Deltron 3030 have announced that they will reunite for an upcoming Run The Jewels and Wu-Tang Clan concert later this year.The groundbreaking hip-hop trio of Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala pushed the boundaries of alternative rap with Afro-futuristic elements.
They collaborated with the likes of Jamie Cullum, Sean Lennon, and The Lonely Island, and last performed together in 2020 but haven’t released an album in a decade.Last week, it was announced the Californian-Canadian group will return at a one-off Run The Jewels and Wu-Tang concert on September 8 at the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Denver.WU TANG.
RTJ. DELTRON 3030. WHAT IS HAPPENING. pic.twitter.com/fyhDh88Jyy— Ben and Alex (@probablyaparent) April 26, 2023The last record the group released was their second album ‘Event II‘, in 2013, which NME said had “an admirable consistency” and was “touched by greatness”.
This followed their 2000 self-titled debut.In a recent interview with Rock The Bells, Del the Funky Homosapien said he was “thinking about” making music with Deltron 3030. “We’re basically living in the future,” he said about the group’s next record. “I would just try to work on making it more whimsical this time, not as heavy, because I think I kinda stepped away from that with the second one a bit.
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