Junun (album)
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| Studio album by Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express | |
| Released | 20 November 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 in Mehrangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India |
| Length | 58:04 |
| Label | Nonesuch Records |
| Producer | Jonny Greenwood |
Junun is a 2015 album by the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, the English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express. It was produced by Greenwood and recorded, mixed, and engineered by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.
The songs were written by Ben Tzur, with Greenwood contributing guitar, bass, keyboards, ondes Martenot and programming. Pitchfork described the music as incorporating "Bollywood-style brass exuberance, the devotional Qawwali music of Sufi Islam, and bowed-string instruments associated with the Manganiar community." Its lyrics are in Hebrew, Hindi, and Urdu.
Junun's recording in Mehrangarah Fort in Rajasthan, India, is the subject of a documentary of the same name by Paul Thomas Anderson, released in October 2015. Greenwood had previously composed soundtracks for several Anderson films.
Pitchfork gave Junun 8.0 out of 10 and wrote: "The ensemble's playing and the leader's compositions make Junun an easy stretch—though, crucially, not a condescending one—for listeners otherwise unfamiliar with the great variety of methods often obscured by 'world music' market-speak." The Guardian gave it 4 out of 5 and wrote: "Greenwood contributes subtle embellishments – occasional electronic beats, as well as understated guitar and bass – rather than any scene-stealing showboating. Indeed, the real stars here are the Rajasthan Express's six-piece brass section."
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