Vainajala
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| Studio album by CMX | ||
| Released | October, 1998 | |
| Recorded | July - August, 1998 in a cottage in Ylösjärvi | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 48:04 | |
| Label | Herodes/EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Billy Gould | |
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| CMX chronology | ||
| Cloaca Maxima (1997) |
Vainajala (1998) |
Dinosaurus Stereophonicus (2000) |
Vainajala (1998) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. Vainaja is Finnish for a dead person, Vainajala meaning a name of a place inhabited by the dead.
The style that Vainajala was produced was highly exceptional even for a CMX album. The band went to a small cottage in the middle of Lapland with mobile recording equipment and Billy Gould, who had previously shown interest in the band largery unknown outside Finland. Recording Vainajala only took two weeks, whereas the band had spent at least a couple of months of recording time for their other recent albums. The album was later finished at the Herodes studio in Helsinki, but the musical style of the album still is very minimalistic. Only a few visiting artists performed on the album, and all of the songs were quite average in length.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä
- "Iskusävelmä" – 3:38
- "Surunmurhaaja" – 3:47
- "Vainajala" – 6:07
- "Vierasta viljaa" – 4:14
- "Ei yksikään" – 3:26
- "Taivaan lapset" – 3:50
- "Sillanrakentaja" – 4:14
- "Laulu palavasta linnusta" – 4:00
- "Eufrat" – 1:29
- "Kirjeitä paratiisista" – 3:56
- "Arkangeli" – 3:17
- "Vanha talvitie" – 5:59
[edit] Personnel
[edit] The band
- A. W. Yrjänä - Vocals, Bass Guitar
- Janne Halmkrona - Guitars
- Timo Rasio - Guitars
- Tuomas Peippo - Drums
[edit] Guests
- Billy Gould - Producer
- Martti Salminen - Keyboard, Vocals
- Susanna Eronen - Vocals
- Teropekka Virtanen - Recording, Mixing
- Mika Jussila - Mastering
- Janne Uotila - Sleeve Design
[edit] Singles
- "Ei yksikään" (October 1998)
- Exclusive B-side: "Linnunhammas" (live)
- "Sillanrakentaja" (November 1998)
- Exclusive B-side: "Punainen nro 6"
- "Surunmurhaaja" (March 1999)
- Exclusive B-sides: "π" and "Aivosähköä" (live)
