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Ultima Thule Ambient Music

George Cruickshankwww.ultimathule.info
A weekly programme of ambient and atmospheric music from across the ages and around the world, heard on Australian public radio since 1989. Ultima Thule weaves a mix of ambient, trance, drone and chillout electronica, spacemusic, ancient, mediaeval and neoclassical creations, traditional and world music, soundtracks, cool jazz and impressionist soundworks into an exquisite, chatter-free 90-minute musical narrative.
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Episodes

UT 485

A Mike G mix of instrumental hip hop, ambient techno, dub, trance and trippy lounge.

Jun 25, 2009

UT 765

The second installment of our periodic exploration of the trance-endental catalogue of Lyon-based Ultimae Records.

Jun 22, 2009

UT 486

Who said you can't dance to ambience? Amanaska, Deep Forest, Transglobal Underground and the Tunnel Singer show us the way. Also featured is the latest from David Sylvian.

Jun 18, 2009

UT 764

As Brian Eno arrives in Sydney as curator the inaugural "Luminous" festival, we revisit his early ambient releases, including collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Laraaji. Jon Hopkins rounds out the mix.

Jun 15, 2009

UT 487

A programme of surprising sounds from Russian label Electroshock Records.

Jun 11, 2009

UT 763

Lunar waxings and wanings in a house of mirrors; surreal nighttime excursions with Jon Hassell, Stephan Micus and the recently-deceased Hector Zazou.

Jun 08, 2009

UT 488

Ambient music for strings. Featuring Kronos Quartet, Walter Fahndrich and Principle of Silence.

Jun 04, 2009

UT 762

Inspired by high places from the Himalayas to the Andes comes rarefied music from Vangelis and Bruno Sanfilippo.

Jun 01, 2009

UT 761

Magellanic skies; new music from Altus, Uriel and Ernst Kunst.

May 25, 2009

UT 490

Gorgeous tonal narratives from Erik Wollo, John Flomer and Deborah Martin.

May 21, 2009

UT 760

Presenting a languid selection of new and recent releases by Philippe Emmanuel Gueble, Minus 6, Dan Pound and Janne Hanhisuanto.

May 18, 2009

UT 491

Electronic explorations from Dom Scab, Lance Lenehan, Raphael Preston and Mat Dickson.

May 14, 2009

UT 759

Singing for lost blossoms, and celebrating ambient intelligence: new music by Harold Budd, Clive Wright and Peter Challoner. Also included is Thorsten Sudler-Mainz.

May 11, 2009

UT 758

An introduction to the globally-inspired soundworld of British composer Bob Holroyd - leavened with likeminded creations from Paolo Modugno and Guy Bouliane.

May 04, 2009

UT 493

An electronic pot pourri. Add one part Honeyroot, three parts Blu Mar Ten, and a sprinkling of Kinobe, Datar, Radium 88 and others. Simmer for 90 minutes. Enjoy.

Apr 30, 2009

UT 757

A subcontinental riverine journey, from the mountains to the sea, with the sounds of Shiv Kumar Sharma, Har Prasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain.

Apr 27, 2009

UT 494

Music drawn from ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Baroque and the fantasy realms of J R R Tolkien weave a unique and compelling aural narrative.

Apr 23, 2009

UT 756

Ultima goes Ultimae; selections from the Farenheit Project compilation series released by French label Ultimae Records.

Apr 20, 2009

UT 495

Wolf Linz and Dom F Scab explore alternative unrealities.

Apr 16, 2009

UT 755

Cool excursions for travellers, with General Fuzz, Altus and Panoramaroid.

Apr 13, 2009

UT 754

Stepping through the portal, with Craig Padilla, Zero Ohms, Skip Murphy, Derek Jones and Giles Reaves.

Apr 06, 2009

UT 497

New ambient sounds from near and far.

Apr 02, 2009

UT 753

Sibyls, saints, sinners and seraphim; a visit to the magical mystical musical (not to mention comically alliterative) universe of sometime Dead Can Dancers Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Mar 30, 2009

UT 498

Vital sequences and numinous transcensions. With music by Steve Roach, Numina and Thom Brennan.

Mar 26, 2009

UT 752

Eno-esque ambient from the Land of the Rising Sun, featuring the work of Yoshio Ojima and Juta Takahashi.

Mar 23, 2009

UT 499

Dates and conditions by Jean Michel Jarre, Brian Eno and Peter Schwalm.

Mar 19, 2009

UT 751

Synthaesthesia from the keyboards of Michel van Osenbruggen, David Wright and Robert Fox... and featuring new music from the god of synths: Vangelis.

Mar 16, 2009

UT 500

The half-millennium broadcast, featuring rare, unreleased music by composers living and working in Australia, drawn from the Ultima Thule archives.

Mar 12, 2009

UT 750

Ambient minimalism from Australia, featuring Peters Miller and Ball.

Mar 09, 2009

UT 501

Something old, something new; with new music from Oz composers Robokoneko and Dave G, classic moments from Richard Bone, Warp Records, The Detroit Escalator Co and soundtrack rarities from Tangerine Dream.

Mar 05, 2009
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