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.
Standard edition (15th anniversary reissue)[ a] Title 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 Title 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
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 – 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
^ Releases before the 15th anniversary reissue replace "Evidence" with a 32 second intro for the album.
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^ Boles, Benjamin (November 21, 2002). "Metro Area (Environ)" . Now . Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
^ Richardson, Mark (December 12, 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 22, 2016 .
^ "Metro Area: Metro Area". Q (197): 110. December 2002.
^ Clarke, Paul (November 16, 2017). "Metro Area – Metro Area" . Resident Advisor . Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
^ Rubin, Mike (November 28, 2002). "Metro Area: Metro Area". Rolling Stone : 88.
^ "Metro Area: Metro Area". Uncut (67): 139. December 2002.
^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s" . Resident Advisor . January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010 .
^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s" . Fact . December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010 .