Well if you geeked out on this one I highly recommend Geoff's new one Misty Mountains. Similar feel and intensity and four Geoff's

@Pansotii

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, Great call. Personally i like his sixteens tons more but his voice is just out of this world!

@laundrygoddess4

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pansotii I like it better too but I'm pretty sure he already did that one

@Therealgooob

3 жыл бұрын

@@laundrygoddess4 Geoff’s voice is just so mesmerizing

@Pansotii

3 жыл бұрын

@@laundrygoddess4 oh yea. I thought the recommendation was for the other viewers who enjoyed geoff as much as we did😄

@anthonymcdonald2378

2 жыл бұрын

@@laundrygoddess4 only video I seen was the Tim foust/Peter Hollands cover if misty mointains

"geoff what are you DOING" is basically me every time I hear geoff

@lonelybrat9256

3 жыл бұрын

He's Geoffing

Geoff is supernatural. Any time I hear his voice I immediately gasp

They are so talented. They do almost everything themselves. They don't have a crew. Sometimes they hire one camera man, costume people if they are doing something like this, and/or makeup people if they need them. Most of the time, it's just them. They do everything they can, on their own. Eli (Eh lee), did the backgrounds in Unreal Engine, and Layne put them into the frames. Then Geoff or Layne, most of the time, edit the video and audio, and send the audio to Ed Boyer, for final edits.

@coolcaz198

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s Geoff’s wife Kathy who does the filming

@athlov

3 жыл бұрын

@@coolcaz198 No she does that on Geoff's personal channel. I can't think of any of their names right now, that film for VP.

@dmckim3174

3 жыл бұрын

@@athlov Rek Dunn was their camera person, he posted a few funny videos of behind the scenes stuff on his channel. Unfortunately, he recently passed away.

@janetdw

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmckim3174 They dedicated their HALO cover to him. Thanks for clarifying just how he fit in.

Love your reaction, thanks! Eli is pronounced "El ee" and yes, that's Eli with the greenish background. He also made all of the backgrounds, using gaming software.

@CastleOD

3 жыл бұрын

Its the Unreal engine I believe

@elijahcrosby786

2 жыл бұрын

@@CastleOD correct, one of the best engines ever

PTX- The Kids Home Free- The Hillbillies Voiceplay- The Theatre Nerds

@tararocksong5085

2 жыл бұрын

They’re known as the Trifecta of Acapella. Each different genres but all vocals.

@live_unafraid47

2 жыл бұрын

Why is this accurate?? 😆

Their camera operators tend to be family and friends -- including Geoff's wife. So they're probably very comfortable working with them.

You are the first reviewer I've heard to mention Mongolian throat singing. That is what I heard. Awesome!

I suspect that the sounds you pointed out Layne making are an ingressive phonation technique. While Layne is known to apply some minor effects to vocal lines (Elizabeth Zharroff at the Charismatic Voice does a very cool interview with Layne regarding his production and engineering of VoicePlay tracks; you would probably understand it better and get a lot more of it than I did, but it was fascinating regardless), I've also heard him produce really unnatural sounds similar to those on candid videos, so he's definitely capable of some of them. Whether he's layered several tracks of his percussion, I couldn't say with certainty, but I think it's likely, especially in the second instance you pointed out.

@trevors3908

3 жыл бұрын

From what I recall he does many layers of percussion on most arrangements to get the sounds he wants (if I'm remembering the interview correctly)

@thetunedtank8048

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who beatboxes, I can confirm. The way to do it is a fluttering of the soft pallette/back of throat, then throw in alittle hum to kinda resonat it, and then using your lips to give the correct sound out of it. Atleast thats how I have done similar sounds.

