry makes it easy to reach the pitch. You’ll never have anywhere near the volume with it though. A lot of people think negatively of fry, which is unfair, because fry can sound great when used by a good singer. It’s got pros of its own, with its main drawback being you’ll pretty much never be able to do it without a mic

    • @herramirtsaaja9032
      @herramirtsaaja9032 5 років тому +10

      Well kind of. Many people can go that low with training. Its just sad that some people who are naturally gifted wont make use of their abilities and others have to do twice the work of theirs to keep up

    • @DaDutchGuy95
      @DaDutchGuy95 5 років тому +3

      Subharmonic phonation. It's a technique with which you use your false chords to create the heavy vibrating bass sound. Look up David Larsson for how its done!

    • @vincenthubschmann4491
      @vincenthubschmann4491 4 роки тому +2

      MegaMech I think some of this is subharmonic singing

  • @varangianrider1643
    @varangianrider1643 11 років тому +35

    The reals Greybeards.Great voices.

  • @nibirubeliever3620
    @nibirubeliever3620 8 років тому +4

    I can feel it... The vibration - altering the frequency...

  • @Kanashto
    @Kanashto 9 років тому +92

    1:21 bye bye sleep ...

  • @BigRedCatFTW
    @BigRedCatFTW 8 років тому +53

    1:21 Yes, this is the dark lord, you called?

  • @gabeen5758
    @gabeen5758 9 років тому +5

    holy mother of god bless my soul with sound of this beautiful bass u-u

  • @derekleblanc4284
    @derekleblanc4284 9 років тому +90

    Thanks for the nightmares, Paul Michalyk.

    • @Bratishk-a
      @Bratishk-a 5 років тому +16

      Actually, he says "remembering all the saints, again and again pray to the Lord in a peace with everyone"

    • @flowerpower3011
      @flowerpower3011 4 роки тому +1

      The strangest part is knowing what these guys are saying (in Russian) and trying to reconcile what people think in the comments it's like......help?

    • @БернардоГалкер
      @БернардоГалкер 4 роки тому +4

      @@Bratishk-a What he says doesn't matter so much in light of how creepy the video looks. It's almost like someone wanted to dehumanize Michalyk with that recording.

  • @bluehavencd
    @bluehavencd 8 років тому +39

    I sing in a Baritone-tenor range, and I sound like a mezzo soprano in comparison

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +1

      bluehavencd What is your low notes ? I'm a Tenor , but I can Go down to a E2 , when I sing in my deep voice , I sing like a bass

    • @salinagrandebuteraz5993
      @salinagrandebuteraz5993 7 років тому +1

      Super Saiyajin God what about me my lowest is B2 when im not singing but when is started to sing i cant go to B2 instead my lowest will be C3 what am i

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +1

      Jace Skylar If you're a boy , you are a Tenor but a girl is alto

    • @salinagrandebuteraz5993
      @salinagrandebuteraz5993 7 років тому

      Super Saiyajin God i am a 18 years old and yup male..oh yeah i forgot my highest is E7...i have no vocal training just singing on my own..

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому

      Jace Skylar Tenor with whistle E7 .. My highest whistle I can easily do is F6 , but what is your highest notes in chest ?

  • @lukasg9689
    @lukasg9689 6 років тому +19

    2:51 that sounds like my KTM exhaust

  • @kenny187ful
    @kenny187ful 5 років тому +592

    When you're on NoFap, year 5

    • @glen2218
      @glen2218 4 роки тому +1

      Hahahaha

    • @ЧеловекЧеловек-ш5к
      @ЧеловекЧеловек-ш5к 4 роки тому +1

      Does it work?

    • @ЧеловекЧеловек-ш5к
      @ЧеловекЧеловек-ш5к 4 роки тому +5

      Christina Reynolds I don’t sure about this

    • @patootie3529
      @patootie3529 4 роки тому +20

      @Christina Reynolds no it doesn't. it's a myth. science has already proven your testosterone goes back to normal after more than one week of nofap. to truly increase your testosterone u have to fap once a week on the same day because the testosterone rises in that period, and you start over

    • @patootie3529
      @patootie3529 4 роки тому +3

      @Christina Reynolds haha yes funny. wtf lol?

