Russian Basso Profondo: The Lowest Voices

[Jaaqo]

I actually just woke up in total darkness and heard this playing from 0:23 onwards. I almost shat myself and turned the volume down on my computer as quickly as I could. Then I realised it was all in my head. Damn Russians.

[speedcoregewalt]

lol, sounds like the slavic doppelganger of Barry White

[19ohioboy91]

if i had this voice i would be going through restaurant drive-thru within 10 miles

[PNCCaine]

I'm thinking more likely a symphonic metal band? better pay! is tone is atrociously cracked its possible to get lower? alcohol seems to effect his central nervous system? doesn't relax? still its a deep sound nearly C0 he should keep trying?

[karutobi]

i would talk in a dark room full of people

[BenjaminBreeg942]

this guy should join a death metal band

[jordyrayful]

like satan.. :D kidding

[sebagisbert1]

OMG I'm scared of this voice!!!

[Fasolt100]

A parte Ivan Rebroff, mai udito nulla di simile...

[tiff5355]

WoW 

[DrNoahofChina]

These oktavists are the heart of Russia.

[misterjohn03]

Wow just wow.

[Karamelyshka]

In "Do not reject me in my old age" (second record) sounds three basses profondo at the same time including Yuri Wichniakov

[Ludwigzildjian1]

@TempterMan it is supposed to sound like that since its so low

[Niobesnuppa]

Whoa, that is the most extreme low voice I've ever heard! O_o

[1donpizarro]

@Niobesnuppa ... and they don't need microphones!

[AlexNOSAM]

This sirs - is AMAZING!!!

[FooeyMcgooey]

whoa!

[red123230]

wow this is amazing!

[escarchamex1]

God's voice should sound like that

[WickedNavajo]

When I heard this, I mistook a picture of the Marianas Trench for Mt. Everest. Can a voice be deeper?

[breauna209]

My mind was just blown!

[UnholyMessiah555]

Damn, these guys are insane. My lowest note is a D2 that I can't project for shit, 1st octave is a distant legend for me

[kytarista1313]

@UnholyMessiah555 I go to choir, have 17 and i have Cis - d1.......so I have chances.... :) but this I wrote is any technique....I sing this too, but only voiceless and through neck, without head resonantion. It's about any technique, not much. :)

[HerrMagog]

The first piece is wonderful. A shame that no one knows the title :(

[MrSonare]

what song is this?

[1donpizarro]

@MrSonare Both examples are by Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov: the 1st one is titled "Cherubic hymn" (with the chorus of St. Petersburg and Vladimir Pasjukov as a soloist), the 2nd. one is "Do not reject me in my old age", and soloists are Yuri Vichniakov, Viktor Kruchenkov and Boris Chepikov.

[MarisaaLovee]

My lowest note is a B flat.... a LOW B flat. 3 octaves downnn. Im 13... and a GIRL :D

Im an alto though so its cool lol.

[bixxius]

@MarisaaLovee you mean Bb2, right?

[RokerBorut]

This is actually the lowest voice i've ever heard. And i thought i was a bass, damn!

[th3k0nk3r]

sounds like they have Titanic horns in their throats

[rezlimey]

@th3k0nk3r I'm pretty sure they used sound systems to amplify it. Even the best acoustics don't carry a basso profondo that far (and I have that kind of voice).

[EuskaltelEuskadi]

That last note is so low you can hear the harmonic sounding 3 octaves above :O wow.

[CivicPanda]

..... This is......... AWESOME!!!

[mynameismarkandstuff]

holy shit i thought hitting an A was good..

[LuleyBelle]

I have goosebumps. Holy shite.  I'm kinda terrified....

[paragshah2112]

wow. just ... wow

[SergeyHod]

Русские профундо, вперёд! Вы лучшие!

[LordAngus1992]

Tenacious D's song "Master Exploder" was written in the perspective of these guys.

I don't need

A microphone

My voice is fuckin'

POWER FUU UUL!

[MyDimitroff]

Одни комменты на аглицком. Ни одного русского слова. Ну что ж... Восполню этот несправедливый пробел. Русские октависты всегда славились на Руси и за её пределами. Русские низкие басы являются пока ещё нашей жемчужиной. Рождает ещё русская земля таких певцов. Между прочим октавист звучащий на этом ролике в самом начале помимо уникальных вокальных данных обладает и соответствующими голосу физическими параметрами. Этакий дядя 2 метра ростом. здоровый такой и с бородой. В общем очень колоритно смот

[Magus1508]

@MyDimitroff Agreed.

[werkzeug0]

@MyDimitroff Второй!

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic!

[ThePinkAdmiral]

what is this song called?

[Bingbnag]

Russia ftw

[taviskaron15]

Rest in peace, mr. Pasyukov, basso profondo.

[seabees2009]

that's freaking insanely awesome!