Geoff just dropped Far Over Misty Mountain Cold. Eli is pronounced Ellie

You should check out Geoff Castellucci’s cover of “Misty Mountains”

@dennisbeach6944

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@jasonfrench1740

3 жыл бұрын

YES

@BrianTheRedbeard

3 жыл бұрын

No ... too much BASS :D :) :D

@SomeoneWhoHere

3 жыл бұрын

OOF💀💀💀

@nzlemming

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianTheRedbeard That's heresy in these parts! 🤣🤣

Eli is my favourite in this performance . He embodies the character so well and you can hear the rock star quality he has. My opinion only because I know jack about vocals.

@edithdavis2848

3 жыл бұрын

Elli would be the Druid.

@janetdw

2 жыл бұрын

Between this and his performance in Hoist the Colours, I think he is terrifyingly crazed. If they ever do a remake of The Shining, he could replace Jack Nicholson.

Oh if you love Geoff's notes here,you have to react to his Misty mountains cold cover on his channel. Also Tim Foust from Homefree broke the speakers in a live gig with his low notes, that is a great video to watch.

@rskoop4121

3 жыл бұрын

Links please?

@button4631

3 жыл бұрын

@@rskoop4121 here is Tim breaking speakers kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2mHycivn7PVqMY.html

@button4631

3 жыл бұрын

And Geoff's cover kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6af2JNmj9u4Z7g.html

You should react to Geoff castellucci - the bass in the video singing “far over Misty mountains cold” it is incredible

You have to react to "My mother told me" from the german medieval rock band Saltatio Mortis. They did an extremely good job and also produced a very nice music video along with it. Maybe you'll enjoy the whole band. The frontsinger once performed a whole song live while stage diving. Hypa Hypa and Loki are also good recommendations for now

First of all, I love your reactions, great job. second, Layne's bitboxing is always real and his own with as minimum computer inteference, it is a technique of rolling the tongue in the back of the mouth while inhaling, sort of. third, there is an interview in youtube of Elizabeth Zahroff with Layne about the production process and how they do arrangements and all that. really recomended :)

@drieuxkoeppel8152

2 жыл бұрын

What is bitbox?

@shaharfrechtman8663

2 жыл бұрын

I meant beatbox

Ken, The guy who sang first, in the tan outfit and the desert background is Jose Rosario Jnr who joined Voiceplay as a special guest for this song as Earl had recently left the group, now they have to find a replacement for J none as well. I also questioned Layne's accent but apparently he's from Florida so... I'd be interested to see your reaction to Home Free's cover of Mayday, but I feel you need to get a few more songs under your belt before that.

Layne and a former Voiceplay member, Tony Wakim, own a video production studio. I believe it's called Pattycake Productions.

finally! it was high time you did some more Voiceplay reactions! I love your reactions, so please keep them coming :-)

Nothing beats waking up like some Ken in your cup lol Just woke up to this notification and I'm so glad you reacted to this one, it quickly became a favorite cover of mine. Geoff recently released a cover of Misty Mountains from the Hobbit I think you'd enjoy

Omg yes! I was waiting for another VoicePlay reaction :) thank you!

I'm sure someone has said this to you before, but you look like Colin Firth! Your reviews are always great and enjoyable and i hope you're having a great day :-)

@KazyReed

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. Agreed.

Geoff using the 1st & 2nd subharmonic tecnique

I think this might be my favourite cover they have done! Everything is amazing! And it let's all of them shine! 🌷❤ I know it is confusing but Eli is pronounced as Elie 🙂

Oh I just love this! These guys are brilliant

If you watched the show “Vikings” (which used a version of this song), there’s a lot of that bass droning in the background music. Gives some of the scenes a sense of danger and intensity.

Always love your reviews Ken. :) Wish you would review more of the acapella groups, but I know everyone needs a bit of your tlc.

Good sir I will say that through practicing this song many many times the best way to get the first bass is exactly what you thought (Mongolian/tuvan throat singing)

This is SO good! They have really brought fun back to a cappella music - without scooping like other groups.

just back to give a little love.. my gods i love these guys... your reactions are insightful and a delight to me!!

