#pseudo echo

[uevos]

PSEUDO ECHO - DELTARUNE - AND FUNKY TOWN POST 3

POST 1: https://www.tumblr.com/uevos/784994190325088256/psuedo-echo-deltarune-and-funky-town?source=share

POST 2: https://www.tumblr.com/uevos/784997665821818880/psuedo-echo-deltarune-and-funky-town-post-2?source=share

PART 3 - PSEUDO ECHO

As we covered earlier, Funky-Town and other Lipps Inc songs likely served as inspiration for Deltarune Chapter 2, but Lipps Inc isn't the only band associated with Funky Town. Pseudo Echo, an Australian band, released their own cover of the song, and it was their most popular release by far. So let's see if any of their other, original songs, could've inspired Deltarune. We'll go album by album, song by song, scanning for lyrics of note.

I'll skip any songs that aren't part of this analysis.

Their first album, Autumnal Park, has an interesting cover.

I mean. Reddish Autumn trees that are blocky and shifting around. You can see it, right? Anyways.

This song's relationship to Deltarune's themes is pretty clear. Not only is there the whole plot about Kris hiding their possession and others being suspicious of it, but there's the whole thing with darkners, having their roles to play and unable to do much else due to a lack of agency/identity.

This is only here because it's about the shore/ocean. Sorry.

Now Stranger in Me is where it gets fucking insane.

Kris has a stranger inside them, and others don't realize this, except for Noelle (for the most part), who fits the role as the one being sung to this song. (Hiding behind Kris, seeming "Blind" in the new Dark World.)

"Alone in this Mist and Glare" Noelle has various misty sorta powers and such associated with her. Nonetheless, the "Stranger in me" is the player, altering Kris's personality and actions. I don't have to say much, but I have to stress how much this song seems to allign with Kris and Noelle.

The next song takes things even further, it's about getting away with murder! (cool rhyme)

The story here is that the singer (in this case, Kris/The Player) needs the one they're singing to to provide an alibi. The alibi being that they were together, "Dancing" (Kris/The Player takes advantage of other's assumed romance between them and Noelle in the Weird Route) until midnight (The association between night and darkworlds should be clear.). Contextualizing this song within deltarune, it'd be about Kris/The Player needing Noelle to tell others that she was studying with Kris when Berdley died, and Noelle is strugling justifiyng this to herself. Listening continues with these themes. An external force has changed the singer, making them not themselves.

I think this is about Noelle, she's been too traumatized during Snowgrave that she won't listen to Kris, who's trying to get her to trust them again. Kris also feels trapped, hence the whole freedom line. The next song, "His Eyes" is eerily spot-on with Kris.

Kris acts dead. They move like a zombie whenever we aren't controlling them. They're the "School Zombie".

Things to note: Kris's eyes are important. We never see them when we inhabit Kris. We never see Kris smile either. Just a blank expression. Kris can clearly emote when not in our control, but when we're in control, they're a glassy eyed, unemotive, corpse. Everyone seems to notice something's off, but they don't know what. (In all those mysteries you're taken by suprise). The smoking gun is the eyes, Kris's eyes (or their voice?). Nobody is going to be able to put it together until Noelle notices some specific detail that'll confirm what's gone wrong with Kris.

These lines. The winter mist, ignoring their suspicions, this is Noelle, bottling up her fears, until the winter mist comes, and it's too late to look back. That winter mist being the events of Snowgrave.

Getting into prediction territory here, this is going to inspire something in chapter 3 about the weird route. If i'm right that Toby used these songs as inspiration, there's no way he didn't use the song about the shadowy figure and dreams for something.

Alright. FAST CARS.

We know that determination prevents death, we know it's stubborn and unwavering. This song fits with "Time-Loop" theory, honestly, but I don't believe timeloop theory so whatever. Anyways. This is more "Kris is dead" stuff, and the "As I'm watching you from inside my mind" stuff is very playercoded. I don't think toby actually used the fast cars are white part of the song for any inspiration.

just the other stuff about death.

