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Ultima Thule Ambient 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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  1. 1000

    UT 1628

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

  2. 999

    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.

  3. 998

    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.

  4. 997

    UT 1625

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

  5. 996

    UT 1624

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

  6. 995

    UT 1623

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

  7. 994

    UT 1622

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

  8. 993

    UT 1621

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

  9. 992

    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.

  10. 991

    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.

  11. 990

    UT 1618

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

  12. 989

    UT 1617

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

  13. 988

    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.

  14. 987

    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.

  15. 986

    UT 1614

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

  16. 985

    UT 1613

    The suggestion of a loss by an eternal optimist, with Halftribe, Citrine, Celer, Chubby Wolf, Anthene and Gidge.

  17. 984

    UT 1612

    Why for art thou luminiferous? Illuminated sounds on the Cryo Chamber label from Dronny Darko, ProtoU and Mount Shrine.

  18. 983

    UT 1611

    Sea no evil, here no evil, do-be-do-be-do no evil. Music by Torus, Danny L Harle, Cassandra Jenkins, William Basinski, Lawrence English and others.

  19. 982

    UT 1610

    Flux and mutability in a sweet space of stones, from Robert Rich, Ian Boddy, David Bickley and Belerion.

  20. 981

    UT 1609

    In the country of licorice, all men are aniseed... with music by Willebrandt, Will Bolton, Al Jewer and Andy Mitran.

  21. 980

    UT 1607

    If a butterfly flaps its wings in a forest, does anybody hear? Sounds by Kelly Moran, Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, David Bowie, Atrium Carceri and many others besides.

  22. 979

    UT 1606

    Viewing minutiae from a very great distance, with Billy Yfantis, The Choir, Elon and Jeff Pearce... and showcasing "Iota" - new from AeTopus.

  23. 978

    UT 1605

    Stop chasing that lighthouse! So sayeth Eguana, Magnetik, Tripswitch, Elomey, Alpha Hypnotica etcetera.

  24. 977

    UT 1604

    Imaginary worlds of glass and dust... with music from Molly Leach, Philippe Deschamps, Kyle Atcheson, Brass Clouds and Susan Lopez.

  25. 976

    UT 1603

    At a loss in a big empty country with Cole Pulice, Loscil, Tim Hecker, Colonial Skyway and Tujiko Noriko.

  26. 975

    UT 1602

    Light as breath, heavy as expectation... with Phillip Wilkerson, Andrew Zhou and Monogoto.

  27. 974

    UT 1608

    Time stands still as life moves on, with Spacecraft, Dunes of Io, Dreamscapist, Terminus Void and Hollan Holmes.

  28. 973

    UT 1601

    A forgiving light in the darkness, as borne by Jessie Marcella, R L Huber, Deepspace and Peter Gregson.

  29. 972

    UT 1600

    Our 1600th transmission showcases "May We Find Our Way" - new from Robert Rich.

  30. 971

    UT 1599

    A falling away of souls from Penelope Trappes, God Body Disconnect, Nala Sinephro, Heimal, Thme and Ocean Moon.

  31. 970

    UT 1598

    Remembering a blue sky on a not-blue day, with Ricardo Autobahn, William St Hugh, Spacecraft and Memory Scale.

  32. 969

    UT 1597

    An alphanumeric concatenation from Loscil, Lawrence English, Florian Kupfer and Skee Mask.

  33. 968

    UT 1596

    Interpreting the pillars of a distant dream, with music by Spacecraft, M Cross Dougherty, Jim Ottaway and Vagantpoesi.

  34. 967

    UT 1595

    Riding a painted ship on a painted ocean with Takuro Okada, Loscil, Porcupine tree sand others of that ilk.

  35. 966

    UT 1594

    Disturbed by the false frequencies of a collapsed paradise, featuring Sjellos, Sole Massif, Tineidae and Sabled Sun.

  36. 965

    UT 1593

    Riding the conveyor belt at the atmosphere factory with Makyo.

  37. 964

    UT 1592

    Embarking upon the descent into winter accompanied by Brannan Lane, Ambiente Solstice, Dino Pacifici, David Helpling and David The Taylor.

  38. 963

    UT 1591

    Expressing mute elation at the sight of a milky sea, with sounds from 400 Lonely Things, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Harold Budd and Gift Songs.

  39. 962

    UT 1590

    The emptiness of truth reveals the concealed... with Spacecraft, Ashot Danieliyan, Phillip Wilkerson and Chris Russell.

  40. 961

    UT 1589

    Taking the stairs to an infinite liquid garden with Alpha Wave Movement, Deepspace and Daniel Blumberg.

  41. 960

    UT 1588

    Another Cryo Chamber special edition, featuring new and recent releases from Crypthios, Dronny Darko, ProtoU and Metatron Omega.

  42. 959

    UT 1587

    A near total absence of presence, with the sounds of Jocob Kirkegaard, 18 Days, Gavin Mays and Augustin Mena.

  43. 958

    UT 1586

    Surrendering a shared space to Larkenlyre, Spacecraft and Rudy Adrian.

  44. 957

    UT 1585

    A shining book lights the way to the waiting place, thanks to Pan-American, Anna Miranda and Asher Graieg-Morrison.

  45. 956

    UT 1584

    Assured of a straightened dispersal, with music by Lake Night, Jacob Rudin and Roger Eno.

  46. 955

    UT 1583

    The illusion of depth under water, with Greg Lisher, Brin Coleman, Bjorn Ekegren and Sleepyhead.

  47. 954

    UT 1582

    Ancient ruins upon a frozen waste - new and recent releases on Cryo Chamber from Beyond the Ghost, Apocryphos, Ugasanie and Mount Shrine.

  48. 953

    UT 1581

    The valley of the birds at summer solstice... with Lee Hannah, Nicholas Maloney and Half Tribe.

  49. 952

    UT 1580

    The vanishing of a shroud of dust, featuring Moss Covered Technology, Logic Moon, Tim Six and a host of others.

  50. 951

    UT 1579

    A parallel disturbance at the exacavation, with Sleepyhead, Klaus Schulze, Mohamedreza Govahi, Tim Hecker and Julian Lage.

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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.

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George Cruickshank

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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...

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