Deltron 3030

Guide Note:

Underground hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 is made up of MC Del The Funky Homosapien, producer Dan The Automator and DJ Kid Koala. The collective released a concept album of the same name in May of 2000, following the adventures of the heroic Deltron Zero in a dystopian future ruled by corporations.

Fast Facts:

1. Label: 75 Ark Records
2. Collaborators credited as "Deltron Zero" (Del), "Cantankerous Captain Aptos" (Automator) and "Skiznod the Boy Wonder" (Koala)
3. All three members collaborated on first Gorillaz album
4. An album of instrumental tracks was released in 2001
5. Songs have appeared on Robbery Homicide Division and in the video games Tony Hawk's Underground and College Hoops 2K8
6. Dan the Automator previously contributed to the conceptual album/groups Dr. Octagon and Handsome Boy Modeling School

Many guest musicians appeared on the album, some of them under science-fiction inspired pseudonyms. Damon Albarn from Blur contributes to the opening track and the song "Time Keeps On Slipping," and has indicated that working on Deltron 3030 inspired his creation of the rock-hip hop hybrid Gorillaz. Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon and member of indie rock band Cibo Matto appears on the song "Memory Loss." Finally, underground hip-hop fixtures MC Paul Barman, Prince Paul, Mr. Lif and Peanut Butter Wolf also contributed to several tracks.

The members of Deltron 3030 have long promised a follow-up album, to be titled Deltron Event II. Dan The Automator had initially indicated it would be released in 2007, but this date has been significantly pushed back. Production on the album reportedly started in 2006.