MIX14 – POWER AND DUST – Cough Park Compact Discs

BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION

COUGH PARK COMPACT DISCS is a submission based mix system collaborative which is created 2x a year. A great deal of the audio is a result of the COUGH PARK HOTLINE. (347) 601-4266 where people call and leave messages about dreams, ghost stories, music, rants and recipes for better living. 

Every special physical DISC has unique limited edition packaging by Jason & Henry McLean  For a while we only made the DISCS available by physically going to COUGH PARK at GPS Location: 40.67451, -73.99984 in person but we have since set up this bandcamp page. Any funds generated from sales or merch will go to postal fees to send out actual discs.

Thus far DISCS have been given by hand to Thurston Moore, RZA, Gary Panter, John Giorno, John Cale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Phill Niblock, Jeff Koons, Laurie Anderson, Martin Rev, Aaron Cometbus, Eric Wareheim, George Takei (Sulu)  and others. So you are in good company! We strive to make COUGH PARK COMPACT DISCS for people we respect.

There is something for everyone big and small at COUGH PARK COMPACT DISCS!

Thanks for doing what you do.

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#14 OCTOBER 2023 – MIX14 – POWER AND DUST

This mix seems a bit mystical or it gets mystical in the second half which is OK considering everything that’s happening these days. You can never get exhausted about the mystical. Maybe the world needs a little coughpark 14 at this point. Or a little POWER AND DUST anyway.

There are a few people calling from a remarkable place in NYC called Freeman’s Alley downtown. The alley is covered in tags and stickers. Due to coughpark flyers and sneakers left there people proceeded to describe what’s in front of their eyes.  It’s just right. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctk_6xFuKBu/

A London Ontario legend named Dan Dan the Radio Man called in to talk about his new invention. There are some great street recordings of a clog dancer, a street preacher and some heavy duty improvements they were doing on the BQE right next to coughpark in the middle of the night. The city is just trying to make it nicer for everyone!

released October 14, 2023

00:00 – Kimberly and Nats – Life in Freemans Alley
01:30 – NAPPI – Racquetball Court
02:04 – RPC – Tax Laws as Tax Brackets
02:45 – LBL – Autumn Theme
04:07 – Moving Things
04:42 – Apron Tomscs – Crow Park
06:02 – LBL – 4363234
06:17 – Christopher Hart Chambers – loopma oompas
08:33 – Ya Jabowen – Clog Dancer in Subway
09:21 – maneater
10:09 – Dolphin Embassy
10:44 – Ibrahim Pine – Language
12:00 – LBL – MOUTPUT
13:02 – Valentina – More Freemans Alley
15:31 – Portuguese Rapper
15:57 – JM – Live LOUD Riveting and Drilling in Coughpark
16:46 – People who Stare – Six Fingers
18:13 – VDP Noise Band – Jason Song
19:07 – Dan Dan the Radio Man – DVD Player
21:!3 – Teplin sound therapy / laughing girls
21:42 – Tofu – Florida Car Alarm
21:52 – AUCIQ
22:49 – LBL with AP
24:15 – Roland from Toronto – The News
26:54 – Angela – Tell you about Him
29:42 – Brandon/Mercury
30:10 – NAPPI – Recorder
31:52 – Grace – I’m a Fool for You
34:06 – Dearest Floris – ?
35:14 – Doug Groupe – Factory Job
38:00 – Monteverdi – Scherzi a due Voci
38:48 – Krista – Sitting in the Sun

I’m not sure how but IRON CLAW MEDIA managed to figure out that Henry isn’t showing up for band practice. Our pro bono lawyers are in discussions with the Chinese Consulate. There is a language problem. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyGok2qrWMY/

 

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There is some great new merch on the bandcamp including some somewhat used cologne once owned by an airline pilot. Actually the new physical coughpark14 discs may have a slight waft of that long haul flight into JFK from Tokyo as a bonus.  There is also  a new Flyer Satchel where you can organize your flyers by theme and find everything instantly. As far as we know there are no Flyer Satchels available for sale anywhere!

