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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 689

A bit of mid-summer cosmic chill from Pan Electric, Scann-Tec, Xerxes, Oliliuqui and Circular.

Jan 07, 2008

UT 687

Stuart White's ambient life; the music of Diatonis.

Dec 17, 2007

UT 686

The wonderful, enveloping, hitherto uncharted ambient world of Melbourne composer Michael Meara. Also featured is music by Lismore ambient impressionist par-excellence, Peter Ball.

Dec 17, 2007

UT 685

Zen Connection 4, featuring Spiral System, Amanaska, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tijuana Cartel, Shaman's Dream and The Dub Dentist.

Dec 10, 2007

UT 684

A Gallic diversion, with creations from Francois Elie-Roulin, Hector Zazou, Elizabeth Valetti and Jean-Philippe Rykiel. Also in the mix is music by Laszlo Hortobagyi - who's rather more Hungarian than French.

Dec 03, 2007

UT 683

Essence of diamond, opalescence of pearl; rare beauties from stone and sea by Richard Bone, Johannes Schmoelling, Enrico Cognilio, Code Indigo and Bruno Sanfilippo.

Nov 26, 2007

UT 682

Happy bats flying at night - so says Garret Knobl, age 5, of Blacksburg, Virginia... and who are we to argue? Happy airborne nocturnal chiropterid music courtesy of Richard Burmer and Thom Brennan.

Nov 19, 2007

UT 681

Like sounds through a speaker cone, so are the tones of a mellowdrama; shimmering, coruscating musical creations from Jon Hopkins, Predictive Text and Joey Fehrenbach.

Nov 12, 2007

UT 679

Chthonic tones and resonances, featuring deep earth music mined from places vast and dark by Steve Roach, Tom Heasley; Matthias Grassow, Jim Cole and Altus.

Oct 29, 2007

UT 678

From Delhi to Timbuktu; music inspired by the rhythms of India and West Africa, from Caitlin Marin, Vas, Azam Ali, Paul Haslinger, Paolo Modugno and Daniel Bouliane.

Oct 22, 2007

UT 677

Generational transience from the Infinity Project, Spacetime Continuum, Terence McKenna and Mystery of the Yeti.

Oct 15, 2007

UT 676

A Latin excursion, with sounds from Jan Garbarek, Magister Perotinus, Arvo Part, John Harle, Deborah Martin and J Arif Verner.

Oct 08, 2007

UT 675

A journey along the Via Poetica with Lisa Indish and Richard Bone.

Oct 01, 2007

UT 674

Presenting music from the film "Atlas Dei", by Robert Rich.

Sep 24, 2007

UT 673

Beauty and the East and the Berber of Seville; tales of a global, pluralist future from the Bombay Dub Orchestra.

Sep 17, 2007

UT 672

Showcasing "Piano Textures", the new album by Bruno Sanfilippo - George's choice for best new ambient recording of 2007, by a country mile.

Sep 10, 2007

UT 671

In the Land of a Thousand Trances the lucid man is king; music by A Produce, Steve Roach, and others.

Sep 03, 2007

UT 670

Extending the classical horizon with new and reimagined works courtesy of Neodrone, Mozart, Handel and Ragnar Grippe.

Aug 27, 2007

UT 669

I can (almost) see through you; the art of translucency with M Andresen (aka Healer) and Jaia.

Aug 20, 2007

UT 668

Trying to remember to forget. A programme of new music from John Lyell, Slow Dancing Society and The Glimmer Room.

Aug 13, 2007

UT 667

Found music from a lost radio, with creations by Mike Oldfield, Darshan Ambient, Code Indigo and Enigmatic Obsession.

Aug 06, 2007

UT 666

Native American inspirations, with the Little Wolf Band, Joanne Shenandoah, R Carlos Nakai, Andrew Vasquez, Coyote Oldman and others.

Jul 30, 2007

UT 665

Shamans on the pilgrim road, featuring sounds from Jeff Kowal, Dan Pound and Anugama.

Jul 23, 2007

UT 664

The distant lights of forgotten places; new music from Andrew Lahiff, Amongst Myselves, John Lyell and Brent A Reiland.

Jul 16, 2007

UT 663

Sonic adventures in Elysium, with new music from Not Drowning, Waving and Azam Ali.

Jul 09, 2007

UT 662

Light in shadow. New ambient nightscapes from Craig Padilla and Diatonis.

Jul 02, 2007

UT 661

Marc Kundalini interviews Jaroslav Kovaricek, producer of the groundbreaking early 1980s ABC Radio show "Dreamtime", and discovers what he's been up to in recent years.

Jun 25, 2007

UT 660

The 1920's silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" is the inspiration for this week's featured recording, "Voices of Light" by Richard Einhorn. A smattering of mediaeval creations rounds things out nicely.

Jun 18, 2007

UT 659

When the music stops, grab a chair. Teutonic ambience from Sankt Otten, Roedelius, Richard Bone and others.

Jun 11, 2007

UT 658

Drifting on aquatic currents in an ocean of dreams with Diatonis and Thom Brennan.

Jun 04, 2007
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