Apart from being mainly instrumental, Snöleoparden´s selftitlted album comprises such different elements as Steve Reich-like minimalism (’Xylofon’ & ’Lillecykel ’), Pakistani folk songs (’Dreng’), childrens pop songs (’Hodja Fra Pjort’ & ’Grieg’), ritual/ceremonial music (’Trance’ & ’Snabel E’), electronica (’Den Evige’) & psychedelic rock (’Water Puppet Theatre’).
Elements of world music also has a strong influence on Snöleoparden´s music, but to simply label it world music, wouldn´t do it justice either.
What unites the tracks is the fact that they´re created in a state of childish ingenuousness, musical curiosity, and with eminent instrumental skills rarely heard like this.
During recordings as well as live sets Snöleoparden uses mostly homemade instruments, reel-to-reel tape recorders and guitar pedals to create his music.
The hypnotic rhythms are all hand-played and only in one case (’Trance’) based on a loop, done the old fashioned way of course, using a reel to reel tape.
Most tracks have small stories to accompany them. Like the track ’Dreng’ which were done with a 6-year old busking boy from the town of Sadikeabad in Pakistan on vocals. Or the charming rendition of Danish composer Sebastian’s ’Hodja Fra Pjort’, where the voices were recorded in a kindergarden and the instruments in the music room of a public school, using only the available instruments.
'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.
'..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.
'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.
Original liner notes:
All songs composed by Jonas Stampe, except: Hodja Fra Pjort, by Sebastian, and Dreng, trad. Pakistani & Snöleoparden.
All songs performed by Snöleoparden with additional guest musicians on: Hodja Fra Pjort: vocals by the kids from the børnehave + glockenspiel & xylophone by Hakim Ghoula.
Dreng: lead vocal by Pakistani busker boy in Sadikeabad.
Snabel E: abuko by Ko de Regt + additional programming by Karsten Pflum.
Lillecykel: clay drum by Jessie Gho.
Outtake editing on Snabel E and Trance by Oliver Duckert.
Recorded on 4-track reel to reel. Lillecykel and Dreng were recorded on laptop.
Mastered by Anders Bech.
Coverart by Snö and Hendrixgry.
Handwriting by Hans Oldau Krüll.
Liondrawing by Magnus Damgaard.
Layout by Mads Westrup.
Photo by eter Skeldahl.
Snöleoparden played dholak, clay flute, mbira, tabla, xylophone, reel to reel tapedecks, glockenspiel, headphones, guitars, bassguitar, vocals, drumkit, dan rhi violin, shaker, tambourine, tiny clay drums, microphones, beenflute, kitchenware, recorders, cowbell, cymbals, vibraphone, mixer, guitarpedals.
Thanks: Oliver & Jens, børnehavnebørnene, Hakim, Ko, Jessie, Pflum, Anders, Ørn'ern & Bjørn'ern, Gry, Hans, Morten Ehlers, Kirsten Jørgensen, Sebastian, Rump, Koda, Ljud, Ravi Shankar, Meher & Sher Ali, Barun Kumar Pal & Per Møller.
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Grenade / Harmony Dies
you know what it's like to be alone and shut down
DOLOPHINE SMILE
Friendly People Making Noise
Walk Into The Fire
Asleep Awake Alert
Piano Improvisations (5.1 surround)
Seeds of Wild Love
Soundtrax Volume 12 - Svenska Hits
Soundtrax Volume 5 - Svenska Hits
Escho Live
Maskebal
Body Vehement
DEMO Master
Låter som miljarder
Vi kan göra det hur du vil
Hearts of the World
Malicioso Sonido Putrefacto
Metamorphobia
Monolog EP
You Don't Get To Quit
Väck mig
Ideal Plane
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Love You Like A Love Song (Karaoke Backtrack in the Style of Selena Gomez & The Scene)
Bumble Bee
Doing THe Pretty
Engel (Instrumental cover made famous by Rasmus Seebach)
On The Run
The Star
Du är allt instrumental
Dansande Homofober (Cyrusgbg Remix)
I Don't Wanna Go
Kärlekspsykopat (Remixed by Sticker)
