The Future is Now. Deltron 3030 returns with Event II

Thirteen years in the making.



The wait is over. The future is here. Deltron has landed. The much-anticipated follow-up to Deltron 3030, the mad genius sci-fi hip hop concept collaboration from Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, has finally dropped. Event II is now available on CD, vinyl and digital formats. And it kicks much ass.

As advertised, the album continues Deltron 3030's out-of-this-world, technophobic sci-fi narrative, with an eclectic roster of assorted featured guests, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Cross, Amber Tamblyn, Zach De La Rocha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, The Lonely Island, Black Rob, Damon Albarn and more.

Here's the trippy, post-apocalyptic music video for "City Rising from the Ashes":

Stream the new Deltron 3030 album

Event II reunites Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan The Automator and Kid Koala.



Awwwwww yeah. Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan "The Automator" Nakamura and Kid Koala, the mad genius trinity behind Deltron 3030, have reunited for the long-awaited follow-up to their seminal 2000 underground hip hip concept album collaboration. Deltron 3030: Event II drops next week on October 1.

The album continues Deltron 3030's out-of-this-world, technophobic sci-fi narrative, with an eclectic roster of featured guests, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Cross, Amber Tamblyn, Zach De La Rocha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, The Lonely Island, Black Rob, Damon Albarn and more.

You can stream the entire album right now on Pitchfork.

Here's the tracklist:

Dan the Automator & Emily Wells are Pillowfight

I'm a little obsessed with Pillowfight, the latest brainchild of producer Dan the Automator, aka Dan Nakamura. Here, he collaborates vocalist Emily Wells, with some contributions by Kid Koala and Lateef the Truthspeaker. I've been meaning to mention it here for a while -- it's been playing nonstop on my iPod for weeks.

You might know of Dan the Automator's awesome work with Gorillaz, Deltron 3030 and Handsome Boy Modeling School. On Pillowfight's self-titled album, with Wells' sultry vocals, he takes a turn into downtempo sexy cool. And I'm really digging it. Here's the music video for "Get Down," directed by David Choe: