New York's Metro Area--acclaimed producers Morgan Geist And Darshan Jesrani--are no strangers to the dance floor. Since 1999, their series of EPs have constantly found favour with the world's more discerning DJs and now, alongside some new material, they are collated in one fantastically cool package. Geist is a well respected techno artist in his own right, more interested in texture than banging 909s, while Jesrani has roots in New York disco-soul. Together they've pooled their talents to cleverly embrace old school R&B and pared-down grooves with modern deep-house shapes. Recalling the soulful experimentation of early club classics, the duo mix live and electronic instruments to stunning effect and yet enhance their creations with strict digital frameworks and solid loops. If you like the idea of clinical Linn drum machines rubbing shoulders with Philly strings, or deep, New Jersey house bedding down with stripped-back electro-funk, this could well be the record you've been looking for. --Paul Tierney