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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = R. Borlax |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[HORSE the band]] |
Cover = R_Borlax_Album_Cover.jpg |
Released = [[November 25]], [[2003]]<br />[[August 21]] [[2007]] <small>(re-released)</small> |
Recorded = January 2003 |
Genre = [[Metalcore]], [[Nintendocore]] |
Length = 34:43 |
Label = [[Pluto Records]]<br >[[Koch Records]] <small>(re-released)</small><br /> |
Producer = [[HORSE the band]] |
Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcdaylo4xpmb link] |
Last album = ''[[Beautiful Songs by Men]]''<br />(2002) |
This album = '''R. Borlax''' <br /> (2003) |
Next album = ''[[The Mechanical Hand]]''<br />(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_(song)|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
* [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]: Erik Engstrom
* [[Bass guitar|Bass]]: Andy Stokes
* [[Drums]]: Jason Karuza
==Notes & Trivia==
{{Trivia|date=December 2007}}
* 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 (character)|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 (film)|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 (film)|Mulholland Drive]]''.
* Bonus track "Kangarooster 4057" contains a sound clip from the film ''[[Donnie Darko]]''.
[[Category:HORSE the band albums]]
[[Category:2003 albums]]
[[Category:2007 albums]]