

The Residents



If you like your music adventurous, you’ll probably get a huge kick out of Noise Park, a Tumblr that features South Park versions of many avant-garde, experimental, and generally out-there musicians. Whoever is making these charmingly made the decision to follow his or her own esoteric musical tastes, which is a nice way of saying that a good many of the subjects are a bit obscure (Blevin Blectum, Moth Cock, Rotten Milk, etc.), which has the effect of turning it all into an inside inside joke of sorts.

But a lot of the subjects are quite well-known, covering the more cerebral end of the musical spectrum (Kraftwerk, Beefheart, Residents). I spent a fair amount of time trying to come up with a plausibly minimalist South Park episode plot involving Terry Riley, but I failed. Then I switched to Throbbing Gristle and my brain exploded.

Some of the images on the blog are actually reworking of The Wire magazine covers, which is a good indication of where the tastes run.





Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band





Brian Eno





Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine





Aphex Twin





Kraftwerk





Buzz Osborne of the Melvins





Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo





Coil





Sun Ra





La Monte Young



Peter Brötzmann







Terry Riley





Throbbing Gristle (20 Jazz Funk Greats”>20 Jazz Funk Greats cover)





Genesis P-Orridge (circa 1980s)





Genesis P-Orridge (circa 2000s)





Jim O’Rourke





Diamanda Galas





Klaus Schulze





Sunn O)))





Mike Patton





William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin using a Dreamachine





Albert Ayler





John Zorn





Lydia Lunch



Previously on Dangerous Minds:

‘South Park’s’ Cartman in real life

South Park Throbbing Gristle

