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percaso production was established in 1986 by Swiss saxophonist and composer Christoph Gallio who operates the label singlehandely. percaso production is a “subjective” label not charakterized by certain musical styles, but rather a selection by director’s choice. Quality of musical expression counts; commercial determinans not. percaso production collaborates with visual artists in packaging. Danish graphic designer Anne Hoffmann places the format and image into context making the medium a message as well as the music. percaso production releases are created with utmost loving care. All in all: music produced by and for the audiophile.

percaso production the uncompromising but playful Swiss label

Christoph Gallio “fishland”

percaso production LP 002

©+p 1985/86

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosaxophone

Max Spielmann: soundprogramming on “me and my fishes” Composed by Christoph Gallio. Recorded 22. December 85 and 22. February 86 by Andreas Rathgeb at Galerie Vision, Basel and KOPROD, Zürich. Cover Art: Beat Streuli

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Christoph Gallio “certainty sympathy”

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©+p 1988 Christoph Gallio: sopranosax Alfred Zimmerlin: violoncello Matthew Ostrowski: electronics

Composed by Gallio / Zimmerlin / Ostrowski. Recorded August 24. and 25. 1988 By Charles S. Russel at Studio PASS, New York N.Y.Mixed by Charles S. Russell and Matthew Ostrowski at Studio PASS, New York.Premastered and edited by Max Spielmann and Johannes Vetsch at elephant château, Basel.Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Cover Art: Beat Streuli

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“Brian Agro – a hole in the ice”

music for solo piano played by Katharina Weber

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©+p 1988

Katharina Weber: piano

Composed by Brian Agro. Recorded September 24. 1988 by Charly Suter at Radiostudio Basel. Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Cover Art: Silvia Bächli

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Kanan, Su “Maria’s Place”

percaso production CD 010

©+p 1992

Nathanael Su: alto saxophone. Michael Kanan: piano.

Recorded 10.8.91 and 11.8.91at DeAngelis Studio, Manlius, New York by Kyle Weston. Digital Mastering by Dr. B. Bernfeld, Harmonia Mundi, Freiburg i.B. Produced by Christoph Gallio. Cover Art: Anna Hoffmann

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DAY & TAXI “all”

percaso production CD 011 ©+p 1985/86

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosaxophone Lindsay L. Cooper: bass Dieter Ulrich: drums

Composed by Christoph Gallio (1,2,8,9,10), Lindsay L. Cooper (3,4,5,6,11,13), Dieter Ulrich (7) and Coward (12). Recorded October 4. and 5.1991 By Andreas Rathgeb at Radiostudio Zürich. Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Cover Art: Gilbert & George (part of “All”), 1989

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Christoph Gallio “cars & variations/high desert songs”

percaso production CD 013 ©+p 1994

Christoph Gallio: saxophones, Irene Aebi: vocal & violin, Chie Mukay: kokyu & vocal, Alfred Zimmerlin: violin, cello, Matthew Ostrowski: electronics, Stephan Wittwer: electric guitar, Fredi Lüscher: piano, Lindsay L. Cooper: bass, Dieter Ulrich: drums

High desert songs composed by Christoph Gallio, Words by Francis Picabia. Recorded Dezember 22, 1990 and February 22, 1991 By Andi Rathgeb at sound & vision, Zürich and at various locations. Digital edited by Max Spielmann at elephant château, Basel Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Cars and variations composed by Christoph Gallio except 1, 11, 18, 20 by Gallio/Ostrowski/Zimmerlin, 6, 13, 16, 29, 30 by Gallio/Wittwer, 32 by Gallio/Lüscher. Recorded at various locations. Digital premastered and edited by Max Spielmann at elephant château, Basel. Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Foto inside by Tetsu Takiura. Cover Art: Maya Rikli

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Ueli Derendinger “San`ya”

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©+p 1995

Ueli Derendinger: Shakuhachi

Recorded August 9th 1994 at St. Michael’s Chapel in Waldegg Castle, Solothurn by Ueli Derendinger. Mastered by Martin Lachmann, Studio Gamma. Cover Art: Susanna Niederer

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Christian Wolfarth “3-3-2″ – 8 pieces for drums

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Christian Wolfarth: drums

Composed by Christian Wolfarth. Recorded Dezember 22, 23, 24 1994 By Andreas Litmanowitsch at Schlosskeller Fraubrunnen, Bern. Mixed by Rolf Büttikofer and Andreas Litmanowitschat Zone 33, Bern. Mastered by Glenn Miller at Greenwood Studio. Cover Art:Urs Frei

