News: Deltron 3030 To Release New Album In May???

In May 2000, hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030--the trio of Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator--released their eponymous rap opera concept album to near-critical acclaim. Now, nine years later, the group is poised to release its follow-up.

The beats and turntable work for Deltron Event II have reportedly been finished since 2007, leaving Del to lay down the lyrics. On April 12, 2009, at the Tuscon date of his "Funkman Tour", tha Funkee Homosapien himself announced that Deltron Event II is set to be released on May 24, 2009.

No word on what label will be releasing this much-awaited disc, although Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings is a usual suspect. And take this tip with a grain of salt--there has been no official confirmation yet. But wouldn't a new Deltron record make summer great?

Show Alert: Phoenix @ The Wiltern - 6/28/09

At the risk of making this a Phoenix blog, SSM is proud to announce that the slick French pop rockers will be performing at The Wiltern on June 28, 2009. This is the sole U.S. date as of the moment. Amazing Baby opens.

There are a few other dates announced as of now (all across the pond), so here's hoping that the band will take America by storm with a coast-to-coast trek in support of their forthcoming fourth LP Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out in the U.S. on May 26, 2009.

Tix for The Wiltern show here. Current tour itinerary below. And don't forget about those SNL vids below.

Apr 23 2009 9:00P	HOXTON BAR & KITCHEN - SOLD OUT	London, London and South East
May 20 2009 8:00P	BERGHAIN (SPEX FESTIVAL)	Berlin
May 23 2009 8:00P	E-WERK (ELECTRONIC BEATS)	Cologne
May 28 2009 8:00P	PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL - SPAIN	Barcelona, Barcelona
May 30 2009 8:00P	SIESTA FESTIVAL - SWEDEN	Hasselholm
Jun 1 2009 9:00P	KOKO LONDON - SOLD OUT	London, London and South East
Jun 6 2009 8:00P	ROCK AM RING FESTIVAL - GERMANY	Nurburg
Jun 7 2009 8:00P	ROCK IM PARK FESTIVAL - GERMANY	Nurnberg
Jun 28 2009 8:00P	THE WILTERN	Los Angeles, California
Jul 24 2009 8:00P	CAMP BESTIVAL - UK	Lulworth Castle, Dorset, Southwest

Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania", "1901" [Live on SNL]

"Lisztomania"


"1901"

News: Reactable Now Available

Alert reader and regular SSM correspondent Kfuture has recently learned that the amazing Reactable is now available for retail consumption. Kfuture, DJ KRC and I first encountered this mindblowing modular synth at Björk's 2007 Coachella performance.



We were unsure if what we were seeing was real, and research confirmed that the Reactable is in fact a project from the Music Technology Group at Spain's Pompeu Fabra University. The Reactable Experience is now available and is aimed at museums and public entities. Now if only an eccentric, rich musician like Trent Reznor could get his hands on this puppy...