Metro Area (album)

Metro Area
Studio album by Metro Area
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	1999–2002
Genre	House [1] [2]
Length	1:11:30
Label	Source, Environ
Producer	Morgan Geist Darshan Jesrani
Metro Area chronology
Metro Area (2002) Fabric 43 (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Muzik	[4]
Now	5/5 [5]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [6]
Q	[7]
Resident Advisor	5/5 [8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Uncut	[10]

Metro Area is the 2002 debut studio album by American house music group Metro Area.

Release

Metro Area was released on CD and LP ^[a] on October 22, 2002 by Source and Environ. and re-released digitally, on LP, and on 200 limited cassette tape copies on October 27, 2017. It was named the second best album of the decade by Resident Advisor . ^[11] Fact magazine rated it as the nineteenth best album of the decade. ^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.

Standard edition (15th anniversary reissue) ^[b]

No.	Title	Length
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

Double album version

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

• Ana Dane – flute on track 5 and 6
• Craig Hillelson – guitar on track 6 and 9
• James Duncan – horns on track 10
• Morgan Geist – producer
• Darshan Jesrani – producer
• Kelley Polar Quartet – strings on track 1, 2 and 12
• Jamie Krents – bass on track 8
• Dei Lewison – vocals, vox organ on track 2
• Dan Selzer – design
• Dee Silk – guitar on track 1 and 3
• Itis Tandoor – percussion on track 3, 4, 8, 11 and 12

Notes

1. The album was released on 3LP and 2LP variations.
2. Releases before the 15th anniversary reissue replace "Evidence" with a 32 second intro for the album.

References

1. "The Translator: Italo disco". Exclaim! . June 26, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
2. Vice Staff (July 14, 2015). "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Vice . Retrieved June 20, 2025. What we know for sure is that this sexy slice of house [Metro Area] quietly invaded record collections in the early 00s...
3. Kellman, Andy. "Metro Area – Metro Area". AllMusic . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
4. Gibson, Cal (October 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area (Source)". Muzik (89): 86.
5. Boles, Benjamin (November 21, 2002). "Metro Area (Environ)". Now . Retrieved June 10, 2019.
6. Richardson, Mark (December 12, 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
7. "Metro Area: Metro Area". Q (197): 110. December 2002.
8. Clarke, Paul (November 16, 2017). "Metro Area – Metro Area". Resident Advisor . Retrieved June 10, 2019.
9. Rubin, Mike (November 28, 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area". Rolling Stone : 88.
10. "Metro Area: Metro Area". Uncut (67): 139. December 2002.
11. "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor . January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
12. "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Fact . December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.