Track Listing

1. intro
2. Dance Reaction
3. Miura
4. Pina
5. Square Pattern Aura
6. Machine Vibes
7. Atmospherique
8. Soft Hoop
9. Let's Get
10. Orange Alert
11. Strut
12. Caught Up

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12945 in Music
• Released on: 2002-10-21
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
New York's Metro Area--acclaimed producers Morgan Geist And Darshan Jesrani--are no strangers to the dance floor. Since 1999, their series of EPs have constantly found favour with the world's more discerning DJs and now, alongside some new material, they are collated in one fantastically cool package. Geist is a well respected techno artist in his own right, more interested in texture than banging 909s, while Jesrani has roots in New York disco-soul. Together they've pooled their talents to cleverly embrace old school R&B and pared-down grooves with modern deep-house shapes.

Recalling the soulful experimentation of early club classics, the duo mix live and electronic instruments to stunning effect and yet enhance their creations with strict digital frameworks and solid loops. If you like the idea of clinical Linn drum machines rubbing shoulders with Philly strings, or deep, New Jersey house bedding down with stripped-back electro-funk, this could well be the record you've been looking for. --Paul Tierney

Customer Reviews

Instant classic.
Metro Area's debut album is easily one of the greates dance records ever. It calls you to the dancefloor immediately but it's still musically interesting enough for a home listening. Many dance/house records tend to be too limited and not so interesting though they might work great in the dancefloor. I have listen Metro Area's album for a couple years now and i still find it interesting. This is not just a typical houserecord. Its mix of disco, electrofunk, house and boogie is just amazing. Every song is a killer in its own way.

Metro area don't lean on to cliches that sometimes are too obvious in this genre. With rhodes, live string section, warm analog keyboards and modern loops they create their on timeless sound.
The thing that makes this record so great is the songs. There are so many musical ideas in every song and there are just very few elements there. But when something comes in it always sounds that this is excactly where it should come. You can dance with it or you can just sit and listen to the songs and their every different minimalist elements.

If you like modern dance music or just rhythm music generally then i can't recommend this record enough. This is already a classic. Can't wait 'til the next album.

dance reaction
This is basically a collection of 12"s but it works. It's like a newly discovered album of mid 80's, mid-tempo dancefloor funk bombs.

who says disco is dead?
Bought on a wim one cold afternoon mainly on the strength of a quick flick I was delighted to be shaking , nodding and cranking up the volume to these two electro dance ubermeisters. Blending the synth beats with live instruments, some deeper moments equally comfortable in the lounge or in a club the 60 plus minutes just flew by and you just new that there was something special happening. The funked up guitars, heavy beats and orchestral philly type stabs just make you smile and want to cut some rug. Don't delay, just pick it up and relish the idea of dance music not being dull and predictable.