Aurelio Voltaire (1,410 views)

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Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (25 Jan 1967)
Vocal Range: D2 - E5

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{Vocal Summary}A longtime mainstay in the goth scene and particularly the "dark cabaret" subgenre, Aurelio Voltaire (known solely as Voltaire until changing it to differentiate himself from other artists by that name) has become well known for his wryly dark, often comedic songwriting that blends gothic aesthetics with European folk soundscapes, though he has branched out to a variety of other styles over the years. Vocally, Voltaire isn't a bad singer by any means, with a clear, smooth baritone timbre that has grown more confident over the years, but he is certainly a limited one, largely sticking to the same relatively conservative range and consistently placing his pivotal high notes in the mid-fourth octave, with falsetto functionally non-existent. His lows are strong up to a point, though the very bottom of his range is generally theatrical dips in range as opposed to more melodic singing. A singer who knows the limits of his abilities and is more than happy to make music within them.
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{Album Ranges}The Devil's Bris (1998): D2 - E4
Almost Human (2000): F2 - F4
Boo Hoo (2002): D2 - F4
Then and Again (2004): D2-F4
Ooky Spooky (2007): F2 - F4 - E5
To the Bottom of the Sea (2008): D2 - F♯4
Hate Lives in a Small Town (2010): E♭2 - E4
Riding a Black Unicorn… (2011): D2 - F♯4
Bitrektual (2012): D2 - E♭4
Raised by Bats (2014): G2 - G4
Heart-Shaped Wound (2017): D2 - F4
What are the Oddz? (2019): G2 - F4
The Black Labyrinth (2022): C♯2 - A4

Significant High Notes:

