Pedot

This article is about the CMX album. For the conducting polymer, see Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene).

Pedot is the eleventh album of the Finnish rock band CMX. "Pedot" means "Beasts" in Finnish.

Pedot
Studio album by CMX
Released	November 2, 2005
Recorded	May 23 – September 25, 2005 at Inkfish Studios
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	51:30
Label	Herodes/EMI
Producer	Rake
CMX chronology
Aion (2003) Pedot (2005) Talvikuningas (2007)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Desibeli.net	[1]
Rockmusica.net	[2]
Soundi	[3]

The opening track "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" breaks a CMX tradition of starting their albums with powerful rock songs. It is a minimalistic piano-based ballad with no drums. The title track is heavy, progressive and one of the very few tracks where Tuomas Peippo makes use of double bass pedals.^[4] "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.

1. "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" – 3:36 ("Mapping of the Southern Star Sky")
2. "Pedot" – 4:34 ("Beasts")
3. "Uusi ihmiskunta" – 3:31 ("New Mankind")
4. "Mustat siivet yli taivaan" – 4:22 ("Black Wings across the Sky")
5. "Kain" – 3:55 ("Cain")
6. "Suojelusperkele" – 4:10 ("Guardian Devil")
7. "Taivaanääreläiset" – 4:17 ("People of Heaven's End")
8. "Näkyvän valon olennot" – 2:44 ("Creatures of Visible Light")
9. "Tuulenkosija" – 6:16 ("Courter of the Wind")
10. "Syysmyrkkylilja" – 3:31 ("Autumn Poison Lily")
11. "Sanansaattaja" – 6:17 ("Messenger")
12. "Valoa nopeammat koneet" – 4:11 ("Superluminal Machines")

Personnel

• A. W. Yrjänä - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Janne Halmkrona - 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