Discopolis is the sixth 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...

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With Discopolis, CMX took a different approach on recording with the goal of making the first entirely Pro Tools

Pro Tools

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-based album in Finland

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...

. The basic concept was to build the songs from small pieces, emphasizing editing and production over playing and recording. The result was successful in sales, but received some negative critique in reviews.

Track listing

All songs written 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. "Discoinferno" – 3:43
2. "Antroposentrifugi" – 3:11
3. "Nimetön" – 3:35
4. "Aamutähti" – 4:31
5. "Jerusalem" – 4:09
6. "Vallat ja väet" – 4:21
7. "Paha" – 2:21
8. "Suljettu astia" – 3:34
9. "Epäonnisten liikemiesten helvetti" – 3:23
10. "Arcana" – 5:18
11. "Silmien ummistamisesta Nansenin galvanointiin" – 7:29

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
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• 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
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Timo Rasio - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Pekka Kanniainen - drums
  Drum kit
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Guests

• Gabi Hakanen - Producing, recording, mixing and co-arrangements
• Teropekka Virtanen - Recording and mixing
• Pauli Saastamoinen - Mastering
• Ann Bell Fell - Vocals
• Martti Salminen - Keyboards on Choir arrangement on #5
• Heikki Keskinen - Brass arrangement on #4
• Risto Salmi - Soprano Saxophone and Recorder
• Mikko Mustonen - Trombone
• Matti Lappalainen - Trombone
• Jukka Tiirikainen - Keyed Trumpet
• Tommi Viertonen - English Horn
• Antero Priha - Trumpet
• 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
• Timo Lehtovaara - Choir Conductor
• Juha Laakso - Choir recording

Singles

• "Nimetön" (October 1996)
  • Exclusive b-side: "Seittemän Jeesusta"
• "Aamutähti" (October 1996)
  • Exclusive b-side: "Aamutähti" (remix)
• "Vallat ja väet" (January 1997)
  • Exclusive b-side: "Riitti"