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.
Track listing Songs written by A. W. Yrjänä, unless where noted. All lyrics by Yrjänä.
"Mikään ei vie sitä pois" – 3:18 ("Nothing Takes it Away") "Sametinpehmeä" – 2:55 ("Soft as Velvet") "Elokuun kruunu" – 4:32 ("August's Crown") "Ruoste" – 4:01 ("Rust") "Nainen tanssii tangoa" – 4:34 ("Woman Dances the Tango") "Turkoosi" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 4:20 ("Turquoise") "Kultanaamio" – 4:56 ("Gold Mask") "Raskas" – 4:12 ("Heavy") "Talvipäivänseisaus" – 4:46 ("Winter Solstice") "Työt ja päivät" – 5:17 ("Works and Days") "Pilvien kuningas" (Yrjänä, Halmkrona, Rasio, Kanniainen) – 9:25 ("King of the Clouds") "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
See also CMX discography
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