The Power of the Russian Oktavist

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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.

[@pendolino_pete4621]

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

[@stefan_yt2626]

😂😂😂

[@arlenboi7360]

nice mate

[@budgetsilksongcomposer1479]

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

[@Vestu]

HAHAHHA one of the best comments in recent memory

[@bypig]

I never get tired of seeing this comment

[@thebigspook]

greybeards have summoned the dovahkin

[@peachskull]

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

[@JCGver]

+Austin Bedwell Deep enough to awaken a Balrog!

[@johnwest2707]

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

[@Mihkel147]

the thu'um is strong with this one!

[@nemesismelon8888]

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

[@Liamj774]

Testosterone Level: Over 9000

[@supersaiyajin3969]

PureValLiam 😂😂

[@ibebless7250]

Super Saiyajin God haha

[@supersaiyajin3969]

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

[@lagrangepoint9386]

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

[@supersaiyajin3969]

Lagrange Point C1 in fry ?

[@stjacquesremi]

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

[@elvinadhludhlu5380]

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

[@alexanderwatson9845]

Why did I hear this in a Russian accent?

[@ivanraphaelorquillas7874]

Lmao same 😂😂

[@gangflow9139]

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

[@Zyscheriah]

No wonder they like hard bass.

[@Birdman12468]

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

[@GrantKingMusic]

***** He could actually sing a C1

[@agogobell28]

So much freaking POWER.

[@evelynap9728]

Damn right 😈

[@alildaisy2180]

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]

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

[@agapelykos9624]

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

[@dinnae]

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

[@gillesbinchois3795]

did you know the name of the song ?

[@TheKikidark]

dinnae it was fucking amazing indeed.

[@gillesbinchois3795]

@Владимир Ястребов thanks! (from France)

[@hellmunddegenhard]

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

[@kokkidaa]

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

[@lazzaleppi5285]

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

[@intergalacticspacecanoe4659]

+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]

+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]

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

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

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

[@user-go4kx4ii8k]

@@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.

[@johngregg6820]

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

[@irakliavsajanishvili4859]

😅😅😅

[@gavinvales8928]

Oh my God how did I not see that

[@AllHailZeppelin]

I am?

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

Alexander isn't really "Alex", more like "Sasha"

[@sandryushka]

And then Alex comes out with “ерунда”, which literally means “crap” or “bullshit” in Russian hahaha!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

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]

TheMusicZone Good

[@JonatasMonte]

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

[@arvoh.7834]

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]

C3 is amazing! good job

[@sanstheskeleton2023]

Steven Criscione That's seriously discounting tenors and countertenors.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

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]

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]

Discworld!!!😃

[@ludwigvanbeethoven5176]

I would if i can lol

[@RoninofRamen]

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

[@cristinaglorialopez4429]

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

[@littlecatholicman]

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]

and Batushka

[@logicallyfallacious4151]

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

[@nuzzi6620]

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

[@logicallyfallacious4151]

@@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]

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

[@raimirusydi2755]

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

[@F3rn4nd0S1lv4]

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

[@katfucci9555]

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.

[@ursulageorgeson7086]

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!

[@user-ry7xy5zm7d]

See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5C3aHaqhb1kgZY

[@frankiewally1891]

@@user-ry7xy5zm7d yeah ,man`s voice is beautiful ....

[@frankiewally1891]

jak spiewajacy Niedzwiedzie....like a thunder..........

[@duartecattoni9047]

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]

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]

@@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?

[@user-ry7xy5zm7d]

See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5C3aHaqhb1kgZY

[@Cat-es9op]

Yep¡ feel the same, like tuba

[@christianmckee3614]

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

[@mode3517]

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

[@alejandrom.4680]

Modimus Prime yea, are like kargyraa

[@andreeazaharie5618]

I came here for this exact comment.

[@___Bruh__]

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

[@stephenfranklin6980]

@@___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]

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.

[@joshua_wherley]

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

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

It must sound truly amazing live

[@ethandetienne1904]

aye im converting to Orthodoxy

[@joshua_wherley]

@@ethandetienne1904 glory to God!

[@jblasutavario9549]

@@joshua_wherley Glory to God

[@mikakovalainen4389]

It doesn't exist yo

[@bigbobmarley2008]

because human sacrifices still need soundtracks

[@Romans1.24-27]

lmao

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

LMFAO

[@xylahmaur9457]

Yes they do

[@luigipkxh]

The soundtrack of the sacrifice of the Christ.

