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Sönke Meinen Spark Independent Release

Second album from solo acoustic guitar master

Sönke Meinen’s debut album, Perpetuum Mobile, was a topseller with almost two million plays on streaming platforms as well as very healthy physical sales. He’s also a prize-winning instrumentalist as well as a seasoned performer, and here he’s taken on the roles of composer, player and producer of his follow-up release, Spark. The album trips across many genres, the lilting new-age resonance of the opener Prologue is contrasted with the athletic thrust of Sparklemuffin and the classically influenced tour de force Harlequin’s Waltz. The bulk of the album was recorded using a specially built crossover nylon-string guitar, with just two tracks on steel-string. Meanwhile, there are beautiful string arrangements accompanying tracks Song For The Dreamers and Heartland, which add further depth and colour to Sönke’s faultless fretwork.

Standout track: Song For The Dreamers For fans of: Clive Carroll, Will McNicol

Meinen’s exceptional acoustic playing on Spark delivers beautifully across the genres