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Christoph Gallio “à Gertrude Stein”

percaso production CD 016 ©+p 1996

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosax Ellen Christi: voice William Parker: bass Rashied Ali: drums

Words by Gertrude Stein, Music by Christoph Gallio except2,8,13,17 by Gallio / Christi / Parker / Ali. Recorded October 10 and 11, 1994By Rick Rowe and Royston Langdon at Baby Monster Studios, New York. Mixed and edited by Max Spielmann at Elephant château, Basel. Mastered by Glenn Miller at Greenwood Studio Nunningen. Cover Art: Claudio Moser

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DAY & TAXI “about”

percaso production CD 017 ©+p 1998

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosaxophone Dominique Girod: bass Dieter Ulrich: drums

Composed by Christoph Gallio except 5 by Dieter Ulrich. Recorded August 2 and 3 1997 by Martin Pearsonat Radio Studio SF DRS, Zürich. Edited by Max Spielmann at elephant château, Basel. Mastered by Peter Pfister, Berikon. Liner notes by John Corbett. Cover Art: Beat Streuli

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Christoph Gallio “Mösiöblö “

percaso production CD 019 ©+p 2001

Sarah Maurer: mezzosoprano, Marino Pliakas: guitar, Thomas Eckert: Bb and bass clarinet, Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosax, Peter Schärli: guest, trumpet and flugelhorn,John Halpern and Felix Klopotek: liner notes.

All compositions are by Christoph Gallio except track 5, 20 by Maurer, Pliakas, Eckert, Gallio,track4, 7, 17, 25, 34 by Maurer, Pliakas, Eckert, Gallio, Schärli, track 10, 26, 35 by Maurer, Pliakas, Eckert, track 16, 31 by Maurer, Eckert, Gallio, track 11 by Pliakas, Eckert, track14 by Eckert, Gallio, track 22 by Pliakas, Gallio, track 29 by Maurer, Eckert.Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, 1999 July 3 & 4 by Martin PearsonEdited, mixed and mastered at Elephant Château Studio Basel, 2000 July and August by Max Spielmann and Christoph Gallio. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover Art: Emmett Williams

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Brian Agro “Poems and Preludes”

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©+p 2001

Tomas Bächli: piano

Tomas Meyer and Brian Agro: liner note. Music by Brian Agro. Recorded live direct two-track at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse Berlin, 1999 August 2 & 3 by Marcus Waibel. Edited, mixed and mastered at Elephant Château Studio Basel, 2000 July and December by Max Spielmann and Christoph Gallio. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover Art: Alain Huck.

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DAY & TAXI “PRIVATE”

percaso production CD 020 ©+p 2003

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosaxophone, Daniel Studer: double bass, Marco Käppeli: drums.

Composed by Christoph Gallio. Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, 2001 December 15 & 16 by Andy Neresheimer. Edited and mixed at Elephant Château Studio Basel by Max Spielmann. Mastered at Gallus Tonstudio St. Gallen by Johannes Widmer. Liner notes by André Behr and Christoph Gallio. Text corrected by Dieter Lüdin. Foto inside by Beat Streuli. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover Art: Christopher Wool

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DAY & TAXI “MATERIAL”

Christoph Gallio: soprano & altosaxophone Daniel Studer: double bass Marco Käppeli: drums

Composed by Christoph Gallio. Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, 2001 December 15 & 16 by Andy Neresheimer.Edited and mixed at Elephant Château Studio Basel by Max Spielmann. Mastered at Gallus Tonstudio St. Gallen by Johannes Widmer. Liner notes by Dominik Steiger.Text corrected by Dieter Lüdin. Foto inside by Beat Streuli. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover Art: Peter Z Herzog

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DAY & TAXI “live in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Taipei”

Christoph Gallio: alto & soprano sax Christian Weber: bass Marco Käppeli: drums

All compositions by Christoph Gallio (exept Lun Hua Hua). Recorded live by DAY & TAXI (exept the concert at the Living Room in Taipei which was recorded by Corbett Wall and the recording at the Taipei National University Concert Hall) March 22nd, 2005 at JZ Club in Shanghai, P.R.ChinaMarch 29th, 2005 at True Color Club in Shenzhen, P.R.China April 1st, 2005 at National University Concert Hall in Taipei, TaiwanR.O.C.April 2nd, 2005 at Living Room in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.Edited by Christoph Gallio and Christian Weber. Postproduction and mastered by Christian Weber. Produced by DAY & TAXI. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Photos inside by Irene Huang and Christoph Gallio. Cover art by Ai Weiwei (Fotos “Untitled” 2005, courtesy Galerie Urs Meile, Switzerland)

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DAY & TAXI “OUT”

Christoph Gallio: alto & soprano sax Christian Weber: bass Marco Käppeli: drums Sara Maurer: guest on 4 & 18, mezzo soprano.

