Sound Propositions

Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer based in Los Angeles, whose 2021 album Hidemi was one of our favorites of the year. A prolific collaborator, Shiroishi can also be heard in various duos, trios, and larger ensembles, including the quartet Fuubutsushi, another group that has been in steady rotation at ACL. In this episode, we reminisce about elementary school concert band and Third Wave ska, discuss his introduction to various modes of improvisation, and explore his love of black metal. Shiroishi also unpacks the importance of family history and ancestry to his work, particularly against the recent rise in anti-Asian racism. And as live performances pick up again, he  looks back on how the pandemic turned him into an unlikely proponent of online collaboration. Read more at www.acloserlisten.com TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Patrick Shiroishi - “nerves of human life” (black sun sutra, Weird Cry Records, 2013) SP INTRO Patrick Shir