''Vainajala'' (1998) is an album by the

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rock group CMX. Vainaja is

for a dead person, ''Vainajala'' meaning a name of a place inhabited by the dead. The style that ''Vainajala'' was produced was highly exceptional; The band went to a small cottage in the middle of

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with mobile recording equipment and producer

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, who had previously shown interest in the band largely unknown outside Finland. Recording ''Vainajala'' took only two weeks, much less than the recording time for any of their other recent albums. The album was later finished at the Herodes studio in

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, but the musical style of the album is still very minimalistic. Only a few visiting artists performed on the album.

Track listing

''All songs written by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä.'' # "Iskusävelmä" – 3:38 ("Hit Song") # "Surunmurhaaja" – 3:47 ("Murderer of Sorrow") # "Vainajala" – 6:07 # "Vierasta viljaa" – 4:14 ("Foreign Grain") # "Ei yksikään" – 3:26 ("Not One") # "Taivaan lapset" – 3:50 ("Children of Heaven") # "Sillanrakentaja" – 4:14 ("Bridgebuilder") # "Laulu palavasta linnusta" – 4:00 ("Song about a Burning Bird") # "Eufrat" – 1:29 # "Kirjeitä paratiisista" – 3:56 ("Letters from Paradise") # "Arkangeli" – 3:17 ("Arkhangelsk") # "Vanha talvitie" – 5:59 ("Old Winter Road")

The band

* A. W. Yrjänä – vocals, bass guitar *

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– guitars * Timo Rasio – guitars * Tuomas Peippo – drums

Guests

– producer * Martti Salminen – keyboard, vocals * Susanna Eronen – vocals * Teropekka Virtanen – recording, mixing * Mika Jussila – mastering * Janne Uotila – sleeve design

Singles

* "Ei yksikään" / "Linnunhammas (live)" (October 1998) * "Sillanrakentaja" / "Punainen nro 6" (November 1998) * "Surunmurhaaja" / "π" / "Aivosähköä (live)" (March 1999) {{Authority control CMX (band) albums 1998 albums