The last song on this album is what I think inspired Dess, so strap the fuck in. DESTINATION UNKNOWN

We can assume that whatever happened to Dess happened to Gaster, and Gaster/Egg guy is commonly depicted as in the middle of nowhere. I think this song is about Dess experiencing being stuck in the middle of nowhere, and trying to reach Noelle.

The darkness matches the song, her trying to get a message out matches, ( and I think her trying to get that message out is what's responsible for alot of the Holiday's meta knowledge and game-breaking properties ), the loneliness and nothingness matches everything we know about the depths or wherever Dess is. It all lines up.

More of the song. Talking about looking for clues (That's the entire gaster thing, us looking for clues), etc etc.

I want to touch on what this implies.

It's impossible for me to be the first to propose this, but this is Dess speaking, not Spamton. He even says "It sounded like they were talking to you." Spamton's association with Noelle's search for Dess would also make him susceptible to Dess's messing with shit. Also worth noting that Spamton's eyes here are static, aka tv snow. Also in Japanese this line is straight up the same as in the source code so. Okay toby. ANYWAYS. How else has Dess been trying to reach out? And is the one speaking here...

Dess? In the source code, Dess says she hears scratching. Scratching like a cat would at a door, right? Spamton's interfaced with Catpetterz before, and if Mike is a cat then... It could've been Dess's (virtual) cat, right? And this is Spamton picking up Dess saying "Mike?" in response to hearing the cat scratching. To what extent is Dess able to fuck with reality to leave clues? When Catty and Bratty went to the beach, and played the GUITAR (We know Dess had a guitar and that there's some weird gaster shit with the beach), were they being compelled to leave a clue for Kris? Anyways I've gone on a bit of a tangent.

Pseudo Echo's next album is "Love an Adventure" which already rings some bells.

Dark Worlds are informed by their creator's will. This song demonstrates a potential dual desire for Kris opening the CH3 Dark World, wanting an adventure, but also to go into their own mind, and further looking for Dess.

PHONE MENTION Anyways, some figure is out there, the lights need to be on - due to this figure, and the singer is paranoid about their debts and phone. This is spamton after he's fallen, not wanting the phoneman (Gaster) to leave him. Also look at the lighting in the music video.

Also that is spamtons phone. Am i insane. I know its a generic platonic ideal of a phone but still.

Ok so

The song "Try" is Kris. Next song.

I'd say this could be more inspiration for the Kris possession stuff, but this contradicts the fact that Kris does not fucking like us. Maybe this was adapted into Noelle and Kris's relationship, Kris and Asriel's relationship, and The Player and Kris's relationship. I dunno. Next song

Ok so. Replace "Girl" with Gaster. Now it's Spamton singing this. Phones and shit dawg. Also "Fall to the ground". Yeah.

Living in A Dream. Now this sogn.. OH..g..

This is the formation of a dark world, it starts with a strange light, the walls expanding (because the dark worlds are bigger than the rooms they're in), etc. Also the presence of a King or a Queen. Dark worlds may inherently start out with a "Boss", something that has a "Crown" over that world, or a set of things that rule over.

Anyways, this would be yet more comparisons between dreams and the dark world.

Hmm yea, dreams ARE better than reality. Sad its just a dream. This is noelle's view of the dark worlds. She comments on how different it all is and all that. Moreso than other characters but she is generally more grounded so that tracks.

Wow. A lightless place. No souls for miles. in the OCEAN. Ohh tricky tony i knew you put that deer in the depths for a reason. you saw this song tricky tony. Heard the song i mean. I have a headache.

Ok i'm done for now wait for a part 4 about more pseudo echo lyrics that toby fox probably maybe used to make deltarune my eyes hurt as does my head

[balthazar-sketti]

[duranduratulsa]

On the turntable today...

Introspective by Pet Shop Boys (1988)

Love An Adventure by Pseudo Echo (1985)

Winds Of Change by Jefferson Starship (1982)

#petshopboys #introspective #pseudoecho #loveanadventure #jeffersonstarship #windsofchange #records #album #LP #vinyl #vinylrecords #80s

[churchofsatannews]

The Metro #770

This week on The Metro, Rev. Jeff Ivins brings you the following bands for your weekly time trip to the 1980s: The Go Go’s, Billy Idol, Fischer-Z, Pseudo Echo, Trio, Suburban Lawns, ABC, Glass Tiger, Chaka Khan, Blondie, Chris De Burgh, Kate Pierson, Missing Persons, and finishing off with Musical Youth. Stream The Metro #770. Download The Metro #770.

