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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.co.uk/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.co.uk/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>


==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=http://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|work= |location= |publisher=''[[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.co.uk/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 news |last=Pratt|first=Sarah|title=RealWorld Releasing Joi In January|url=https://books.google.co.uk/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|publisher=''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]''|date=April 1999|page=38}}</ref> breakbeats and hip hop with traditional Asianref 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=http://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|work= |location= |publisher=''[[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.co.uk/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 news |last=Pratt|first=Sarah|title=RealWorld Releasing Joi In January|url=https://books.google.co.uk/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|publisher=''[[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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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|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date= |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 |last= |first=Gaurav|url=http://www.indianelectronica.com/reviews/music/270307/without-zero-joi|title=Without Zero: JOI|work= |location= |publisher=''Indian Electronica''|date=27 March 2007|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref>
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|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date= |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 |last= |first= |url=http://www.indianelectronica.com/reviews/music/270307/without-zero-joi |title=Without Zero: JOI |work= |location= |publisher=''Indian Electronica''|date=27 March 2007|accessdate=1 September 2015 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828042300/http://www.indianelectronica.com/reviews/music/270307/without-zero-joi |archive-date=2011-08-28}}</ref>


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 ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
;Musicians
;Musicians
*[[Vik Sharma]] – [[guitar]]
* [[Vik Sharma]] – [[guitar]]
*Rupert Eugster – [[flute]]
* Rupert Eugster – [[flute]]
*Bongo Paul – [[percussion]]
* Bongo Paul – [[percussion]]


;Vocals
;Vocals
*[[Susheela Raman]]
* [[Susheela Raman]]


==Awards==
== Awards ==
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| [[BBC]]
| [[BBC]]
| Asian Music Award
| Asian Music Award
| {{won}}<ref name="globalvillageidiot">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html|title=Joi|publisher=Global Village Idiot (UK)|date= |accessdate=1 September}}</ref>
| {{won}}<ref name="globalvillageidiot">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html|title=Joi|publisher=Global Village Idiot (UK)|date= |accessdate= |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405065351/http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/Joi.html |archive-date=2010-04-05}}</ref>
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==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==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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*{{itunes|gb/album/one-and-one-is-one/id370543448|''One and One Is One''}}
* {{itunes|gb/album/one-and-one-is-one/id370543448|''One and One Is One''}}


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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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
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.TitleLyricsLength
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)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" 4:57
22.UntitledAnanda Shankar 
Total length:66:02

Personnel

Musicians
Vocals

Awards

Year Award Category Result
1999 BBC Asian Music Award Won[7]

References

  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. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Hendrickson, Tad (22 February 1999). "Joi". CMJ New Music Report. p. 24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c Pratt, Sarah (April 1999). "RealWorld Releasing Joi In January". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 38. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Anderson, Rick. "AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Without Zero: JOI". Indian Electronica. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Joi". Global Village Idiot (UK). Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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