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Pop Dell’Arte is a musical project created by João Peste in 1985. In the same year, they placed 2nd at Rock Rendez-vous Music Contest, winning not only the originality prize but the attention of critics and a legion of fans that followed them everywhere they played. Il faut aimer les contradictions, so it was said in one of his most iconic songs, Illogik Plastik, and this is exactly the transgressive spirit of the project, which combines the most disparate and contradictory musical influences with phonetic poems of Dada and futuristic inspiration, evocations of Warhol, Duchamp and Picabia, cinematographic references of Fassbinder’s work, Antonioni and Fellini. In 30 years of career,Pop Dell’Arte released more than a dozen records, including the albums Free Pop (1987), Ready-Made (1992), Sex Symbol(1995) and Contra Mundum (2010), and gave several historical concerts in Lisbon (Rock Rendez-vous, Aula Magna, Music Box, Ritz Club, Cinema Alvalade, Forum Roma) and also in O Porto (Teatro Rivoli, Aniki Bo-Bo, Cinema Passos Manuel) and elsewhere in the country (Aveiro, Coimbra, Évora, Viseu, Braga) and abroad (Barcelona, London, Vigo).

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Various
Atlantic Mavericks: A Decade of Experimental Music in Portugal (82​-​93)
2024, 2xLP, Comp, Glossy Mistakes
Life On 45 Mix (2019)
2019, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label (Seldom Seen Self-released), ,
Techno/House
Various
Ama Romanta 1986-1990: Uma História Divergente
2017, CD, Comp, Ama Romanta, Blitz (4)
Various
Sons De Vez - 10 Anos
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Banzé
Various
T(H)REE - Music From Portugal, Philippines And Singapore
2012, CD, Album, Comp, Cobra Discos,
Various
O Melhor Do Pop Rock Português 1979 - 1990
2010, 4xCD, Comp, S/Edition, EMI, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/New Wave/Alternative Rock/Punk
Various
O Melhor Dos Anos 80 - As Músicas Dos Filmes
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Farol Música, Lda., ,
Soundtrack
Gino 'Der Hammer' Galan, Carlo Caramba, The Moroders
Cocktail Achtzig
2007, CD, Ltd, Mixed, Promo, ElektroTekknoKlash Records, ,
Italo-Disco/Hi NRG/New Beat
The Glimmers
Eskimo Volume V
2007, ,
Leftfield/House/New Beat/Go-Go/New Wave
Various
O Melhor Do Pop Português 1985-90
2005, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave/Pop Rock
Various
Musica Alternativa Midem 2003 Sampler
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Música Alternativa
Various
Indiegente - Volume 1
2002, CD, Comp, Dig, Música Alternativa, ,
Folk Rock/Grunge/Downtempo/Neofolk/Post Rock/Dub Techno
Various
RUC 10 Anos Sempre No Ar
1996, CD, Comp, Lux Records
Various
Point Of Yucca Volume Two
1996, CD, Comp, Ltd, Yucca Tree Records, ,
Experimental/Minimal/Lo-Fi/Art Rock/Avantgarde
Various
Mais Valem 36 Músicas No Sapatinho Que 1 Par De Peúgas
1996, 2xCD, Comp, União Lisboa, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
Various
Hit Parade
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Polystar (3), ,
Pop Rock
Various
Johnny Guitar - Ao Vivo Em 1994 - Vol. 1
1995, CD, Comp, Johnny Records, El Tatu
Various
Sons E Temas / Rock Rendez Vous 1985
1994, CD, Comp, Movieplay Portuguesa, ,
Alternative Rock/Post-Punk/Experimental
Various
Sons E Temas / Rock Rendez Vous 1985 VOL- 2
1994, Cass, Comp, Movieplay Portuguesa
Various
Ama Romanta 86/89
1990, LP, Comp, Ama Romanta
Various
Divergências
1986, 2xLP, Comp, Ama Romanta
Various
Música Moderna Portuguesa 1.º Volume
1986, LP, Comp, Dansa Do Som, ,
Alternative Rock/Post-Punk/Experimental/New Wave