The Horror

For other uses of "horror", see Horror (disambiguation).

The Horror
EP by RJD2
Released	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)
Genre	Hip hop electronic
Length	43:28
Label	Definitive Jux RJ's Electrical Connections
Producer	RJD2
RJD2 chronology
Deadringer (2002) The Horror (2003) Since We Last Spoke (2004)
Singles from The Horror
"The Horror" / "Final Frontier (Remix)" Released: 2003 "Sell the World" / "Ghostwriter (Remix)" Released: 2003

The Horror is an EP by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on February 11, 2003.

The EP peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,^[1] as well as number 32 on the Independent Albums chart.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[4]

Scott Hreha of Pitchfork praised The Horror as "a solid reiteration of Rj's remarkable talent."^[4] Sara Jayne Crow of XLR8R described the EP as "superlatively inhuman in its quality, much like RJD2's production skills".^[5] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said: "Ten tracks of decaying beauty and dirty elegance, The Horror reaffirms RJD2's standing as one of the most gifted and original producers in underground hip-hop."^[6] PopMatters critic Dave Hamilton highlighted the instrumental tracks, which he felt "perfectly capture why Deadringer ended up on so many 'best of 2002' lists".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Horror"	4:10
2.	"Ghostwriter (Remix)"	5:42
3.	"Final Frontier (Remix)" (featuring Aesop Rock, Blueprint, Murs and Vast Aire)	4:12
4.	"Bus Stop Bitties"	4:24
5.	"Good Times Roll Pt. 1"	2:57
6.	"Sell the World"	4:29
7.	"June (Remix)" (featuring Copywrite)	4:23
8.	"Counseling (Instrumental)"	4:00
9.	"Final Frontier (Instrumental)"	4:43
10.	"F.H.H. (Instrumental)"	4:24
Total length:		43:28

2009 reissue edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Sleepaway"	3:37
12.	"When It Wobbles"	4:10
Total length:		51:11

The second disc CD-ROM includes the following:

• "Exclusive Live Footage: At Beta Lounge SF and Bowery Ballroom NYC (with El-P, Murs, and Aesop Rock)"
• "The Horror: Animated"
• "Sneak Peak: The Making of 'The Horror' Music Video"
• "Interactive Photo Gallery"

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[8]

• RJD2 – production
• Ernie Stackmore – mixing
• Nasa – mixing
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Sarah Register – mastering assistance
• Amaechi Uzoigwe – executive production
• Ese – project coordination
• B. Smith – design, layout
• Cory Piehowicz – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[1]	45
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2]	32

References

1. "Rjd2 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
2. "Rjd2 Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
3. "The Horror – RJD2". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
4. Hreha, Scott (May 5, 2003). "RJD2: The Horror EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
5. Crow, Sara Jayne (May 30, 2003). "RJD2: The Horror". XLR8R. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
6. Rabin, Nathan (May 20, 2003). "The Horror". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
7. Hamilton, Dave (May 8, 2003). "Rjd2: The Horror". PopMatters. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
8. The Horror (CD booklet). RJD2. Definitive Jux / RJ's Electrical Connections. 2003. DJX051-2.

External links

• The Horror at Discogs (list of releases)