(Hip-Hop, Rap) [LP] [24/192] Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2 LP) - 2000, FLAC (tracks)

01. State of the Nation (0:26)
02. 3030 (7:28)
03. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza (0:22)
04. Things You Can Do (5:00)
05. Positive Contact (4:48)
06. St. Catherine St. (0:43)
07. Virus (4:26)
08. Upgrade (A Brymar College Course) (4:10)
09. New Coke (0:43)
10. Mastermind (3:34)
11. National Movie Review (0:54)
12. Madness (4:38)
13. Meet Cleofis Randolph the Patriarch (0:36)
14. Time Keeps on Slipping (4:59)
15. The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Microsoft Inc.) (0:50)
16. Turbulence (Remix) (3:32)
17. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Part II (0:37)
18. Battlesong (4:08)
19. Love Story (3:26)
20. Memory Loss (4:39)
21. The Assmann 640 Speaks (0:33)

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Analyzed: Deltron 3030 / Deltron 3030
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.80 dB -21.95 dB 0:26 01-State of the Nation
DR12 -0.86 dB -14.98 dB 7:28 02-3030
DR12 -5.71 dB -20.18 dB 0:22 03-The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza
DR12 -1.11 dB -14.05 dB 5:00 04-Things You Can Do
DR11 -0.84 dB -12.90 dB 4:48 05-Positive Contact
DR12 -9.56 dB -23.83 dB 0:43 06-St. Catherine St.
DR12 -1.96 dB -15.58 dB 4:26 07-Virus
DR12 -1.43 dB -15.82 dB 4:10 08-Upgrade (A Brymar College Course)
DR13 -8.39 dB -22.82 dB 0:43 09-New Coke
DR13 -0.81 dB -15.23 dB 3:34 10-Mastermind
DR11 -10.89 dB -26.24 dB 0:54 11-National Movie Review
DR11 -0.75 dB -13.53 dB 4:38 12-Madness
DR12 -4.80 dB -19.56 dB 0:36 13-Meet Cleofis Randolph the Patriarch
DR10 -1.12 dB -12.50 dB 4:59 14-Time Keeps on Slipping
DR12 -7.81 dB -23.87 dB 0:50 15-The News (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Microsoft Inc.)
DR12 -0.84 dB -15.40 dB 3:32 16-Turbulence (Remix)
DR14 -7.13 dB -23.71 dB 0:37 17-The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Part II
DR11 -2.14 dB -15.14 dB 4:08 18-Battlesong
DR12 -1.38 dB -14.51 dB 3:26 19-Love Story
DR13 -0.94 dB -15.76 dB 4:39 20-Memory Loss
DR14 -8.34 dB -25.29 dB 0:33 21-The Assmann 640 Speaks
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4437 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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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.