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R. Borlax

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R. Borlax
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2003
August 21, 2007 (re-released)
RecordedJanuary 2003
Genre
Length34:43
LabelPluto
ProducerHORSE the band
Horse the Band chronology
Beautiful Songs by Men
(2002)
R. Borlax
(2003)
The Mechanical Hand
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

R. Borlax is the debut album by Horse the Band, released in 2003 on Pluto Records. It was re-released in 2007 with two bonus tracks by Koch Records. As with all Horse the Band recordings, the keyboards are used to mimic the 8-bit sound produced by the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is the band's only release with bassist Andy Stokes and the last with drummer Jason Karuza.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Nathan Winneke; all music is composed by Horse the Band

No.TitleLength
1."Seven Tentacles and Eight Flames"3:11
2."Cutsman"3:51
3."In the Wake of the Bunt"4:18
4."Stabbers of the Knife, by Kenny Pelts"3:02
5."Bunnies"3:33
6."Purple"4:48
7."Handsome Shoved His Gloves"3:23
8."The Immense Defecation of the Buntaluffigus"1:23
9."Pol's Voice"4:00
10."Big Blue Violence"3:14
Re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Legend of the Flower of Woe"4:39
12."Kangarooster 4057"2:13

The track "Purple" opens and ends with short audio samples from the film Mulholland Drive. The track "Cutsman" opens and ends with audio samples from the film The Wizard.

Personnel

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  • Nathan Winneke – lead vocals
  • David Isen – guitar
  • Andy Stokes – bass
  • Erik Engstrom – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jason Karuza – drums

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sacher, Andrew (May 24, 2021). "25 chaotic hardcore, mathcore & sasscore albums from the 2000s that are seminal today". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "R. Borlax - Horse Band, HORSE the Band". Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via AllMusic.