West Coast Fog
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsA weekly audio tour of the forgotten West, visiting obscure moments in musical and cultural history along the way.
Host Erik Bluhm was the editor of Great God Pan magazine (“the Champion of Californiana”) through the ‘90s and West Coast Fog may be seen as an aural extension of that venture.
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Episodes
Extended Iasos - West Coast Fog 2/20/19
January 11, 2024 18:21 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBWith Iasos's untimely passing this one goes back on top. It's from 2019 and has been unavailable for a while now. Thank you Iasos for sharing your love, your magical music and visions, and for being such a bounteous channel between worlds.
Episode 9: Terminal Island Tales - West Coast Fog 10/2/18
August 20, 2023 21:42 - 1 hour - 106 MBJoin West Coast Fog on a jaunt to the one-time Bora Bora of L.A. County where we'll reminisce and jam '80s and '90s LPs and tapes from Kwaku Dadey, Levi Chen, Lou Harrison, Jagad Guru Chris Butler, Terry Garthwaite, Sam Hammill, Robert Dick & Steve Gorn, Loren Nerrell, and Heart Master Da Free John and talk about John Fante, Japanese submarines, rattlesnakes, and Deadman's Island.
Episode 59: Sea Temple - West Coast Fog 8/2/23
August 10, 2023 23:12 - 54 minutes - 91.7 MBMeditate inside a primordial sea cave in a secluded cove off the coast of California while listening to ethereal music from the Bay Area, the Swiss Alps, and beyond. Tapes and records from the '80s and '90s.
Episode 58: Cloudburst Questing - West Coast Fog 12/3/22
December 16, 2022 02:49 - 54 minutes - 95 MBAscend into the clouds; explore rugged ridges; and peer down onto creation to the sounds of the past.
Episode 57: Invitation To Silence - West Coast Fog 5/12/22
May 13, 2022 01:22 - 1 hour - 113 MBRaindreaming, Kali & Chandra, Primordial Processing, Grace & Kayla, Thought Forms Reality, Picture Music... These sounds, these folks, these tapes... They're all here with us this week wafting up from a boulder-strewn creekbed in Central California.
Episode 56: Cloud Shroud - West Coast Fog 12/7/21
December 13, 2021 21:30 - 1 hour - 109 MBDrift beneath the clouds, wend down windy roads, drift off to dreamy sounds from the past... Suzanne Doucet, Mako, New Age, Popol Vuh, Christian Bühner
Episode 55: Water Wandering - West Coast Fog 10/8/21
October 12, 2021 23:28 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBAn evening thunderstorm and an hour of meditative sounds from the Mojave Desert, the Bay Area, and beyond. Gold Country and Old Country, each zone special. All selections from cassette tapes from the '80s and '90s, perfectly paired with heavenly refreshment.
Episode 54: Walking Meditations - West Coast Fog 9/25/18
September 22, 2021 22:44 - 58 minutes - 99.5 MBHere's another one from the sort of recent past...
Episode 53: Womon's Work is Never Done - West Coast Fog 5/27/19
September 17, 2021 17:26 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe're re-upping some past episodes. Here's an all female fave from a couple years ago.
Episode 52: Seaward Son - An Afternoon with RIP Hayman - West Coast Fog 8/25/21
August 26, 2021 01:45 - 1 hour - 101 MBCome with WCF as we revisit our visit with legendary Captain RIP Hayman. To paraphrase a little, he says, “My work is tangible spirit based on the awareness of sound, mingling meditation, mystery, humor, and human response. I seek the unheard… I do this because it is the most real and imagined, detached and involved, earthy and ethereal way I can live and never know what will be next.”
Episode 52: Seaward Son - An Afternoon with RIP Hayman - West Coast Fog 8/25/21
August 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBCome with WCF as we revisit our visit with legendary Captain RIP Hayman. To paraphrase a little, he says, “My work is tangible spirit based on the awareness of sound, mingling meditation, mystery, humor, and human response. I seek the unheard… I do this because it is the most real and imagined, detached and involved, earthy and ethereal way I can live and never know what will be next.”
