Dinosaurus Stereophonicus is the eighth 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

Rock music

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 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...

, 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.

The two-hour-long double album

Double album

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 is heavily influenced by 1970s progressive rock

Progressive rock

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, such as King Crimson

King Crimson

King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...

, Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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 and Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

. Many of the songs contain long solos

Solo (music)

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 and odd time signature

Time signature

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s. Keyboards

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 are also an important part of the album's sound.

Despite being over six minutes long, "Myrskyn ratsut" was CMX's first number one single

Single (music)

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. String instrument

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s and steel guitar

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 can be heard on the slow, calm and melodic song. Shortly thereafter, "Jatkuu niinkuin sade" became the second CMX song to top the Finnish singles chart. Dinosaurus Stereophonicus was certified

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 gold quickly after its release.

Disc 1

1. "Kreetan härkä" – 4:58 (instrumental
   Instrumental
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2. "Kansantalouden saavutusten näyttely" – 4:12
3. "Ei koskaan" – 6:21
4. "Iliman pielet" – 4:21
5. "Ohjelmansiirtoketjun mittaustauko" – 2:24 (instrumental)
6. "Pelon enkeli" – 5:36
7. "Loputtomasti samaa" – 5:43
8. "Ilmestyskirjanpitäjä" – 1:57
9. "Kylmänmarja" – 8:59
10. "Baikonur" – 10:08
11. "Negatiivinen alkusoitto" – 1:18 (instrumental)

Disc 2

1. "Jatkuu niinkuin sade" – 4:29
2. "Tuonen lintu" – 5:29
3. "Luuhamara" – 4:18
4. "Tämän runon tahtoisin unohtaa" – 4:47
5. "Kultaiset portaat" – 5:27
6. "Meidän syntimme" – 4:52
7. "Myrskyn ratsut" – 6:27
8. "Karsikkopuu" – 5:33
9. "Olkoon täysi sinun maljasi" – 10:00
10. "Suurta yötä päin" – 3:40
11. "Tähdet sylissään" – 7:55

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
  Bass guitar
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• 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
  Guitar
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• Timo Rasio - guitars
• Tuomas Peippo - drums
  Drum kit
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• Gabi Hakanen - producer, engineer, mixing
• Illusion Rake - producer, engineer, mixing
• Teropekka Virtanen - engineer
• Mika Jussila - mastering
• Vincent B - sleeve art/design
• Arto Kinnunen - sleeve art/design
• Ari Talusén - photography
• Martti Salminen - keyboards
  Musical keyboard
  A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
  
  
• Ann Bell Fell
• Aki Eronen
• Risto Salmi
• Kampin Laulu
  Kampin Laulu
  -Competitions:* International Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival 2007 , winner of the chamber choir series* Harald Andersén Chamber Choir Competition 2003 , III prize* Cork International Choral Festival 1997, 1st place...
  
   choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...