Patrick Shiroishi Hidemi 4/1/13 I Don't Need You B2

I Don't Need You B2

Slow Crimes is a Records & LPs from THE WORK

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This album is a masterclass in hip-hop craftsmanship

Patrick Shiroishi Hidemi 4/1/13 I Don't Need You B2The concentration camps that Japanese Americans had to go through has been a major part of my work for the last couple of years, says Los Angeles based composer and saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi. Hidemi, a solo multilayered woodwind journey, considers the personal experience of his grandfather after getting out. His name is Hidemi Pat, Shiroishi explains, so I was named after him, but I never got to meet him, as he passed away before I was born. As