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ian Damião Experiença; the album was dedicated to him, and the track "Esqueletos" opens up with a lengthy

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of one of Damião's songs. "Blues do Para-Choque", originally featured on Skylab's debut ''

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's 1968 film ''

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'' and Arrigo Barnabé's song "Clara Crocodilo". "É Tudo Falso" uses samples from the songs " Willie the Pimp" by

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and "Mongo" by

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; it, alongside "Segunda-Feira", originally featured in the 2002 compilation ''Tributo ao Inédito''. The album can be downloaded for free on Skylab's official website.Rogério Skylab – Skylab III
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Track listing

Personnel

* Rogério Skylab – vocals, production * Toni Boca – electric guitar (tracks 1 to 9) * Wlad – bass guitar (tracks 1 to 9) * Sérgio Naciffe – drums (tracks 1 to 9) * Alexandre Guichard – classical guitar (tracks 1 to 9) * Alexandre BG – electric guitar (track 11) * Leonel Vilar – bass guitar (track 11) * Marcelo Paz – drums (track 11) * Duda Suliano – mixing * Luiz Tornaghi – mastering * Solange Venturi – photography * Luísa Bousada – cover art

References

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