A Million Microphones

Supersystem has always been ready to destroy a song in order to put it back together. Hip-hop, electronica, punk rock, so-called 'world music'; a little bit of everything has gone into the architecture. This construct/deconstruct reflex is groomed and refined on the NY/DC quartet's latest release. Its eleven original tracks are saturated with African-tinged guitar, complex polyrhythms, atmospheric synthesizers, jaunty, funk-fried bass, and infectious beats.