Sonnenberg is a folk-type of band around the singer/songwriter Zinney,
multi-instrumentalist/ songwriter Dave Thom and percussionist/tabla-ist Saul Hughes.
After the release of their debut album “fishing in the pool” (probe plus 60, 2007)
the band performed in different formations (2-4-6 piece) in small venues as well as
“the Shepherds Bush Theatre” in London and the “Boardwalk” in Sheffield.
The new album “end of the rain” is due for release in 25th of June 2012.
Check back here for new updates about our release!
'The surprise with SONNENBERG is... how directly this unaffected melodic folk-pop goes straight to the listeners. It's like all happening very close to your beating heart... The governing spirit is indie folk with a twist.. It's all intimate without being cloying, pleasurably nocturnal and more than a little bit wonderful'
(S. Muirhead, the WORD)
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'The hypnotic something, soul, expression, charisma..his intense, sensitive, fragile and at the same time powerful and natural performance is like no other. Thanks to his exquisite feel for rhythm is he able to replace a complete band effortless..'
(SONNENBERG solo, Kerstin Kraemer, Saarbruecker Zeitung)
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'Sonnenberg, calm between two storms, rose protected by thorny hedge, blossomed in between, illustrating perfectly how Geoff's musical taste, reflected on his label, truly has no prejudice apart from supporting honestly felt and passionately portrayed music. Gerd Zinsmeister (zinney), songwriter, singer and acoustic guitar composes from the heart, sings from his soul, an expressively emotive voice with a catch in its throat, uniquely him, quietly sung words expressing volumes of emotion which spills from his lips, envelope and entice….
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'Sonnenberg is one band that I would not be without….'
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'It goes without saying the lyrics and melodies are, as usual magical, so individual yet like they are meant to be, not forced, timeless, they flow beautifully, not like anything else I have recently heard and the CD is a very special distillation of Sonnenberg and Davies' (Chumki Banerjee)
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'An inspired debut album' www.burnYourEars.de (Eva Volkmer)
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'unusual….amazing…like a mantra…' (BBC Radio Merseyside, Billy Butler)
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'Superb...It’s a great band with ambition and a melodic band with class' (Spencer Leigh, Radio Merseyside)
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'...that’s dead good tha’..... (Teresa, Liverpool)
You can find more reviews and articles about the band on the reviews section of this website.