BERT DOCKX BAND

BERT DOCKX BAND

After his succesfull solo album 'Transit', Bert Dockx (Dans Dans, Flying Horseman, Ottla, Strand) released a second album under his own name entitled 'Safe' (Unday Records). And if 'Safe' was the sound of the deep dark night, then Ghosts is the sound of shimmering twilight; of a search for love and connection in a stumbling and struggling, but beautiful world. 

For this new album, Bert Dockx relies on a fresh, exciting band, featuring members of two of his other projects, Flying Horseman and Ottla. Together they form 'Bert Dockx Band'. The result is a rich and rewarding musical voyage that sits somewhere between the sparseness of Dockx's previous solo records, the kaleidoscopic artrock of Flying Horseman and the brooding instrumental sounds of Dans Dans. 

Ghosts features his most mature vocal performance as well as some of his most refined and lyrical guitar playing yet. The creative and immersive mix by Philip Weinrobe (Adrainne Lenker, Ceramic Dog, Deerhoof, Alanis Morissette) perfectly sets the stage for a musical journey from deep within to far, far away.

 

Bert Dockx: vocals, guitar
Louis Evrard: drums, percussion, guitar
Loesje Maieu: vocals, accordion
Martha Maieu: vocals, synth
Max Dobbertin: bass, synth

 

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While in the past decade Bert’s main projects – Flying Horseman and Dans Dans – have grown into two of the most eminent and devotedly followed bands in Belgium, he has always kept playing solo-shows on the side. Shows at which, along with his own compositions, he has occasionally offered adventurous interpretations of a variety of iconic songs.

'Transit' contains the most remarkable of these interpretations in a naked and raw, yet subtly hallucinogenic production by Dockx’ faithful accomplice Koen Gisen. The album was recorded live (and captured on camera by Philippe Werkers) in Gisen’s intimate studio in Ghent, Belgium.

As we've come to expect from this always original musician, these are anything but servile ‘covers’. In often unexpected ways, Dockx gives a voice to the deep connection he feels with this music. He pays tribute to the original song by radically making it his own. With his intuitive, genre-defying approach, Dockx exposes unknown layers and emotions in often overfamiliar songs (Albatross by Fleetwood Mac, I’m On Fire by Bruce Springsteen, I Shall Be Released by Bob Dylan), offering us glimpses beneath the surface of his own soul in the process.

His second solo album 'Safe' was released 18.03.22 on Unday Records. And if 'Safe' was the sound of the deep dark night, then Ghosts is the sound of shimmering twilight; of a search for love and connection in a stumbling and struggling, but beautiful world. 

For this new album, Bert Dockx relies on a fresh, exciting band, featuring members of two of his other projects, Flying Horseman and Ottla. The result is a rich and rewarding musical voyage that sits somewhere between the sparseness of Dockx's previous solo records, the kaleidoscopic artrock of Flying Horseman and the brooding instrumental sounds of Dans Dans. 

Ghosts features his most mature vocal performance as well as some of his most refined and lyrical guitar playing yet. The creative and immersive mix by Philip Weinrobe (Adrainne Lenker, Ceramic Dog, Deerhoof, Alanis Morissette) perfectly sets the stage for a musical journey from deep within to far, far away.

Anyone who has seen Bert Dockx perform with Flying Horseman or Dans Dans, will know how riveting and atmospheric his performances can be. Impassioned vocals, intense presence, fierce and inspired guitar playing, room for improvisation, the ecstatic heat of the moment.

 

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Tourdates

Date Band Location Tickets
08-12-2024 Hink Festival BERT DOCKX BAND Den Haag, NL TICKETS

Tour History

Date Band Location
05-12-2024 Het Bos (+ Emma Hessels) BERT DOCKX BAND Antwerpen, BE
22-11-2024 Kuub BERT DOCKX BAND Turnhout, BE
08-11-2024 Cultuurcentrum Mechelen BERT DOCKX BAND Mechelen, BE
25-10-2024 De Ploter BERT DOCKX BAND Ternat, BE
26-07-2024 OLT BERT DOCKX BAND Antwerpen, BE
03-03-2024 Paard BERT DOCKX BAND Den Haag, NL
11-01-2024 Ter Vesten BERT DOCKX BAND Beveren, BE
04-01-2024 Merleyn BERT DOCKX BAND Nijmegen, NL
14-12-2023 Wilde Westen BERT DOCKX BAND Kortrijk, BE
08-12-2023 vierNulvier BERT DOCKX BAND Gent, BE

Press

18-10-2023

"delicate, dynamically constructed, brooding songs" OOR (NL) on Ghosts

13-10-2023

"seven gems that shine a little more after each listen" LUMINOUS DASH on Ghosts

12-10-2023

★★★★ from DE MORGEN for Ghosts..."a sultry and ominous tour de force"

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28-07-2024

"rock solid, every time" LUMINOUS DASH on Bert Dockx Band live at OLT

live
30-10-2023

Interview with Bert Dockx by RIF RAF MAGAZINE

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20-10-2023

★★★★ from HET NIEUWSBLAD for Ghosts

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18-10-2023

"delicate, dynamically constructed, brooding songs" OOR (NL) on Ghosts

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13-10-2023

★★★★ from DANSENDE BEREN for Ghosts..."haunting reassurance"

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13-10-2023

"seven gems that shine a little more after each listen" LUMINOUS DASH on Ghosts

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12-10-2023

★★★★ from DE MORGEN for Ghosts..."a sultry and ominous tour de force"

