Sult Octobass

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The octobass -- a four-meter tall double bass originally designed in the 1850s. Tuned two octaves below a cello, the lowest note it can produce is 16Hz, beneath the threshold of human hearing.
Håvard Skaset: acoustic guitar
Guro Skumsnes Moe: octobass
Jacob Felix Heule: floor tom
21 June 2015
nyMusikk, Oslo
sult.bandcamp.com/

[@anabsurdkitten623]

As an upright bass player, I've always wanted to to try an octobass.

[@scottay6722]

all these sounds from musical instruments. they truly can be more than what they are born to be.

[@felixbrutus]

+Scott Seigel Very true. That octobass was born to be something special, but the others have humbler origins.

[@mr.astronuts3825]

@@felixbrutus the octobass made them evil, we need to kill the octobass

[@Benjybass]

Such a beautiful relaxing melody from 1:05-1:10. It calmed my nerves.

[@hvardskaz]

Dont you just live for those moments in life?

[@schnutchie]

Suite from a subway under a construction site.

[@tophergigio]

If you close your eyes, you can imagine being in a helicopter going to war.

[@mibach253]

That muted drum sounds like the rotors

[@greymoth4917]

I like the sort of horror aspect of this.

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

Imagine trying to fit THAT(!!!!) into a taxi!

[@felixbrutus]

The neck is removable!

[@notninecircleskilla]

you should not abuse the octobass because those are rare and expensive...

[@damienm.9677]

Abusing it by… playing it???

[@themechbuilder6171]

@@damienm.9677 she's just... anyway

[@felixbrutus]

The bass likes it.

[@brentbreault7606]

I love this

[@sarangtumne]

What the heck is going on...

[@danielaherrera9455]

😊😊

[@eboone]

Thanks for the sensory overload

[@forcedintofemininity]

Jesus, someone pick up the trolls from this comment section, This is brutal lovely stuff

[@THE_INFECTED]

I’m confused

[@MrPeteBaker]

É uma chacina!!!

[@NoName-nf1gb]

Avant-gard music or "contemporary" music?

[@felixbrutus]

I don't understand the distinction you're setting up, but we like to call this acoustic noise.

[@czar-das]

avant-garde composers be like:

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

Lmfao

[@freeculture]

I would call this piece: Train approaching the station.

[@gusy04]

semejante instrumento para hacer esta ridiculez omg

[@pietroeliabarcellona]

coooool

[@m.hughes2521]

As a working bass-player, I must say: You guys are trippin'.

[@lucianocharloz8875]

Están limpiando?

[@felixbrutus]

I scrub and scrub, and it just never gets clean.

[@gijane02]

What song is this??

[@gusy04]

may be you need a drum not an octobass

[@SpaceTrashCrash]

But that's a completely different sound, not as interesting as this. Upright bass is often used percussively in varieties of music. I love this music.

[@user-yf1vn6wc8n]

Озвучка фильма ужасов

[@voltrix395]

huh ?

[@benny42000]

Everything is art!!! Hit an instrument with a dog toy...beautiful!!!

[@user_zenitu]

😢

[@SAVAGEKEYCONSULTING]

Is this hell?

[@akivatalansky]

Yes.

[@historia8854]

It looks like she/he is abusing the instrument by whacking it ;-;

[@brentbreault7606]

Madison Kami
She

[@topsecret1837]

Brent Breault they all are abusing their instruments moron... so He/she

[@brentbreault7606]

Top Secret No, they are not "abusing" their instruments.

[@felixbrutus]

Don't worry. Those instruments are tough.

[@mr.astronuts3825]

Hitting an octobasses strings is what you’re supposed to do, it’s not a fragile ukulele

[@akivatalansky]

The first day I tried a violin, I got more sound out of it than this lady here.

[@jennakatze5401]

Poor octo bass

[@mr.astronuts3825]

It’s fine though

[@Pixpaint1]

what a waste of an Octobass

[@zappzapp1350]

Diese Dame sollte man nicht auf dieses Instrument loslassen. Sie hat mehr als deutlich gezeigt das sie keine Ahnung hat......es wäre schade wenn es Schaden nimmt.