THE RESIDENTS RETRO-ACTIVE Melody Maker, 1989? 1990? by Simon Reynolds From the start, The Residents had a parasitical relation to the pop culture that surrounded them. The sleevenotes to "Meet The Residents", their 1973 debut, describes how they spent the Sixties scavenging together a collection of sonic detritus: "cassettes of soldiers in Vietnam singing songs with impromptu instrumentation...…