Skylab VI is the sixth studio album by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab, the sixth in his series of ten eponymous, numbered albums. Self-released in 2006, it is so far Skylab's longest album, totaling 19 tracks, and was responsible for spawning one of his most famous compositions, "Dedo, Língua, Cu e Boceta".
During one of the album's recording sessions, while heading to the studio, Skylab tripped, fell down and broke his jaw; a photograph of him in bandages, taken hours after the surgery he had to undergo, was used as the cover art.
A live version of the track "Cu e Boca" previously appeared on Skylab II. "Hino Nacional do Skylab" is sung to the tune of the Brazilian National Anthem. "Eu Não Tenho Eu" opens with a long excerpt of an interview museologist and carnavalesco Clóvis Bornay gave to Skylab in 2005, shortly before his death. "Para de Roncar, Filha da Puta!!!" was dedicated to Skylab's wife, who according to him snores during sleep; she provided the brief spoken word monologue which opens the album's first track, "Alucinação".
A music video was made for the track "Amo Muito Tudo Isso".
The album can be downloaded for free on Skylab's official website.
Critical reception
Writing for website Pílula Pop, Bráulio Lorentz gave Skylab VI a mixed review, rating it with a 6 out of 10. He stated that the album can be "quite repetitive lyrically with its constant references to the word 'ass'", but praised the tracks "Amo Muito Tudo Isso", "Eu e Você" and "Eu Não Tenho Eu" as "surprising".
Track listing
Personnel
Rogério Skylab – vocals, production
Rodrigo Saci – bass guitar
Alexandre Guichard – classical guitar
Bruno Coelho – drums
Thiago Amorim – electric guitar
Gabriel Muzak – electric guitar
Clóvis Bornay – spoken word vocals (track 17) Vânius Marques – mixing Luiz Tornaghi – mastering Solange Venturi – photography, spoken word vocals (track 1) Carlos Mancuso – cover art