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Aura (CMX album)

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Released
  
February, 1994

Aura (1994)
  
Rautakantele (1995)

Release date
  
February 1994

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Length
  
55:47

Artist
  
CMX

Label
  
Herodes

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Recorded
  
October - December, 1993

Producers
  
Kari Hakanen, A. W. Yrjänä

Similar
  
Aurinko, Rautakantele, Discopolis, Aion, Pedot

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

Contents

Cmx mik n ei vie sit pois


Track listing

Songs written by A. W. Yrjänä, unless where noted. All lyrics by Yrjänä.

  1. "Mikään ei vie sitä pois" – 3:18 ("Nothing Takes it Away")
  2. "Sametinpehmeä" – 2:55 ("Soft as Velvet")
  3. "Elokuun kruunu" – 4:32 ("August's Crown")
  4. "Ruoste" – 4:01 ("Rust")
  5. "Nainen tanssii tangoa" – 4:34 ("Woman Dances the Tango")
  6. "Turkoosi" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 4:20 ("Turquoise")
  7. "Kultanaamio" – 4:56 ("Gold Mask")
  8. "Raskas" – 4:12 ("Heavy")
  9. "Talvipäivänseisaus" – 4:46 ("Winter Solstice")
  10. "Työt ja päivät" – 5:17 ("Work and Days")
  11. "Pilvien kuningas" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 9:25 ("King of the Clouds")
  12. "Aura" – 3:31 ("Aura")

Credits

  • A. W. Yrjänä – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, producer
  • Janne Halmkrona – guitars
  • Timo Rasio – guitars
  • Pekka Kanniainen – drums, percussion

    • Additional musicians

  • Martti Salminen – keyboards
  • Risto Salmi – saxophone
  • Henna Valvanne – recorder
  • 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

    • Songs

    1Mikään ei vie sitä pois
    2Sametinpehmeä2:55
    3Elokuun kruunu4:33

    References

    Aura (CMX album) Wikipedia
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