Metro Area (album)

Metro Area
Studio album by Metro Area
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	1999–2001
Genre	Electronica, house
Label	Environ, Source
Producer	Morgan Geist, Darshan Jesrani
Metro Area chronology
Metro Area (2002) Fabric 43 (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Uncut	[5]

Metro Area is the self-titled debut studio album by American house music group Metro Area, released on October 22, 2002. It was named the second best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.^[6] Fact magazine rated it as the nineteenth best album of the decade.^[7]

Track listing

1. "Intro" (Geist, Jesrani) – 0:32
2. "Dance Reaction" (Geist, Jesrani) – 6:11
3. "Miura" (Geist, Jesrani) – 6:42
4. "Piña" (Geist, Jesrani) – 6:05
5. "Square-Pattern Aura" (Geist, Jesrani) – 5:36
6. "Machine Vibes" (Geist, Jesrani) – 5:39
7. "Atmosphrique" (Geist, Jesrani) – 6:32
8. "Soft Hoop" (Geist, Jesrani) – 4:47
9. "Let's Get" (Geist, Jesrani) - 6:24
10. "Orange Alert" (Geist, Jesrani) – 5:39
11. "Strut" (Geist, Jesrani) – 5:34
12. "Caught Up" (Geist, Jesrani) – 7:37

Personnel

• Ana Dane – flute
• James Duncan – horn
• Morgan Geist – producer
• Darshan Jesrani – producer
• Kelley Polar – strings
• Jamie Krents – bass
• Dei Lewison – vocals, vox organ
• Dan Selzer – design
• Dee Silk – guitar
• Itis Tandoor – percussion

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Metro Area – Metro Area". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
2. Richardson, Mark (December 12, 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
3. "Metro Area: Metro Area". Q (197): 110. December 2002.
4. "Metro Area: Metro Area". Rolling Stone: 88. November 28, 2002.
5. "Metro Area: Metro Area". Uncut (67): 139. December 2002.
6. "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
7. "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Fact. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.