Metro Area – Metro Area

Metro Area.. They've always managed to keep me amazed. I think that a lot of people came into through Miura. Most people I know at least all scream 'Miura!' when I ask them if they know Metro Area.

After some time I managed to get my hands on a couple of vinyls, but I have the 15th Anniversary Edition digitally and what a killer album. Tunes like Soft Hoop, Strut and Caught up are my absolute favorites. It's so playful and creative.

Soft Hoop lifts you up, gives you creative energy and makes you bob your head. The vocoder type vocals sound as if there are audible sentences in the vocals, I like to think I hear specific sentences but I also believe everyone will hear something different, so I'll keep it to myself in the hopes of you hearing something unique to you :)

Strut is perfect to play while walking through the water along the beach on a summers day while you dancewalk while watching the sunset.

Caught up has a beautiful piano part at the end of the track around the 6:25 mark. It brings the whole setup of the entire track to a beautiful conclusion. The entire track feels like a buildup to some type of embracing emotion. The instruments work together like songbirds. And the piano is the most beautiful bird who gets to wish you goodbye and have a pleasant stay here on earth <3

After the Massive Attacks and the Daft Punks there was the Metro Area
Happy year of the Miuras!
¡Hola!

Le groupe le plus ignoble de toute l'histoire de l'électro. Rien à garder. Tout à jeter. Rien, que dalle, sinon de la hype. Ces types sont les initiateurs de toute la merde que l'on a vue déferler au début des années 2000 dans le domaine des musiques électroniques.

Solid album, "Dance Reaction" and "Caught Up" are the favs here

Does anyone know why the tracklist above does not match the tracklistings for either the US or UK vinyl releases? That and why tracks such as Pina and Strut are completely absent from both releases?

Blippy electro-disco from Morgan Geist (one of the forefathers of the movement) and his partner-in-crime Darshan Jesrani under their moniker Metro Area. The tracks display nice blend of different elements, from deep house to Chicago-style disco house (with a extended stay in Detroit). The clear and unabashed love of funk (listen to the tootling voices on “Miura” or the old-skool rhythms on “Soft Hoop”) also add a sense of fun. There’s also a polished smoothness (like on “Machine Vibe” and “Orange Alert”). The simplicity of the songs both adds to their charm and makes them difficult to differentiate from one another, but still, for your late night pleasures, you’ll want to make a visit to this metro area.