You did'nt mentioned the duu-du-du-... stuff Geoff is doing in the background. It's easy to miss (I have boosted low notes ) but adds so much depth and sounds just amazing. Also even tho it's mentioned in the description, you did'nt link the original video. Would be a nice addition to credit them for theire amazing work.

It's great to get your reaction to Geoff's war horn imitation! 🙂 You should check out his cover of Misty Mountains Cold.

Can you react to Geoffs new video on his channel, “Far over the misty Mountains” please

Great reaction, as always!

I believe that this song is on a video game that has a Viking theme. Hence the Viking garb and tattoos. Geoff's low notes put me in mind like you thought, of Tibetan throat singing.

Who doesn't love a good Viking sea shanty lol.

@christinestromberg4057

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry this is not a sea shanty. The lyrics come from Egil’s saga, a icelandic saga about Egill Skallagrimsson. The legend told that Egill wrote this poem when he was 7 or 8 years old, the night after he killed his first man but Snorri Sturluson is probably the author.

@danieljodrey8863

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinestromberg4057 regardless of where the lyrics come from, tell me what a sea shanty is then.

@Glisern

3 жыл бұрын

@@danieljodrey8863 A song made to sing on a ship to maintain working rythm. The rythm is basic and the lyrics easy to remember. This is a song made from a poem, for a tv show

@vijayadityaeranki

3 жыл бұрын

@daniel jodrey Monks in Lindisfarne?

@danieljodrey8863

3 жыл бұрын

@@Glisern Easy to remember lyrics like this you mean? My mother told me Someday I would buy Galleys with good oars Sails to distant shores My mother told me Someday I would buy (buy) Galleys with good oars Sails to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer (Steady) Steady course to the haven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy Galleys with good oars Sails to distant shores My mother told me Someday I would buy (buy) Galleys with good oars Sails to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer (Steady) Steady course to the haven Hew many foe-men Hew Hey Hey Well, if only the rhythm was basic....😉 The funniest part of this is the fact that the original comment was meant for humor. Humor as in "Having Fun". It's a worthwhile endeavor, y'all should try it. ✌️😎

By the eye of Odin is my new favorite saying.

Please react to Stitch's GBB 2021 solo wildcard, it's absolutely mental

One of my favourite Voiceplay songs 🎵❤

Children of Ragnar we gather once again! Skål!

We're here for all of your reactions/perceptions/insights, from music to performance, it all matters. We're here to geek out with you.

Hey Ken, I just found your channel through your Iron Maiden videos. Watched every one of them! But I'm incredibly disappointed (like many others) that you never did "The Talisman" live from their "En Vivo" DVD. It's a must!

Wow, great video and reaction

Welcome to the world of pro level vocal percussion! That's all Layne.

I love your comment at the beginning: "Vikings, Pirates, or Zombies, oh my."

Now that your going down the Viking road check of Heilung’s live performance of Krigsgalder or In Maidjan. You won’t be disappointed.

@button4631

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love them!!

when you are your own war horn god voice just makes chills

The sound Layne doing is like a quick tongue trill and the pushed air gives it this robotic sound, I think he might have enhanced it by removing all the lower frequencies off of it.

@calvindavid1645

3 жыл бұрын

That's called "tongue roll" in beatbox terms with a little bit of enhancement during production.

@bazzmusic4952

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindavid1645 yep

@levinutter3026

3 жыл бұрын

i’ve mostly heard it called a click roll.

@calvindavid1645

3 жыл бұрын

@@levinutter3026 When u do the sound inward with your tongue, it's called "click roll" and when it's outward, it's called "tongue roll". Since the Beatboxer Layne is doing outward, it is "tongue roll".

