![](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/loafman-chris.jpg)
![](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/loafman-josh.jpg)
![](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/loafman-peter.jpg)
![](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/loafman-raven.jpg)
![](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/loafman-rob.jpg)
the loafmen were 2 parts performance art and one part experimental rock band. all our music was improvisational. we made it a rule never to talk about the music before playing (a rule that was, on occasion, broken to various degrees). we each had a primary instrument which we would often proceed to ignore for the duration of the rehearsal. part of our philosophy was that if you could make sound, you were a loafman. therefore, our adage was “anyone can be a loafman who isn’t dead and not able to fall down.”
![spit](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/spit.jpg)
the lineup was (roughly) as follows:
loafman chris – drums & percussion
loafman tess – synthesizers, guitar, & piano
peter, the loaf of man – piano and spoken word
raven lufman – bass
loafman rob – tenor saxophone
![rock-star-jump](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rock-star-jump.jpg)
we had a handful of rehearsals and two live performances — one for an experimental music class that 4 of the 5 of us were in, during which we answered questions about the band and the music — and recorded everything. there are four official loafmen albums and one live album, all of which are presented here in their loafy glory:
i hate…things
shannon drake knight of fire
hi mom!
music sucks
live
![hi-mom](https://jazzsequence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hi-mom.jpg)
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