Avantcore

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"Avantcore"
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Single by Busdriver
from the album Fear of a Black Tangent
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2005
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length2:40
Label Mush Records
Songwriter(s) Busdriver
Producer(s) Paris Zax, Thavius Beck
Busdriver singles chronology
"'Imaginary Places'"
(2002)
"Avantcore"
(2005)
"'Kill Your Employer'"
(2006)

Avantcore is a single by underground hip hop artist Busdriver from his album Fear of a Black Tangent . It was released on Mush Records in 2005. The title track "Avantcore" includes a sample of the song "Turtles Have Short Legs" by Can .

Track listing

  1. "Avantcore" - 2:26
    • Produced by Paris Zax
  2. "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)" - 4:40
  3. "Unemployed Black Astronaut" – 4:02
    • Produced by Paris Zax
  4. "Avantcore" – 2:35
    • D-Styles remix
  5. "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)" – 4:18
  6. "Unemployed Black Astronaut" – 4:39


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