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