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, the final installment of the "''Trilogia do Cu''" ("''Trilogy of the Ass''"). Totaling 17 tracks, it is the longest album of the trilogy, and was self-described by Skylab as "one of ismost complex and weirdest works".Rogério Skylab - Crítica da Faculdade do Cu
Released on December 20, 2019, it is available for free download on the musician's official website and for streaming in platforms such as

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and the iTunes Store. Its title is a pun on

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''. The album and the trilogy it is part of as a whole were originally announced by Skylab on his official

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page on March 7, 2018. In an August 2019 interview, the musician stated that the album was in post-production stage and originally slated for an early January 2020 release. As was the case of its predecessor,

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provided the pre- mixing and samples for the album, in his fifth collaboration overall with Skylab. Guest musicians include Vovô Bebê (guitar and backing vocals in "Homo Sacer") and comedic funk ''carioca'' singer MC Gorila (vocals and co-author of "Cabecinha"). "A Marchinha Psicótica de Dr. Soup" is a cover of the song by

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, and his third cover by Skylab following "Na Casa de Mamãe" (off '' Skygirls'') and "Eu e Minha Ex" (off '' Trilogia dos Carnavais: 25 Anos de Carreira ou de Lápide''). "Tem Cigarro Aí?" was re-recorded from Skylab's 2009 collaborative album with

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and his first wife, Andréa "Dedé" Gadelha.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, backing vocals (track 9), production * Vovô Bebê – classical guitar, backing vocals (track 4) * MC Gorila – lead vocals (track 9) * Thiago Martins – electric guitar * Yves Aworet – bass guitar * Alex Curi – drums *

– pre-mixing, sampling * Vânius Marques – mixing, mastering * Solange Venturi – photography * Carlos Mancuso – cover art

References

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