  • @luishizaru
    @luishizaru 11 років тому +8

    subscribing to your channel right now!! what an incredible voice the one of the oktavist!

  • @JordanLink1
    @JordanLink1 9 років тому +58

    it sounds beautiful

    • @Juan-Hdez
      @Juan-Hdez 8 років тому +4

      +Jordan Link And you look beautiful!

    • @tigerfang200
      @tigerfang200 8 років тому +23

      +Juan Hernandez Here, have some water, you need it.

    • @raiden3079
      @raiden3079 8 років тому +3

      +thescienceman Lmao

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 6 років тому

      thescienceman there’s nothing wrong with a compliment, as long as it’s sweet and not lewd.

  • @Cushy001
    @Cushy001 9 років тому +1720

    1:21 - 1:40 How to summon a demon

    • @jeffinillinois
      @jeffinillinois 9 років тому +73

      +WanderingGamer: If slenderman joined a chorus, this would be what it would look like...... :)

    • @pascalm.kimanthi3436
      @pascalm.kimanthi3436 8 років тому +20

      +WanderingGamer His like, "I am your master, come forth I beacon you noooooooww!!! I comand yooooooouuuuuuuu!!!!"

    • @supersaiyajin3969
      @supersaiyajin3969 7 років тому +2

      Cush B1 ✌️🎹

    • @bestgamersrsic
      @bestgamersrsic 7 років тому +65

      Well this actually how to sumon the angel of justice

    • @CanalGreat
      @CanalGreat 6 років тому +59

      It's ironic because it's used to religious music

  • @timothyketcher8417
    @timothyketcher8417 9 років тому +119

    Sun O))) approved.

    • @HanSolo-dh4rn
      @HanSolo-dh4rn 8 років тому +7

      Sunn O)))*

    • @syron7996
      @syron7996 7 років тому

      +alex E Sunn is actually pretty awesome.

    • @allahbless2278
      @allahbless2278 7 років тому +1

      alex E They're seen more as a meme

  • @AsteriskBlight
    @AsteriskBlight 3 роки тому +20

    This is insane! Humans are so awesome. How can someone sing this low?

    • @МОИГЕНИАЛЬНЫЕБОЖЕСТВЕННЫЕМЫСЛИ
      @МОИГЕНИАЛЬНЫЕБОЖЕСТВЕННЫЕМЫСЛИ 3 роки тому

      See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: ua-cam.com/video/Q_T7CtPX1K4/v-deo.html

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Рік тому +2

      Genetics and practice. These guys speak at bass range. Basses dont do that.

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 11 місяців тому +1

      King Louis XIII had a splendid bass voice. King Louis XIII could very easily hit a C1 note since he was an oktavist. 🎭🩰🎨

    • @kashfiaislam9995
      @kashfiaislam9995 11 місяців тому +1

      @@rykehuss3435 King Louis XIII had a splendid bass voice. King Louis XIII could very easily hit a C1 note since he was an oktavist. 🎭🩰🎨

  • @jaredhoeft2832
    @jaredhoeft2832 8 років тому +749

    Pretty sure they summoned a demon at 1:21

    • @achmadalisaifuddin41
      @achmadalisaifuddin41 8 років тому +15

      ROFL 😂

    • @JamesLu7
      @JamesLu7 8 років тому +31

      From Mordor no less

    • @hornplayer
      @hornplayer 8 років тому +122

      He says : "Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord", but I agree with you, he could use his power other way

    • @matheusbledowski391
      @matheusbledowski391 8 років тому +12

      HOLY SHIT LOL

    • @aurilcia
      @aurilcia 7 років тому +54

      Nah, they're praying to God, this actually slays demons ;)

  • @clavicylinder
    @clavicylinder 9 років тому +23

    This is the best youtube-video ever.

  • @04-nguyenhoangbach35
    @04-nguyenhoangbach35 2 роки тому +5

    Mikhail when he tried a C2 : Hm, let's try this high note. Must be fun !

  • @TheGrmany69
    @TheGrmany69 4 роки тому +3

    I just realized that this technique is similar to khomei / throat singing, the deep voice type, there is need for preasure and compression in the throat to actually produce this type of sound that is not performed by the vocal cords in the normal technique.

