Horse The Band - Cutsman (R. Borlax, 2003)
Normally I’m not into this kind of music - but this track has several saving graces that round out the harder-to-stand attributes: it starts off with a sample from ‘The Wizard‘ talking about the Power Glove… and then the oldskool synth arpeggio hits you at :18. It’s raw, it’s held together by occasional bursts of percussion and guitar, and slides right into the hardcore instrumentation that populates the rest of the song.
What are they singing about? Do you really care with all the guitar and drums and synthesizer? I don’t! But it warms my heart to know that it’s at least somewhat related to the eponymous megaman boss. Luckily it isn’t all-screaming-all-the-time, and the breakat 1:50 is fun… “cut, Cut, CUT, CUT!”
Luckily, the synth reappears at 3:08, in time to save the song from descending into screamoblivion with some well-placed perky chording, and wraps up with another Power Glove reference from The Wizard. Breath a sigh of relief - we made it! What a ride, amiright?
Tags: megaman 1, nintendocore, oldskool synth, power glove, the wizard