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