Renaldo & The Loaf

An English duo whose experiments drew comparisons to the Residents -- not least because they released albums on the band's Ralph Records label -- Renaldo & the Loaf is the project of architect Brian Poole (aka Renaldo Malpractice) and pathologist David Janssen (alias Ted the Loaf). Coupled with an eccentric viewpoint, the group's inventive use of tape loops and acoustic instruments such as mandolin, bouzouki, and clarinet made Renaldo & the Loaf distinctive even within the realm of experimental music. Poole and Janssen met at school in the late '60s and bonded over a shared l...