    • @TheGrmany69
      @TheGrmany69 4 роки тому

      @@xandertheoktavist Thank you, very kind of you to offer me your advice! I have always been looking for information on the subject and well, I'd like to reach a decent level of performance of the art some day.

  • @MichaelGaribaldi
    @MichaelGaribaldi 7 років тому +3

    Paul Mihalyck..... What a dark tone on his voice, even. Yuri Vichnyakov doesn't have THAT dark of a tone in his voice!!

  • @celt67
    @celt67 9 років тому +10

    I'd love to hear them singing Minnie Ripperton's 'Loving You'

  • @DEADPEDAL
    @DEADPEDAL 3 роки тому +1

    Dude that last one gets me every time. Incredible.

  • @shmuckfane
    @shmuckfane 10 років тому +8

    best compilation ever!

  • @MultiKamil97
    @MultiKamil97 7 років тому +1

    I love how they start with a higher note and then immediately descend down to "aaa" low note. It sounds like the ferry's horn! :D

  • @alijackson4461
    @alijackson4461 9 років тому +5

    I would love to have a voice like that! Gives me chills every time I hear them!

  • @jorgestramusic
    @jorgestramusic 10 років тому +1

    K Barber....
    What an incredible collection of videos you have !...This is the best tribute to the mitycal Basso Profundo, or even a better description as you say "OKTAVIST"... Fantastic !

    • @TheOktavismChannel
      @TheOktavismChannel  10 років тому +1

      Thanks so much! I'm always happy to find people who enjoy this sort of voice.

  • @Suchagreatchannelling
    @Suchagreatchannelling 9 років тому +110

    Russian Black Metal

    • @sandormacneil7580
      @sandormacneil7580 8 років тому +7

      not enough blastbeats. or corpsepaint.

    • @Turt3752
      @Turt3752 7 років тому +12

      Actually though, there's Batushka, which uses a choir

    • @tburculosis1528
      @tburculosis1528 5 років тому +1

      Batyuska sings in Church Slavonic, like these guys do. Czech em out

  • @gregorysolomon1727
    @gregorysolomon1727 11 місяців тому

    Paul Michalyk is the most beautiful sounding velvet bass I
    ever heard !!!

  • @bigbobmarley2008
    @bigbobmarley2008 9 років тому +1920

    because human sacrifices still need soundtracks

  • @user-dm2hr3qk9l
    @user-dm2hr3qk9l 3 роки тому +2

    Paul Michalyk and Vladimir Pasyukov. My favorites from this video.

  • @TheAntonino1998
    @TheAntonino1998 7 років тому +390

    Sex, Drugs, and Oktavism

    • @Zulanderr
      @Zulanderr 5 років тому +8

      I choose Oktavism every time

    • @hipwave
      @hipwave 4 роки тому +1

      just imagine the oppressiveness if you run into a bad trip lol

    • @glen2218
      @glen2218 4 роки тому

      Let’s put it on a shirt!

    • @domininkasramasauskas323
      @domininkasramasauskas323 4 роки тому +3

      TheAntonino1998 very poor choise of jokes.

    • @eduardoortega1550
      @eduardoortega1550 4 роки тому

      Amen

  • @knowmusicman157
    @knowmusicman157 3 роки тому +2

    more please. spasibo

  • @mantiqor
    @mantiqor 4 роки тому +138

    Anakin: "Is it possible to learn this power?"
    ...
    19 years later
    Darth Vader: * breaths*

  • @drummingfrog463
    @drummingfrog463 10 років тому +2

    That last clip was epic. I want to hear more.

    • @TheOktavismChannel
      @TheOktavismChannel  10 років тому +1

      Since I made this video, I've found a better quality video of the ending with the F#1 from this year. Check it out here:
      Down the Mother Volga (2014) - Kovcheg

  • @rake2008
    @rake2008 4 роки тому +10

    Scientist: "People speak in a higher pitch voice when they're talking to someone they're attracted to."
    Girls when they talk to me: 0:03

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior 6 років тому +2

    WOW!! That last note doesn't sound humanly possible. That guys is in Tuba, Double Bass, and 16' great organ pipe territory. Not sure how that's physically possible, especially at that loudness.