E5 ("Day of the Dead")
A4 ("Magic Dance Underground / A Labyrinth Medley")
G♯4 ("Monstrous Lovers")
G4 ("Ex Lover's Lover Cave Canem demo, "The King of Villains / When I Said I Was Evil", "Little White Lies", "Oh My Goth!", "Safe in Your Love", "A Wolf at the Door")
F♯4 ("The Beast of Pirate's Bay", "Captains All", "Cathouse Tragedy", "Magic Dance Underground / A Labyrinth Medley", "Raised by Bats")
F4 ("As High as the Wind Blows", "Better Than You", "Blue-eyed Matador", "Brains!", "Brand New Time", "Cathouse Tragedy", "China Girl", "Chupando", "Day of the Dead", "The Dirtiest Song that Ain't", "Don't Go By the River", "Friends in the Dark", "Girlfriend", "Happy Birthday My Olde Friend", "Hello Cruel World", "The Headless Waltz", "Hell in a Handbasket", "Human Nature", "In Disguise", "The Industrial Revolution (And How It Ruined My Life)", "Innocent", "Land of the Dead", "The Masquerade", "No Honor Amongst Thieves", "Oh Lord (Wake the Dead)", "Oubliette", "Out of Reach", "Reggae Mortis", "Riding a Black Unicorn…", "Robber Baron", "See You in Hell", "The Shadow that Falls Over You", "The Soldier's Blade", "The Straight Razor Cabaret", "Stuck With You", "This Ship's Going Down", "When the Circus Came to Town", "When the Lambs Became the Wolves", "Where's the Girl?")
E4 ("...About a Girl", "As The World Falls Down", "Bomb New Jersey", "Brains!", "Come Sweet Death", "Don't Go By the River", "Ex Lover's Lover" Cave Canem demo, "Firestorms of Venus", "Hello Cruel World", "The King is Dead", "The King of Villains / When I Said I Was Evil", "Magic Dance Underground / A Labyrinth Medley", "Myspace Me", "The Necropolis of Former Lovers", "Oh My Goth!", "The Ones Who've Hurt You", "Safe in Your Love", "See You in Hell", "Sellout", "They Know Me", "When You're Dead", "A Wolf at the Door")
E♭4 ("All Women Are Crazy", "Almost Human", "Anastasia", "As The World Falls Down", "Bachelor(ette)", "Bitrektual", "Blue-eyed Matador", "Cathouse Tragedy", "The Churchyard", "Come Sweet Death", "Dead Girls", "Fear and Anguish", "Firestorms of Venus", "Friends in the Dark", "Hallo Elskan Min", "I Laugh in the Face of Death", "I'm Sorry", "Keep on Moving", "The King is Dead", "The King of Villains / When I Said I Was Evil", "Little White Lies", "The Masquerade", "The Projectionist", "Reggae Mortis", "Sacrifice", "Someone Like You", "So You're Offended", "[Wake Up (From This Horrible Dream)", "When You're Dead")
D4 ("#1 Fan", "...About a Girl", "Almost Human", "As High as the Wind Blows", "The Beast of Pirate's Bay", "Better Than You", "Bomb New Jersey", "Born Bad", "Captains All", "Chupando", "The Conqueror Worm", "The Devil and Mr. Jones", "El Barquito de Nuez", "Cannibal Buffet", "Cantina", "Crusade", "Day of the Dead", "Dead", "Dead Girls", "Dunce", "Ex Lover's Lover", "God Thinks", "Goodnight Demonslayer", "Graveyard Picnic", "Hallelujah", "Happy Birthday My Olde Friend", "Hate Lives in a Small Town", "The Headless Waltz", "Human Nature", "I Laugh in the Face of Death", "In Disguise", "The Industrial Revolution (And How It Ruined My Life)", "Innocent", "Irresponsible", "It Was Music All Along", "Keep on Moving", "Kill the Beast", "Land of the Dead", "Little White Lies", "Lovesong", "The Man Upstairs", "The Mechanical Girl", "Medicated Girls' Brigade", "No Honor Amongst Thieves", "Normal for a Man", "Oh Lord (Wake the Dead)", "Oubliette", "Out of Reach", "Parade", "Raised by Bats", "Riding a Black Unicorn…", "Ringo no Uta", "Sellout", "The Sexy Data Tango", "The Shadow that Falls Over You", "Shalom", "She's Glowing", "The Soldier's Blade", "Someone Like You", "Stakes and Torches", "The Straight Razor Cabaret", "Stubborn as a Mule", "They Know Me", "This Ship's Going Down", "To the Bottom of the Sea", "The Trouble With Tribbles", "The USS Make Shit Up", "Welcome to the World", "What Will We Do?", "When the Circus Came to Town", "Where's the Girl?", "You Married a Fool", "Zombie Prostitute")
C♯4 ("All Women Are Crazy", "Brains!", "Butterfly", "The Churchyard", "Come Sweet Death", "Docking Bay 94", "Expendable", "Hallelujah", "I'm Sorry", "Leaves in the Stream", "Let It Go", "The Ones Who've Hurt You", "On the Road", "A Romantic Guy", "So You're Offended", "Underground", "The USS Make Shit Up")
C4 ("Accordion Player", "Alchemy Mondays", "Anastasia", "Anniversary", "As High as the Wind Blows", "As The World Falls Down", "Bachelor(ette)", "Believe", "It's Bigger on the Inside", "Bitrektual", "Caught a Light Sneeze", "The Chosen", "Coin Operated Goi", "Crusade", "Death, Death (Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Song)", "Feathery Wings", "Future Ex Girlfriend", "God Thinks", "The Happy Song", "Hate Lives in a Small Town", "Hell in a Handbasket", "Irresponsible", "The Last Word", "Life" Cave Canem demo, "Medicated Girls' Brigade", "Myspace Me", "Never", "The Night", "Oh Lord (Wake the Dead)", "One Semester Lesbian", "Oubliette", "The Projectionist", "Ringo no Uta", "Sacrifice", "See You in Hell", "Stuck With You", "The Vampire Club", "Wall of Pride", "When the Lambs Became the Wolves")

Significant Low Notes:

