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Ultima Thule Ambient Music

by George Cruickshank

Music

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

  1. UT 1663

    A lowering acceptance of a lowering storm, from Addyluo, Deathprod, Malibu, Montag and Quentin At Home.

  2. UT 1662

    Infinite stellar ambience from Between Heaven And Sky, Spacecraft and Jeff Pearce.

  3. UT 1661

    Docetism and Topografia are abandoned by the gods of old.

  4. UT 1660

    Surfing aural waves of deepest blue silver with Zen Lemon, Igneous Flame and Kati Astraeir.

  5. UT 1659

    The unquestioned oscillations of a lunar necropolis. Music by Ager Sonus, Cocteau Twins, Harold Budd, Porcupine Tree and Green-House.

  6. UT 1658

    The familiar night of a moonlit sky, featuring Dellasoullounge, Spacecraft, Boreal Taiga, David Helpling and Scott Reich.

  7. UT 1657

    Expansionism challenged... with Ryan Hoskins, ICE Planet 9000 and Reductionist.

  8. UT 1656

    Music from the place between sky and universe, from Jeff Pearce, Solace Road and Between Heaven and Sky.

  9. UT 1655

    Envisioning spiral dreams with The Heck, Daniel Lanois, Oophoi and Alio Die.

  10. UT 1654

    An age of wind and water from Chitra Records artists KapTep, Alessandro Barbanera and Piscean Daydreams.

  11. UT 1653

    Returning to the source with Maneesh De Moor, Porangui, Liquid Bloom and Master Minded.

  12. UT 1652

    Magenta is thirteen but cyan is eleven. Music from Sequences, Blue Is Nine, Spacecraft, Lauge and Dino Pacifici.

  13. UT 1651

    The winnowing of interwoven hearts, by Isabel Pine, Klaus Schulze, William Basinski, Alio Die, Atrium Carceri and Kammarheit.

  14. UT 1650

    Igneous Flame and Kati Astreir, together give us "Cobra".

  15. UT 1649

    Forging a darker path with William St Hugh, Aural and R L Huber.

  16. UT 1648

    Remembering the sky after its fading - new sounds from Spacecraft, Myrk Galdr and Igneous Flame.

  17. UT 1647

    Behind the seen lies the unseen... with music by Pan-American, William Basinski, Tetsu Inoue, Rapoon, Eluvium, Alphaxone and ProtoU.

  18. UT 1646

    Midsummer transcendence, with Dreamscapist, Sebby Kowal, Ghostloop, Atmosphare and Dionisaf.

  19. UT 1645

    Showcasing Steve Reich, and his "Music for 18 Musicians".

  20. UT 1644

    Drifting atavistically amidst a gentle continuum: featuring new music from Max Corbacho.

  21. UT 1643

    A bat is a *sort* of angel, really... or so say Finn Steuper, Ben Seretan, John Thayer, John Hopkins and Drearywater.

  22. UT 1642

    Undetectable energy from an inexplicable silence... with sounds by Barry Cleveland, Robert Rich, Dino Pacifici, Brannan Lane and Chris Russell.

  23. UT 1641

    Slow traversement of a misty, echoing portal from John Bartley and RL Huber.

  24. UT 1640

    Measuring the darkness through an unopened door... music by Philip Wilkerson, Chris Russell and Kelly David.

  25. UT 1639

    Reverence for luminescence, featuring KMRU, Biosphere, MIdori Hirano and New Risen Throne, amongst others.

  26. UT 1638

    Another dip into the Chitra Records catalogue, with sounds by Logic Moon, KapTep, Brannan Lane, Sacred Seeds, Alessandr Barbanera, Synthbiot and Anassimandrus.

  27. UT 1637

    All we have isn't all we are... with Yama, Ancestral Elephants, Faran Ensemble, Ingmarlo and a host of others.

  28. UT 1636

    Wall to wall sounds from Igneous Flame, and the albums Vortex, Endless Now, Olo and Surrender the Self.

  29. UT 1635

    The suff of stars... music from Kayla Painter, My Cat Is An Alien, Miska Lamberg and Markus Guentner.

  30. UT 1634

    New and recent releases on Chitra Records from Dino Pacifici, Brannan Lane, Dionisaf and Boreal Taiga.

  31. UT 1633

    Tilling an ambient garden with All India Radio, Krakenkraft and Brian Eno.

  32. UT 1632

    New and recent releases on Cryo Chamber, featuring Alphaxone, Onasander, Atrium Carceri, Kammarheit and God Body Disconnect.

  33. UT 1631

    Observations in yellow air, with Harold Budd, Simon Jeffes, Matthew Anderson and Lawrence English.

  34. UT 1630

    In closing our eyes we see... new and live music from Dreamscapist.

  35. UT 1629

    The infinite nostalgia of deep time... with IKSRE.

  36. UT 1628

    Sailing with magnificence towards distant, silent stars, featuring The Amis Initiative, Spacecraft, Phillip Wilkerson and Jeff Greinke.

  37. UT 1627

    Overcoming the fear of symmetry in an asymetrical world, with Oneohtrix Point Never, Slow Blink, Farsin Kronos, Cole Pulice and Almost An Island.

  38. UT 1626

    A platinum day on a copper-lined sea - showcasing the latest release from Rudy Adrian, and also featuring Harold Budd and Brian Eno.

  39. UT 1625

    The glittering domain of the colossal diminutiae, featuring Infinity Deck, Deepspace, William St Hugh and Cylan.

  40. UT 1624

    The unfolding of a celestial cloud; music by Spacecraft, Phillip Wilkerson, Blue Is Nine and Hiram.

  41. UT 1623

    Hiding in a nook between worlds with Roger Eno, Cole Pulice, Nala Sinephro, Artist, God and Doctor and William Tyler.

  42. UT 1622

    The notions that come unbidden in the darkness: showcasing "Night Thoughts" - new from Jeff Pearce.

  43. UT 1621

    Lovingly invited to a place of aural healing by East Forest.

  44. UT 1620

    Juk-Shabb: a Cryo Chamber collaboration, featuring dozens of artists - among them Council of Nine, Dronny Darko, Atrium Carceri, Northumbria and God Body Disconnect.

  45. UT 1619

    Under the spell of a nervous hydra, with Elijah Fox, Willow Skye Biggs, Harold Budd, Maurizio Bianchi, Ager Sonus and others of that ilk.

  46. UT 1618

    Immersion in a loveless sea with John Zytaruk, Markus Reuter, Ian Boddy and The Choir.

  47. UT 1617

    The lingering darkness of a quickening first light, from Aureliaslight, Anantakara and R L Huber.

  48. UT 1616

    Fluid filaments of a solid incandescence, with the sounds of Brian Fechino, The World Next Door, Deborah Martin, Jill Haley and Sverre Knut Johansen.

  49. UT 1615

    A mandala of square spirals on a planet of cubic spheres... with the music of Nine Inch Nails, Oophoi, Myr'Lya and Phyllomedusa.

  50. UT 1614

    Another Cryo Chamber miscellany featuring Caldon Glover, Atrium Carceri and Dead Melodies.

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About this show

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.

Hosted by

George Cruickshank

Categories

Music

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Ultima Thule Ambient Music have?

Ultima Thule Ambient Music has 1,000 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on August 14, 2026.

What is Ultima Thule Ambient Music about?

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...

How often does Ultima Thule Ambient Music release new episodes?

Ultima Thule Ambient Music publishes weekly, based on its 1,000 episodes since November 2005.

Who hosts Ultima Thule Ambient Music?

Ultima Thule Ambient Music is created and hosted by George Cruickshank.
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