''Cloaca Maxima II'' (2004) is the second

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by the Finnish rock group CMX, released seven years after their first compilation '' Cloaca Maxima''. The name '' Cloaca Maxima'' means "Great Sewer" in

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, and was also the name of the band before it was shortened to CMX. The compilation consists of three CDs named ''Lyijy'', ''Helium'' and ''Uraani'' respectively. The names of the CDs are all names of

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s in Finnish:

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and

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. The compilation is divided between CDs in a similar way to the earlier ''Cloaca Maxima''. ''Lyijy'' contains rock songs that CMX would usually play on stage, while ''Helium'' focuses on softer material. ''Uraani'' is reserved for B-sides of singles and some other CMX rarities. Three new songs were recorded exclusively for the compilation.

Track listing

''All songs written by CMX with lyrics by

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.''

CD 1: Lyijy

# "Olet tässä" – 4:36 (a new song) # "Surunmurhaaja" – 3:48 (from ''

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'') # "Jatkuu niinkuin sade" – 4:35 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Pohjoista leveyttä" – 3:18 (from '' Isohaara'') # "Taivaan lapset" – 3:50 (from ''

'') # "Lepattajat" – 4:12 (released only as a single) # "Ei yksikään" – 3:27 (from ''

'') # "Luuhamara" – 4:20 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Puuvertaus" – 4:36 (released only as a single included with the ''

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'') # "Pirunnyrkki" – 3:19 (from '' Aion'') # "Minne paha haudattiin" – 5:32 (from '' Isohaara'') # "Palvelemaan konetta" – 3:55 (from '' Aion'') # "Meidän syntimme" – 4:33 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Pyörivät sähkökoneet '04" – 4:06 (a new version of a song from ''

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'')

CD 2: Helium

# "Kauneus pettää" – 3:54 (a new song) # "Kuoleman risteyksestä kolme virstaa pohjoiseen" – 5:44 (from '' Aion'') # "Vainajala '04" – 6:05 (a new version of a song from ''

'') # "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" – 3:59 (from '' Isohaara'') # "Tuonen lintu" – 5:33 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Sillanrakentaja" – 4:17 (from ''

'') # "Sielunvihollinen" – 4:03 (from '' Aion'') # "Baikonur" – 7:29 (shortened version of a song from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Tähdet sylissään" – 7:49 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Tuulilukko" – 4:28 (from '' Isohaara'') # "Myrskyn ratsut" – 6:29 (from '' Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'') # "Melankolia" – 4:11 (from '' Aion'') # "Revontulten repijä" – 6:13 (from '' Isohaara'') # "Vanha talvitie" – 6:01 (from ''

'')

CD 3: Uraani

# "Päämäärä" – 4:13 (a new version of a song originally composed by A. W. Yrjänä in the ''Hotelli Sointu'' TV show) # "Ei tästä maailmasta" – 4:29 (B-side of "Meidän syntimme") # "Väkivallan moottorit" – 3:30 (B-side of "Pohjoista leveyttä") # "π" – 4:26 (B-side of "Surunmurhaaja") # "Kvartetto rock-yhtyeelle ja solistille, op. 1" – 4:22 (B-side of "Minne paha haudattiin") # "Ehdotus ensimmäisen mainoskatkon paikaksi" – 2:48 (B-side of "Myrskyn ratsut") # "Ruisperkele" – 2:27 (B-side of "Lepattajat") # "Kolme kimaltavaa neitoa" – 4:24 (B-side of "Pohjoista leveyttä") # "Kiusaajien kiusaaja" – 2:45 (B-side of "Palvelemaan konetta") # "Epäluoma" – 3:04 (B-side of "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt") # "Negatiivinen asenne" – 2:34 (B-side of "Jatkuu niinkuin sade") # "Ehdota jotain parempaa" – 3:31 (B-side of "Minne paha haudattiin") # "Punainen nro. 6" – 6:00 (B-side of "Sillanrakentaja") # "Helevetinkone" – 3:30 (B-side of "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt") # "10¹¹⁸" – 4:44 (B-side of "Melankolia") # "Huntu" – 3:40 (B-side of "Palvelemaan konetta")

Personnel

– vocals, bass guitar * Janne Halmkrona – guitars * Timo Rasio – guitars * Tuomas Peippo – drums * Gabi Hakanen – producer, engineer, mixing * Illusion Rake – producer, engineer, mixing * Billy Gould – producer * Teropekka Virtanen – engineer, mixing * Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering * Jouni Leskinen – sleeve art/design * Ari Talusén – photography

References

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