Telectu – Performance IV Bienal De Cerveira – LP

PLEASE NOTE: Vinyl only, read below to understand why. Hence the cost of the “digital format”.

Intention and chance. In the still unachieved goal of completing the Telectu 1983-1990 reissues, we press onwards, making use of the available resources. In our hands, a physical stock of 200 original covers (and inserts) of the Performance LP. Zero records, though. BUT the original metal stamper is available, and so 200 new discs were manufactured. This is the plan we are now presenting.

“Performance” was the first Telectu live album. Recorded by Luís Carlos Pereira (the duo’s tonemeister) during the IV Cerveira Biennial, which happened between August 4 and September 2, 1984. Released as an LP sometime during 1985 (the earliest mention dates from April). Four out of the five tracks soundtracked performances by Manoel Barbosa and Grupo Neon. The artwork is by Barbosa, based on his “Disgrm” performance at Cerveira. For the first time, a Telectu insert was written in English, very broken.

The music exemplifies the richest and most distinctive period in Telectu‘s production (1984-85). Deep immersion begins with the loop created for “Eno to La Monte.” 12 minutes of gentle pressure, a reminiscence of the familiar feeling from the longer “Palolo,” which occupied the entire side 4 on the album Off Off (1984). The process is Eno’s, the attempt at stasis is a tribute to La Monte Young. The titles of the remaining tracks are also indicative of various inspirations (Robert Fripp, Fred Frith, Glenn Branca, Saheb Sarbib, John Cage, Terry Riley).

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