[lifenconcepts]

Weren’t you listening?

now it’s too late, you’re not listening!

[michelleplayswithfire]

shelly's favorite albums 5/? (80s australian edition) [insp.]

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: October 7, 1985

Lyrics:

I lie awake and

I'm always shaking

I know I feel a bit weak at the knees

Somebody's out there

And I am so scared

Stay here beside me I'm begging you please

Night after night I am awake

Don't go

Turn on the light, keep me awake

Don't go

I'm hearing footsteps

Come to collect debts

Next thing you know they'll be right at the door

Don't leave me alone

Disconnect the phone

Next time it rings will drive me up the wall

Songwriter:

Night after night I am awake

Don't go

Turn on the light, keep me awake

Don't go

Brian John Canham / James Leigh

SongFacts:

"Don't Go" is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in October 1985 as the lead single from their second studio album Love an Adventure (1985). The song became the band's second top five single, peaking at number 4 on Australia's Kent Music Report.

Homepage:

Pseudo Echo

[kiramoore626]

Pseudo Echo - Funkytown

[helena-bottom-farter]

Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning (1985)

Dir. Danny Steinmann

[albumswhatilistenedto]

[balthazar-sketti]

Pseudo Echo "Listening"

[duranduratulsa]

On the turntable today...

Serious by Duran Duran (12" Single) (1990)

I Do What I Do (To Have You) by John Taylor (12" Single) (1986)

Goodbye Is Forever by Arcadia (12" Single) (1985)

Pseudo Echo (1984)

Tooth And Nail by Dokken (1984) (Autographed by Don Dokken, George Lynch and Jeff Pilson)

#duranduran #serious #johntaylor #idowhatidotohaveyou #arcadia #goodbyeisforever #pseudoecho #Dokken #toothandnail #dondokken #georgelynch #JeffPilson #records #album #LP #12inch #12inchvinyl #vinylrecords #vinyl #90s #80s

[ilkkawhat]

The hotel was a perfect setting for a Casey story.

[oneluckydragon]

"What do you remember of being human, Echo?" The question is out of the blue and unexpected. But Sora offers a patient smile and tilts her head in curiosity, just enough that one of her ears flops over. It's endearing, if anything.

But Echo wishes she hadn't asked.

"Not much. Distinct memories are cloudy." A tired tone says softly, a pained recollection in her eyes and an acrid haze in her soul that endures, endures, and endures, "But I remember the discomfort more than anything. My body always did feel wrong back then. Misshapen. Condensed. Like it was too small for everything buried underneath, and that ache went so deeply some days that it would make my skin crawl. I hated that part the most."

At that, Sora's expression falls. She looks inexplicably sad, as if she'd hoped for a different response, a gentler one despite knowing the harsh truth about the dark future and the struggles Echo must have suffered. "But you had Grovyle, right? I'm sure he took care of you."

"He did, Sora, of course he did." A sigh, a flick of an ear and claws clenched tightly into the churned earth pressed under her paws. "I doubt I deserved his attention, though. I was too busy being angry at the world to give any care back."

In my lore, Echo does not look fully human during their time in the dark future. Since they were Darkrai before becoming human, and as a result of Palkia's reckless shattering of the Dimensional Portal which distorted both time and space, Echo's transformation was broken and accidental. They ended up looking pretty messed up and definitely (not) human. A lot of their characteristics as Darkrai carried over but rather morphed into something else.

And Grovyle, growing up in a world where humans have been extinct for longer than any living pokémon has been alive, has no concept of what a "true" human looks like. The only thing he knows is descriptions of humans from glyphs and texts in old ruins. Thus, he mistakes Echo for an actual human. And Echo, not knowing what a human looks like themselves due to amnesia, accepts this identification with nothing better to use.