The Voice in the Headphones

by David Grubbs

Book Overview

The voice in the headphones says, "you're rolling" . . .

The Voice in the Headphones is an experiment in music writing in the form of a long poem centered on the culture of the recording studio. It describes in intricate, prismatic detail one marathon day in a recording studio during which an unnamed musician struggles to complete a film soundtrack. The book extends the form of Grubbs's previous volume Now that the audience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147800813X
• ISBN13: 9781478008132
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"