Posts Tagged: Patrick Shiroishi
ACL 2025 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s top album was a revelation: one of the humblest records we’ve ever covered drew acclaim from our entire staff. In a year of tumult, it comes as no surprise that we would be drawn to the quiet and
ACL 2025 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s top album was a revelation: one of the humblest records we’ve ever covered drew acclaim from our entire staff. In a year of tumult, it comes as no surprise that we would be drawn to the quiet and
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent
Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent
Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When a composer dies, a world falls silent; two of the composers honored below are no longer with us, but their music lives on. One album stretches back even further to highlight a 9th century princess; another recalls the woman
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When a composer dies, a world falls silent; two of the composers honored below are no longer with us, but their music lives on. One album stretches back even further to highlight a 9th century princess; another recalls the woman
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Glass House
Patrick Shiroishi is not only a multi-instrumentalist, but a multi-genre composer. Glass House extends his talents even further, to the world of dance. The album is the score to a theatre piece from Volta Collective, directed by Mamie Green. From the
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Glass House
Patrick Shiroishi is not only a multi-instrumentalist, but a multi-genre composer. Glass House extends his talents even further, to the world of dance. The album is the score to a theatre piece from Volta Collective, directed by Mamie Green. From the
SP* Episode 23: HOMEWORK – with Patrick Shiroishi [podcast]
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
SP* Episode 23: HOMEWORK – with Patrick Shiroishi [podcast]
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
ACL 2021 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
If 2020 was the most surreal year in recent memory, 2021 was the runner-up. A rollercoaster of emotion was supplanted by a mountain of malaise. And yet, many artists broke through with the finest albums of their careers. Some of
ACL 2021 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
If 2020 was the most surreal year in recent memory, 2021 was the runner-up. A rollercoaster of emotion was supplanted by a mountain of malaise. And yet, many artists broke through with the finest albums of their careers. Some of
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Our Experimental section boasts the widest dynamic contrast of all the fields we cover. From near-silence to curdled wails, children’s classes to looped drums, every nook and cranny is explored and excavated. Where else might one discover an examination of
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Our Experimental section boasts the widest dynamic contrast of all the fields we cover. From near-silence to curdled wails, children’s classes to looped drums, every nook and cranny is explored and excavated. Where else might one discover an examination of
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