Telectu
| Company type | Music duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Vítor Rua, Jorge Lima Barreto |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Portugal |
| Products | Avant-garde and experimental music recordings, live performances |
Telectu is an avant-garde and experimental music duo from Portugal, established in 1982 by Vítor Rua—previously a member of GNR—and jazz artist Jorge Lima Barreto. Their music integrates diverse genres such as free jazz, rock, electronica, minimalism, and musique concrète. Esteemed as a pioneering force within Portugal's experimental music landscape, their career spanning three decades includes a broad range of recordings, numerous performances both domestically and internationally, and partnerships with prominent improvisational musicians like Elliott Sharp, Carlos Zíngaro, Jac Berrocal, Sunny Murray, and Chris Cutler. Additionally, they have contributed compositions for theater productions, video art projects, and multimedia shows.
After the passing of Jorge Lima Barreto in 2011, Telectu stopped producing new recordings but occasionally continues to perform live with Vítor Rua alongside Ilda Teresa Castro.
Discography
- 1982 Ctu Telectu, LP, Valentim De Carvalho, EMI
- 1983 Belzebu, LP, Edição Cliché
- 1984 Off Off, double LP, 3 Macacos
- 1984 Performance IV Bienal De Cerveira, LP, 3 Macacos
- 1985 Telefone – Live Moscow, LP, Telectu
- 1985 Fundação, LP, 3 Macacos
- 1986 Halley, LP, CNC/Altamira
- 1987 Rosa-Cruz, LP, possibly 3 Macacos
- 1988 Camerata Elettronica, double LP, Ama Romanta
- 1988 Mimesis, LP, Schiu!/Transmédia
- 1990 Digital Buiça, LP, Tragic Figures
- 1990 Encounters II / Labirintho 7.8, LP, Mundo Da Canção
- 1990 Live at the Knitting Factory New York City, LP, Mundo Da Canção
- 1992 Evil Metal (featuring 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, triple CD set, Clean Feed
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