One and One Is One (album)

One and One Is One
Studio album by Joi
Released	23 February 1999 (1999-02-23)
Genre	Techno electronic breakbeat dance world music tribal rock
Length	66:02
Language	Bengali English Hindi
Label	Real World
Joi chronology
Bangladesh EP (1996) One and One Is One (1999) We Are Three (2000)
Singles from One and One Is One
"Fingers" Released: 1998 (1998) "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

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
Source	Rating
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

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
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 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

Personnel

Musicians

• Vik Sharma – guitar
• Rupert Eugster – flute
• Bongo Paul – percussion

Vocals

• Susheela Raman

Awards

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

References

1. Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 585. ISBN 978-1846090912.
2. 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. Hendrickson, Tad (22 February 1999). "Joi". CMJ New Music Report. p. 24.
4. 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.

External links

• Official website
• One and One Is One at Discogs