[@succulent_pork3254]

All the more fitting that this comment has 666 likes

[@kenny187ful]

When you're on NoFap, year 5

[@glen2218]

Hahahaha

[@user-yx7ce4ft5j]

Does it work?

[@user-yx7ce4ft5j]

Christina Reynolds I don’t sure about this

[@patootie3529]

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[@patootie3529]

@Christina Reynolds haha yes funny. wtf lol?

[@austinchandler3079]

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

[@isetta4083]

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

[@mantiqor]

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

[@flagflow1232]

Not from a from a Jedi.

[@quite1enough]

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

[@korcz2117]

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

[@luisrenkel5177]

😂

[@benjaminschabel4847]

dont try this at home!

[@simon5045]

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

[@pumpkingamebox]

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

[@jemportal4166]

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]

That clip was kinda terrifying lol

[@Metal2Bach]

In soviet russia, bass notes sing YOU

[@theodorewilliams7870]

That's good.

[@sedaiayes9136]

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]

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

[@flagflow1232]

These types of choirs were forbidden in Soviet Union.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

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

[@gagemaker1959]

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]

Talk about power, Michalyk is an absolute beast.

[@ramasso]

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

[@xfrostyresonance8614]

@@ramasso My speaking voice is at a G1, if you really wanna talk about low speaking voices. The true amazing qualities of oktavists are their incredible subharmonic ranges, not their true low modal range. All of these singers used subharmonics to reach the lower second octave.

[@xfrostyresonance8614]

@@ramasso I say if you really wanna talk about low speaking voices, by the way, because it's a G1 without inflection. With? I'm going down to a D1 and even B0. No subharmonic or vocal fry shenanigans. Oktavists are incredibly good at subharmonics, but most aren't contrabasses and can't do it with only their chest voice.

[@NOTequinox]

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

[@WeegVevo]

1:21 WTF

[@willyhearrell9060]

fuck. that isnt okay.

[@TheSovietBear97]

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

[@MatthewNorsa]

+Luigi5454 I actually laughed so hard at that XD

[@MikezMordecai]

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

[@TheSovietBear97]

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

[@MatthewMinistries-cp2yq]

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

[@igor.makarov]

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

[@igor.makarov]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHjMZKGMoq-Yr5I - only picture, unfort

[@MatthewMinistries-cp2yq]

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

[@chickennuggetwithwhippedcr9889]

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

[@itschaos007]

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

[@k1d666]

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

[@Cushy001]

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

[@jeffinillinois]

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

[@pascalm.kimanthi3436]

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

[@supersaiyajin3969]

Cush B1 ✌️🎹

[@bestgamersrsic]

Well this actually how to sumon the angel of justice

[@CanalGreat]

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

[@danieljortiz]

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

[@powerdove]

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

[@bradycall1889]

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!

[@christianmckee3614]

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

[@salamzander]

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

[@Mastermind-tx9ob]

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.

[@Joe_Pittard]

Check out subharmonic

[@ludwigvanbeethoven5176]

If only i can sing high :(((

[@gk4thewin049]

@@ludwigvanbeethoven5176 your deaf and dead fym🤣

[@andrewpearson1903]

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”

[@Mubluos_]

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

[@mellophoneman100]

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

[@TheOktavismChannel]

+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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3a8qKhve5KMfsU

[@samwisethebrave3858]

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

[@abirrzaev7884]

why do u need a voice like that ?

[@04-nguyenhoangbach35]

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

[@landak136]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@joetoppins5112]

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]

Two words: sulfur hexafluoride

[@JordanLink1]

it sounds beautiful

[@Juan-Hdez]

+Jordan Link And you look beautiful!

[@tigerfang200]

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

[@raiden3079]

+thescienceman Lmao

[@zain4019]

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

[@Hexmeyer]

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.

[@jaredhoeft2832]

Pretty sure they summoned a demon at 1:21

[@achmadalisaifuddin41]

ROFL 😂

[@JamesLu7]

From Mordor no less

[@hornplayer]

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]

HOLY SHIT LOL

[@aurilcia]

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

[@odhranwinters8694]

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

[@elena16350]

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

[@304BBQ]

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

[@SoulKingBK]

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

[@stefan2013]

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

[@Kanashto]

1:21 bye bye sleep ...

