Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

The super group Deltron 3030 is composed of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and DJ Kid Koala, and sometimes features guest artists who also take on varying futuristic pseudonyms. Originally released in 2000 on the now-defunct 75 Ark label, this hip hop concept album was released the same year as the first Gorillaz 12”, and is on a similar plane. So similar, in fact, that following the release of ‘Deltron 3030’, all three members participated in the recording of Gorillaz self-titled debut album. With Del aka Deltron Zero on vocals, Dan the Automator aka The Cantankerous Captain Aptos on production, and Kid Koala aka Skiznoid the Boy Wonder on turntables, this album takes the listener on a paranoid journey set in a dystopian Year 3030, dealing with viruses, the apocalypse, an oppressive government, and a war waged against a huge company called the Corporate Bank of Time that rules the Universe, all to the well-crafted and consistent musical backing of the Automator. With additional writing and vocals from Damon Albarn, production by Mark Bell (LFO), and appearances by Prince Paul, Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Money Mark, MC Paul Barman, Sean Lennon, Beans (Antipop Consortium) and Mr. Lif, a stellar guest line-up compliments Del’s vocal style and adds the right amount of flavour to a classic and prescient period piece.

Tracklisting:

A1. State of the Nation ft Damon Albarn   A2. 3030   A3. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza ft Prince Paul   A4. Things You Can Do   B1. Positive Contact   B2. St. Catherine St. ft Beans, Mr. Lif, and Peanut Butter Wolf   B3. Virus   B4. Upgrade (A Brymar College Course)   B5. New Coke ft Money Mark   C1. Mastermind   C2. National Movie Review ft Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies)   C3. Madness   C4. Meet Cleofis Randolph The Patriarch ft MC Paul Barman   C5. Time Keeps On Slipping ft Damon Albarn   C6. The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Microsoft Inc.) ft Hafdis Huld (Gus Gus)   D1. Turbulence (Mark Bell Remix)   D2. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Part II ft Prince Paul   D3. Battlesong   D4. Love Story   D5. Memory Loss ft Sean Lennon   D6. The Assmann 640 Speaks

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