https://coughpark.bandcamp.com/merch/coughpark-cologne

https://coughpark.bandcamp.com/merch/flyer-satchel

 

Think PEACE, 🎃🎁📀💿🔦🗝️

 


#13 APRIL 2023 – MIX13 – THE HERO’S ENDLESS JOY

Here’s lucky number 13. I don’t believe in luck or numbers or prisons of the mind. I do believe in people’s ability to survive and tell stories. Not sure what this title is about but I consider the people on this disc to be heroes in their own ways. We gotta look towards the heroes always in these weird weird times.

This disc contains some things like people looking for baby daddies, a call from a laundromat in Tennessee via a flyer that was probably left there years ago, a memorial call, a recipe call, some dreams, a meditation on the solar system, and finally a call about THE VOID.

Enjoy and keep being YOU!

released April 23, 2023

 

00:00 BOB – Please Always be There
00:20 VDP Noise Band
00:43 licky tongue – Promise
02:20 No guy
02:35 My Hippy Bones
04:13 Mel Bizzle – Tennessee Laundromat
05:06 Hiya Georgi I’m Handsome!
05:47 Alt rock?
06:09 Down by the Tracks
06:19 NJ Chickens
07:39 CP STING
07:45 Birthday Party
08:50 Hallway
08:53 Asia – Literal Dream
10:10 Salami Fight
11:26 The Sink – My Mother’s Speaking Voice
12:00 Sinkins? Woman with Ducks Singing
14:27 Robert Dayton – Mouth Noise
16:08 Baby Beans
17:46 Noah Becker – Soprano and Drone
20:42 Jen – Context of the Galaxy
22:30 Holdo Holeo
23:53 Jan Normandy – Pesto Pasta
24:00 Martin – Waiting
26:25 Hazelnut Coffee Girl with Whaleshark
29:26 More Hallway
30:20 JM – Doug McKenzie
32:54 S Root Royer – How to Teach the Soft Approach
34:13 Bat Machine
34:17 The Void

 


#12 NOVEMBER 2022 – MIX12 – OH LONG LIVE THE LOVING PEST

The new mix is a bit of a feedback loop of sorts. Or multiple feedback loops. There are people calling in response to coughpark bicycles that have been placed around in two countries with the hotline number but we don’t really know what country people are calling from because they don’t remember what their numbers are anymore. We are on one global bicycle riding into the void of memory. There are also people calling in from a large show that was up in Stratford, Ontario that featured a MASSIVE olde radio that played 11 hours of coughpark discs continuously. You’ll notice that one guy at the show actually parrots the Fox in Sox poem from disc5. You can see the olde time radio in the background of this picture from this article. https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/ross-bell-at-gallery-stratford/5496 The UFO will pick up the radio soon and add this mix to the unit.
That being said, we live in remarkable times and this mix is guaranteed to make you forget your troubles.

We have also started an instagram for collective visual art efforts. https://www.instagram.com/coughpark/

credits:
Released November 4th, 20022
00:00 Ledge by Ledge
00:15 JM – Wayne from Busy Bee
00:30 Triangle Machine
01:59 Romeo Scarlett
03:08 Mike Sinkins – Rough Night
03:45 Enochian Chess Moves
04:11 Devin – Daryl
06:18 The Dogmen – Case of Paanadd?
09:12 Bike Inquiry 519-301-0726
09:42 Hot in the Street – Unknown
10:45 Live from Stratton
12:18 Tweedle Beedle 2 – ?
12:40 Ibraham Pine – Ladybugs
13:33 Jared/Car Driver – Always On, Always a Gas
16:36 Package for U
17:26 Droopy Tree
17:45 Domes of Paradise – Paste/Fern
18:51 Don – PA Message
20:07 Little Dreamo the Meme Master – Tart Dream
23:06 10th Street Rain Sketch – Martino
24:39 Mike Sinkins – As I was Young
25:13 Claudius and Dirty Feet from the Trip Towers
26:42 Olde Notebooks
27:04 Jennifer Lorraine Fraser – Chips!
28:27 Eltin Jean
29:12 Danny Lama – Marinas Hyenas Harrah
31:46 Ghosts – Tim and Masha
32:50 Diven Street Blues

