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Brian Poole (also known as Renaldo Malpractice or Renaldo M) is one half of the English musical duo Renaldo & The Loaf. He collaborated with The Residents on their 1981 demo album 4 Daze and its studio equivalent Title In Limbo.
History with The Residents[]
After forming Renaldo & The Loaf with David Janssen, the duo sought to achieve a US record deal with Ralph Records, by sending the label three cassettes between 1979 and 1980. Struve & Sneff (1979), Songs From The Surgery (1980) and the Hat's Off Gentlemen EP (1980).
By 1981, he and David had achieved their record deal, with Ralph releasing their first LP 'Songs For Swinging Larvae' in the US that same year.
Brian & David travelled to San Francisco in March 1981 to film a promotional video for the album with Graeme Whifler. Whilst in SF, the duo met with The Residents, and the groups began to record a demo together, entitled '4 Daze'
Brian would meet with The Residents again in June of 1983, whilst The Residents were in London for their Mole Show. There they discussed the completion of the 4 Daze / Title In Limbo project, with Brian agreeing to fly back to SF to record new material for the album in October, though, David would not be able to return due to scheduling conflicts.
David recorded overdubs in his home studio, which gave to Brian to use in the sessions. The album was renamed 'Title In Limbo' and was released in November.
Brian & David would continue to release music as Renaldo & The Loaf through Ralph until 1987, when the duo broke up.
In 2003, he produced & performed on The Residents' tribute album 'The Moles' Worm Pizza', then in 2009, he contributed vocals to The Residents/Schwump cover EP 'Aphids In The Hall' by The Bumps.
In 2016, Brian would be interviewed for the film about The Residents 'The Theory Of Obscurity'
He contributed a re-recording of 'Mahogany Wood' to the 2019 Hardy Fox tribute album 'The Godfather Of Odd'
In 2020, Poole wrote liner notes for the compilation album Eyeful. In 2023, Poole was said to be assisting The Residents in sorting through material from the Animal Lover sessions, for the forthcoming pREServed expanded CD reissue of the album.
In October 2023, Klanggalerie released his first solo album, They Blessed the Body Breadcrumbed, under the name Renaldo M. The album had been recorded over a period of thirty years, with "some very extended gaps in between".
Discography[]
With Renaldo & The Loaf[]
Solo[]
- They Blessed the Body Breadcrumbed as Renaldo M (2023)
Credits on Residents Products[]
Year | Release | Role | Note |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Title In Limbo | Song Writing & Playing | |
1984 | Ralph Before '84 | Writing on 'Monkey & Bunny' | |
1986 | Heaven? | Assorted Sounds & Writing | |
Hell! | Writing on 'Monkey & Bunny' | ||
The Eyeball Show (Live In Japan) | |||
Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour | Uncredited | ||
1987 | Video Voodoo | Music on 'Songs For Swinging Larvae' | |
13th Anniversary Show - Live In Holland | Writing on 'Monkey & Bunny' | ||
1988 | Not Available Expanded | Song Writing & Playing on tracks 6 - 11 | |
1992 | Our Finest Flowers | Inspiration | |
1995 | Louisiana's Lick | Performance on 'Mahogany Wood' | |
2001 | Icky Flix | 'Songs For Swinging Larvae' Written by | |
2003 | Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town | Writing on 'Monkey & Bunny' | |
Demons Dance Alone DVD | Writing on 'The Shoe Salesmen' | Uncredied | |
2005 | The Way We Were | Writing on 'Dead Wood' | Uncredied |
2009 | Icky Flix Live | Writing on 'Renaldo & The Loaf' | |
The Bumps' Aphids In The Hall | Vocals | ||
RMX | Writing | Uncredited | |
2010 | Brava | Inspiration on 'Swinging Larvae' | |
2012 | Demonic! The Residents Live In Oslo! | Writing on 'The Shoe Salesmen' | Uncredied |
2014 | The Wonder Of Weird | Writing on 'Dead Wood' | Uncredited |
2016 | Theory Of Obscurity | Interview | |
2017 | 4 Daze | Writing, Playing & Photography | |
80 Aching Orphans | Writing | ||
2018 | I Am A Resident! LP | 'Mahogany Wood' Written by | Uncredited |
2019 | In Between Dreams Live | 'Africa Tree' Written By | Uncredited |
The Godfather Of Odd - A Hardy Fox Tribute | Performance & Writing On 'Mahogany Wood' | ||
2020 | Eyeful | Liner Notes |
Ralph Records Credits[]
- Songs For Swinging Larvae (1981)
- Buy Or Die 1981 (1981)
- Frank Johnson's Favorites (1981)
- Best Of Ralph (1982)
- Ralph Records 10th Anniversary Radio Special! (1982)
- Ralph Video (1983)
- Arabic Yodelling (1983)
- Title In Limbo (1983)
- Play Struvé & Sneff (1984)
- 17x7 The Ralph Singles (1984)
- 13th Anniversary Show - Live In Japan (1986)
- The Elbow Is Taboo (1987)
- Buy Or Die #14 (1987)
- Potatoes (1987)
- Frog Tail Vol 1 (2000)