Episode 51: A Sea of Sound Surrounds You - West Coast Fog 7/8/21
July 09, 2021 04:14 - 58 minutes - 105 MBPaddle around some island coves while listening music made only by women from tapes and a couple CDs, early '80s up to late '90s.
Episode 50: Bay Mountain Bliss - West Coast Fog 5/19/21
May 20, 2021 00:29 - 54 minutes - 97.8 MBHike a hill; traverse a trail; cross a creek; listen to '80s and '90s tapes on the move.
Episode 49: Into Infinity - West Coast Fog 4/24/21
April 29, 2021 00:37 - 56 minutes - 102 MBThe stage is set for a spiritual Spring sojourn in the foothills. We listen to devotional joy on cassettes from the '80s and '90s, Germany, India, and California.
Episode 48: May the Winds Blow Warm - West Coast Fog 4/8/21
April 08, 2021 16:36 - 51 minutes - 96.3 MB'80s and '90s Spring sounds from California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Germany, Oregon, Vermont, and Australia, all from the comfort of a car driving around in the San Gabriel Valley.
Episode 47: Stratus Status - West Coast Fog 3/20/21
March 20, 2021 21:21 - 1 hour - 108 MBTrek up to an abandoned fire lookout in a snowstorm while listening to select meditative cuts from '80s and '90s tapes out of Hungary, Los Angeles, Oregon, Colorado, Los Gatos, and San Francisco.
Episode 46: Obsidian Oblivion - West Coast Fog 2/24/21
February 25, 2021 01:36 - 52 minutes - 91.9 MBSki up and down snow-covered cinder cones in California's high desert and in your MIND. Hear sublime stringy soundtracks from mostly '80s and '90s tapes.
Episode 45: Ode to the Whale Folk - West Coast Fog 1/27/21
January 29, 2021 08:29 - 1 hour - 106 MBJoin West Coast Fog asea, at anchor, and eventually ashore. Sail with whales and listen to serene marine sounds from '80s and '90s cassettes.
Episode 44: Peaceful Mountain - West Coast Fog 1/12/21
January 13, 2021 07:35 - 59 minutes - 107 MBClimb up, slide down. Creep along the dragon's back and motivate with a soothing soundtrack of tapes and records from Sausalito, Nevada City, Idyllwild, Berkeley, and more.
Episode 43: Winter Music - West Coast Fog 12/25/20
December 23, 2020 17:30 - 1 hour - 108 MBCelebrate the season with Pagan Carols, Crystal Spirit, Blossoms in the Snow, Inner Christmas, Carols in the Caves and other Saturnalian festivities! All '80s and '90s cassettes. God jul!
Episode 42: Ancient Radiance - West Coast Fog 12/14/20
December 17, 2020 19:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBJoin West Coast Fog by the fireside as we listen to primordial preconsciousness from '80s and '90s tapes and CDs. Awaken happiness within in just one cozy hour.
Episode 41: Waterborne - West Coast Fog 11/18/20
November 18, 2020 18:49 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBJoin us for a day on the dock, taking in jaunty brigantines and playful pinnipeds, while listening to '70s to '90s cassettes of bubble tubes, mini harp, Buchla Thunder, bell bowls, and ssssea sssounds.
Waterborne - West Coast Fog 11/18/20
November 18, 2020 18:49 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBJoin us for a day on the dock, taking in jaunty brigantines and playful pinnipeds, while listening to '70s to '90s cassettes of bubble tubes, mini harp, Buchla Thunder, bell bowls, and ssssea sssounds.
Episode 40: Marine Scenes - West Coast Fog 9/22/20
September 30, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 107 MBFrom afloat to ashore, we share this episode from a sandy island beach. Hear lots of incredible and forgotten healing and spiritual music made by women from '80s and '90s tapes and CDs.
Marine Scenes - West Coast Fog 9/22/20
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBFrom afloat to ashore, we share this episode from a sandy island beach. Hear lots of incredible and forgotten healing and spiritual music made by women from '80s and '90s tapes and CDs.