#11 APRIL 2022 – YOU LOOK LIKE A BILLON DOLLAR$

So MIX11 – YOU LOOK LIKE A BILLION DOLLAR$ turned out very eerie. Lots of very mental (not metal) guitar on this one. Lots of covid uncertainty and angst. Lots of neighbor problems. Lots of looking into the abyss trying to figure out where we are going to B.

Any money made from downloads will go to shipping out CDs to Artists.

credits

released April 23, 2022

00:00 RPC – Making an Effort
00:16 Asuna Sample
00:32 Arizona Cactus Garden – New Year New Body
01:07 toy sale
01:52 Mary – encouraging scripture
03:15 Backbreaker
03:19 Claudius – Reports From CP
04:55 dion lunadon
07:18 You are not qualified Ted
07:42 Google business vaccine please hold
09:48 Dolphin Embassy
10:43 Apron Tomacs – Spooky!
12:00 Ibrahim Pine – sampetoy
12:30 Andrew McLuhan
12:45 Ledge by Ledge
14:29 AP
17:18 Devon Marinez – Allergies
19:00 Peter Baker (God of RnR) – I Never Forget a Face Tape
21:37 Roach Talk
24:35 Eric Price
27:10 2 Floppies and a Smoothie – PPC Put a Spell on ME!
28:19 backwards russian tom thumb squad
31:52 Lady Godiva – Where are we going to B?
31:58 Domes of Paradise – Tweed
33:10 JM – open the door to your mind


ART OF COUGHPARK BOOK AVAILABLE

The ART OF COUGH PARK book is now available in the Vander Plas Gallery Shop for $10 American Dollars + $5 shipping. Profits will be used to MAKE MORE BOOKS!!!

Contributors to the Book:

Jason McLean
Henry McLean
Devon Marinac
Michael Sinkins
Margaux Smith
Hollie Brown
Christopher Savage
Michael Rivinus Fuller
Kade McClements
Sarah Lanteigne

 


#10 OCTOBER 2021 – EZ STREET CHEEZE

This mix was a bit like doing some impossible wedding seat planning where a lot of people may not always socialize together or even speak the same language, or are from the same solar system. In the end everyone nods and has a really good time though and there is a COSMIC UNION and it all flows like some EZ STREET CHEEZE. 🧀
Some great new people and olde favorites. In these dour times I hope this lifts people out of the emotional muck we are swimming in.
The cover art was a combo of Jason McLean and Margaux Smith. Limited Edition MERCH is here.
A video was created by apaull specifically for his submission March Song.

released October 1, 2021

00:00 Godfrey Bigbird – u r not audible
00:02 Ledge by ledge – 999
00:52 Dan! – Coughpark Day
01:35 Robert Dayton – No Lock on the Door
02:57 Sinkins
03:22 Brent Lewiis – Pickup Lines
04:10 National Auto Insurance
04:48 Louis Fuller – Bang Chika Bang Bang
06:40 March Song – apaull
08:47 Tennessee Jeremy Jones Cane – Homefires
09:06 Domes of Paradise – Redhill
11:12 BOBB – Grand Street Apt
11:40 Ibrahim Pine – Beeps
12:35 Washing Machine – Anthem
12:44 JM x3 – Orbs/Helium/Positive Vibes
13:00 Bap bap bap
17:26 Why We Were Born Yesterday – STHGE TWO #2
18:00 Ledge by Ledge – Z demo
18:19 Jan – Stream of Consciousness Report
20:44 Paddy Boom – Jimmy’s Chicken
21:14 Devon – Review of coughpark9
22:18 Jacques and Jen – The Situation
24:18 Dolphin Embassy – Enochian Chess Moves
26:50 SDR
27:09 Zebra Stripe – Radical Materialism
31:05 Bitcoin Terminated Today
33:20 Claudius’s Friend
33:52 Claudius
34:58 Adam Lloyd – With Friends
37:00 Beat ?
37:17 Audi Test Drive
37:53 Additional Auto Insurance?
38:10 CAVR – Wind in CO
39:32 Ric Royer – Cubbyhole
40:20 Domes of Paradise – Another Creepy Song
40:40 Jules – Remembered For
43:10 Backwards Ghost Kids
43:30 Ibrahim Pine – Dryers
44:40 Caprice White – Instructions on not Giving Up Poem by Ada Limón
45:36 Ledge by Ledge – 10 10 10


