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Metro Area

Real Name:
Morgan Geist, Darshan Jesrani
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After over a year of late-night sessions in New Jersey and Manhattan, Metro Area burst onto the scene in 1999 with their self-titled debut 12" featuring the cult smash "Atmosphrique." The brainchild of veteran producers Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani, Metro Area was born out of the duo's dichotomous love of both the old moods of R&B, disco and boogie and the more cutting-edge sound of innovative house and techno.
Metro Area brings back the soulful experimentation of early club classics, mixing live and electronic instruments. Simultaneously, the mood and minimalism of more recent dance music forms creep into the mix: Detroit's cold futurism, Chicago's abstract track-modes, and the warmth of New York and New Jersey's deep house.
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Aliases:
Phenom
Members:
Darshan Jesrani, Morgan Geist
Variations:
All | Metro Area | Metro Aera | Metro Area 4
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Releases:
Metro Area (12")   Environ 1999
Metro Area 2 ◄ (2 versions)   Environ 2000
Metro Area 3 ◄ (2 versions)   Environ 2001
Metro Area 4 (12")   Environ 2001
Pina (Original & SWAG Remix) (12")   Classic 2001
Album Sampler (12", Smplr, Promo)   Source UK, Source UK 2002
Dance Reaction (12", Promo)   Source UK 2002
Metro Area (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Environ ... 2002
More G.D.M. Vol. 3 (12")   Tigersushi 2002
Metro Area 5 (12")   Environ 2004
Metro Area 6 (12")   Environ 2005
Metro Area 7 (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Environ 2007
Fabric 43 (CD, Comp, Mixed)   Fabric (London) 2008
Remixes:
Naked Music Presents Carte Blanche 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Inside (Metro Area Remix) Astralwerks ... 2002
Round And Round (Remixes) (12") Round And Round (Metro... Statra Recordings 2002
Mama - Metro Area Birthday Dub (12") Mama (Metro Area Birth... Verve Records 2003
Verve // Remixed² (Comp, Album) ◄ (10 versions) Mama (Metro Area Birth... Verve Music Group ... 2003
Verve // Remixed² / Verve // Unmixed² (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Mama (Metro Area Birth... Verve Records ... 2003
Other Peoples Music (2xCD, Mixed) Round And Round (Metro... Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2004
The Complete Verve // Remixed (4xCD, Comp, Enh, Dig) Mama (Metro Area Birth... Verve Records 2005
Production:
Verve // Remixed² (3xLP, Comp, Gat) Mama (Metro Area Birth... Verve Music Group 2003
Appears On:
La Gare Lounge Station (CD, Comp) Machine Vibes Le Maquis 2000
Stockholm Mix Sessions 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Atmosphrique Turbo, Turbo 2000
Dance Club Awards 02 (2xCD) Miura (Original Mix) Kaos Records, Vidisco 2003
Tracks Appear On:
La Gare Lounge Station (CD, Comp) Machine Vibes Le Maquis 2000
Nite:Life 02 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) The Art Of Hot NRK Sound Division 2000
Stockholm Mix Sessions 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Atmosphrique Turbo, Turbo 2000
West Coast Hypnotics (CD, Mixed, Promo) Proton Candy, Wafer Bassment Sounds 2000
Audio Video Disco (CD, Comp, Mixed) Art Of Hot WMF Records 2001
Deepburnt (CD, Mixed) The Art Of Hot R2 Records 2001
Music For Dreams (2xCD, Comp) Caught Up Music For Dreams 2001
Nite:Life 06 (CD) Caught Up NRK Sound Division 2001
Nova Tunes 04 (CD) Tonky Pumpz Nova Records 2001
Nude Dimensions Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Caught Up Astralwerks ... 2001
The Smirnoff Ice Experience (2xCD) Miura Not On Label 2001
AnotherLateNight (CD, Mixed, Comp) Miura Azuli Records 2002
Classic (CD) Pi?a (SWAG's Mas Jugo ... 7 Magazine 2002
DJ-Kicks (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Caught Up Studio !K7 2002
Digital Disco (CD, Comp) Miura Force Tracks 2002
Electronicbody-Housemusic (2xCD, Mixed) Miura React 2002
