Area is a name shared by many artists: 1) an Italian avant-prog band; 2) an American '80s dream pop band; 3) an American techno house producer; 4) a Norwegian rapper; 5) a Macedonian pop rock band; 6) a German power metal band; 7) a British indie band; 8) a Japanese singer. 1) Area international POPular group, most commonly known as Area, is an Italian avant-prog and jazz fusion band formed at the end of 1972. They are known for being one of the most important and astonishing combos of all times in their genre. They have been compared to Gentle Giant for their extreme musical complexity combined with an elegant and debonair use of polyrhythms; but they had a stronger approach in managing Middle Eastern musical structures and elements, from odd rhythms to the use of tone fourths. And any of these elements is always joined 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 politics with metaphors and rhetorical figures, while avoiding the gross and bold attacks commonly used by left-wing punks; or instead joking about philosophical statements, again with a lucid and brilliant style. The first line up consisted of Demetrio Stratos (singer and lyricist), Giulio Capiozzo (drums and percussions), Patrick Djivas (bass, later left for Premiata Forneria Marconi and was substituted by Ares Tavolazzi) Eddie Busnello (saxophone, flutes), John