All compositions are by Christoph Gallio. Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, 2004 June 26 & 27 by Ron Kurz. Edited by Christoph Gallio and Christian Weber. Mixed at Will-Y Klangdach in Guntershausen by Willy Strehler, ChristophGallio and Christian Weber. Mastered at Oakland Recording in Winterthur by Walter Schmid. Foto inside by Beat Streuli. Liner notes by Peter Z Herzog. and Christoph Gallio. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover art by Yoshitomo Nara

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GALLIO / STREULI “HITS / STILLS “

Claudia Rüegg: piano Beat Streuli: visuals Christoph Gallio: music

All compositions are by Christoph Gallio. Recorded at Radiostudio Zürich, 2004 June 9 & 10 by Ernst Thoma. CD edited by Christoph Gallio, DVD edited by Beat Streuli Mixed and mastered at Oakland Recording in Winterthur by Walter Schmid. Foto inside by Ernst Thoma and Annamira Jochim. Graphic design by Anne Hoffmann. Cover art by Beat Streuli

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BRIAN AGRO “PROCESSION OF THE ORNAMENTS”

©+p 2007

Tomas Bächli: piano

All compositions are by Brian Agro. Recorded at Boxhagener Saal Berlin, 2006 December 13 & 14 by Klaus Barm. Edited and mixed at Percaso Studio Baden by Christoph Gallio and Martin Lorenz. Mastered at Oakland Recording in Winterthur by Walter Schmid. Graphic design by Anne Hoffman. Liner notes by Raphael Urweider. Cover art by Rolf Winnewisse.

Pianist Tomas Bächli studied with Werner Bärtschi and has been the receiver of numerous prizes throughout a career largely built upon interpretations of the works of modern composers (although he regularly performs Bach, Albeniz and other past heroes, too). He’s also half of a piano duo with Gertrud Schneider, in which they tackle quarter-tone and just intonation music. In this CD, Bächli plays a set of 14 pieces by Canadian Brian Agro, this recording constituting my first encounter with his output, in spite of the fact that he’s already released material on this very label. Although he was born in 1953, Agro is one of those authors whose writing appears to be firmly positioned in a back-looking time frame: elegant lines and semi-consonant chords are sparsely deployed, fruits of a nostalgic temperament ready to be harvested by expert hands. In certain passages the instrument (which seems to have been recorded in a large room from a distance) resounds charmingly, an aura of smiley sadness pervading the air in a tranquil afternoon. Music that leaves a lot of space for thoughts to fly around and pose on the dusty shelves of distant reminiscences, played without magniloquence yet far from being secretive. A responsive interpretation of a rather mysterious artist’s compositional idea, his obscurity contributing to an even deeper intrigue in enjoying this disc. Touching Extremes, Massimo Ricci

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CHRISTOPH GALLIO

MÖSIÖBLÖ “AMPLE FOOD”

©+p 2007

All compositions are by Christoph Gallio. Words by Robert Filliou. Recorded 2006 September 3 & 4 at Will-Y Klangdach in Guntershausen by Willy Strehler. Recording supervised by Martin Lorenz. Mixed by Willy Strehler and Christoph Gallio. Mastered at Oakland Recording in Winterthur by Walter Schmid. Liner notes by Steve Dalachinsky. Cover art by Andres Lutz / Anders Guggisber.

The new CD by Gallio is more close to modern classical music then to jazz. He composed a suite made up of 92 small pieces, not one longer then 60 seconds. Prominent are the vocals of Sylvia Nopper, who sings with classically trained voice. Gallio plays soprano and alto saxes, Marino Pilakas (from Steamboat Switzerland) guitar and Thomas Eckert plays clarinet and bassclarinet. All of them we hear throughout this album, assisted by a few other musicians in some of the pieces. The miniatures are played very sensitive and with taste. The arrangements are crystal clear. Beautiful simple music. Gallio took inspiration from the poetry of Robert Filliou for this work. Each composition is named after a question that Gallio took from the work of Filliou and Sylvia Nopper sings them. The voice of Nopper is okay, however I often had difficulties in understanding what she exactly is singing. But let that be the only minor point for this excellent cd. Vital Weekly, Dolf Mulder

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