Telectu is a Portuguese experimental,

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duo formed in 1982 by

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(former member of GNR) and Jorge Lima Barreto, a jazz musician and musical essayist. Their music incorporates a variety of elements from free jazz,

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and

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. They are arguably the most important project of its genre in Portugal. Their career spanning 30 years, includes a voluminous discography, many national and international performances and collaborations, both live and recorded, with important experimental and

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musicians such as Elliott Sharp,

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, Chris Cutler amongst others. They have also composed music for theater, video art and multimedia performance. Although the project ceased recording new material with the death of Jorge Lima Barreto in 2011, Telectu continues to perform live sporadically, with Vitor Rua and Ilda Teresa Castro.

Discography

*1982 ''Ctu Telectu'', LP, Valentim De Carvalho, EMI *1983 ''Belzebu'', LP, Ediçao Cliché *1984 ''Off Off'', 2xLP, 3 Macacos *1984 ''Performance IV Bienal De Cerveira'', LP, 3 Macacos *1985 ''Telefone – Live Moscow'', LP, Telectu, 1985 *1985 ''Fundaçao'', LP, 3 Macacos *1986 ''Halley'', LP, CNC/Altamira *1987 ''Rosa-Cruz'', LP, not on label (possibly: 3 Macacos) *1988 ''Camerata Elettronica'', 2xLP, Ama Romanta *1988 ''Mimesis'', LP, Schiu!/Transmédia *1990 ''Digital Buiça'', LP, Tragic Figures *1990 ''Encounters II / Labirintho 7.8'', LP, Mundo Da Cancão *1990 '' Live at the Knitting Factory New York City'', LP, Mundo Da Cancão *1992 '' Evil Metal'' (with Elliott Sharp), CD, Área Total *1993 ''Belzebu/Off Off'', CD, AnAnAnA *1993 ''Theremin Tao'', CD, SPH *1994 '' Biombos'', CD, China Record Corporation *1995 ''Jazz Off Multimedia'', CD, AnAnAnA *1995 ''Telectu-Cutler-Berrocal'', CD, Fábrica De Sons *1997 ''À Lagardère w/ Jac Berrocal'', CD, Numérica *1998 ''Prélude, Rhapsodie & Coda'', CD, Nova Musica *2002 '' Quartetos'', 3xCD, Clean Feed

References

External links

*http://www.last.fm/music/Telectu *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei4fFZp4eK0 *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRGYkYuAew {{Authority control Portuguese musical groups Musical groups established in 1982 1982 establishments in Portugal Musical groups disestablished in 2011 Clean Feed Records artists