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| Gil Hockman | European Tour, Fall 2015/ Winter 2016 Gil Hockman is a singer-songwriter from Johannesburg, South Africa. Performing with a guitar, synthesiser and loop-station Gil weaves a minimalist sound reminiscent of Beck, the Eels or Grandaddy. His songs move without falling into pathos while his skilled arrangements are a fascinating mix of folk, blues, indietronica. In April 2014 Gil released his third album, Dolorous, on which his sound expanded from simple vocals and guitar to a larger production. His previous releases include All The Things (2013) and Too Early In The Journey (2011). All three can be found at http://gilhockman.bandcamp.com. You also can find plenty other tracks at http://soundcloud.com/gilhockman. In 2013 Gil also composed his first film score for the documentary Fatherland (http://fatherlanddocumentary.com) and his songs won the Best Soundtrack award at the 2015 Fusion Audience Choice Awards for the film I Am Juli. What they've said about Dolorous: "I love to lose myself in the spaces of the deliberately minimal music of Gil Hockman...'Dolorous' is one of those albums that you listen to, and you consume, slowly." - Claudio Baroni, Libero. "He is able to write simple and delicate pieces. He manages to move without falling into pathos. Using a simple folk or electric guitar and a synth, it works wonders." - Béber, MusicZine "Dolorous is a beautiful hymn to the Spleen, the gentle heat of melancholy, au taedium vitae, a dangerous game that claimed the lives of Kurt Cobain, Elliott Smith, Ian Curtis, Mark Linkous ..." - Mike S., La Magic Box "Reminiscent of Beck, the Eels or Grandaddy but generally Gil Hockman prints his music its own brand, made ??of tranquility and nostalgic melancholy introspection." - François Becquart, Music In Belgium "We are pleased to finally hear a supposedly folk album that is not as tiring. Skilled in his arrangements, minimal, Hockman puts life in his allegory" - Will Dum, MuzzArt "The production is top notch all around. Hockman makes some bold leaps on Dolorous...[his] songwriting just seems to be getting better and he knows what works in the studio. This is a very fine effort and is highly recommended." - Matt Jensen, The Equal Ground "Dolorous shifts Gil's music (and career) into another gear, delivers something new and unexpected. It both rocks and rolls, and it's incredibly diverse both lyrically and musically." - Floris Groenewald, SA Music Scene Live Reviews "Gil has some of the most charming vocals on a male I've ever heard" - Jordan Koen, Another-Day.co.za "Hockman rises above the category of struggling Jo'burg musicians" - Roy Bouwer, South African Music Scene TOUR DATES Nov 19 | Berlin - DE | Artliners Nov 20 | Berlin - DE | Kallasch& Nov 21 | Berlin - DE | 12 Grad Aetherloge Nov 27 | Olten - CH | Coq d'Or Nov 28 | Freiburg - DE | Die NotenDiele Nov 29 | Milano - IT | Zog Navigli Nov 30 | Milano - IT | Gattò (Opening for Ofeliadorme) Dec 1 | Zurich - CH | Langstars Dec 2 | Grenoble - FR | Le Ness Dec 3 | Lyon - FR | Kraspek Myzik Dec 4 | Montluçon - FR | Le Majestic Dec 6 | Amiens - FR | Sombrero Café Dec 8 | Lille - FR | Quelque Part Records Dec 9 | Ghent - BE | Bombardon Dec 11 | Metz - FR | La Chaouée Dec 12 | Brussels - BE | House Show Dec 13 | Bochum - DE | Cafe Eden Dec 16 | Poznan - PL | Meskalina Dec 17 | Dresden - DE | Laika Dec 18 | Leipzig - DE | Mühlstraße 14 Dec 19 | Cologne - DE | Motoki Dec 20 | Amsterdam - NL | Pompstation Dec 21 | Amsterdam - NL | Dwaze Zaken Dec 22 | Nijmegen - NL | Cafe Camelot Jan 9 | Berlin - DE | Gelegenheiten Jan 12 | Berlin - DE | Mme Claude write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |