Breaking news from the Panzerpappa camp: The reissue of our first three albums on June 7th!
To celebrate the band’s 25 years anniversary, Panzerpappa is happy to announce the re-release…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 61: Permutasjonar I (Permutations I)
In this exercise, Trond wanted to explore a style reminiscent of what the German…
More…Skjeringspunkt – out NOW!
Our live album “Skjeringspunkt” (Intersection) is now officially available on CD & digital at…
More…New live album – coming March 1st!
ABOUT THE ALBUM – “SKJERINGSPUNKT” What would you get if you pair playful and…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 89: Gastronomisk (Gastronomical)
On the 5th of February 1978, Robert Fripp made the first solo performance of…
More…Studio diaries – Part 2
Listening back to all recorded tracks for “Landsbysladder 2” (Village Gossip, Pt. 2), destined…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 71: Prostesar (Prosthesis)
It didn’t take Steinar long before he decided on a creative direction when Exercise…
More…Exercises on Stream – out now!
On July 2nd, 2021 Panzerpappa released the first part of an ambitious project, Stiløvingar…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 29: Perfektum (Present Perfect)
The next chapter in our Exercises in Style-saga has been uploaded to Bandcamp. This…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 40: Så (You Know)
It all started with a paper cup… Anders received a video from his niece,…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 68: Med Ordbok (Translation)
In 1960 Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais formed OuLiPo, Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle,…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 47: Spøkelsesaktig (Spectral)
A spooky Exercise in Style written as a tribute to the composers of classic…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 94: Portrett (Portrait)
What an honor to have one of your compositions performed, analyzed and even reviewed…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 94: Portrett (Portrait). Video.
Performed by Wolfgang Plagge (piano) and Torgeir Wergeland Sørbye (piano). Part of Panzerpappa’s Exercises…
More…“Astromalist” release concert – Encore
Panzerpappa covers a true classic for the encore of the release concert for “Astromalist”…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 81: Makaronisk (Dog Latin)
No. 81 Makaronisk (Dog Latin) is written in a style reminiscent of the Renaissance…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 17: Ordsamansetning (Word-composition)
Every preset on a synth or keyboard gives musical ideas. Torgeir tried a new…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 70: Anglisismar (Anglicisms)
This particular variation was written back in 2004 by Jarle. The title connotates to…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 27: Insisterande (Insisting)
In 2021, the Norwegian band Panzerpappa announced a 5-year project to interpret musically all…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 83: Italianismar (Italianisms)
This one was written back in early 2004. When we first started working on…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 24: Pressemelding (Blurb)
This particular exercise is set out for a 10-piece brass ensemble (4 trumpets, horn,…
More…Studio diaries 2022 – Part 1
First day in the studio, recording our new album! Trond juggles odd time signatures…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 31: Preteritum (Past)
We are happy to present the next chapter in the Stiløvingar saga, the 11th…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 96: Bondsk (Paysan). Video.
No. 96 – BONDSK featuring Magne Storløkken on harmonica. Magne has been a dear…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 59: Telegraphic. Music Video.
Torgeirs grandfather, Haakon Sørbye, studied electrical engineering and was a radio amateur. In 1940,…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 59 & 96: Telegraphic & Bondsk (Paysan)
We give you two new Exercises in Style, just in time for the holidays!…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 12 & 92: Hesitation & Modern Style.
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞! Number 92, “Modern Style” is for big band, and…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 92: Modern Style. Music Video
92 – Modern Style performed by The Ett Fett Big Band. Live at «The…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 5: Precision. Music Video.
When arranging the piece, we wanted to create a nagging feeling – almost like…
More…Exercises in Style No. 5 & 6: Precision and Narrative
We are proud to present two new chapters in our ongoing grandiose project Stiløvingar…
More…Hatchling now on vinyl
Mythopoeic Mind’s second album, Hatchling, is finally available on vinyl. To describe the album…
More…New album from Mythopoeic Mind!
Friday August 20 saw the release of Hatchling, the second album by Mythopoeic Mind,…
More…The Exercises In Style Sessions: Part 2
Part two of Jarle and Anders’ discussion of Raymond Queneau’s “Exercises in Style” and…
More…Mythopoeic Mind: Pre-order for 2nd album «Hatchling» available on Bandcamp now!
Mythopoeic Mind’s second album, Hatchling, which is due for release on Apollon Records Prog…
More…Exercises in Style – No. 4: Metaforisk (Metaforically). Music video.
Heavily inspired by the late 80’s/early 90’s «indie»-aesthetics on MTV, which we all fondly…
More…Exercises in Style No. 1 – 4 – now on Bandcamp!
Our first four “exercises” are out! Notat (Notation) Fordobling (Double Entry) Litoter (Litotes) Metaforisk…
More…Our first four “Exercises in Style” coming on Bandcamp July 2nd 2021!
The first installment of our “Stiløvingar”-project is due for release on Bandcamp on Friday…
More…Mythopoeic Mind releases single
Panzerpappa-related project Mythopoeic Mind releases Fear Fiesta, a single from the upcoming album Hatchling.…
More…The Exercises in Style sessions: Part 1
Anders and Jarle presents Panzerpappa’s ambitious Exercises in Style-project. They talk about its inception,…
More…Ompapaomompapa – 3 generations of Panzerpappa
“Ompapaomompapa” from The Farlig Vandring album, performed by three different Panzerpappa line-ups, in 2003,…
More…Power to the cover – Part 2: I Forgot To Push It
This was the first cover Panzerpappa ever did, and we first played it live…
More…Satam – live at the RIO-Festival 2013
Those were the days… Early 2013 we were contacted by the organizers of the…
More…Power to the cover – Part 1: Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7, 3rd movement
It’s a well-known fact in the music business that playing cover tunes is not…
More…Hulemysteriet – 2021-version
In corona times, one has to do SOMETHING… We decided to revisit Steinar’s tune…
More…Hulemysteriet – the lockdown sessions…
Coming this Friday! Panzerpappa has just recorded and filmed a brand new version of…
More…About STILØVINGAR
In 1947, French writer Raymond Queneau published a book called Exercises De Style. Queneau was…
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