Deltron 3030 LP Records Near Mint

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Deltron 3030 LP in near mint condition.

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Deltron 3030 is a supergroup of hip hop artists, composed of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala. Their work features many other artists as well, all taking on various futuristic pseudonyms.

Deltron 3030

The group's debut album Deltron 3030, released on May 23, 2000, is a concept album set in the year 3030 that tells of the fight against huge corporations that rule the universe by Del's alter ego, Deltron Zero. The lyrics were written in less than two weeks and are characterized by extravagant allusions to futuristic outer-space themes in the tradition of Afrofuturist works by Sun Ra and George Clinton.

Following the release of the album, all three members worked on the Gorillaz' self-titled debut album.

Many samples are originated from the contemporary french classical composer William Sheller

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The album follows Deltron Zero's fight against an oppressive government and powerful corporations, while also battling to be the Galactic Rhyme Federation Champion.

Del tha Funkee 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.

A flash video was created for the song "Virus" and is available online.[1]

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 2001 video game Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX, in the 2003 Tony Hawk's Underground and in the 2007 College Hoops 2K8

The song "Time Keeps On Slipping", featuring Damon Albarn, is said to have been the influence on the creation of the Gorillaz.

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.

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Spin (1/01, p. 120) - 7 out of 10 - "As a party record, it romps, with pumping keyboards on 'Positive Contact' and a chorus sample sped up for harpsichord effect on 'Things You Can Do' in which Koala scratches opera singers."
Alternative Press (3/01, pp. 68-9) - 4 out of 5 - "Nakamura turns in creepy, futuristic and bizarre beats for this concept album about fantastic, backwards human civilization in the year 3030...crowded with guest appearances."
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....a splintered, 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."

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All songs written and composed by Dan the Automator and Teren D. Jones, except where noted.

No. Title Featuring Length 1. "State of the Nation" Damon Albarn 0:25 2. "3030" 7:29 3. "The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza" Prince Paul 0:21 4. "Things You Can Do" 4:59 5. "Positive Contact" 4:42 6. "St. Catherine St." Beans, Mr. Lif, P. Wingerter, Peanut Butter Wolf, Verna Brown 0:43 7. "Virus" 4:26 8. "Upgrade (A Brymar College Course)" 4:10 9. "New Coke" Mark Ramos-Nishita 0:41 10. "Mastermind" 3:34 11. "National Movie Review" Brad Roberts 0:53 12. "Madness" 4:38 13. "Meet Cleofis Randolph the Patriarch" MC Paul Barman 0:36 14. "Time Keeps On Slipping" Damon Albarn 4:59 15. "The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Microsoft Inc.)" Hafdis Huld 0:49 16. "Turbulence" Remixed by Mark Bell 3:33 17. "The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Part II" Prince Paul 0:37 18. "Battlesong" 4:07 19. "Love Story" 3:26 20. "Memory Loss" Sean Lennon 4:39 21. "The Assman 640 Speaks" 0:31