[@alexdol811]

C ya in next life)

[@pandiatonizm]

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

[@TheCelestialhealer]

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

[@derekleblanc4284]

Thanks for the nightmares, Paul Michalyk.

[@Bratishk-a]

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

[@flowerpower3011]

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?

[@user-ld5mz4fg3k]

@@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.

[@luishizaru]

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

[@cyurisich]

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

[@paulthoresen8241]

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'

[@domainofthesun4400]

Wow the intense overtones in Michalyk's voice

[@nibirubeliever3620]

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

[@user-tc9wf4jf8p]

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

[@varangianrider1643]

The reals Greybeards.Great voices.

[@MegaMech]

"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]

Subharmonics probably?

[@zc8211]

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]

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]

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]

MegaMech I think some of this is subharmonic singing

[@timothyketcher8417]

Sun O))) approved.

[@HanSolo-dh4rn]

Sunn O)))*

[@syron7996]

+alex E Sunn is actually pretty awesome.

[@allahbless2278]

alex E They're seen more as a meme

[@romyannhoover4424]

Stunning. Beautifully stunning. No words. Beautiful.

[@timcallahan6368]

Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.

[@shmuckfane]

best compilation ever!

[@clavicylinder]

This is the best youtube-video ever.

[@DEADPEDAL]

Dude that last one gets me every time. Incredible.

[@jorgestramusic]

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]

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

[@kstankova3606]

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

[@user-ry7xy5zm7d]

See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5C3aHaqhb1kgZY

[@rykehuss3435]

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

[@kashfiaislam9995]

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

[@kashfiaislam9995]

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

[@gabeen5758]

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

[@knowmusicman157]

more please. spasibo

[@user-ry7xy5zm7d]

See how the baritone takes notes from the counter octave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5C3aHaqhb1kgZY

[@feelingzesty8677]

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

[@TheGrmany69]

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]

@@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.

[@alijackson4461]

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

[@richardjones9464]

That last one 👌 definitely something to try and learn

[@drummingfrog463]

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

[@TheOktavismChannel]

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

[@BigRedCatFTW]

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

[@elvinadhludhlu5380]

He he he heh

[@monkeyb1820]

their voices entirely liquified my bowels with those low ranges.

[@RoyMach1ne]

Their projection is utterly amazing

[@user-kb5zc5tw2k]

Their voice is so amazing!

[@WillyJunior]

noooo doooogggggs aaaallloooowwwwed

[@lShadowdark]

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

[@WillyJunior]

lShadowdark not as far as i know...

[@davidmarkham4891]

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

[@lowbaritonewwj]

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]

Warren thanks!

[@revo1337]

That tone is below hell

[@MultiKamil97]

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

[@Juan-Hdez]

Awesome! Thank you.

[@bluehavencd]

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

[@supersaiyajin3969]

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]

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]

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

[@salinagrandebuteraz5993]

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]

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

[@LukeFaulkner]

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

[@xboxgamerhr]

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

[@thespymawsta]

It is said that this technique developed in small fishing villages where poor fisherman used to run into big boats in the fog. So an oktavist was hired to sit in the small fishing boats and periodically let loose with a long low tone like a natural fog horn.

[@cameronleonard2451]

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

[@lukasg9689]

2:51 that sounds like my KTM exhaust

[@MichaelGaribaldi]

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

[@JuanHernandez-pf6yg]

Great vidéo!

[@cailuzak1644]

The subharmonics in this are spectacular

[@whatdoyousuppose]

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

[@MichaelGaribaldi]

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]

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]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@MrPAN52]

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!

[@paulbouvier7442]

I really révère that kind of voice very expressive humanity

[@conchitinabernardo4370]

I get very relaxed ! Like chanting in a monastery

[@araunapalm]

It is so rare and beautiful.

[@Suchagreatchannelling]

Russian Black Metal

[@sandormacneil7580]

not enough blastbeats. or corpsepaint.

[@Turt3752]

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

[@tburculosis1528]

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

[@marcinzdunek2902]

@@Turt3752 actually there are 3 batushkas now

[@stinew358]

I found my new favorite channel

[@danuttydrednz7501]

Woah didn't know this was a thing until now👏👏👏👏👏👏