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group formed in 1993 by

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, Mat Ducasse, Masayuki Kudo, and

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. In 1994, they released their debut studio album, ''#1'', and in 1999 followed it with ''#2 (Large as Life and Twice as Natural)'', which ''

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'' magazine ranked at #17 on its list of "50 Best

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Albums of All Time" in 2015. Nakanishi and Kudo (also known as Tosh & K.U.D.O.) had previously collaborated as members of Japanese groups such as

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and Major Force, while Howie B had engineered and mixed for

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, and

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. Vocalist Debbie Sanders first sang on ''#1'' and was later made an official member of the group. Skylab remixed for and/or collaborated with acts such as

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, David Holmes,

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, and Baxter. Their work has also been featured on multiple compilations from the

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. Nakanishi died of

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in 2017, aged 61.

Discography

Studio albums * ''#1'' (1994) * ''#2 (Large as Life and Twice as Natural)'' (1999) EPs * ''Oh!'' (1995) * ''?'' (1997) * ''Judas!'' (1997) * ''Magenta'' (1998) Singles * "River of Bass"/"Electric Blue" (1994) * "Seashell"/"Next" (1994) * "Exotika" (1995) * "These Are the Blues" (1996) * "The Trip" (1996) * "Bite This!" (1997) * "Promotion" (1998) * "The Viper" (2003) * "Whuteverrpella" (2021)

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