Metro Area (album)

Metro Area
Studio album by Metro Area
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	1999–2002
Genre	House
Length	71:30
Label	Source, Environ
Producer	Morgan Geist Darshan Jesrani
Metro Area chronology
Metro Area (2002) Fabric 43 (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Muzik
Now	5/5
Pitchfork	7.8/10
Q
Resident Advisor	5/5
Rolling Stone
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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. Fact magazine rated it as the nineteenth best album of the decade.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.

Standard edition (15th anniversary reissue)

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 – 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