The what of the what??

October 17, 2015 5:20 PM

Can you help me figure out what they're saying in this episode of The Black Tapes podcast?

It's in this episode of The Black Tapes podacst at 10:06-10:07.

Dr. Strand is talking about a fictional harbinger of death called The Unsound and says "There are a number of myths that have developed around it over time. It has different names. Diabolica(?) of sldkfjsklfjsf, The Devil’s Note."

What's he saying?

It's a fictional podcast so who knows, but I'm kind of assuming it's Latin for "devil's note" or something similar. Google translate/my google skills in general have not helped.

Thanks!

posted by moons in june to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

At first I thought it sounded like "laricisus" or "lericisus" but knowing that it translates to "note", I think the beginning is actually "litter-" spoken very quickly.
posted by acidic at 8:17 PM on October 17, 2015

It sounded something like "auregasus" to my ear, but the googles do nothing. Can you email the show and ask?
posted by quinndexter at 8:31 PM on October 17, 2015

Best answer: It sounds like it's something starting with auric or lyric. After listening to it with an EQ to isolate the vocal frequency and after that listening to it slowed down, I'm leaning towards lyric. If I had to guess, I'd say it's "diabolica lyricasis/lyricasus" or some variant spelling.

I didn't get any hits for different spellings of lyricasis or words related to lyric and auric except for a pop culture term known as "lyricosis" (a condition which supposedly afflicts people who mishear lyrics. I believe it's pronounced similarly to halitosis rather than the podcast word so I don't think it's what you're looking for.) It may be that it's just a mysterious sounding pseudo-Latin phrase they made up. If we can't pin it down, I second quinndexter's suggestion to contact the writers of the show.
posted by i feel possessed at 2:49 AM on October 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: "Lyricasis" sounds right to me so I'ma mark that as best answer. All I could hear was "diabolica of the _______" but after listening again, I can definitely hear the "L."

I did email the show, and I'm waiting to hear back. I'll post it here if I get an answer back, just in case anybody else is curious.
posted by moons in june at 7:23 PM on October 18, 2015

Response by poster: Just got an email back, they said:

We believe Dr. Strand called it "Diabolica Lyricusis."

Mystery solved. Thanks guys.
posted by moons in june at 12:03 AM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]

Thanks for coming back to post their answer, I really wanted to know what it was after listening to it so many times. :D (Thanks for introducing me to the podcast, as well.)
posted by i feel possessed at 3:41 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]