I really like their version of this song and Geoffs voice is killer- always instant goosebumbs for me! Here are two suggestions following: 1. You like the song and story ? Check out Saltatio Mortis version of it. 2. You like A Cappella? Have a look at van Canto - they have covers and their own Songs. And yes- they can and do perform live! So which ever song you choose- it's authentic. ( yeah I know - both bands are german- greetings from germany =)) )

“By the eye of Odin” 🙏👍🙏👍😂😂🤣that was awesome

These guys are icredible, i love the harmonic in 5:18 ! Thank you for reacting 😊👍

The “locale” you were geeking over were actually created by one of the singers with Unreal Engine

Nice Reaction. Thanks! The German Folk Metall Group "Saltatio Mortis" (using Backpipes and a hurdy gurdy) does also an amazing cover of it!

That best box effect, not sure what it is but Adam from home free does something similar in meet in the middle

@alegria101

3 жыл бұрын

It shows up in a couple of other songs too. The first time I heard Adam do that, I had to rewind the video and take a moment to figure out what he did.

Geoff in "Full Diggeridoo" mode makes everyone do a double-take. 😅

amo esta banda, los bajos de geoff son impresionantes, amo tus videos saludos desde buenos aires.

Try listening to their Skyrim Dragon Born Comes :) Blows the mind.. the harmonies are very tight in that one.

Oh Ken, you have GOT to react to Hoist the Colors. Voiceplay's best performance yet. I can't stop listening to it.

Ken.... I love watching your reacts. Especially to voicemail and geoff. You are a very good looking man and have an awesome smile. And love your talking voice as well. Jack y Friedman.

Always a pleasure to listen to your reactions. YOu really should, if you haven´t already, for your own sake listen to voiceplays We´re good and If I were a rich man. Those two are so different from what you usually hear. Right now I´m compoletely stuck on them.

So I know that Geoff used subharmonics to get to that driving note hes using but man it still gets me every time with just HOW CLEAR his subharmonic work is! It still blows my mind. I mean like I can sing kinda low, but I have to do some David Larson ingressive phonation type voodoo to even begin to attempt that note. Its wild

If you like VoicePlay, I'd really like to hear what you think of Rockapella. I grew up listening to them, and if I had to pick a song I'd say either 16 Tons, or the Carmen Sandiego theme.

Don't know about if the beatbox was legit but the technique that Geoff used was indeed Subharmonics

@malevolution7041

3 жыл бұрын

first slide yes, second one sounds like it had a bit of post- editing going on could be wrong about the second one though, if that's all him then that's awesome

@poliakas431

3 жыл бұрын

@@malevolution7041 Yeah my thought process was similar

Have you seen dan vasc? Could you react to I’ll make a man out of you(Mulan metal cover). Don’t we all love Geoff Castellucci and his low notes

I have an awesome suggestion to put your way Ken! I hope you see this. Have a listen to a band called Epica, and the song River! It's utterly beautiful!

See a new aspect to them having fun on the little mermaid video. Also, I've seen Layne do an interview with charismatic voice, maybe he'll answer composition and beatbox questions with you as well

This is such a great performance that you really have to listen carefully to realize that this is only one verse repeated and repeated.

Thank you for a wonderful; reaction. Voice Play is very impressive. It has been a while since you have reacted to your favorite teenage contralto, Diana Ankudinova. She has performed a number of new songs recently. My favorite being a song called With/By Your Voice. She has been working on her upper register lately. She even has her own listing on Wikipedia now. I would love to hear another reaction.

I’d love to do a video with you about how beatboxing can be so amazing and the cool things you can do. No I can’t do Layne’s rewind 😅

Or..............Zombie...really caught me laughing. Good reaction. Love it

You should really check out Colm McGuinness's version of it! It's in Old Norse and is such a treat to listen to!

If you liked this song by Voice Play then please do a reaction video of Voice Plays version of The Dragonborn Come. Geoff is off the charts amazing. They all are amazing as always.

you know ive listened to this song so many time but i never noticed until now but at the beginning when they sing the first line each there basckground sounds to each location for example sounds of fire crackling behind geoff and wind blowing behind lane i thought that was a nice touch.