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29-05-2022

"Wonderful Mélange" DA MUSIC on Bert Dockx & band live

live
31-03-2022

★★★★½ "Safe is yet another mighty musical exercise." WRITTEN IN MUSIC

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23-03-2022

"...intimate and subtle, but also a colourful and beautiful album..." KRENTEN UIT DE POP (NL)

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21-03-2022

(...) an album on which Dockx shows to be an equally gifted enthusiast and musician. HUMO

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18-03-2022

'Intense & Passionate' FOCUS VIF

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18-03-2022

★★★★ 'Intense warm beauty' DANSENDE BEREN on 'Safe'

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18-03-2022

'Safe' is on INDIESTYLE's Release Radar

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18-03-2022

"Compelling & howlingly beautiful" OOR (NL) on 'Safe'

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18-03-2022

'One of Belgium's most unique musicians...' LUMINOUS DASH

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17-03-2022

Interview with Bert Dockx in FOCUS KNACK

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12-12-2021

Interview with Bert Dockx on 40 years of BRAKKE GROND

onair
02-04-2020

Bert Dockx with Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" for RADIO 1

onair
30-03-2020

Quaran-tune songs with Bert Dockx on RADIO 1

onair
06-01-2020

Bert Dockx in KNACK FOCUS about some of his favourite albums of the past decade

onair
22-12-2019

Nice words by MUSIC IN BELGIUM on Bert Dockx live at AB

live
11-08-2019

Bert Dockx in "My Favorite Things" on KLARA

onair
31-03-2019

"In one word, magical..." ACHTERGROND on Bert Dockx live in Heerlen, NL

live
08-10-2018

"Devotion & Intensity" BVL on Bert Dockx live

live
21-09-2018

"A stunning, highly personal and intimate album" WRITTEN IN MUSIC

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18-09-2018

"An unexpected night kiss" DE MORGEN on Duyster.live with Bert Dockx

live
16-09-2018

Interview by METRO with Bert Dockx

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15-09-2018

Interview by TUMULT.FM with Bert Dockx

onair
15-09-2018

"Pure Magic" OOR on "Transit"

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13-09-2018

Nice review by GVA on "Transit"

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13-09-2018

"Intense, passionate,..." FOCUS VIF on "Transit"

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12-09-2018

"A taste of the sublime" LE SOIR

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12-09-2018

★★★★ "A beautiful collection" DE STANDAARD

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11-09-2018

Interview about "Transit" with Bert Dockx in HUMO

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11-09-2018

"Keep on multi-tasking" Nice words on "Transit" from GONZO

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08-09-2018

★★★★ "Magnificence brought to life..." NIEUWSBLAD

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07-09-2018

★★★★ "From guilt to salvation" INDIESTYLE

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06-09-2018

★★★★ from DANSENDE BEREN

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06-09-2018

Completely executed according to the "day-for-night" principle. ENOLA on "Transit"

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05-09-2018

★★★★ "A masterful ode to the ode" FOCUS KNACK
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04-09-2018

★★★★ "... a troubadour of the night" HUMO
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30-08-2018

"Raw & Honest" LUMINOUS DASH on "Transit"

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16-05-2018

"...perfect balance between melody, virtuosity and sound as a singer-guitarist" C-BON BLOG on Bert Dockx

live
24-04-2018

Talkshow "De Liefhebber" on KLARA with Bert Dockx

onair
05-02-2018

Radio Scorpio's STERRENPLATEN with Bert Dockx

onair
04-02-2018

Sunday Morning Playlist by Bert Dockx for DE MORGEN

onair
31-01-2018

Extended interview with Bert Dockx in FOCUS KNACK

album
22-11-2017

"Highlight after highlight..." 3 VOOR 12 on Bert Dockx Solo

live
29-11-2016

LUMINOUS DASH over Bert Dockx op Meewind 2.0

live
11-10-2016

Interview with Bert Dockx in HUMO

album
09-01-2016

Bert Dockx on ALLEZ ALLEZ at Radio 1

onair
14-12-2015

ENOLA on Sgt. Fuzzy (feat. Bert Dockx)

album
08-07-2015

"A Liberated Guitarist" Interview with Bert Dockx in GITARIST

onair
04-03-2015

ENOLA on Empedokles (Theater Zuidpool)

live
31-01-2015

Covers by Bert Dockx live at Roma by DAMUSIC

live
Video 

Bert Dockx Band - Paper Skin

Bert Dockx Band - Blankets

Bert Dockx Band - Dog

Bert Dockx - Pit (audio)

Bert Dockx - Palmares (audio)

Bert Dockx - Pale Blue Eyes (audio)

Bert Dockx - Big Dreams (audio)

Bert Dockx - ... (audio)

Bert Dockx - Home (audio)

Bert Dockx - Lonely Woman (audio)

Bert Dockx - Pit (Unday warehouse sessions)

Bert Dockx - Palmares (Unday warehouse sessions)

The Tunnel — Bert Dockx - Rake

The Tunnel — Bert Dockx - Pale Blue Eyes

The Tunnel — Bert Dockx - Albatross

Bert Dockx - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan cover)

Bert Dockx - Pale Blue Eyes (The Velvet Underground cover)

Bert Dockx - Albatross

Bert Dockx - Rake (Townes Van Zandt cover)

Bert Dockx - Shadowplay (Joy Division cover)

Bert Dockx - Yesterday Is Here (Tom Waits cover)

Bert Dockx - I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Bert Dock - Sinnerman (Traditional)

Bert Dockx - I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan cover)

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