A sound artist, Fulbright scholar, and Guggenheim fellow, Robert Millis (born 1966 in New York, lives and works in Seattle) has authored or co-authored books (
Indian Talking Machine and
Victrola Favorites), produced compilations and documentaries for the Sublime Frequencies record label (including
Paris to Calcutta: Men and Music on the Desert Road and
This World is Unreal Like A Snake in a Rope), composed for radio ("The Gramophone Effect" for
Documenta14) and film (the cult horror film
Session 9), and released numerous recordings as a solo artist, as Climax Golden Twins, as Telescoping or as Idol Ko Si.