Pedot
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Pedot is the eleventh album of 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
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band 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...

. "Pedot" means "Beasts" in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

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The opening track "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" breaks a CMX tradition of starting their albums with powerful rock songs. It is a minimalistic piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

-based ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 with no drums. The title track is heavy
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

, progressive
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...

 and one of the very few tracks where Tuomas Peippo makes use of double bass pedals. "Uusi ihmiskunta" was the first single from the album (the second was "Kain"), and reached #1 on the Finnish singles chart.

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. "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" – 3:36
  2. "Pedot" – 4:34
  3. "Uusi ihmiskunta" – 3:31
  4. "Mustat siivet yli taivaan" – 4:22
  5. "Kain" – 3:55
  6. "Suojelusperkele" – 4:10
  7. "Taivaanääreläiset" – 4:17
  8. "Näkyvän valon olennot" – 2:44
  9. "Tuulenkosija" – 6:16
  10. "Syysmyrkkylilja" – 3:31
  11. "Sanansaattaja" – 6:17
  12. "Valoa nopeammat koneet" – 4:11

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, Acoustic Guitar
  • 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...

     - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar
  • Timo Rasio - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Lap Steel
  • Tuomas Peippo - Drums, Percussions
  • Pentti Lahti - Flute
  • Mikko Mustonen - Trombone
  • Jyrki Sahla - Effects recording
  • Kikke Heikkinen, Riitta Talasniemi - Background vocals
  • Rake - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Rauli Eskolin - Keyboards, Programming
  • Pauli Saastamoinen - Mastering
  • Perttu Saksa - Photography
  • Jussi S. Karjalainen - Sleeve Design
  • Gabi Hakanen - Executive Producer
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