Vainajala

Infobox Album | Name = Vainajala
Type = Album
Artist = CMX


Released = October, 1998
Recorded = July - August, 1998 in a cottage in Ylösjärvi
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 48:04
Label = Herodes/EMI
Producer = Billy Gould
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mu5a8qpmbtb4 link]
Last album = "Discopolis" (1996)
This album = "Vainajala" (1998)
Next album = "Dinosaurus Stereophonicus" (2000) |

"Vainajala" (1998) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. Vainaja is Finnish 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 Lapland with mobile recording equipment and producer Billy Gould, who had previously shown interest in the band largely unknown outside Finland. Recording "Vainajala" only took 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 Helsinki, but the musical style of the album still is 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
# "Surunmurhaaja" – 3:47
# "Vainajala" – 6:07
# "Vierasta viljaa" – 4:14
# "Ei yksikään" – 3:26
# "Taivaan lapset" – 3:50
# "Sillanrakentaja" – 4:14
# "Laulu palavasta linnusta" – 4:00
# "Eufrat" – 1:29
# "Kirjeitä paratiisista" – 3:56
# "Arkangeli" – 3:17
# "Vanha talvitie" – 5:59

Personnel

The band

* A. W. Yrjänä - Vocals, Bass Guitar
* Janne Halmkrona - Guitars
* Timo Rasio - Guitars
* Tuomas Peippo - Drums

Guests

* Billy Gould - Producer
* Martti Salminen - Keyboard, Vocals
* Susanna Eronen - Vocals
* Teropekka Virtanen - Recording, Mixing
* Mika Jussila - Mastering
* Janne Uotila - Sleeve Design

ingles

*"Ei yksikään" (October 1998)
**Exclusive B-side: "Linnunhammas" (live)
*"Sillanrakentaja" (November 1998)
**Exclusive B-side: "Punainen nro 6"
*"Surunmurhaaja" (March 1999)
**Exclusive B-sides: "π" and "Aivosähköä" (live)

See also

* CMX discography