XA4
pianist / composer / producer
Media
In London the well known magazine ‘Londonist’ recommended the concert of XA4 and the Grammy nominated Tibetan singer Tenzin Choegyal at the October gallery which was then sold out and the same thing happened in Berlin, where the well known magazine ‘Tip Berlin’ selected XA4’s concert as one of the best tips for the weekend and sold out soon after.
The Spanish magazine Minimalismore gave a nice review of his EP.
Xavier was featured on NPO classical NL, NPO3fm with his record’s and on national television and in the cinema’s with the music he composed for the documentary “Buitenkampers” which also won the Crystal Film Prize.
His music was also aired on NTS radio channel UK.
The biggest national printed music magazine OOR gave a nice review for XA4’s debut album:“Pop music is far away here, rather it is art. The same could be said about the music of XA4, aka Xavier Boot. Who doesn’t think Philip Glass is a great artist? XA4 interprets the compositions of the American minimal composer in a contemporary way. When the Amsterdammer takes a seat behind a Steinway, a battery of electronics stands around him, through which his piano playing is guided. For example, he transforms Evening Song, originally a work for chorus and orchestra from the opera Satyagraha, into a danceable minimal piano piece. This record, released on Glass’ own label, may safely be described as Glass on beats.”
The most important Dutch music culture media platform 3voor12 featured XA4’s appearance at the Royal Concertgebouw during ADE and his new album “The Sea Above” got chosen as one of the best releases of october 24.
Earlier Xavier got a nice coverage of the EP release show in the A'DAM tower by 3voor12.
This same same media channel gave a very beautiful review of a show of XA4 of which here is a quote: "Without mincing words, XA4 pulls us into a piano piece you'd rather expect at the Concertgebouw. In his own first composition, the pianist squeezes as much tempo, jazz, deep feeling and passion into just a few minutes as Mozart does into a symphony. There is a clear minimalist inspiration from Philip Glass' work, recognizable by the repeats that thrust rollingly. The second track also consists of piano, of course, but is danceable, according to XA4. And it certainly is, though you're not going to hear it in its entirety in a DJ set anytime soon. On the third track, XA4 really goes wild. With a tight, repeating beat underneath, the piano plays like a carousel, with more than a little threat. The intensity increases. If this were water, we're rafting on the roughest stretches of the Colorado River. We go from acceleration to whirlpool, just barely dodging a rock. Is that the thunderous sound of a waterfall approaching? Where Keith Jarret makes piano music by going back and forth on the bridge between classical music and jazz, XA4 plays on the bridge between Keith Jarret and industrial techno."