Maus short story about sound?!?!

[shadowsenhance]

Does anyone have a copy of or a link to the John Maus poem/short about a guy hearing sounds/being bothered by a constant stream of sound???

I'm making a short film about it and I can't remember where I saw it.

[fieldmaus]

the one where he references Arcade Fire and other groups and they are suffocating him and there is a black ooze thing or something? i think he also mentions pussy mist in that one

[LadyLazarus]

Or do you mean "Music Without a Sound of its Own Making"?

however faint – something, somewhere is still making noise.
as quietly as possible we silence these noises:
so-and-so whispered ‘excuse me, could you please breathe more softly?’
so-and-so rose quietly from his position in the room and left, suddenly, the soft noise out in the hall (a conversation, a radio, etc.)
was silenced and so-and-so returned quietly to his position.
so-and-so whispered courteously ‘excuse me, could you please not rock your chair? perhaps you would like to lie on the floor?’
so-and-so rose quietly from his position in the room and left, suddenly, the light which had been buzzing softly was silenced
(switched-off) and so-and-so returned quietly to his position
etc.
the piece is over once there is nothing left which we can possibly silence.
our heart beats
our very quiet breathing
the inevitable crackling of the environment
the sound of our ears
etc.
music without a sound of its own making
los angeles, 2004

[shadowsenhance]

That's it! Music Without a Sound of it's Own making. Thank you so much! I'm going to begin principal photography this week. I'll keep you guys posted.

[LadyLazarus]

You're welcome! Sounds like a cool project. Definitely let us know how it goes.