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Ultima Thule Ambient Music

George Cruickshank•www.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 574

Unnatural selections from Laurie Anderson, Peter Miller, Stefan Tischler, Richard Bone and co.

Oct 24, 2005

UT 572

Wide horizon dreamings from A Small Good Thing, Ashera, Steve Tibbetts and Stephan Micus.

Oct 10, 2005

UT 571

Fevered dreams and sequences from Steve Roach and collaborators Mike Shrieve and Paul Ellis.

Oct 03, 2005

UT 570

A taste of India, courtesy of Al Gromer Khan, Ghazal, Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Robert Rich and Lisa Moskow.

Sep 26, 2005

UT 569

Frosty reception: new releases on the Chillcode label, with sounds by Human Blue, Entheogenic, Galaxy and Matenda.

Sep 19, 2005

UT 568

Zone of drones. Showcasing new releases from Robert Rich and Tom Heasley.

Sep 12, 2005

UT 566

Enveloping chthonic vibrations from Bruno Sanfilippo, Diatonis, Between Interval and Numina.

Aug 29, 2005

UT 565

Arabian melodies, Vedic sounds, cosmic sighs and classic deep ambient flavours.

Aug 22, 2005

UT 564

Dreamwalking through the forbidden world, with music by Ozone Player, Terra Ambient, Wolf Linz and Greg Amov.

Aug 15, 2005

UT 563

Over the top Downunder, featuring new ambient sounds from Dalo, Kapitain Kenguru, Peter Ball, Kerry Norman and The Necks.

Aug 08, 2005

UT 562

Apocalypse Then: visionary chants from 12th Century Europe.

Aug 01, 2005

UT 561

Worlds of wonder... showcasing music from "Blade Runner", "Solaris" and "Ghost in the Shell".

Jul 25, 2005

UT 560

Sleepstates from John Kilbey, John Gormley and others. Listen to find out how to win an autographed copy of Kilbey's new ambient album "Catching Some Z's"

Jul 18, 2005

UT 559

A post-classical excursion with Vangelis, Philip Glass, John Tavener and Arvo Part.

Jul 11, 2005

UT 558

An Ultima Thule special presentation featuring the exclusive international radio premiere of the soundtrack to the BBC/Discovery Channel documentary "Colosseum".

Jul 04, 2005

UT 556

Visions of dystopia from Vangelis, Insect Funeral, Kenji Kawai and Yamashiro Shoji.

Jun 20, 2005

UT 555

Across oceans, mountains and deserts; the subtle ambient world of Stephan Micus.

Jun 13, 2005

UT 553

Mike G mixes it up with Massive Attack, Pete Namlook, Marvin Ayres and Philippe Emmanuel Gueble, among others.

May 30, 2005

UT 552

Standing at the crossroads of memory with Bone, Boddy, Baghiri, Budd and others whose names don't begin with B.

May 22, 2005

UT 551

Possible musics from the Fripp - Eno - Hassell creative nexus.

May 15, 2005

UT 550

To the sky and beyond the stars... a tribute to electronic music pioneer Michael Garrison.

May 08, 2005

UT 549

A world of new electronic sounds showcasing The Orb, Hallucinogen and Gabriel Le Mar.

May 08, 2005

UT 548

Upon the wings of night. Featuring dreamscapes from Patrick O'Hearn, Burkhard von Dallwitz, Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy and Richard Burmer.

May 03, 2005

UT 547

Together: A Pärt. Neo-mediaeval meditations from Estonia.

May 01, 2005

UT 533

A New Year excursion into Vedic sounds and deep psychedelic space with David Parsons, Infinity Project, Pete Namlook and Dr Atmo.

May 01, 2005

UT 545

Surfing the Waveform.

May 01, 2005

UT 544

Rare Easter ambience from Peter Kuhlman - better known as Pete Namlook - along with complementary offerings from Zone, The Glimmer Room and Software.

May 01, 2005

UT 546

The distractions of abstraction. With Satsuki Shibano & Yoshio Ojima, Lawrence English and Stephan Micus.

May 01, 2005

UT 535

Gentle summer grooves from Steve Hackett, David Sylvian and Stephan Micus.

May 01, 2005

UT 543

A special broadcast showcasing the soundtrack to "Alexander" along with a few other gems from the keyboards of Vangelis.

May 01, 2005

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