Metro Area – Metro Area
Label:
Environ – ENVCD002
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CD, Album
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Intro | 0:32 | ||
| 2 |
Dance Reaction
Guitar – Dee Silk |
6:11 | ||
| 3 |
Miura
Vocals – Dei Lewison |
6:42 | ||
| 4 |
Piña
Guitar – Dee Silk |
6:05 | ||
| 5 | Square-Pattern Aura | 5:36 | ||
| 6 |
Machine Vibes
Flute – Ana Dane |
5:39 | ||
| 7 | Atmosphrique | 6:32 | ||
| 8 |
Soft Hoop
Bass – Jamie Krents |
4:47 | ||
| 9 |
Orange Alert
Horns – James Duncan |
5:39 | ||
| 10 | Strut | 5:34 | ||
| 11 | Caught Up | 7:37 |
Credits
- Artwork By – Dan Selzer
- Percussion – Itis Tandoor (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
- Producer – Darshan Jesrani, Morgan Geist
- Strings – Kelley Polar Quartet (tracks: 2, 3, 11)
Other Versions (Showing 4 of 4) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Area (2xLP, Album) | Source, Environ | SOURLP070 | UK | 2002 | ||
| Metro Area (CD, Album, Promo) | Source | CDSOURDJ 070 | UK | 2002 | ||
| Metro Area (2xLP, Album) | Environ | ENVLP002 | US | 2002 | ||
| Metro Area (CD, Album) | Source, Source, Environ, Environ | CDSOUR 070, 7243 5 42732 2 3 | UK & Europe | 2002 |
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Reviews & Discussion
Blippy electro-disco from Morgan Geist (one of the forefathers of the movement) and his partner-in-crime Darshan Jesrani under their moniker Metro Area. The tracks display nice blend of different elements, from deep house to Chicago-style disco house (with a extended stay in Detroit). The clear and unabashed love of funk (listen to the tootling voices on “Miura” or the old-skool rhythms on “Soft Hoop”) also add a sense of fun. There’s also a polished smoothness (like on “Machine Vibe” and “Orange Alert”). The simplicity of the songs both adds to their charm and makes them difficult to differentiate from one another, but still, for your late night pleasures, you’ll want to make a visit to this metro area.
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