C3 ("Alchemy Mondays", "Almost Human", "Anastasia", "As High as the Wind Blows", "Bachelor(ette)", "Believe", "Better Than You", "Bomb New Jersey", "Brand New Time", "Cantina", "Caught a Light Sneeze", "China Girl", "The Chosen", "Dead", "Death, Death (Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Song)", "Don't Go By the River", "Feathery Wings", "Graveyard Picnic", "Hallo Elskan Min", "The Happy Song", "The Headless Waltz", "Human Nature", "Irresponsible", "It's Bigger on the Inside", "It Was Music All Along", "Leaves in the Stream", "Life" Cave Canem demo, "The Man Upstairs", "One Semester Lesbian", "Riding a Black Unicorn…", "Ringo no Uta", "Sacrifice", "Screw the Ocampa", "See You in Hell", "This Ship's Going Down", "So You're Offended", "Wake Up (From This Horrible Dream)", "What Will We Do?", "When the Circus Came to Town", "Where's the Girl?")
B2 ("...About a Girl", "Expendable", "Fear and Anguish", "Firestorms of Venus", "Hate Lives in a Small Town", "I'm Sorry", "Myspace Me", "The Necropolis of Former Lovers", "The Ones Who've Hurt You", "The Projectionist", "Safe in Your Love", "They Know Me", "Underground", "A Wolf at the Door", "You Married a Fool")
B♭2 ("All Women Are Crazy", "Butterfly", "The Chosen", "Dead Girls", "Docking Bay 94", "Dunce", "Future Ex Girlfriend", "I Laugh in the Face of Death", "Let It Go", "Little White Lies", "Reggae Mortis", "Robber Baron", "Sellout", "The Soldier's Blade")
A2 ("All the Way Down", "Anniversary", "The Beast of Pirate's Bay", "Believe", "Born Bad", "China Girl", "Chupando", "The Devil and Mr. Jones", "The Folly of Love", "Friends in the Dark", "Girlfriend", "Goodnight Demonslayer", "Hallelujah", "Hell in a Handbasket", "Hello Cruel World", "Kill the Beast", "The Last Word", "The Mechanical Girl", "Never", "The Night", "No Honor Amongst Thieves", "Oh Lord (Wake the Dead)", "Oweee", "Parade", "Ravens Land", "Robber Baron", "A Romantic Guy", "The Soldier's Blade", "Stakes and Torches", "Underground", "The USS Make Shit Up", "Wall of Pride", "Worf's Revenge", "You Married a Fool")
G♯2 ("Fear and Anguish", "Hallelujah", "The Ones Who've Hurt You", "So You're Offended")
G2 ("Almost Human", "Coin Operated Goi", "God Thinks", "Hate Lives in a Small Town", "The King of Villains / When I Said I Was Evil", "The Man Upstairs", "Sacrifice", "Sellout", "She's Glowing", "Snakes", "This Sea")
F♯2 ("Butterfly", "Docking Bay 94", "Monstrous Lovers")
F2 ("All the Way Down", "Better Than You", "Bomb New Jersey", "Dunce", "The Folly of Love", "Hell in a Handbasket", "It's Bigger on the Inside", "The Vampire Club")
E2 ("The Beast of Pirate's Bay", "Ex Lover's Lover Cave Canem demo, "Goodnight Demonslayer", "Magic Dance Underground / A Labyrinth Medley")
E♭2 ("All Women Are Crazy", "When You're Dead")
D2 ("Coin Operated Goi", "Crusade", "The Folly of Love", "Goodnight Demonslayer", "Happy Birthday My Olde Friend", "The Happy Song", "The Industrial Revolution (And How It Ruined My Life)", "Snakes", "The Straight Razor Cabaret", "When You're Evil", "Worf's Revenge")
C♯2 ("Magic Dance Underground / A Labyrinth Medley")

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{Questionable Notes}
D5 "Cannibal Buffet" [3]
G♯4 "I'm Sorry" [2]
G4 "Almost Human" [2]
F♯4 "Docking Bay 94"
F4 "Goodnight Demonslayer" [2], "Welcome to the World" [2]

G2 "The Chosen" [1], "The Conqueror Worm" [3], "Death, Death (Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Song)" [1], "The Projectionist" [1]
F♯2 "On the Road" [1]
F2 "This Sea" [3]
E2 "The Last Word" [3]
D2 "Ex Lover's Lover" [5], "No Honor Amongst Thieves" [3], "The Mechanical Girl" [3],"To the Bottom of the Sea" [1]
C2 "Cantina" [1], "Caught a Light Sneeze" [1]
A1 "Dead Girls" [3], "A Romantic Guy" [1]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.