Rautakantele
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| Studio album by CMX | ||
| Released | March, 1995 | |
| Recorded | Fall 1994 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 48:48 | |
| Label | Herodes/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | A. W. Yrjänä | |
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| CMX chronology | ||
| Aura (1994) |
Rautakantele (1995) |
Discopolis (1996) |
Rautakantele (1995) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. See kantele. Rauta is Finnish for iron.
Rautakantele is the most stylistically eclectic of CMX's albums, perhaps influenced by the turmoil within the band, which narrowly avoided break-up in the aftermath. Despite the uneven quality of production in the album (reputedly, the producer forgot to edit the entire drums track), Rautakantele's lyrics and rugged sound convey the message of an increasing streak of social criticism effectively.
As an interesting anecdote, Billy Gould of Faith No More named Rautakantele as his favourite album of 1995.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä
- "Rautakantele" – 4:31
- "Yöllisiä" – 3:18
- "Palvonnan eleitä" – 3:03
- "Talviunia" – 3:29
- "Kirosäkeet" – 4:10
- "Ennustaja" – 3:54
- "Päivälintu" – 3:48
- "G" – 3:37
- "Pelasta maailma" – 4:15
- "Linnunhammas" – 3:18
- "Veden ääri" – 3:06
- "Pirunmaitoa" – 6:09
- "Hiljaisuuteen" – 2:04
[edit] Personnel
- A. W. Yrjänä - Vocals, bass guitar
- Janne Halmkrona - Guitars
- Timo Rasio - Guitars
- Pekka Kanniainen - Drums
- Ilkka Herkman - Engineer
- Dan Tigersted - Mixing
- Tuula Lehtinen - Sleeve art/design
- Timo Lehtinen - Photography
- Petri Artturi Asikainen - Photography
- Tuula Penttinen - Sleeve art/design
