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Deltron 3030 (album)

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Released
  
October 17, 2000

Length
  
60:18

Release date
  
17 October 2000

Label
  
75 Ark

Recorded
  
1999-2000 Glue Factory

Artist
  
Deltron 3030

Producer
  
Dan the Automator


Genres
  
Hip hop music, Underground hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Rap opera

Similar
  
Event 2, Both Sides of the Brain, Future Development, I Wish My Brother George, No Need for Alarm

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Deltron 3030 is the 2000 debut album by the hip hop supergroup of the same name. It is a rap opera concept album set in a dystopian year 3030.

Contents

State of the nation deltron 3030


Album information

The album's story casts Del in the role of Deltron Zero, a disillusioned mech soldier and interplanetary computer prodigy rebelling against a 31st-century New World Order. In a world where evil oligarchs suppress both human rights and hip-hop, Del fights rap battles against a series of foes, becoming Galactic Rhyme Federation Champion. To celebrate, Del takes a trip back to Earth for a vacation, but is ambushed by his enemies and has his memory wiped, plunging the world back into darkness.

Del the Funky Homosapien's lyrics veer from serious social commentary to humor to epic sci-fi battles, while producer Dan the Automator creates an eerie and dense atmosphere.

The song "3030" was used as the theme song on the short lived CBS series Robbery Homicide Division. The song "Positive Contact" was featured in the video games Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (2001), Tony Hawk's Underground (2003), and College Hoops 2K8 (2007).

On the single "Time Keeps On Slipping", it states the version of "Turbulence" is the remix by Mark Bell, despite the fact the album version and the version featured on the single are completely different. The version on the single could possibly be the original version, as it features scratching possibly by Kid Koala, which is missing from the Mark Bell remix on the album.

The album was reissued July 1, 2008 with 3 bonus remixes.

Critical reception

  • The Wire (10/00, p. 86) - "A planet where rhymes are pecked into trees by gnawed off golf pencils between clenched teeth."
  • CMJ (10/16/00, p. 28) - "[Its] slick and styled funk proves [Automator's] light years ahead of his peers."
  • Melody Maker (11/14/00, p. 52) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is dark, jagged alt-rock hip-hop....an inspired soundtrack to confusing times."
  • NME (10/21/00, p. 44) - 8 out of 10 - "A space opera....the most purely enjoyable hip-hop album of 2000....It's a crazed sci-fi journey to Planet B.S., that takes myriad detours around the galaxy....utterly mesmerizing."

    • Track listing

    All tracks written by Dan the Automator and Del the Funky Homosapien, except where noted.

    2008 reissue bonus tracks

    1. "Positive Contact" (Charlie Clouser remix)
    2. "Turbulence" (Mark Bell remix)
    3. "Positive Contact" (Mario C remix)

    Samples

    The following lists some of the songs and sounds sampled for Deltron 3030.

    "State of the Nation"
  • "Phalene" by Placebo
    • "3030"
  • "And That's Saying a Lot" by Christine McVie
  • "Introit" by William Sheller
    • "Things You Can Do"
  • "What Can The Matter Be?" by The Poppy Family
    • "Positive Contact"
  • "No Silver Bird" by The Hooterville Trolley
  • "Days of the Week" by Matt Robinson
  • "Stakes Is High" by De La Soul
  • "Worldwide" by Del the Funky Homosapien
  • Airplane!
  • Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
  • The Black Hole
    • "Virus"
  • "Atlantis" by Release Music Orchestra
  • The Black Hole
    • "Mastermind"
  • "Alguien," by Johnny Olivo
  • "Dirty Feet" by the Daly-Wilson Big Band
  • "Loud, Loud, Loud" by Aphrodite's Child
  • "Magnetizing" by Handsome Boy Modeling School
    • "National Movie Review"
  • "Atlantis" by Les Baxter
    • "Madness"
  • "Of Cities and Escapes" by The Poppy Family
  • "Wack MCs" by Del the Funky Homosapien
    • "The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Microsoft Inc.)"
  • "And That's Saying a Lot" by Christine McVie
  • "Chapala" by Vicente Fernández
    • "Love Story"
  • "Milk and Honey" by Bonnie Dobson
  • "Le Massacre Du Dragon" by the Maurice Vander Trio
    • "Memory Loss"
  • "Catch a Bad One" by Del the Funky Homosapien

    • Singles

  • "Time Keeps On Slipping"
  • "3030"

    • Personnel

  • Mark Bell – remixing
  • V. Brown – vocals
  • Dan the Automator – producer
  • Del the Funky Homosapien – vocals, Lyricist
  • Scott Harding – engineer
  • Kid Koala – DJ
  • Aaron Bruno - vocals
  • Sean Lennon – vocals
  • Money Mark – vocals
  • Brad Roberts – vocals
  • P. Wingerter – vocals
  • Damon Albarn - vocals, narration, melodica, additional instrumentation

    • Songs

    1State of the Nation0:26
    23030 [Explicit]7:30
    3The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza0:22

    References

    Deltron 3030 (album) Wikipedia
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