''Aura'' (1994) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The album gained the band its first near-hit

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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 1960s and 1970s

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Songs written by

A. W. Yrjänä Aki Ville Yrjänä (born 30 July 1967 in Kemi), better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä (), is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work, he has published five ...

, unless where noted. All lyrics by Yrjänä. # "Mikään ei vie sitä pois" – 3:18 ("Nothing Takes it Away") # "Sametinpehmeä" – 2:55 ("Soft as Velvet") # "Elokuun kruunu" – 4:32 ("August's Crown") # "Ruoste" – 4:01 ("Rust") # "Nainen tanssii tangoa" – 4:34 ("Woman Dances the Tango") # "Turkoosi" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 4:20 ("Turquoise") # "

Kultanaamio "Kultanaamio" is the second single from CMX's 1994 album ''Aura''. It also appears on the group's first compilation album '' Cloaca Maxima''. "Kultanaamio" means "Golden Mask" in Finnish. ''Helsingin sanomat'' published in 2007 the top 50 Finni ...

" – 4:56 ("Gold Mask") # "Raskas" – 4:12 ("Heavy") # "Talvipäivänseisaus" – 4:46 ("Winter Solstice") # "Työt ja päivät" – 5:17 ("Work and Days") # "Pilvien kuningas" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 9:25 ("King of the Clouds") # "Aura" – 3:31 ("Aura")

Credits

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, producer * Janne Halmkrona –

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* Timo Rasio – guitars * Pekka Kanniainen –

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Additional musicians

* Martti Salminen –

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* Risto Salmi –

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* Henna Valvanne –

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* Frida Segerstråle – vocals * Kaarina Kilpiö – vocals

Technical

* Veikko Huuskonen – string arrangements * Gabi Hakanen – producer, engineer * Dan Tigerstedt – mixing * Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering * Kain Ärjyvä – sleeve design * Jouko Lehtola/Flaming Star – photography * Inna Aarniala – photography * Seppo Renvall – photography

References

{{Authority control CMX (band) albums 1994 albums

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