George Cruickshank
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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Dec 12, 2025
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Episodes
UT 1178 22.05.2017
Still voices amid an ocean of sound, with Martin Nonstatic, John Gregorius and new music from Purl and Sinius.
UT 1177 15.05.2017
Namlookian encounters, with Klaus Schulze, Robert Moog and Pink Floyd.
UT 1176 08.05.2017
Departure from a darkly strand: new Viking-inspired music from Northumbria. Also featured are Paul Giger and Robert Rich.
UT 1175 01.05.2017
Wandering among fields of crystal, with Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Biosphere, Tetsu Inoue and SETI.
UT 1174 24.04.2017
Remembering the lay of the labyrinth, with Sverre Knut Johansen, Chris Russell and Michael Allison.
UT 1173 17.04.2017
Sensing the presence of an in-between world; music from Moon Frog, Side Liner, Clozee and Translippers.
UT 1172 10.04.2017
Anomalous rain, with sounds from Robert Rich and Anaamaly.
UT 1171 03.04.2017
The flowering of an electric hammock, with David Cross, Robert Fripp, Christopher Bissonette, SETI, Tetsu Inoue and a host of others.
UT 1170 27.03.2017
From city to sea; new music from Johan Agebjorn, Mystified and Sverre Knut Johansen on the Spotted Peccary Music label.
UT 1169 20.03.2017
Emergences revealed by Howard Givens and Madhavi Devi.
UT 1168 13.03.2017
As below, so above: new releases on Ultimae REcords and Spotted Peccary Music, featuring Sverre Knut Johansson, Aes Dana, Cella and Ascendant.
UT 1167 06.03.2017
Secrets of the night, with Pink Floyd, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Ben Frost, Stars of the LId and Taylor Duepree.
UT 1166 27.02.2017
Raining down from below... new music from Jim Ottaway and Martin Nonstatic.
UT 1165 20.02.2017
Closer than ever to a non-existent border, featuring Sinepearl, Zero Cult, Maluns, Side Liner and Aviron.
UT 1164 13.02.2017
Celestial emotions, with new music by Jim Ottaway and Craig Padilla.
UT 1163 06.02.2017
Subliminal spirits; music by Michael Hedges, Jordan De La Sierra, The Future Sound of London, Harold Budd, Brian Eno and many others.
UT 1162 30.01.2017
Multidimensional awakenings from Ben Carroll and Jos D'Almeida.
UT 1161 23.01.2017
Mississippian reverie, with sounds from Darshan Ambient, Philip Glass and Al Gromer Khan.
UT 1160 16.01.2017
In the land of aetherial eyes with Claudio Casanueva, James Murray and Jos D'Almeida.
UT 1159 09.01.2017
TBA
UT 1158 02.01.2017
Ending 2016 on a Xmas-infused high with Steeleye Span, Enya and a mountain of Vangelis - including his latest release, Rosetta.
UT 1157 26.12.2016
Mind controlling a mad, mad, mad, mad world... with Stephen Marley, London Grammar, Weval, Miten and a whole bunch more.
UT 1156 19.12.2016
Another Spotted Peccary new release special - this time we feature Green Isac Orchestra, DeeperNet and Csillagkod.
UT 1155 12.12.2016
Discrete music by Brian Eno and... oh we couldn't possibly reveal that!.
UT 1154 05.12.2016
The ironic sounds of silence, as produced by Paul Giger, Tom Moor, Sherry Finzer and Juta Takahashi.
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