  • @Metal2Bach
    @Metal2Bach 9 років тому +1342

    In soviet russia, bass notes sing YOU

    • @theodorewilliams7870
      @theodorewilliams7870 7 років тому +13

      That's good.

    • @sedaiayes9136
      @sedaiayes9136 6 років тому +16

      Taylor of Darchera как же вы достали с этой хернёй... Даже не говорю о том что советского союза нет уже как лет сорок почти

    • @igor_pavlovich
      @igor_pavlovich 4 роки тому +6

      @@sedaiayes9136 какие 40? еще даже 30 не прошло... ох уж эти школьники...

    • @flagflow1232
      @flagflow1232 4 роки тому +3

      These types of choirs were forbidden in Soviet Union.

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 4 роки тому +2

      @@flagflow1232 Soviet Union was horrendously anti-Christian, yes. But I do think they produced a great deal of music themselves.

  • @feelingzesty8677
    @feelingzesty8677 8 років тому

    When they hit the subharmonic notes like that it always reminds me of a concert bass being played.

  • @revo1337
    @revo1337 9 років тому +39

    That tone is below hell

  • @RoyMach1ne
    @RoyMach1ne 6 років тому +1

    Their projection is utterly amazing

  • @araunapalm
    @araunapalm 4 роки тому +3

    It is so rare and beautiful.

  • @Jeipr
    @Jeipr 10 років тому +1

    I dont know why but i prefer pasyokov style. So much resonance and the characteristic timbre of his voice is unique !!!

  • @MetallicaSindre
    @MetallicaSindre 9 років тому +27

    2:10 --> D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!!!!

    • @BegoneG
      @BegoneG 4 роки тому

      Он говорит "ерунда". Хотя я сам точно не могу понять, чего он говорит.

  • @timcallahan6368
    @timcallahan6368 9 років тому +2

    Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.

  • @Squid165
    @Squid165 9 років тому +9

    Their lowest notes sound very much like contrabassoon and contrabass clarinet

  • @cameronleonard2451
    @cameronleonard2451 5 років тому +2

    2:10
    The face the composer makes at Alexander Ort is priceless.

  • @WillyJunior
    @WillyJunior 7 років тому +368

    noooo doooogggggs aaaallloooowwwwed

    • @lShadowdark
      @lShadowdark 7 років тому

      It's that a Jontron reference on an Opera video?

    • @WillyJunior
      @WillyJunior 7 років тому

      lShadowdark not as far as i know...

    • @davidmarkham4891
      @davidmarkham4891 6 років тому +15

      The no dogs allowed in the Charlie Brown cartoon was sang by Thurl Ravenscroft , who also sang the Grinch song !

    • @lowbaritonewwj
      @lowbaritonewwj 6 років тому +6

      Funny, I was just talking about Thurl this evening.
      I spoke to him on the phone once, not long before he turned 90, if memory serves?

    • @mellowmilky7577
      @mellowmilky7577 6 років тому +1

      Warren thanks!

  • @TheCelestialhealer
    @TheCelestialhealer 5 років тому

    Thank you for the info on octavists and others...🙏

  • @Selena-ee6ch
    @Selena-ee6ch 10 років тому +7

    How the fuck does a human voice go that low? That is insane! Jaw dropping.

    • @Jacob-ry3lu
      @Jacob-ry3lu 9 років тому +6

      Their speaking voices are insane too. Just born with extremely thick vocal chords. Look up a video on UA-cam called glen miller interview. He's a famous basso profundo like in this video, it's just crazy to hear their normal speaking voices too

    • @Anonymous-df8it
      @Anonymous-df8it 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jacob-ry3lu What about how they sounded as a child?

  • @paulbouvier7442
    @paulbouvier7442 2 роки тому +1

    I really révère that kind of voice very expressive humanity

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 4 роки тому +19

    I keep looking for the 200kg viking powerlifter singing those low notes but he keeps himself well disguised...

    • @xboxgamerhr
      @xboxgamerhr 3 роки тому +2

      Slavs are the ones who killed all the Vikings, making them the new bad guy (look at Hollywood movies)

  • @tempusfugit7127
    @tempusfugit7127 5 років тому +1

    Oh ! That one made me jump when I looked at the screen 😨😨😨😨 Paul Michalyk has such a scary face ...like a skeletal ghost of a Monk .