Dillatronic

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Dillatronic
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
Genre Instrumental hip hop
Length69:45
Label Vintage Vibez
Producer J Dilla
J Dilla chronology
Jay Stay Paid
(2009)
Dillatronic
(2015)
The Diary
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3.0/5 [2]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Dillatronic is a compilation album by hip hop musician J Dilla, released posthumously on October 30, 2015, through Vintage Vibez Music Group. [6] This album is a collection of over 40 unreleased instrumentals, put together by Dilla's mother Ma Dukes and Vintage Vibez. [7] [8] Dillatronic was made available as a 3×LP set, on CD, and in a variety of deluxe edition packages with T-shirts, bags, cassettes, posters, and other collectables. [9] [10]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by J Dilla.

No.TitleLength
1."Dillatronic 01"3:06
2."Dillatronic 02"2:23
3."Dillatronic 03"1:04
4."Dillatronic 04"2:04
5."Dillatronic 05"1:03
6."Dillatronic 06"1:10
7."Dillatronic 07"2:23
8."Dillatronic 08"2:13
9."Dillatronic 09"2:35
10."Dillatronic 10"1:36
11."Dillatronic 11"2:22
12."Dillatronic 12"0:40
13."Dillatronic 13"2:16
14."Dillatronic 14"1:33
15."Dillatronic 15"2:44
16."Dillatronic 16"2:28
17."Dillatronic 17"2:09
18."Dillatronic 18"0:52
19."Dillatronic 19"2:47
20."Dillatronic 20"2:39
21."Dillatronic 21"0:46
22."Dillatronic 22"2:31
23."Dillatronic 23"0:59
24."Dillatronic 24"0:45
25."Dillatronic 25"0:41
26."Dillatronic 26"1:45
27."Dillatronic 27"0:47
28."Dillatronic 28"1:09
29."Dillatronic 29"1:58
30."Dillatronic 30"0:57
31."Dillatronic 31"1:14
32."Dillatronic 32"1:38
33."Dillatronic 33"2:01
34."Dillatronic 34"1:26
35."Dillatronic 35"1:48
36."Dillatronic 36"2:42
37."Dillatronic 37"1:25
38."Dillatronic 38"0:28
39."Dillatronic 39"1:03
40."Dillatronic 40"0:19
41."Dillatronic 41"3:15

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