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'''''One and One Is One''''' is the debut studio album by English [[dance music]] group [[Joi (band)|Joi]], released on 23 February 1999 by [[Real World Records]].<ref name="Rock Obituaries">{{cite book |last=Talevski|first=Nick|title=Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA585&dq=One+and+One+Is+One+Joi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAmoVChMIyaGy7OS6xwIVw2bbCh2e7wzU#v=onepage&q=One%20and%20One%20Is%20One%20Joi&f=false|year=2010|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|page=585|isbn=978-1846090912}}</ref>
'''''One and One Is One''''' is the debut studio album by English [[dance music]] group [[Joi (band)|Joi]], released on 23 February 1999 by [[Real World Records]].<ref name="Rock Obituaries">{{cite book |last=Talevski|first=Nick|title=Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&dq=One+and+One+Is+One+Joi&pg=PA585|year=2010|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|page=585|isbn=978-1846090912}}</ref>


==Background and composition==
==Background and composition==
''One and One Is One'' takes its title from a [[Metaphysics|metaphysical]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] poem.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Cornwell|first=Jane|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-one-and-one-is-one-joi-simplify-the-maths-1086019.html|title=Pop: One and one is one: Joi simplify the maths|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=9 April 1999|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> The album mixes the [[Farook Shamsher|Farook]] and [[Haroon Shamsher]]'s club interests with their regard for ancestral folk roots.<ref name="CMJ New Music Report">{{cite news |last=Hendrickson|first=Tad|title=Joi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIvqs6ku3hMC&pg=PA24&dq=Joi+One+and+One+is+One+Realworld-Astralwerks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAGoVChMI5b-VrvLHxwIVDlrbCh321wEc#v=onepage&q=Joi%20One%20and%20One%20is%20One%20Realworld-Astralwerks&f=false|publisher=''[[CMJ New Music Report]]''|date=22 February 1999|page=24}}</ref> It fuses drum and bass, techno,<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly">{{cite magazine |last=Pratt|first=Sarah|title=RealWorld Releasing Joi In January|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SioEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=Joi+One+and+One+is+One+Real+World-Astralwerks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBWoVChMIxJ7WtvXHxwIV7QbbCh0HFAhG#v=onepage&q=Joi%20One%20and%20One%20is%20One%20Real%20World-Astralwerks&f=false|magazine=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]|date=April 1999|page=38}}</ref> breakbeats and hip hop with traditional Asian.<ref name="independent"/> sounds of sitar, flutes and tablas.<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly"/>
''One and One Is One'' takes its title from a [[Metaphysics|metaphysical]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] poem.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Cornwell|first=Jane|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-one-and-one-is-one-joi-simplify-the-maths-1086019.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-one-and-one-is-one-joi-simplify-the-maths-1086019.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Pop: One and one is one: Joi simplify the maths|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=9 April 1999|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> The album mixes the [[Farook Shamsher|Farook]] and [[Haroon Shamsher]]'s club interests with their regard for ancestral folk roots.<ref name="CMJ New Music Report">{{cite news |last=Hendrickson|first=Tad|title=Joi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIvqs6ku3hMC&dq=Joi+One+and+One+is+One+Realworld-Astralwerks&pg=PA24|publisher=[[CMJ New Music Report]]|date=22 February 1999|page=24}}</ref> It fuses drum and bass, techno,<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly">{{cite magazine |last=Pratt|first=Sarah|title=RealWorld Releasing Joi In January|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SioEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Joi+One+and+One+is+One+Real+World-Astralwerks&pg=PA38|magazine=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]|date=April 1999|page=38}}</ref> breakbeats and hip hop with traditional Asian.<ref name="independent"/> sounds of sitar, flutes and tablas.<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly"/>


==Critical response==
==Critical response==
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| rev2 = ''Indian Electronica''
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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."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Anderson|first=Rick|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-and-one-is-one-mw0000048206|title=AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> Jane Cornwell of ''[[The Independent]]'' said, "As with their live work, the album has been crafted to take the listener on a journey."<ref name="independent"/> ''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."<ref name="indianelectronica">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianelectronica.com/reviews/music/270307/without-zero-joi |title=Without Zero: JOI |publisher=''Indian Electronica''|date=27 March 2007|accessdate=1 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828042300/http://www.indianelectronica.com/reviews/music/270307/without-zero-joi |archive-date=2011-08-28}}</ref>
Rick Anderson of [[AllMusic]] said, "...nothing on this album is less than pleasant, but too, not much of it is more than just pleasant."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Anderson|first=Rick|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-and-one-is-one-mw0000048206|title=AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> Jane Cornwell of ''[[The Independent]]'' said, "As with their live work, the album has been crafted to take the listener on a journey."<ref name="independent"/> 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."<ref name="CMJ New Music Report"/> Sarah Pratt of ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' thought "Joi's distinctive sound is most compelling..."<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly"/>

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."<ref name="CMJ New Music Report"/> Sarah Pratt of ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' thought "Joi's distinctive sound is most compelling..."<ref name="CMJ New Music Monthly"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title3 = Asian Vibes
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| [[BBC]]
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| {{won}}<ref name="globalvillageidiot">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html|title=Joi|publisher=Global Village Idiot (UK)|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405065351/http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html |archive-date=2010-04-05}}</ref>
| {{won}}<ref name="globalvillageidiot">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html|title=Joi|publisher=Global Village Idiot (UK)|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405065351/http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html |archive-date=2010-04-05}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.realworldrecords.com/release/107/one-and-one-is-one/}}
*{{Official website|https://www.realworldrecords.com/release/107/one-and-one-is-one/}}
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 23 October 2024

One and One Is One
Studio album by
Joi
Released23 February 1999 (1999-02-23)
Genre
Length66:02
Language
LabelReal World
Joi chronology
Bangladesh EP
(1996) 		One and One Is One
(1999) 		We Are Three
(2000)
Singles from One and One Is One
  1. "Fingers"
    Released: 1998 (1998)
  2. "Asian Vibes"
    Released: 22 February 1999 (1999-02-22)

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]

Background and composition

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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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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Indian Electronica

Rick Anderson of AllMusic 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] 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

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All lyrics are written by Farook Shamsher and Haroon Shamsher except "Fingers" and "Oh My People" by Susheela Raman

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fingers" (featuring Susheela Raman) 6:34
2."Everybody Say Yeah" 5:52
3."Asian Vibes" (featuring Susheela Raman) 5:46
4."Massive" 5:49
5."Oh My People" (featuring Susheela Raman)Susheela Raman5:21
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 Shankar4:57
Total length:66:02

Personnel

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Musicians
Vocals

Awards

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Year Award Category Result
1999 BBC Asian Music Award Won[6]

References

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  1. ^ Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 585. ISBN 978-1846090912.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b Hendrickson, Tad (22 February 1999). "Joi". CMJ New Music Report. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b c Pratt, Sarah (April 1999). "RealWorld Releasing Joi In January". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 38.
  5. ^ Anderson, Rick. "AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Joi". Global Village Idiot (UK). Archived from the original on 5 April 2010.
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