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Without Zero

Joi

The mystical maestros, the Eastern-leaning experimentalists, Joi, are back! The shamelessly upbeat Without Zero deepens and continues the Joi family vibe with minimal use of samples. Real playing values are what count here: the blinding sitar of Mumbai-based genius and Asian Hendrix, Niladri Kumar. The pure Hindi and Urdu language vocals and chants of London's Apeksha Dandekar. The zorna, oud and banjo playing of Algerian-born Yazid. The guitar-stylings of Keefe West and long-time Joi collaborators/producers, John Coxon and Ashley Wales of jazz/electronic duo Spring Heel Jack. Oh, and composer, programmer and co-founder Farook Shamsher, of course.

Propelled by Western beats, lifted by celestial Indian voices and coloured by traditional Asian and Arabic instrumentation, it's a giant step in an already groundbreaking journey

Without Zero at realworldrecords.com