Aura (CMX album)

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Aura
Studio album by CMX
Released	February, 1994
Recorded	October - December, 1993
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	55:47
Label	Herodes/EMI
Producer(s)	Gabi Hakanen and A. W. Yrjänä
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link
CMX chronology
Aurinko (1992)	Aura (1994)	Rautakantele (1995)

Aura (1994) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The word aura is Finnish for "plough".

The album gained the band its first near-hit single and some commercial airplay with Ruoste. Although many people consider Aura to be the band's seminal record, at this point many older fans were already scoffing at the more streamlined, acoustic songs and mellow soundscapes as compared to their earlier hardcore steamrolling. However, Aura pretty much defines the band's sound up to this day, with a mixture of heavy and light elements and songwriting reminiscent of the progressive music of the 60s and 70s.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by A. W. Yrjänä unless noted otherwise. Lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä

1. "Mikään ei vie sitä pois" – 3:18
2. "Sametinpehmeä" – 2:55
3. "Elokuun kruunu" – 4:32
4. "Ruoste" – 4:01
5. "Nainen tanssii tangoa" – 4:34
6. "Turkoosi" (CMX) – 4:20
7. "Kultanaamio" – 4:56
8. "Raskas" – 4:12
9. "Talvipäivänseisaus" – 4:46
10. "Työt ja päivät" – 5:17
11. "Pilvien kuningas" (CMX) – 9:25
12. "Aura" – 3:31

[edit] Credits

• A. W. Yrjänä - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Producer
• Janne Halmkrona - Guitars
• Timo Rasio - Guitars
• Pekka Kanniainen - Drums
• Gabi Hakanen - Producer, Engineer
• Dan Tigerstedt - Mixing
• Pauli Saastamoinen - Mastering
• Veikko Huuskonen - String Arrangements
• Martti Salminen
• Risto Salmi
• Henna Valvanne
• Frida Segerstråle
• Kaarina Kilpiö
• Kain Ärjyvä - Sleeve Design
• Jouko Lehtola/Flaming Star - Photography
• Inna Aarniala - Photography
• Seppo Renvall - Photography