Album Notes

JS (Joerg Sommermeyer) started at the tender age of ten with a dust-ridden 'beater' Harmony six-string acoustic dreadnought passed down from his father. While growing up in South Germany he first cut his teeth every evening around sundown while playing for his family. Later, he played in a band, hit the local scene and studied classical guitar with Victor von Hasselmann and Anton Stingl.
Eclecticist in the positive sense, in broadest terms between Classical Music, Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, transforming himself into the entire variation of styles, with elements of Jazz, without fear of venturing into Pop, for the past five years, JS (Joerg Sommermeyer)
has been performing with his group The Black Djemba.
The band has enjoyed playing to their ever-increasing following in the Southern Germany Area and has gotten favourable reviews. Their material seems to be ever changing and hard to pin down categorically. What always remains the same is the exceptional and wide-ranging musical personality of JS (Joerg Sommermeyer).

Besides Joerg Sommermeyer is the author of the antinovel "ANTON UNBEKANNT",
"Pat[(h) o/a] physischer Antiroman, Tragigroteskenfragment”, published in December 2008.

'Those Rocks & Lieders', the second release by JS (Joerg Sommermeyer) continues in his unique assorted style with poetic lyrics and colourful imagery.
The collection of 16 pieces, that present a common thread of expression using lyrical songs as well as instrumentals, provides you with a unique combination of acoustic and ambient recordings with occasional poignant lyrics and colourful imagery.
Tracks include acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, electric guitar, piano, bass and percussion.

**Weiss Nicht** was #1 on the BeSonic.com Songwriter Chart for a number of weeks!
And most of the other songs from this disc were (are) as well in the Charts on BeSonic.com and (MusicLeague) Musikliga.de!!!

BeSonic Scout Strehl Music about Rocking Bachs Bourrée: "In fact, I do remember the version of Jethro Tull...but here we are in the year 2525, a jewel but NOT easy listening...interesting!!!"

BeSonic Scout HÄGAR Band über Blue: "Sliding Guitar, Mundharmonica und ein sphärisch schwebender Bass. Weich und warm. Wunderschöne Bluesvariante! Nur leider so kurz."

BeSonic Scout Jens Hausmann über Greensleeves: "Warum nicht mal als 4er, angefunkt, angejazzt mit E-Gitarre, ein bischen Dylan Harp dabei und einem Schuß Blues? Mal was anderes, Gell!"

BeSonic Scout Manu We über Meine Passacaglia: "Allein der Titel ist Programm und das phantasievolle Arrangement sind echt unumgänglich!Für mich ein experimentell angehauchter tradioneller Song."

BeSonic Scout HÄGAR Band über Weiss Nicht: "Ansingen gegen die Melancholie, die Depressionen. Geht das? Ein Versuch ist´s allemal wert. Vor allem, wenn er so gelungen ist!"

BeSonic Scout Strehl Music über Rocking Bachs Bourrée: "...da war doch mal eine Version von Jethro Tull...lange her und mit diesem Kleinod nicht zu vergleichen...BOURÉE schrammelt zw. seriös u. queer! Interessant...!!"