One and One Is One (album)
One and One Is One is the debut studio album by English dance music group Joi, released on 23 February 1999 by Real World Records.[1]
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Released | 23 February 1999 | |||
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Length | 66:02 | |||
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Label | Real World | |||
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Background and composition
One and One Is One takes its title from a metaphysical Bengali poem.[2] The album mixes the Farook and Haroon Shamsher's club interests with their regard for ancestral folk roots.[3] It fuses drum and bass, techno,[4] breakbeats and hip hop with traditional Asian.[2] sounds of sitar, flutes and tablas.[4]
Critical response
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Indian Electronica |
Rick Anderson of AllMusic rated One and One Is One 3/5 and said, "...nothing on this album is less than pleasant, but too, not much of it is more than just pleasant."[5] Jane Cornwell of The Independent said, "As with their live work, the album has been crafted to take the listener on a journey."[2] Indian Electronica rated the album 5/5 and said, "Titillating dabs and flourishes of tabla and sitar throughout the album seamlessly help construct Without Zero as a perfectly balanced aural landscape - naturally appealing to mind, feet and heart."[6]
Tad Hendrickson of CMJ New Music Report said of the album, "The auspicious, skillfully executed debut presents even more possibilities to the expanding genre of raga groove."[3] Sarah Pratt of CMJ New Music Monthly thought "Joi's distinctive sound is most compelling..."[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Farook Shamsher and Haroon Shamsher except "Fingers" and "Oh My People" by Susheela Raman
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Fingers" (featuring Susheela Raman) | 6:34 | |
2. | "Everybody Say Yeah" | 5:52 | |
3. | "Asian Vibes" | 5:46 | |
4. | "Massive" | 5:49 | |
5. | "Oh My People" (featuring Susheela Raman) | Susheela Raman | 5:21 |
6. | "ESY-SHJ" | 7:22 | |
7. | "March On" | 6:35 | |
8. | "Mission" | 5:13 | |
9. | "Heartbeat" (featuring Susheela Raman) | 6:29 | |
10. | "India" | 6:10 | |
11. | "Joi Bani" | Ananda Shankar | 4:57 |
Total length: | 66:02 |
References
- Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 585. ISBN 978-1846090912.
- Cornwell, Jane (9 April 1999). "Pop: One and one is one: Joi simplify the maths". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- Hendrickson, Tad (22 February 1999). "Joi". CMJ New Music Report. p. 24.
- Pratt, Sarah (April 1999). "RealWorld Releasing Joi In January". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 38.
- Anderson, Rick. "AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- "Without Zero: JOI". Indian Electronica. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- "Joi". Global Village Idiot (UK). Archived from the original on 5 April 2010.
External links
- Official website
- One and One Is One at AllMusic
- One and One Is One at Discogs
- One and One Is One on iTunes