Episode 39: Time Passing By - West Coast Fog 9/2/20
September 12, 2020 01:19 - 59 minutes - 108 MBCalling from a coastal bluff, West Coast Fog gets into some seaside synths, ecology odes, contemporary sinfonias, and more. All from '80s to '90s tapes this week.
Time Passing By - West Coast Fog 9/2/20
September 12, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 107 MBCalling from a coastal bluff, West Coast Fog gets into some seaside synths, ecology odes, contemporary sinfonias, and more. All from '80s to '90s tapes this week.
Episode 38: Cove Overtures - West Coast Fog 8/25/20
August 26, 2020 17:47 - 1 hour - 122 MBJoin us as we broadcast from a sloop moored in a tranquil cove in San Francisco Bay. Hear aquatic sounds and stories from '80s and '90s cassette tapes.
Cove Overtures - West Coast Fog 8/25/20
August 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBJoin us as we broadcast from a sloop moored in a tranquil cove in San Francisco Bay. Hear aquatic sounds and stories from '80s and '90s cassette tapes.
Episode 37: Hovering in Twilight - West Coast Fog 8/13/20
August 14, 2020 19:50 - 58 minutes - 107 MBExperience the humidity and bird sounds on a Southern California evening and hear vintage tapes from France, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Berkeley, Willits, and Nevada City.
Hovering in Twilight - West Coast Fog 8/13/20
August 14, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBExperience the humidity and bird sounds on a Southern California evening and hear vintage tapes from France, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Berkeley, Willits, and Nevada City.
Episode 36: Penisula Permutations - West Coast Fog 7/28/20
July 31, 2020 07:30 - 56 minutes - 104 MBIn which Naval history, cycling routes, and avant garde recordings become entwined. Rover, Glen Neff, Charlemagne Palestine, Samonas, Richard Gerevich among others... Mill Valley, Cal Arts, S-town, and Deutschland, das ganze Leben lang...
Penisula Permutations - West Coast Fog 7/28/20
July 31, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIn which Naval history, cycling routes, and avant garde recordings become entwined. Rover, Glen Neff, Charlemagne Palestine, Samonas, Richard Gerevich among others... Mill Valley, Cal Arts, S-town, and Deutschland, das ganze Leben lang...
Episode 35: Images & Reflections - West Coast Fog 7/7/20
July 11, 2020 19:04 - 1 hour - 125 MBHigh Sierra lake eskape with a cassette boombox and meditative and spiritual '80s and '90s tapes from Tom Mandel, Martin & Scott, Ron Lloyd, Jai Josefs, John York, George Tortorelli, and Ivan Trilha...
Images & Reflections - West Coast Fog 7/7/20
July 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBHigh Sierra lake eskape with a cassette boombox and meditative and spiritual '80s and '90s tapes from Tom Mandel, Martin & Scott, Ron Lloyd, Jai Josefs, John York, George Tortorelli, and Ivan Trilha...
Episode 34: Chimes Times - West Coast Fog 6/23/20
June 23, 2020 18:04 - 58 minutes - 107 MBLast fummer we visited Garry Kvistad at the Woodstock Chimes headquarters in the Hudson Valley. Listen to selections from his 1990 cassette tape and hear sounds from his incredible collection of musical instruments.
Chimes Times - West Coast Fog 6/23/20
June 23, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBLast fummer we visited Garry Kvistad at the Woodstock Chimes headquarters in the Hudson Valley. Listen to selections from his 1990 cassette tape and hear sounds from his incredible collection of musical instruments.
Episode 33: Deep Within - West Coast Fog 5/26/20
May 28, 2020 23:40 - 58 minutes - 108 MBIn which West Coast Fog and a dog venture into the depths of a remote canyon; wade through a boulder-strewn stream; encounter wildlife; and get be-nighted all the while listening to older music that felt appropriate at the time on a Sports Walkman.
Deep Within - West Coast Fog 5/26/20
May 28, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIn which West Coast Fog and a dog venture into the depths of a remote canyon; wade through a boulder-strewn stream; encounter wildlife; and get be-nighted all the while listening to older music that felt appropriate at the time on a Sports Walkman.
