Deltron 3030 (album)

Deltron 3030
Studio album by Deltron 3030
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1999-2000 Glue Factory
Genre	Alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, hip hopera
Length	60:18
Label	75 Ark
Producer	Dan the Automator
Deltron 3030 chronology
Deltron 3030 (2000) Deltron 3030: The Instrumentals (2001)

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

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.

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).

The song "Time Keeps On Slipping", featuring Damon Albarn, is said to have been the influence on the creation of the Gorillaz.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Almost Cool	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10)[3]
PopMatters	(positive)[4]
RapReviews.com	[5]

• 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."

Track listing

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.)"	Hafdís 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"	Damon Albarn	0:31

2008 reissue bonus tracks

22. "Positive Contact" (Charlie Clouser remix)
23. "Turbulence" (Mark Bell remix)
24. "Positive Contact" (Mario C remix)

Samples

The following lists some of the songs and sounds sampled for Deltron 3030.^[6]

"Mastermind"

• "Dirty Feet" by the Daly-Wilson Big Band
• "Loud, Loud, Loud" by Aphrodite's Child
• "Magnetizing" by Handsome Boy Modeling School

"Love Story"

• "Milk and Honey" by Bonnie Dobson

"3030"

• "And That's Saying a Lot" by Christine McVie
• "Introit" by William Sheller

"The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Microsoft Inc.)"

• "And That's Saying a Lot" by Christine McVie
• "Chapala" by Vicente Fernández

"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 tha Funkee Homosapien
• Airplane!
• Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)

"Madness"

• "Of Cities and Escapes" by The Poppy Family
• "Wack MCs" by Del tha Funkee Homosapien

"Memory Loss"

• "Catch a Bad One" by Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Singles

• "Time Keeps On Slipping"
• "3030"
  

Personnel

• Mark Bell – remixing
• V. Brown – vocals
• Dan the Automator – producer
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien – vocals, Lyricist
• Scott Harding – engineer
• Kid Koala – DJ
• Sean Lennon – vocals
• Money Mark – vocals
• Brad Roberts – vocals
• P. Wingerter – vocals

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2000	Heatseekers	#13
2000	Billboard 200	#194
2000	Top Independent Albums	#43
2000	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	#90

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Almost Cool review
3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
4. ^ PopMatters review
5. ^ RapReviews.com review
6. ^ "TheBreaks.com album samples". http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Deltron+3030&type=6. Retrieved December 18, 2008.