#9 MARCH 2021 – CRAZY LIKE A RIVER OF LIGHT

Well it’s been a strange six months. Probably the strangest in our lives. But whatever. I am sick of talking about it and of junk breaking in my apartment and vermin taking over.

Everyone needs a vacation globally. This mix is even more evidence of the collective societal unconscious that flows like a river from the mountains with fresh clean mind water. Maybe it is a sort of vacation.
🚀🏖🌋
Unfortunately, there is a level of angst, sickness and paranoia in this mix, but it IS what it IS and somehow I’m not surprised. Coughpark tries to be apolitical, but given what just happened in the US of A the inferences are unavoidable. Apologies to our Canadian Brothers!!! America still makes really decent reality TV!!!
More than a few people have called in via random flyers which Jason has left everywhere. So I’d like to tip a hat to those individuals that took a chance to tell their stories.
Inexplicably,  Godfrey Bigbird has some lucky voicemail where an automated bot calls him incessantly from an Indian call center, only the scammers don’t know it  so they just say hello?! hello?! over and over. He has like an hour of these delicious calls and gets more everyday. SO WE ARE HARNESSING THE BROKEN BOTS FOR OUR OWN AMUSEMENT AT COUGHPARK.
The future will be a wonderful place if people would let you just dream.

00:00 Crystal Chalice for Zaxxon
00:37 What is Coughpark?
02:10 Harris’s Joke
02:16 All Communications Will be Stopped Today
02:36 Thumbpiano
03:03 Adam – Joke
03:25 Kjimmy – Joke Rap
04:10 The Duck Pond – We Listen
04:34 No Credit – Pencil
06:31 Richard Wlodarski – Hey New York
07:56 Claudius – Recycling
09:19 Stop Texting Me
10:35 Steve – New Confusing Lockdown
12:25 Butthole – The Most Haunted Building in Chinatown
13:03 Noah Becker – Mutants!
14:55 Michael Fuller – Karate Class from Nova Scotia
15:20 Tennessee Jeremy Jones Cane – Trump Dump
18:02 Biden Win in Brooklyn Streets
19:28 Case Information Situation
19:43 Ibrahim Pine – Which One Will You Choose?
21:20 ? – Perfect harmony
23:20 CAVR – A Trip to Ikea
25:00 Come On
30:40 Gabwynn Branrael – Calcifurrian
31:09 Rotary Hammer – Pole Star 1
32:20 Brooklyn Crickets / Maddie in VT / PW – NJ coyotes
35:30 Ito? – Not Kobe
36:35 Quarter to 5 on Wednesday
38:30 Susan – Keep Your Hands to Yourself
39:55 Rotary Hammer – Pole Star 2
40:40 Wilhelmina – Waitress Memory
44:59 Tino Bread – Friend, Why You Wanna Kill Me?
47:44 Mike Sinkins – Unspoken Desires
49:18 Devon – Checking in With Orchid
51:23 Ibrahim Pine – Dippity Doo
51:49 JM – Soda Pop Memory
54:39 Robert Dayton – Mouth Guitar
55:20 Rotary Hammer – Pole Star 3
57:55 Godfrey Bigbird – Hello?! Hello!?

 

THE ARCHIVE CONTINUES…..

 

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