''Skylab'', also retroactively referred to as ''Skylab I'', is the second studio album by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab, the first in his series of ten eponymous, numbered albums. It was self-released in 1999 and produced by

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(famous for his previous collaborations with Xuxa Meneghel, Hermeto Pascoal, Fagner and

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, among others), who also played the guitar and did the

musical arrangements In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

. The album is notable for containing Skylab's most famous composition, "

Matador de Passarinho "Matador de Passarinho" (Portuguese for "''Bird Killer''") is a song written, composed and performed by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab, and originally included on his second studio album, ''Skylab'', from 1999. In an interview Skylab expla ...

", among other hits which became staples of his live performances, such as "Motosserra", "Matadouro de Almas", "Funérea" and "Naquela Noite", the latter a re-recording from his previous album, . "Pedigree" was re-recorded twenty-three years later for ''Caos e Cosmos, Vol. 2''. The album can be downloaded for free on Skylab's official website. In 2022 it was re-issued in a limited, vinyl edition by Bilesky Discos.

Background

Seven years after the release of his critically acclaimed debut , Skylab thought it was time for him to sign with a record label to fulfill one of his "life-long dreams", and so went to

for help, since "at the time he was the one who appointed a new name for the big labels". However, after the album was released, Skylab was slightly unsatisfied with the final product, claiming that he had little creative control over production and that it had "way too much keyboards", what led him to give up signing with labels and taking a "

do-it-yourself "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi ...

approach" for his subsequent albums.

Critical reception

''Brazilian Music Review'' gave ''Skylab'' a favorable review, saying that "while the songs lack harmonically, kylabis able to express himself stylistically quite well", and that "even though the songs have macabre titles and lyrics, the comical air and the '' Sprechgesang''-esque singing style change completely the grim tone".Review #10 - Rogério Skylab: Skylab I (1999)

Track listing

Personnel

* Rogério Skylab – vocals * Luiz Antônio – keyboards *

– guitar,

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s, production * Marcos Petrilo – executive production

References

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