Deltron 3030

by Deltron 3030

Overview

The heir apparent to eccentric production wizard Prince Paul, Dan the Automator's left-field conceptual brilliance rapidly made him a hero to underground hip-hop fans. For the Deltron 3030 project, he teamed up with likeminded MC Del tha Funkee Homosapien and turntablist Kid Koala, both cult favorites with a similarly goofy sense of humor. Deltron 3030's self-titled debut is exactly what you might expect from such a teaming: a wildly imaginative, unabashedly geeky concept album about interplanetary rap warriors battling to restore humanity's hip-hop supremacy in a corporate-dominated dystopia (or something like that). It's difficult to follow the concept all the way through, but it hardly matters, because Deltron 3030 is some of the best work both Del and Dan have ever done. In fact, it's the Automator's most fully realized production effort to date, filled with sumptuous, densely layered soundscapes that draw on his classical background and, appropriately, often resemble a film score. For his part, Del's performance here revitalized his reputation, thanks to some of his best, most focused work in years. Long known for his abstract, dictionary-busting lyrics, Del proves he can even rhyme in sci-fi technospeak, and the overarching theme keeps his more indulgent impulses in check. Plus, there's actually some relevant commentary to be unearthed from all the oddball conceptual trappings; in fact, Deltron 3030 is probably the closest hip-hop will ever come to an equivalent of Terry Gilliam's Brazil. The album boasts cameos by Damon Albarn (on the proto-Gorillaz "Time Keeps on Slipping"), Prince Paul, MC Paul Barman, and Sean Lennon, among others, but the stellar turns by its two main creators are the focus. It's not only one of the best albums in either of their catalogs, but one of the best to come out of the new underground, period. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2011
Label:	Deltron Partners / Traffic / Traffic Entertainment Group
UPC:	0933747503315
Rank:	16223

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Deltron 3030   Primary Artist
Brad Roberts   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Vocals
Damon Albarn   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sean Lennon   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Rapp   Primary Artist
P. Wingerter   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mark Nishita   Primary Artist,Vocals
MC Paul Barman   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Beans   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mark "Money Mark" Ramos-Nishita   Primary Artist
Peanut Butter Wolf   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hafdis Huld   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mr. Lif   Primary Artist,Vocals
Astacio Arnovick   Guitar
Verna Brown   Vocals
Del the Funky Homosapien   Vocals
Money Mark   Vocals
Kid Koala   Turntables
Vernon Brown   Vocals
Prince Paul   Vocals

Technical Credits

Dan the Automator   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Mixing
Teren Jones   Composer
Del the Funky Homosapien   Composer
Mario C.   Remixing
Mark Bell   Composer,Remixing
Sean Lennon   Composer
Kid Koala   DJ
Damon Albarn   Composer
Charlie Clouser   Remixing
Dan Nakamura   Composer
Scott Harding   Engineer