[greghmn]

my voice finally changed again. i'm 16. in freshman year at start: a2 to a4. end: e2-g4. start of sophomore year: e2-e4. end: d2-a4. now at the start of junior year (in just the past three days or so) it's all of a sudden dropped to about b1-g4. i noticed it a few days ago when my throat hurt after going above middle c. my upper range has (mostly) recovered, but hopefully i'm on my way to becoming a basso profondo!

[greghmn]

@greghmn (my falsetto goes up to about d5)

[Sanitoeter666]

@greghmn the Basso Profondo is a special technique that's only passed on from monk to monk, but b1 - g4? Impressive! I'm a Jazz Bass from a1 to d3, and that's after thirty years of training and working as one!

[TheBeowulf19]

that is how russian was meant to sound

[balancex3]

can a voice get any deeper sounding?

[fabiohpupo]

@balancex3 actually it can though urent able 2 hear that

[rezlimey]

@balancex3 Ask Roger Menees. He holds the Guinness Book of World Records for lowest voice ever recorded. F-sharp at .393 hertz. Did it earlier this year.

[TheScottypom]

Amazing!!!!

[Josiahjjr]

This is amazing. I wish I could do this. I can only do a low E. But can't project past a G or Ab.

[sunset261]

it's like a flock of talking digeridoos.

[Tahardakify]

I was an atheist 1:47 min ago and this will be my God.

[AQWorldsTheFabled]

Son of a bitch.... that waaaay down there. I'm saying that as a bass singer.

[1donpizarro]

@Gandalf930 And is he scared of Mr.Pasyukov's voice? IMO, he should! That was an acustic phaenomenon!

[1donpizarro]

@NeonVars How did it sound if they had a cold!

[Darkwing74]

I wish I had a voice like this. I would say "kiss me" to my grilfriend and she would beg for mercy inmediately.

[1donpizarro]

@Gandalf930 Since Vladimir Pasyukov passed away on June 20th this year, Satan must be jealous now: God has a wonderful basso profondo for the heavenly choir.

[Gandalf930]

@1donpizarro

True.

[gudpeder]

Listen to my remastered version of the first song for even more power and glory! It can be found at watch?v=lY2VCyoxNuY ! Enjoy!

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

holy craaaaaap this is amazing

[OnnomonnomonnO]

0:24 - sounds like a God was speaking ..lol !

[darkmachete]

they sound like throat singers

[SubSurreal]

@TheGfierce In a church?

[xyntota]

Экстремально низкая нота.

[TheMedionMark]

At 0:34 that was a low A note! That's incredibly low!

[Djidja91Le]

@TheMedionMark

at 1:20 was low G... :)

[quacka101]

holy moley

[frederickgauss]

wow!

[geshel]

They are both using undertone singing. I'm 100% positive of that fact. This is the vocal cords with the false vocal cords locked in 2:1 resonance.

[rucka12]

@geshel Can you explain a bit more about that please.

[geshel]

@rucka12 Check out the Wikipedia article on "vocal folds", skip to the "false vocal folds" section.

[lllahstg001]

@geshel it's very hard to learn to use the false vocal folds

[TheWol101]

If they do requests I'd like "Old Man River" please!

[lahmorga]

Wonderful

[justindyck]

Josh Turner can hit G1.

[Taenyr]

@justindyck Sure he can. With a microphone.

[1donpizarro]

@Taenyr Neither Vladimir Pasyukov nor Yuri Vichniakov had ever needed a microphone (IMO).

[MerumMinus88]

PLEASE someone tell me how to get the voice

[boogirlone]

WoW

[boogirlone]

gave me chills

[tdbland]

HOLY CRAP thats a really low voice!!

[dezangerman]

@boblafro

Just leave the kid alone, This is such a silly remark.

[marialiyubman]

does anyone know his name?

I want to hear more....

[DerAllerbesteHokage]

@marialiyubman just read the description of the video ;)

[Metallicazor]

they do it with a special technique

[zagibonteese]

@Metallicazor no, there is no any technique for singing low notes. its vocal chords ability, not training. training can help you use your voice efficiently, but cannot make it lower )))

[fuitbag]

@zagibonteese Actually if you practice for lower notes enough you can get quite low,but not much.I can only just sing to this depth because of practice.But also everyone i meet say's i have a very deep voice.

[SerPetKo]

Россияне валят нормально

[thekillingjjoke]

thats gotta be aggravating to here someone that sounds like that all day

[stratomaster136]

What's the title of the first piece?

[alezandersantiago]

Me da miedo!!!

[SubSurreal]

It's like god singing

[Tetelak]

JAK WODA W KLOZECIE :D

[fuitbag]

@RebelComedyClub I can't find it at the moment,Could you give me a link?if thats alright

[fuitbag]

@RebelComedyClub I can't sing high baritone either,but i don't think i can sing below bass,I'd like to meet you and your friend someday,you both sound like interesting people.

