Deltron 3030 is an alternative hip hop supergroup composed of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala. Their work features many other artists as well, all taking on various futuristic pseudonyms. 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 by Deltron Zero against huge corporations that rule the universe. 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. Many samples originated with the contemporary French classical composer William Sheller. Following the release of the album, all three members worked on the Gorillaz' self-titled debut album. Deltron 3030's second album will be titled Deltron Event II. Production began in 2006, however, it was not until late 2011 that it was finished. According to Kid Koala's website, he finished the turntable portions of the album in May 2006.
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