# Avantcore

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2005 single by Busdriver

"Avantcore" Single by Busdriver from the album Fear of a Black Tangent Released January 18, 2005 Genre Alternative hip hop Length 2:40 Label Mush Records Songwriter Busdriver Producers Paris Zax, Thavius Beck Busdriver singles chronology "'Imaginary Places'" (2002) "Avantcore" (2005) "'Kill Your Employer'" (2006)

***Avantcore*** is a single by [underground hip hop](/source/Underground_hip_hop) artist [Busdriver](/source/Busdriver) from his album *[Fear of a Black Tangent](/source/Fear_of_a_Black_Tangent)*. It was released on [Mush Records](/source/Mush_Records) in 2005. The title track "Avantcore" includes a sample of the song "Turtles Have Short Legs" by *[Can](/source/Can_(band))*.

## Track listing

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1. "Avantcore" - 2:26 - Produced by Paris Zax

1. "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)" - 4:40 - Produced by [Thavius Beck](/source/Thavius_Beck)

1. "Unemployed Black Astronaut" – 4:02 - Produced by Paris Zax

1. "Avantcore" – 2:35 - D-Styles remix

1. "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)" – 4:18 - [Prefuse 73](/source/Prefuse_73) remix

1. "Unemployed Black Astronaut" – 4:39 - [Nobody](/source/Nobody_(producer)) remix

## External links

- [Discogs](http://www.discogs.com/release/389694)

- [Mush Records](http://www.mushrecords.com/release/35)

v t e Busdriver Solo albums Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999) Temporary Forever (2002) Cosmic Cleavage (2004) Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) RoadKillOvercoat (2007) Jhelli Beam (2009) Beaus$Eros (2012) Perfect Hair (2014) Electricity Is on Our Side (2018) Collaborative albums The Weather (2003) 10 Haters (2011) Mixtapes Computer Cooties (2010) Thumbs (2015) Singles "Imaginary Places" "Avantcore"

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