Area

Area is a name shared by many artists: An Italian avant-progressive and free-jazz/fusion band, an American 80s dream pop band, a Norwegian rapper, a Macedonian pop/rock group, an American minimal techno DJ and producer, a German power metal band, a British indie band, and a Japanese singer. 1) Area is an Italian avant-progressive and free-jazz/fusion band formed in the end of 1972. They are known for being one of the most important and astonishing combos in their genre of all times. They have been compared to Gentle Giant for the extreme complexity combined with an elegant and debonair use of polyrhythms; but they had a stronger attitude in managing middle east musical structures and elements, from odd rhythms to the use of tone fourths. And any of these elements are always jointed by a free-jazz attitude and even electronics. They were left-wing fine intellectuals and coupled their very high level compositions with poetical and elegant lyrics, criticizing conservative model with metaphores and rhetorical figures, avoiding gross and bold attacks such as left-wing punks usually did; or joking about philosophical statements, again with a lucid and brilliant style. First asset was: Demetrio Stratos (singer and lyricist), Giulio Capiozzo (drums and percussions), Patrick Djivas (bass, later leaved for Premiata Forneria Marconi and was substituted by Ares Tavolazzi) Eddie Busnello (saxophone, flutes), Johnny Lambizzi (guitar, later was substituted by Paolo Tofani), Leandro Gaetano (piano). 2) Area was an Illinois-based dream pop band, formed in 1985 with a lineup of Steve Jones, Lynn Canfield, and Henry Frayne. After the band went on hiatus in 1990, Canfield and Frayne formed another band, Moon Seven Times. Frayne is currently in Lanterna, and Canfield has been a member of Shotgun Wedding. Four of the band's albums have been reissued by Projekt Records. 3) Area is a rapper from Bergen who has worked a lot with producer Hkon and rapper OveLution. He was previously a member of the groups Rejects and Vågard's hollaback crew. 4) Area are a Macedonian pop/rock group, also tagged in Cyrilic as Ареа. 5) Area is a Chicago-based minimal techno DJ and producer. 6) Area was a Power Metal band from Germany that released two albums namely, 'Twilight' and 'The Falcon'. 7) Area was a UK London based indie band fronted by Kiwi songwiter vocalist Curtis Bartlett. A four track EP On A Good Day, released in 1989. 8) Area is a Japanese emo-singer