Escape To Formentera (CD) Pina Europa Records Ltd 2002
Live Laptop DJ Set At Open Air, NYC (CDr, Mixed, Ltd) Miura Interdimensional Transmissions 2002
Mezzanine De L'Alcazar Volume 2 (2xCD) Miura Wagram 2002
More G.D.M. (CD, Comp) We Also Not Tigersushi 2002
Playlist - Dance And Urban: Volume 7 (CD, Smplr, Comp) Miura HMV 2002
Radar - Electronic Integration 2002 (CD, Comp, Ltd) Caught Up Not On Label 2002
SPEX CD #23 (CD, Comp) Square-Pattern Area Spex Magazine 2002
Serie Noire: Dark Pop And New Beat (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Miura Eskimo Recordings 2002
Suite903 No. 6 (CD) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Cornerstone RAS 2002
The Cornerstone Player 029 (CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Enh, Promo) Caught Up Cornerstone Promotion 2002
Trax Sampler 057 (CD, Smplr, Enh, Car) Miura Trax Sampler 2002
Vendredi At L'apericlub (CD) Let's Get ... Bar De Lune 2002
Who Is Georges? Mix By Thomas Arroyo (CD) Pina (Swag's Mas Jugo'... Virgin France S.A. 2002
A Bugged Out Mix By Felix Da Housecat (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Caught Up React ... 2003
Cassius Present... French Disco '03 (CD, Mixed) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Muzik Magazine 2003
Chine Collection (CD, Comp) Miura Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 2003
Dance Club Awards 02 (2xCD) Miura (Original Mix) Kaos Records, Vidisco 2003
Dancefloor FG 04 (CD) Miura Universal Music (France) 2003
Electric Soul (CD) Pina Electric Chair 2003
Excursions (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Caught Up Obsessive 2003
Fabric 11 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Fabric (London) 2003
FabricLive. 11 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Caught Up Fabric (London) 2003
Labels Sampler #4 (CD, Smplr) Orange Alert Labels 2003
Le Future Le Funk (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Pina (SWAG's Mas Jugo ... Hooj Choons 2003
Lisboa Gare By Rui Murka (2xCD, Comp) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Música Alternativa 2003
Muzik Presents: Disco Punk / Dance To The Underground (CD, Comp, Mixed) Orange Alert (DFA Mix) Muzik Magazine 2003
New York Lounge (2xCD) Tonky Pumpz Wagram 2003
New York Lounge Sampler (CD) Tonky Pumpz Wagram 2003
Outerlimits Inc. Presents DJ Kensei In Classic Classics (2xCD, Mixed) Pina (Swag's Mas Jugo ... KSR 2003
Real Ibiza VI (CD) Caught Up React 2003
Real Ibiza VI - Poolside Chill & Hammock House (2xCD, Comp) Caught Up React 2003
Schizotronic & Techno (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Play It Again Sam [PIAS] ... 2003
Sessions Vol. 2: The DJ At The Gates Of Dawn - Dancestonelive (CD, Comp, Mixed) Miura Music Mine Inc. 2003
Sonar 2003 ◄ (2 versions) Miura Tanga Records ... 2003
Switch 3 (2xCD, Comp) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) 541 2003
The Cornerstone Player 046 (CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo + DVD) Miura Cornerstone Promotion 2003
The Cornerstone Player 054 (CD + CD, Mixed + DVD + , Comp, Promo) Here Miura Cornerstone Promotion 2003
The Sound Of Young New York (CD) Orange Alert (The DFA ... Plant Music Inc. 2003
VIRTU™ See Level (2xCD) Caught Up Virtu 2003
Bionic Breaks ◄ (2 versions) Miura, Miura Kontor Records 2004
Bootleg Dance (12") Miura EMI Music (Germany) 2004
Bootleg Dance (12") Miura EMM (EMI Music Media) 2004
Other Peoples Music (2xCD, Mixed) Orange Alert (DFA Mix) Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2004
Soho Sharp (CD) Miura Emporio Armani 2004
A Classic Decade - 10 Years Of The Classic Music Company ◄ (3 versions) Piña (Swag's Mãs Jug... Classic 2005
ES-B (CD, Comp, Mixed) Proton Candy Saw Recordings 2005
Loop 10th - "L" (CD, Comp) Dance Reaction Loop Sounds 2005
New Wave Disco 2 (CD) Orange Alert Disque Deluxe 2005
Newyorkelectronew (CD, Comp) Miura Neverstop 2005
Sessions Vol. 3: Come On Let's Fly - A Special Disco Mix From Daniel Wang (CD, Comp, Mixed) The Art Of Hot Music Mine Inc. 2005
