''Isohaara'' is the ninth studio album by the
Finnish rock group
CMX. The album is named after Isohaara power plant in
Keminmaa. The band spent six months in the studio because of the chosen songwriting method: the songs were written and rehearsed at the studio under constant perfecting and re-arranging. Musically the album is lighter and more accessible than its predecessor, the over 100-minute
Prog
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** Progressive music (disambiguation)
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Track listing
All songs written and arranged by CMX with lyrics 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 ...
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# "Päänsärkijä" – 4:31
"Headbreaker"
# "Pohjoista leveyttä" – 3:20
"Northern Latitude"
# "Veitsenterä" – 4:33
"Knife's Blade"
# "Minne paha haudattiin" – 5:31
"Where Evil Was Buried"
# "Isohaara" – 3:39
# "Revontulten repijä" – 6:13
"Ripper of Aurora Borealis"
# "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" – 3:58
"My Heart is Broken"
# "Post mortem" – 2:55
# "Lihan syvyyksiin" – 3:51
"Into the Depths of Flesh"
# "Silmien takana" – 4:05
"Behind the Eyes"
# "Tuulilukko" – 4:24
"Windlock"
Personnel
*
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 ...
- Vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, harmonium
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Janne Halmkrona - Guitar, keyboards
* Timo Rasio - Guitar
* Tuomas Peippo - Drums
Guests
* Music class 4C of the Suutarila elementary school - Choir on #5
* Ismo Rajaniemi - Choir conductor on #5
Technical
* Gabi Hakanen - Producing, recording and mixing
* Illusion Rake - Piano (Track 6), Recording and mixing of vocals and co-production on #4
* Mika Jussila - Mastering
Singles
* "Pohjoista leveyttä" (June 2002)
** Exclusive B-sides: "Kolme kimaltavaa neitoa" and "Väkivallan moottorit"
* "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" (July 2002)
** Exclusive B-sides: "Epäluoma" and "Helevetinkone"
* "Minne paha haudattiin" (October 2002)
** Exclusive B-sides: "Ehdota jotain parempaa" and "Kvartetto rock-yhtyeelle ja solistille, op. 1"
* "Silmien takana" (promosingle, January 2003)
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CMX (band) albums
2002 albums