@Lady_Voronkova

2 жыл бұрын

😳 I'll be damned

"Geoff what are you doing?" sums up the feeling of every fan every time he runs to the basement lol

Jose Rosario is a guest artist from Rockapella for this song wearing the hooded tan cloak. Eli (pronounced Ell-EEE) created all the backgrounds using software. Layne has no accent in real life but he does use them when he sings. Geoff has stated the low notes are chest notes, and this was F1. Try Geoff's most recent release - Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold.

The way Geoff is usually half-lit makes me think of the traditional interpretation of Hel from Norse mythology.

I would really like to hear you react to Voiceplay’s “Hoist the Colours.” My own personal opinion is that it is one of the most well-constructed and well-executed vocal performances ever. Every time I listen, it leaves me sitting in silence and marveling over what I just heard!

Would love to see you do Home Free again. Folsom Prison Blues, Helplessly Hoping, My Church, In the Blood are all fantastic. And for fall out of your chair laughs, The Butts Medley!

That was Awesome but you should really react to the latest cover for misty mountains by Geoff castellucci it will be amazing

I recommend listening and reacting to any of codfish's performances, he is an incredible beatboxer from Australia, if anyone has something particular in mind please leave it in here.

@ryansmallwood1178

3 жыл бұрын

I think his original song Sail With Me would be most interesting in terms of vocal technique analysis.

Geoff is doing Throat Bass. Close to the same technique as Throat Singing where you make your vocal folds vibrate independently so you create an octave split.

Layne doesn't have an accent - he's born and raised in Florida. However, while all of Voiceplay is INCREDIBLE at character voices, Layne seems to specialize in doing accents. He does a comedic over-exaggerated French accent in both The Little Mermaid Medley and You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. I'm not 100%, but I think I heard in an interview once that the "war horn" noise Geoff is making had some layering done on it to provide the effect. He's not actually doing any multiphonics or throat singing there. (Though he is capable of multiphonics! He does some in the middle of "Kidnap the Sandy Claus")

@maeco7

3 жыл бұрын

There's definitely a little post-production done on Geoff's voice to emphasize the overtones, but he's doing an F1 subharmonic there. He does something similar live in his Singing REALLY LOW vid on his personal channel around the 6:35 mark (also F1).

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You should check out The Hound + The Fox ft Adam Chance version of this, so different but just as amazing. Such smooth harmonies in that one, their voices merry well.

You need to check out road trip from Voiceplay it’s got 2 old members in it but the humour is fantastic x

“Vikings, pirates, or zombies. Oh my.” They’ve done all three.

subscribed! :)

By the eye of Odin...love it.

If you haven’t already you should definitely check out their new video Hoist the Colours

5:51 I had not thought about Geoff being in front of the cave background because of his subterranean notes, but... yeah that 100% makes sense. Even without knowing the depths that Geoff's voice can reach, such as with a new viewer, it is a great visual reference for "this is the bass singer" as they are the "lowest" in terms of where they stand in this fictional world AND in the musical arrangement. They know people will be asking "who is hitting that bass note!?" and they can just point to the one person underground. Addition: Though of this after, but VoicePlay is really good with details like that. So I would not be surprised in the slightest to find out that was intentional.

id love to see his reaction to Steam Powered Giraffe. Especially Automatonic Electronic Harmonics and their take on Diamonds. so much range!!

saltatio mortis did a version of this song thats pretty dang awesome

Did you see that Geoff put out a version of Misty Mountains? I'd love to see you react to it... crazy good!

If I'm not mistaken, Geoffs bellow at the start is meant to symbolize Gjallarhorn, the horn that Heimdallr holds that can be heard throughout the realms that he will blow as the Giants approach at Ragnarok

There is another "My mother told me" interpretation fresh out. From Saltatio Mortis, worth checking out.

Omg. Pleeeeaaase react to their new song HOIST THE COLORS. They get better with each new release!

Who needs a war horn when you've got a geoff 🤷‍♀️🤣

Please check out Saltatio Mortis' version of the song!

Give us a reaction to "Queen - White Queen (Live Hammersmith)", please

From the show Vikings