[fuitbag]

@RebelComedyClub would you say he had a really deep voice?

[fuitbag]

@RebelComedyClub Also can he sing that low?

[fuitbag]

@RebelComedyClub I'm bass but i'm always told i have a really deep voice,but i can't sing that low it bothers me,i wish i could.how old is this Benton?i'm 16.

[hiyadroogs]

@fuitbag Don't worry too much at your young age. In the male voice, it takes the vocal cords a few years to properly settle down after puberty. Your voice will have access to lower pitches over time, but you mustn't try to force along its progress. The bassos you hear here are late middle age. It makes a lot of difference. Paul Robeson for example sounds like a mellow baritone in his youth, the voice only acquiring its full deep resonance & lower pitches later with maturity.

[fuitbag]

@hiyadroogs I think i might have kinda reaked my voice,:( i tried to go lower then i usaully could it sounds alot lower,i'm haveing trouble speaking lately,eversence i force it to go lower,it's hurt to speak for to long and sing for to long.

[hiyadroogs]

@fuitbag Then rest completely for a few days. Don't even test it. If you've been forcing for long periods it's possible you might have brought on a callous on one of the cords. After a week of total rest, if your speaking voice is not its usual clear resonant self, then get yourself to a throat specialist to advise further. I speak from experience here. In 1995 I stupidly continued talking through a very bad bout of larygitis, & lost my speaking voice for 2 years. My tenor voice never returned.

[hiyadroogs]

@fuitbag When descending to extremely low pitches, especially in students who have not yet developed an understanding of the process & lack muscle maturity, it can be easy to overstrain immature muscles. Do not do any vocal exercises whatsoever until your speaking voice sounds & feels completely normal. You can gauge a lot of your vocal health & technique from that. If it is hoarse, sore, gravelly, unclear, husky, or needs clearing of mucus, you're doing it wrong & should rest before re-study.

[greghmn]

@hiyadroogs i used to do that (don't need to anymore as i have dropped to about a fourth below the average bass) and as a result when i was singing in third grade, i had dropped from being the only male soprano all of a sudden to an alto and it didn't sound good (and wasn't very loud either), but on a good day, i could fake going down from my normal range of f#3-e5 all the way down to g2! it didn't ever hurt so i must have been doing it right

[greghmn]

@hiyadroogs (i learned to imitate a bullfrog at age 4 and it might have helped), but because i can hit b1 without faking lower pitches, i really don't need to other than for comical effect!

[hiyadroogs]

@fuitbag When the vocal cords come together in phonation, the working surfaces of the two cords meet parallel along their full length. When muscle strain occurs in the cords, sometimes one or both cords can bow slightly, leaving a slight gap between them even when they meet in phonation. It is this that causes unclear & husky sounds in the speaking voice. If the abuse which caused this is persisted in, the bow in the strained cords will eventually become permanent. So rest completely now.

[fuitbag]

@hiyadroogs i've been singing like awhile since then,i will rest them and see how it is,it does'nt sound husky it just hurts to speak,I've had a low speaking voice since i was 14 nearly 15,i'm 17 now.

[TMWDBD]

does anybody know what lowest note they are hitting?

[Mathwards]

@TMWDBD G1

[fuitbag]

@Mathwards is that the bottom G on the piano?I can sing lower than that.but i can't sing anywhere near as loud,I deafenantly could'nt fill a church like that with my voice.

[MrSpenceLee]

Does anyone know the name of this song?

[JediVarenThardKresal]

This makes darth vader look like a soprano

[1donpizarro]

@JediVarenThardKresal Let's say a soubrette.

[METALandRAPsucks]

@JediVarenThardKresal how does someone LOOK like a soprano?

[BDADY100]

@JediVarenThardKresal lol xD



[skiPetro]

@JediVarenThardKresal Splendid sense of humor!

[mikethetallguy]

does anyone know what the first song is called

[fuitbag]

@JakobRobert00 but it's a christian one

[wariderhate]

the best brutal death metal growl i've ever heared !!!

[fuitbag]

@wariderhate It's not death metal though

[MrPopular22]

@LambiSinClair

Hahahaha, i can't stop laughing after your stupid comment :-))))

[Spiwak003]

Oh my lord, i want this voice

[Sieglinde84]

There should be some opera roles written for this range, because not even Osmin, Ochs or Fafner are this deep. Countertenors were also unknown till Deller came and now they're all the rage. Dear composers: do write roles for Russian bass!

[operazanotaijin]

@Sieglinde84 My magnum opus incorporates one.

