R. Borlax

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.

R. Borlax
Studio album by Horse the Band
Released	November 25, 2003 August 21, 2007 (re-released)
Recorded	January 2003
Genre	Nintendocore[1] post-hardcore[2] metalcore[1] mathcore[1] noise rock[2]
Length	34:43
Label	Pluto
Producer	HORSE the band
Horse the Band chronology
Beautiful Songs by Men (2002) R. Borlax (2003) The Mechanical Hand (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

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