◇ image via WikipediaMetro Area
Metro Area is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Devo. Those roots explain a lot about how Metro Area arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tiga, Felix da Housecat, Cassius, Tensnake and Siriusmo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Metro Area, reaching back through Devo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Metro Area is a Brooklyn-based house and nu-disco duo formed in 1998 by Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.
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Metro Area grew out of Devo, shares an orbit with Tiga, Felix da Housecat, Cassius and Tensnake. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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