Episode 32: Springtime Feelings - West Coast Fog 5/12/20
May 16, 2020 15:51 - 51 minutes - 94.6 MBHear attuned pop sounds plus healing and devotional music from the '70s up to the new millennium, from cassettes and even a record this week. Catch wafting sounds from the past, lingering above Massachusetts, Palo Alto, Seattle, Eugene, Canada, and Redondo Beach.
Springtime Feelings - West Coast Fog 5/12/20
May 16, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 94.2 MBHear attuned pop sounds plus healing and devotional music from the '70s up to the new millennium, from cassettes and even a record this week. Catch wafting sounds from the past, lingering above Massachusetts, Palo Alto, Seattle, Eugene, Canada, and Redondo Beach.
Episode 31: Beverly Ritz's Songs for Wildlife - West Coast Fog 4/28/20
May 01, 2020 18:37 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MBAt long last the Beverly Ritz story. Jazzy sounds from Rustic Canyon, Seattle, and the Oregon and Northern California coast in the '80s and '90s. Hear the stories of hungry sea lions, baby seals, and jetty cats told in song. Meow!
Beverly Ritz's Songs for Wildlife - West Coast Fog 4/28/20
May 01, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 99 MBAt long last the Beverly Ritz story. Jazzy sounds from Rustic Canyon, Seattle, and the Oregon and Northern California coast in the '80s and '90s. Hear the stories of hungry sea lions, baby seals, and jetty cats told in song. Meow!
Elusion Illusions - West Coast Fog 4/20/20
April 23, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour - 123 MBFollow West Coast Fog up to the snowline and down to the cascades. Escape aurically to the past histories of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Central Park, Boulder, Tulsa, and beyond. Almost all '80s tapes this time.
Episode 30: Elusion Illusions - West Coast Fog 4/20/20
April 23, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour - 124 MBFollow West Coast Fog up to the snowline and down to the cascades. Escape aurically to the past histories of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Central Park, Boulder, Tulsa, and beyond. Almost all '80s tapes this time.
Episode 29: Peaceful Pipings - West Coast Fog 4/7/20
April 09, 2020 23:33 - 1 hour - 116 MBShelter at home with West Coast Fog and listen to '80s and '90s music while staring out the window. Peaceful pipings from Laurie, Deb, Yatri, Buddy, the Jameses, Pushkar, Albert, and Don, and then one not peaceful one from Charlie Nothing.
Peaceful Pipings - West Coast Fog 4/7/20
April 09, 2020 23:33 - 1 hour - 116 MBShelter at home with West Coast Fog and listen to '80s and '90s music while staring out the window. Peaceful pipings from Laurie, Deb, Yatri, Buddy, the Jameses, Pushkar, Albert, and Don, and then one not peaceful one from Charlie Nothing.
Episode 28: Through the Fire of Karma - West Coast Fog 3/17/20
March 24, 2020 20:02 - 1 hour - 131 MBRecorded just before we all went inside. We look at Karma's paintings and listen to music from the Crystal Rainbows LP, the elusive Growth Ring, Aeolius, Peter Van Riper, Henry Warwick, Sri Chinmoy, Stillife, Peter Stenshoel, and New Age. Stay healthy everyone!
Through the Fire of Karma - West Coast Fog 3/17/20
March 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBRecorded just before we all went inside. We look at Karma's paintings and listen to music from the Crystal Rainbows LP, the elusive Growth Ring, Aeolius, Peter Van Riper, Henry Warwick, Sri Chinmoy, Stillife, Peter Stenshoel, and New Age. Stay healthy everyone!
Episode 27: Winter Traces, Open Spaces - West Coast Fog 2/18/20
February 23, 2020 21:27 - 1 hour - 120 MBSelf-propelled snow seeking soundtracks from John Singer, Uma Silbey, Elizabeth Rhoades, Edward Christmas, Vasudeva, Andrea Centazzo, Antonio Russek, The Circle, Michael Masley, and John Wager-Schneider. 1980-(gulp)2006?