Metro Area | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2002 | |||
Genre | House [1] | |||
Length | 67:18 | |||
Label | Source, Environ | |||
Producer |
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Metro Area chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Muzik | [3] |
Now | 5/5 [4] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [5] |
Q | [6] |
Resident Advisor | 5/5 [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Uncut | [9] |
Metro Area is the eponymous 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 . [10] Fact magazine rated it as the nineteenth best album of the decade. [11]
All tracks are written by Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance Reaction" | 6:11 |
2. | "Miura" | 6:47 |
3. | "Piña" | 6:05 |
4. | "Square-Pattern Aura" | 5:36 |
5. | "Machine Vibes" | 5:23 |
6. | "Evidence" | 4:44 |
7. | "Atmosphrique" | 6:32 |
8. | "Soft Hoop" | 4:47 |
9. | "Let's Get..." | 6:24 |
10. | "Orange Alert" | 5:39 |
11. | "Strut" | 5:34 |
12. | "Caught Up" | 7:37 |
Total length: | 71:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Orange Alert" | 5:39 |
2. | "Caught Up" | 7:37 |
3. | "Miura" | 6:47 |
4. | "Soft Hoop" | 4:47 |
5. | "Evidence" | 4:44 |
6. | "Square-Pattern Aura" | 5:36 |
7. | "Machine Vibes" | 5:39 |
8. | "Atmosphrique" | 6:32 |
Total length: | 47:54 |
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