: Choosing a quiet Staten Island neighborhood as the centerpiece is a deliberate move away from the glitz of Times Square. It represents the periphery—the parts of the city that are "forgotten" yet essential.
While the original version relied on skittering, tribal-inspired percussion and a bizarre, almost-spoken-word performance from , Solomun’s version smooths the jagged edges into a hypnotic groove. SBTRKT & Ezra Koenig - NEW DORP NEW YORK (Solomun Edit)
Ezra Koenig has always been a chronicler of New York, but here he is a "night creature" circling the dark depths of Manhattan. : Choosing a quiet Staten Island neighborhood as