XMACHINA | TEXTURA - REVIEW

TEXTURA - XMACHINA REVIEW

Yang's project considers the way the acoustic piano, a percussive machine-like conduit for profound human expression, might interact with other non-acoustic phenomena within musical contexts. She smartly anticipates the future without stripping away foundations that allow us to feel grounded and secure.

“As a pianist, there's nothing, it seems, she can't do.”

In these ten inspired, even breathtaking performances, Yang shows herself to be a fiercely committed new music advocate and confident navigator of unfamiliar realms, someone clearly oriented towards the future but also appreciative of what paved its way. Her contemporary sensibility thus dovetails seamlessly with that of Bright Shiny Things, a label renowned for its similar advocacy of all things fresh and daring.