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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 854

Fine dining in the realm of hungry ghosts... to the accompaniment of Gentoo, Ray Carl Daye and Johan Agebjorn.

Mar 07, 2011

UT 853

Taking one small step towards a regenerative state of auditory delight... with Asura and 1 Giant Leap.

Feb 28, 2011

UT 852

Searching for answers in the nearest faraway place; new music from Andrew Muecke, Gert Emmens and Slate.

Feb 21, 2011

UT 851

Salty truths under sodium lights, from Richard Barbieri, Stephan Micus, David Sylvian and Slow Dancing Society.

Feb 14, 2011

UT 850

First turn of a stone hitherto unturned: new ambient from the UK and Japan, from Bob Holroyd and Juta Takahashi.

Feb 07, 2011

UT 849

A numerically-themed outing, with Tangerine Dream, Mirachet, State Changes According to a Wind and Ensemble Integrales.

Jan 31, 2011

UT 848

Making tracks to a deeper silence, featuring "Wolf Moon", the new album from Dan Pound.

Jan 24, 2011

UT 847

Gilded chaos amidst tranquil seas, with John Duval, Palancar and Lucette Bourdan.

Jan 17, 2011

UT 846

Geometric circularity amidst the blue stones, with musical delineations from Tripswitch, Solar Fields and Bluetech.

Jan 10, 2011

UT 845

Another decade draws to a close... to the tune of Atticus Ross, Side Liner, Jaytech, Oceanlab and others of that ilk.

Jan 03, 2011

UT 844

Sleeping but not dreaming, with All India Radio, Dave Preston, Swartz and Darshan Ambient.

Dec 27, 2010

UT 843

Carbon Based Lifeforms, Harold Budd, Matthew Davidson, Dan Pound, Byron Metcalf, Steve Roach and Dashmesh Khalsa make silence go a long way.

Dec 20, 2010

UT 842

Wild thing from a distant star; new music from Rudy Adrian, Dan Pound and Slate.

Dec 13, 2010

UT 841

First encounter with a forbidden planet, featuring Forenzics, Cluster, Zilverhill and Resonant Drift.

Dec 06, 2010

UT 840

Silent fragments of smoke and noise, showcasing new and upcoming releases from All India Radio, Olifaunt and Amongst Myselves.

Nov 29, 2010

UT 839

The Department of Homeland Insecurity... with Laurie Anderson, Cocteau Twins, Boxharp, Lisa Gerrard and Goldfrapp.

Nov 22, 2010

UT 838

Middle Eastern flavours from Arabia to Al-Andalus, with Sister Marie Keyrouz, Bob Holroyd and Vox... and showcasing "Provenance", the new pan-cultural meisterwerk of Israeli cellist Maya Beiser.

Nov 15, 2010

UT 837

Silent running to a moment in space... with sounds from Makyo, Dreamhub, Hallucinogen, Shulman and an assembled host.

Nov 08, 2010

UT 836

Meteoric appearances in dark, silent places; new and re-mastered music by Deborah Martin, Vidna Obmana, Christopher Loucks, Dave Preston and Paul Avgerinos.

Nov 01, 2010

UT 835

Sailing from Byzantium to Babylon; new solo and collaborative releases from sometime Dead Can Dancers Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.

Oct 25, 2010

UT 833

Chancing supernature with UtopiaXO, Michael Bruckner, Walter Carlos, Rachel Elkind, Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana.

Oct 11, 2010

UT 832

Driving gingerly across solar fields in a palancar; the music of Darrell Wade Burgan, David Helpling, Jon Jenkins and Magnus Birgersson.

Oct 04, 2010

UT 831

Returning to the Well of Nemesis, with Michael van Onsenbruggen, Erik Wollo - and Nemesis.

Sep 27, 2010

UT 830

Glimmers and shimmers. Showcasing "I Remain", the new recording from the Glimmer Room. Also presenting new creations by Juta Takahashi and Phillip Wilkerson.

Sep 20, 2010

UT 829

Vital signs on the rise, with Sounds From the Ground, Androcell, Asura and Solar Fields.

Sep 13, 2010

UT 828

A programme of new and recent releases from Phillip Wilkerson, Human Metronome and Steve Roach.

Sep 06, 2010

UT 827

Short stories from silent portraits... the symphonic ambient worlds of Vangelis Papathanassiou.

Aug 30, 2010

UT 826

A cavalcade of ambient song, featuring Danielle Ballantine, Twice a Man, The Hope Blister, Life Garden, and Hungry Hungry Lucy.

Aug 23, 2010

UT 825

Meditations in grey and aqua... featuring Robert Scott Thompson, Robert Rich, Alexander Scheffer and William Edge.

Aug 16, 2010

UT 824

Rapturous hill-running with Sysphe, Ian Boddy, Mark Shreeve, Chad Kettering, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.

Aug 09, 2010
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