"delicate, dynamically constructed, brooding songs" OOR (NL) on Ghosts
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
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 | |
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08-12-2024 | Hink Festival | BERT DOCKX BAND | Den Haag, NL | TICKETS |
Tour History
Date | Band | Location | |
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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 |
Albums
Press
"seven gems that shine a little more after each listen" LUMINOUS DASH on Ghosts
pressview
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 |
album |
20-10-2023 |
★★★★ from HET NIEUWSBLAD for Ghosts |
album |
18-10-2023 |
"delicate, dynamically constructed, brooding songs" OOR (NL) on Ghosts |
album |
13-10-2023 |
★★★★ from DANSENDE BEREN for Ghosts..."haunting reassurance" |
album |
13-10-2023 |
"seven gems that shine a little more after each listen" LUMINOUS DASH on Ghosts |
album |
12-10-2023 |
★★★★ from DE MORGEN for Ghosts..."a sultry and ominous tour de force" |
album |
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 |
album |
23-03-2022 |
"...intimate and subtle, but also a colourful and beautiful album..." KRENTEN UIT DE POP (NL) |
album |
21-03-2022 |
(...) an album on which Dockx shows to be an equally gifted enthusiast and musician. HUMO |
album |
18-03-2022 |
'Intense & Passionate' FOCUS VIF |
album |
18-03-2022 |
★★★★ 'Intense warm beauty' DANSENDE BEREN on 'Safe' |
album |
18-03-2022 |
'Safe' is on INDIESTYLE's Release Radar |
album |
18-03-2022 |
"Compelling & howlingly beautiful" OOR (NL) on 'Safe' |
album |
18-03-2022 |
'One of Belgium's most unique musicians...' LUMINOUS DASH |
album |
17-03-2022 |
Interview with Bert Dockx in FOCUS KNACK |
album |
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 |
album |
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 |
album |
15-09-2018 |
Interview by TUMULT.FM with Bert Dockx |
onair |
15-09-2018 |
"Pure Magic" OOR on "Transit" |
album |
13-09-2018 |
Nice review by GVA on "Transit" |
album |
13-09-2018 |
"Intense, passionate,..." FOCUS VIF on "Transit" |
album |
12-09-2018 |
"A taste of the sublime" LE SOIR |
album |
12-09-2018 |
★★★★ "A beautiful collection" DE STANDAARD |
album |
11-09-2018 |
Interview about "Transit" with Bert Dockx in HUMO |
album |
11-09-2018 |
"Keep on multi-tasking" Nice words on "Transit" from GONZO |
album |
08-09-2018 |
★★★★ "Magnificence brought to life..." NIEUWSBLAD |
album |
07-09-2018 |
★★★★ "From guilt to salvation" INDIESTYLE |
album |
06-09-2018 |
★★★★ from DANSENDE BEREN |
album |
06-09-2018 |
Completely executed according to the "day-for-night" principle. ENOLA on "Transit" |
album |
05-09-2018 | ★★★★ "A masterful ode to the ode" FOCUS KNACK | album |
04-09-2018 |
★★★★ "... a troubadour of the night" HUMO |
album |
30-08-2018 |
"Raw & Honest" LUMINOUS DASH on "Transit" |
album |
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 |