R. Borlax

Infobox Album | Name = R. Borlax
Type = Album
Artist = HORSE the band


Released = November 25, 2003
August 21 2007 (re-released)
Recorded = January 2003
Genre = Metalcore, Nintendocore
Length = 34:43
Label = Pluto Records
Koch Records (re-released)

Producer = HORSE the band
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcdaylo4xpmb link]
Last album = "Beautiful Songs by Men"
(2002)
This album = R. Borlax
(2003)
Next album = "The Mechanical Hand"
(2005)

"R. Borlax" is the first full studio album by HORSE the band, released in 2003 on Pluto Records. It was re-released on 2007, with two bonus tracks, by Koch Records.

As with all "HORSE the band" recordings, the use of keyboards to mimic the 8-bit sound produced by the Nintendo Entertainment System is very notable.The album has strong ties to many titles from the Nintendo franchise. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the band have coined a new sub-genre from this style dubbed Nintendocore; Keyboardist Erik Engstrom has been known to voice his disapproval of musical genres in interviews so this new classification, like so much of HORSE the band's work is probably parody and/or sarcastic.

Track listing

# "Seven Tentacles And Eight Flames" – 3:11
# "Cutsman" – 3:51
# "In The Wake Of The Bunt" – 4:18
# "Stabbers Of The Knife, By Kenny Pelts" – 3:02
# "Bunnies" – 3:33
# "Purple" – 4:48
# "Handsome Shoved His Gloves" – 3:23
# "The Immense Defecation of the Buntaluffigus" – 1:23
# "Pol's Voice" – 4:00
# "Big Blue Violence" – 3:14
# "The Legend of the Flower of Woe" (bonus track, Re-released version only) - 4:39
# "Kangarooster 4057" (bonus track, Re-released version only) - 2:13

Personnel

* vocals: Nathan Winneke
* Guitar: David Isen
* Keyboards: Erik Engstrom
* Bass: Andy Stokes
* drums: Jason Karuza

Notes & Trivia

* The song "Cutsman" refers (metaphorically) to the character Cutman who has a pair of scissors on his head, and is part of the "Mega Man" universe. According to Nathan, the song is about a personal experience. The sound clips at the beginning and the end of the song are from The 1989 movie "The Wizard", starring Fred Savage.
* The synth track to "The Immense Defecation of the Buntaluffigus" is the dungeon theme from "The Legend of Zelda".
* "Pol's Voice" is a metaphorical reference to the yellow, rabbit-like enemy from 'The Legend of Zelda'
* The song "Purple" is inspired by and features sound clips from the movie "Mulholland Drive".
* Bonus track "Kangarooster 4057" contains a sound clip from the film "Donnie Darko".