Tzur, Shye Ben / Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: Junjun LP

Junun is the debut collaborative album by composer Shye Ben-Tzur, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express. Released in 2015, the album was recorded in a makeshift studio within the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India. Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich worked on the album. Junun (an alternate spelling of “junoon,” meaning “mania” or “the madness of love”) received widespread critical acclaim. The group also supported Radiohead's 2018 Moon Shaped Pool tour, performing as Junun. The album features Ben-Tzur's compositions, which incorporate devotional Sufi qawwal musicians singing in Urdu and Hebrew. Jonny Greenwood contributed guitar, bass, keyboards, ondes Martenot, and programming, using chords sparingly and focusing on North Indian ragas. The recording sought to capture the “roughness” of Indian music, avoiding the high fidelity often found in world music. On 2LP colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket with booklet.