[xxGoodAndBrokenxx]

how is that even possible. i wonder what these guys would sound like in bed

[Duathos]

@xxGoodAndBrokenxx they use undertone singing, the counterpart of overtone singing

[Gandalf930]

@Duathos

No, that's what the Mongolians do. As far as I know, you can never achieve such power with undertone singing, moreover, in a choir one has to sing full voice. Bassi profondi are rare voices, but you can clearly hear what happens if a singer with that voice gets proper training.

[DanteJoseCuervo]

@boblafro

Forget that, he'll kill Bieber with his voice!

[Giordie666]

Now, that's creepy :|

I love it, though.

[MrDapyx]

All orthodox countries do have some basso profondo due to training and selection of singers at high end religious schools, russians have though a few operas where they use that tallents.

[Gandalf930]

@MrDapyx

What is the training you are talking about? Does it need something more than just being born with a vocal range like that, to reach the contra octave?

[destinyislandgirl]

@Gandalf930 oh yes it does. one might be born with a range like that but without training it could just sound like a fog horn..... a really deep fog horn.

[PureZOOKS]

Any-one else think these guys should do barber shop?

[themrmustazz]

@PureZOOKS well, orthodox religious people are always accompained by a long beard like santa's, because it's a symbol of being wise.

[FanaticoManiatico]

F***in incredible!!

[valahu12]

that's amazing



[metalsolosandcovers]

ha im half russian and 14 years old with tht exact voice

[gerlinooo]

scaring... 

[asfyxi]

what is the title of this song?

And on which album can it be found?:)

[chinarise]

@asfyxi it's called go fuck yourself loser by the rock group your mama is a dirty whore

[asfyxi]

@chinarise

Go eat some rice chinaboy

and then don't forget to take your medicin.

btw.. tourettes is a common syndrome. You shouldn't be ashamed chinaboy

[scout6686]

@asfyxi what an asshole you are

[asfyxi]

@scout6686

Yes, that may be. But the real asshole is the one who offended me without reason

[Gandalf930]

@Simangel1307

13 years old singing an A1? Post a video.

[GeorgeGogle]

majestic, brilliant, divine!!!

[GwenAYF]

Find recordings of Tibetan "throat singers," You'll like their los notes.

[HoOkaHMaInUsEr]

damn i´m 15 right now and my voice mutated almost that deep, at least much louder

[nfgsum41]

wow, and I thought it was cool being a tenor. this is incredible

[fuitbag]

I'm a bass singer, i can barely touch these notes but i can hit them some times!

[JediHobbit89]

I love the pictures of the inside of Russian Orthodox churches. Every inch of wallspace is covered with beautiful art.

[blargfest57]

are we sure that's not a didgeridoo?

[6129bm]

Absolute amazing. I have goosebumps.

Thank you for posting !!

[ByTheSPiRiTs]

@johnxxx20000, can you please include the names of these songs/albums. I would really like to fire them up on my stereo, and youtube does not quite cut it =)

[cqbchaucer]

this is awesome...

thank you : )

[mokrin1947]

У ПРИЛОГУ ЈЕ ПОСТАВЉЕНА И ИКОНА СВ. ЈОВАНА ШАНГАЈСКОГ (МАКСИМОВИЋА), ВЕРОУЧИТЕЉА ДРЖАВНЕ ГИМНАЗИЈЕ У ВЕЛИКОЈ КИКИНДИ (ОКО 1926-7. ГОД.).

[sgttractors145]

if the first piece is anonymous, where did you get it? 

[SebChristiansen]

Does anyone know what piece this is?

I absolutely love this. Thanks!

[rijste94]

sounds a bit like tuvan throat singing

[metalerothor]

What is the name of the songs

[Nebelung13]

Loved this so much

[Zenweaponry]

Man, I'm a baritone, and I've got trouble hitting a E2... And that feels really low in my throat. I can't even imagine what singing like this would feel like.

[Sedraen]

@Zenweaponry The lowest I've ever hit was the C2 (I believe that starts the second of the songs), and it's kind of insane even to a low bass.

[hiphopcowz]

damn this is awesome......even the pictures...I'm a bass and i feel like a soprano now/......:) hahahaaa

thanks a lot man! great stuff....

[fuitbag]

@hiphopcowz same

[ULTRAMAGGOT666]

Shit thats hardcore!

[IronreaverVII]

What is the title of this song?

[ryanman234]

u wouldnt expect the old man to have the lowest voice, but its him xD

[majamo7]

y cómo se llama esta pieza?

es impresionante!!!

[RhodyParfait14]

how the hell do they do that

[Loiginer]

@RhodyParfait14

Simply, because it is from heaven, not from hell! haha

[peterlongan]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that, but it does make sense, I mean it's not like you HAVE follow the composers every single mark, especially if you have a small coir or an awesome bass that you'd like to hear sing low(like here).

[igancedo]

Holly shit, Batman!! Wow...the guy went so far left of the piano that he fell off!! Amazing low notes!!

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