''Moustache (Half a Scissor)'' is the second full-length album by
Mr. Oizo
Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ.
Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ...
, the alias of producer/filmmaker Quentin Dupieux, released in 2005 on
CD.
This was Dupieux's last release for
F Communications
F Communications, also known as FCom, was a French record label based in Paris. It was founded in 1994 by Eric Morand and Laurent Garnier. It produces dance and electronic music by artists like Avril, Garnier, and Mr. Oizo amongst many others. ...
, which infamously referred to it as "unlistenable" due to its extensive use of unusual
time signature
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s and dissonant
samples. His next two albums were released on the French label
Ed Banger Records
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. The album was re-released by the American label
Brainfeeder
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in 2011 on limited-edition
vinyl
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.
The album's only single, "Stunt", did not chart.
Track listing
# "Untitled"
# "The End"
# "Latex"
# "Vagiclean 2"
# "Straw Anxious"
# "(E)"
# "Nurse Bob"
# "Berleef"
# "Scum Hotel"
# "Drop Urge Need Elle"
# "(EE)"
# "Stunt"
# "Moustache"
# "Half a Scissor"
# "1$44"
# "Square Surf"
# "Vagiclean"
Advanced Promo CDr
# Nazis
# The End
# Moustache
# A Nun
# (e)
# I Was A Straw And I Was Anxious
# CPU
# Berleef
# Nurse Bob
# Half A Scissor
# (ee)
# Stunt
# Scum Hotel
# Drop Urge Need Elle
# 1$44
# Vagiclean
References
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2005 albums
Mr. Oizo albums