Soultec Selected Vol. 1 (CD) Miura Deeplay Soultec 2005
25 Ans Radio Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Tonky Pumpz Nova Records 2006
City Clubbing (4xCD, Comp, Car) Miura (Edit) Wagram 2006
FoReal House Styles (01.06) (CD, Comp, Mixed) Caught Up USM Records 2006
Serious Fun (CD, Mixed, Ltd, Promo) Miura Shock Horror 2006
She's A Dancing Machine (CD) Honey Circuit M_nus 2006
Stanton Sessions Vol 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Miura V2 Records, Inc. 2006
The DFA Remixes: Chapter One (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Orange Alert DFA ... 2006
The Trip - Navigated By Joey Negro (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Atmospherique Family Recordings (UK) 2006
Destination Lounge - New York City (CD, Comp + CD, Mixed, Comp + DVD, PAL) Strut High Note Records 2007
Exile On Mainstreet (CD) Pina (SWAG's Mas Jugo ... Circle Music 2007
FabricLive. 33 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Orange Alert (DFA Remix) Fabric (London) 2007
Firehouse Mixtape (CD, Mixed) Soft Hoop Sleeping Giant Music 2007
Global Underground GU33: Rio (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Proton Candy Global Underground Ltd. 2007
L-R-G Spring 2007 Mixtape (CD, Mixed) Dance Reaction Sleeping Giant Music 2007
RA.074 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Miura (Maelstrom Edit) Resident Advisor 2007
Synchronised 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Proton Candy Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Electric Chair - Saved My Life (CD, Comp) Caught Up Tirk 2008
Environ - Selective Amnesia (CD, Comp) Read My Mind, Miura, P... Octave Lab 2008
FabricLive.41 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Miura Fabric (London) 2008
The Very Best Of Swag (File, WAV + File, MP3) Piña DJhistory.com 2008
Global Underground: Nic Fanciulli (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Nerves Global Underground Ltd. 2009
Nova Classics Nine (CD, Comp, Dig) Orange Alert Nova Records 2009
The Sampler EP: Deluxe Edition (9xFile, MP3, EP, 320) Strut (Metro Area Dub) Honor Roll 2009
Finally Caught Up / No Answer (12") Finally Caught Up Audio Delicatessen  
Unofficial Releases:
Sonic Disco #2 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) Miura King Biscuit Inc. 2006
Miura Edit (12", W/Lbl, S/Sided)   Not On Label 2007
Smultronix Volume 2 ◄ (2 versions) Proton Candy Supersupersuper 2008
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Review by DeanCreole Jun 30, 2008
I only discovered Metro Area about a year ago. Where have I been hiding?! They encompass all of the best elements of House Music, from downtempo swinging beats to with quirky up-tempo bounce. Always managing to sound smooth, laid-back and subtle, Metro Area really do tick all the boxes. I would really like to hear a whole lot more from these guys, and I hope they continue to make their unique blend of House Musica for many years to come...
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Review by Ron242 Jul 15, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Don't know if you have, but if you didn't you should.
Metro Area is one of the revelations in music of the passed decade. Elaboratism springs to mind and yes they conquer that. If not I guess you should get your ears checked.
Obviously the words above should be enough, but if you need more i'll be of service.
Listen to the music of Metro Area...
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Review by servo May 10, 2002
metro area is the shit! these guys are masters at texturizng sound and creating new musical landscapes. they are keeping electronic music fresh by progressing and reshaping dance music. every track ive ever heard from metro area is 100% unique. the possibilities are endless with these guys! a double lp is set for release in the next month or two. new tracks as well as older track from metro area 1-4 will be featured!
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