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Skylab Iv (Album) by Rogério Skylab

Artist Biography For Rogério Skylab

Rogério Tolomei Teixeira Better Known By His Stage Name Rogério Skylab Is A Singer/songwriter Born In Rio De Janeiro Brazil Mostly Known For His Crude Freaky Lyrics Over Complex And Neatly Performed Melodies. He Started His Career In The 1980s As Part Of A Punk Rock Band Called “Setembro Negro” Black September And Went Solo By The 1990s. His Popularity Began To Be Noticed By 1992 When He Released His First Solo Album “Fora Da Grei” Very Well-Received By The Critics And Considered One Of The 10 Best Releases Of Its Time However It Really Skyrocketed Only In 1999 With The Release Of “Skylab” And Also Making Several Appearances On The Brazilian Late Night Show “Programa Do Jô” Jô’s Show . Together With Jorge Mautner Took Part Of The Project “Benditos Malditos” Blessed Damneds Making Shows Around Many Famous Places In Rio De Janeiro. Among His Biggest Hits There Are “Matador De Passarinho” Bird Killer “Carrocinha De Cachorro-Quente” Hot-Dog Kart And “Motosserra” Chainsaw . A Rio Native Skylab Worked As A Civil Servant At Brazil's State Bank Banco Do Brasil Before Retiring And Dedicating Himself To Music Full-Time And Has Majored Philosophy At Rio De Janeiro Federal University. Building A Solid Career On A Decalogue Of Records Known As The The "série Dos Skylabs" Skylab Series Developed In Parallel To Side Project Such As "Skygirls" Rogério Then Decided To Work The Next Step Of His Career In A Series Of Trilogies Such As "Trilogia Dos Carnavais" Carnaval Trilogy "trilogia Skylab & Tragtenberg" Skylab & Tragtenberg Trilogy Developed With Musician Lívio Tragtenberg And "trilogia Do Cu" "Ass Trilogy" . He's Currently Working On "trilogia Do Cosmos" Cosmos Trilogy . Its First Installment "Cosmos" Was Released In October 2020. With Musical Influences Spanning From Stoner Rock To Samba-Jazz Skylab Has Explored And Experimented In A Number Of Sonorities Through His Career. Among His Associated Acts Are Some Of The Finest Figures Among Brazilian Underground Music Such As Arrigo Barnabé Fausto Fawcett And Jards Macalé. Skylab Is Also The Author Of Poetry Book "Debaixo Das Rodas De Um Automóvel" Under The Wheels Of An Automobile And "Lulismo Selvagem" Wild Lulism A Collection Of Political Essays. He Mantains A Collumn On Website Brasil 247 And A Blog Titled Godard City.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Skylab Iv

Skylab IV Is The Fourth Studio Album By The Brazilian Musician Rogério Skylab The Fourth In His Series Of Ten Eponymous Numbered Albums. Self-Released In 2003 It Was The Musician's First Album To Be Recorded Live Without An Audience – A Trend Which Would Continue For His Subsequent Studio Releases. A Music Video For The Track "Parafuso Na Cabeça" Came Out In The Same Year Also The First-Ever Music Video Of His Career It Was Directed By Gustavo Caldas. The Boy Depicted In The Album's Cover Is Skylab's Nephew As He Would State In A Later Interview With Jô Soares.