Isohaara

Isohaara
Studio album by CMX
Released	2 August 2002
Recorded	2 January – 25 June 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	47:15
Label	Herodes/EMI
Producer	Gabi Hakanen
CMX chronology
Dinosaurus Stereophonicus (2000) Isohaara (2002) Aion (2003)

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Desibeli.net  [ fi ]:	[1]
Helsingin Sanomat	[2]
Mesta.net  [ fi ]	[3]
Noise.fi  [ fi ]	[4]
Rytmi  [ fi ]	[5]
Soundi  [ fi ]	[6]

Isohaara is the ninth studio album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The album is named after Isohaara power plant in Keminmaa. 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-epoch Dinosaurus Stereophonicus.

Track listing

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

1. "Päänsärkijä" – 4:31 "Headbreaker"
2. "Pohjoista leveyttä" – 3:20 "Northern Latitude"
3. "Veitsenterä" – 4:33 "Knife's Blade"
4. "Minne paha haudattiin" – 5:31 "Where Evil Was Buried"
5. "Isohaara" – 3:39
6. "Revontulten repijä" – 6:13 "Ripper of Aurora Borealis"
7. "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" – 3:58 "My Heart is Broken"
8. "Post mortem" – 2:55
9. "Lihan syvyyksiin" – 3:51 "Into the Depths of Flesh"
10. "Silmien takana" – 4:05 "Behind the Eyes"
11. "Tuulilukko" – 4:24 "Windlock"

Personnel

• A. W. Yrjänä – Vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, harmonium
• Janne Halmkrona – 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)

References

1. Jokirinne, Jari (7 September 2002). "Isohaara". Desibeli.net. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
2. Hirn, Jouni (1 August 2002). "Isohaara". Helsingin Sanomat, Nyt-liite. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
3. Hirn, Jouni (21 August 2002). "Isohaara". Mesta.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
4. Sundberg, Tom (13 August 2002). "Isohaara". Noise.fi. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
5. "Kiekkorinki". Rytmi. May 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
6. Jokirinne, Jari (7 September 2002). "Isohaara". Desibeli.net. Retrieved 6 December 2025.