No, it's not, but it got me to a page listing Linux audio players (command line players included whcih even wikipedia didn't have). It's called Moc (which I read, myabe incorrectly, like Mock). So, as it would turn out, all my searchers were a mere vowl off. I can't confirm the site as it's blocked here at work (a good indication that it's what I'm looking for). This
should be the link to the official site:
http://moc.daper.net/
(I pulled up the page by IP, but it must be set up on a virtual host)
here's the site that listed the players:
http://www.michael-prokop.at/blog/?p=453
lots of good looking players (including all the common GUI ones). Page is worth a look