.Snöleoparden - Snöleoparden --- Releasedate: 3rd of March, 2008 --- Digipack CD & Limited Vinyl ---
'Created by Jonas Stampe, this is one of those unique visionary gems, small, beautifully formed and loved by those that hear it.' - Simon Lewis, Terrascope.
'What is so special about this record is that each song opens up a new realm of possibility, you literally never know what is coming next, but you can rest assured that it will be an enjoyable listen' - Holly Emblem, The Silent Ballet.
'Have you ever come home from the pub and watched Sesame Street? It's good isn't it? Listening to Snoleoparden is a very similar experience... If there's a child left in you, it'll want to spend some time with Snoleoparden. At the end of the day, if this doesn't put you in a good mood, nothing will.' - Damian Leslie, Incendiary Magazine.
'A great and beautiful album that will conquer your heart. Beauty of the month March!!!' - Michael Mück, Cuemix Magazine.
'..an album that captures the rapturous ramblings of a truly creative mind' - Will Joines, Sonic Frontiers.
'Lithe, restless and searching onwards... Snöleoparden isn't so much a giant cat as a nightingale in full flight' - Everett True, Plan B Magazine.
'Snöleoparden er et mærkeligt dyr, som går sine egne veje. Heldigvis får vi lov at luske i hans fodspor... Det her er rigtigt charmerende, men ikke noget for hverken musikalske vanetænkere eller omkvædsjunkier' - Per Buhl, Gaffa.
'Snöleoparden er overraskende nem at lytte til, og det er en uimodståeligt umiddelbar plade, der i al sin leg og barnagtighed er fokuseret og simpel. Det er muligt, at der ikke er mange tilbage af racen, men så er det godt, at vi i det mindste har ét pragteksemplar.' - Anders Mortensen, Undertoner.
'Listeners are urged to 'dig-deep' and keep an open mind when listening as Snöleoparden will lead to the discovery of some of Denmark's most unique and charming soundscapes!!!' - Kamyar Sadegzadeh, Experimusic.
'In a time when relations between the Muslim world and Denmark are strained due to an over-reaction to those cartoons, it is heartening to hear just how productive two seemingly disparate cultures can be when they work together rather than against each other' - Dave Evans, New Noise.
'If you are looking for a different attitude to sound and music but you want it to sound fresh and also experimental, check this album' - Maurizio Pustianatz, Chain D.L.K.
'The 45 minutes make for an interesting ride in the mind of Stampe, who is creative and manages to keep the child in himself alive' - Martijn Busink, Musique Machine
'Danske Snöleoparden er et triveligt bekjentskap. ...hallusinerende psychprog, raga og Terry Riley-lignende minimalisme pakket ind i et overraksende tilgjengelig og varmt lydbilde..' - Morten Finslo, Ikon.
'..a record full of disarmingly hypnotic child-like patterns and rhythms made by a disarmingly talented dude living in Denmark' - Everett True, The Village Voice.
'Snöleoparden har blitt en både morsom og variert plate, som jeg herved gir mine anbefalinger - særlig til de oppdagelseshungrige.' - Bjørn Hammarshaug, Groove.
'Snöleoparden lefler hverken for konventioner eller smagsdommere. I stedet løfter han en stor flig af tæppet for, hvad man kan gøre, hvis man stadig har fantasien i behold. Og det var vi nok en del, der kunne lære af!' - Tina Kristensen, Diskant.
'His debut CD is a bizarre collection of psych folk, skewed instrumental soundscapes and outsider weirdness. It?s also the most fun album I've heard in a long time.' - Ewan Burke, Cyclic Defrost Magazine.
'Snöleoparden har givet sit besyv med på tema-albummet 'Frie børn leger bedst', og det er også devisen på et album, hvor afslutningsnummeret 'Grieg' lyder som Cirkeline på syre... Det skægge og instrumentalt helt forrygende 'Xylofon'-nummer dyrker typisk et møde mellem det barnlige og det hypnotiske i, hvad der lyder som en mental udflytterbørnehave på Bali. Stampe er en af de mest snurrige blandt snurrige fætre.' - Kim Skotte, Politiken.
'Ultimately, Snöleoparden is a meditation (or maybe just a rumination) on what it means to be a kid discovering new noise. At times slow to evolve and at others too quick to keep up with, the album is as artfully skilled in jumping from style to style as the snow leopard is in jumping from cliff to cliff. I don't know what else to say. My kindergarten self has emerged and is taking over my brain. This is the new beat.' - Patrick Masterson, Audiversity.
'Det er dybt naivistisk - på grænsen til det infantile - men også lidt morsomt og sært.' - Klaus Lyngaard, Information.
'Snöleoparden is an altogether and entirely friendly affair that's a good soundtrack for the spring, summer and well into the fall of 2008.' - Stephan Bauer, Foxy Digitalis.
'This album makes you lament the minutes of your life that you have wasted listening to it. At some point in his life, Jonas Stampe has needed a friend to tell him when to stop. I'm not a friend, but I'll stage the intervention if necessary.' - James Higgerson, Whisperin & Hollerin.
