Isohaara is the ninth studio album by the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 rock group CMX

CMX (band)

CMX, originally Cloaca Maxima, are a Finnish rock band. They originally played hardcore punk, but soon expanded to play a wide variety of rock formats, including progressive rock, heavy metal, and mainstream rock n roll. Throughout their career, they have been influenced by progressive rock bands...

. The album is named after Isohaara power plant in Keminmaa

Keminmaa

Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is.-Villages:...

. 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

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

-epoch Dinosaurus Stereophonicus

Dinosaurus Stereophonicus

Dinosaurus Stereophonicus is the eighth album by the Finnish rock group CMX, released in 2000. It was recorded after the band had decided to stop touring and become a full-time studio band. The decision only lasted till 2002....

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Track listing

All songs written and arranged by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä

A. W. Yrjänä

Aki Ville Yrjänä , 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 four collections of poems.- Music :Yrjänä has studied theology and comparative religion,...

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1. "Päänsärkijä" – 4:31
2. "Pohjoista leveyttä" – 3:20
3. "Veitsenterä" – 4:33
4. "Minne paha haudattiin" – 5:31
5. "Isohaara" – 3:39
6. "Revontulten repijä" – 6:13
7. "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" – 3:58
8. "Post mortem" – 2:55
9. "Lihan syvyyksiin" – 3:51
10. "Silmien takana" – 4:05
11. "Tuulilukko" – 4:24

Personnel

• A. W. Yrjänä
  A. W. Yrjänä
  Aki Ville Yrjänä , 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 four collections of poems.- Music :Yrjänä has studied theology and comparative religion,...
  
   - Vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, harmonium
• Janne Halmkrona
  Janne Halmkrona
  Janne Halmkrona is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a Black Sabbath tribute band. Halmkrona also works as a production manager for Sony BMG Finland.Halmkrona holds a...
  
  - 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)