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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George Cruickshank
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Dec 12, 2025
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Episodes
UT 1103 14.12.2015
Classic 60s, 70s and 90s electronica from Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman, the Beatles, Radiohead and Moby.
UT 1102 07.12.2015
Shani: new music from Palancar.
UT 1101 30.11.2015
Secrets and conversations, with Jim Carrey, Juho Hietala, Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn.
UT 1100 23.11.2015
Showcasing Lalita, the new recording from Al Gromer Khan. Also featured are Hector Zazou, Harold Budd, Robert Rich and Lisa Moskow.
UT 1099 16.11.2015
Sounds from the 70s from Walter Carlos, Jean Michel Jarre, Philip Glass, Vangelis and Mike Oldfield.
UT 1098 09.11.2015
Exploring the work of Tasmanian composer William Bowden, including the unreleased soundtrack for the art installation Intrude.
UT 1097 02.11.2015
Raising before dawn; lowering before dusk... with Deborah Martin, Forenzics, Howard Givens and Craig Padilla.
UT 1096 26.10.2015
The wondrous experiece of falling; featuring Robert Rich, Phillip Wilkerson and Fall Into Winter - the new recording from Bryan Carrigan.
UT 1095 19.10.2015
Mike G bids a fond farewell to Ultima Thule with an avalanche of ambient; featured are Storm Noir, Woob, Ghost and Tape, Ebauche, Fallen and a host of others.
UT 1094 12.10.2015
Singular singularities, with Vangelis and Andrew Laitres.
UT 1093 05.10.2015
A sun also rises... sounds of Cell and Favourite Son.
UT 1092 28.09.2015
Losing, belonging, being: classic sounds from Steve Roach and new releases from Time Being and Chronotope Project.
UT 1091 21.09.2015
Journeys through a busy head, with Pan Electric, Ishq and Matt Coldrick.
UT 1090 14.09.2015
Swiftly the Sun: new sounds from Phillip Wilkerson. Also, old music from Peter Ball and Thom Brennan.
UT 1089 07.09.2015
Voices from heaven, booming across a silent world. Music from Tron Syverson, Drew Degen, Darshan Ambient and Csillagkod.
UT 1088 31.08.2015
Classics, old and new, and the rhythms of the algorithm... featuring Vangelis, Bruno Sanfilippo, Damian Anache, Somei Satoh and Vicki Hansen.
UT 1087 24.08.2015
Cryogenic dreaming with Simon Wilkinson, Loscil, Alan Brown and Mercury's Antennae.
UT 1086 17.08.2015
The road less travelled is paved with good intentions. So sayeth the sounds of Greg Miller, Numina, Zero Ohms, Mind Over Matter... and the new album Pathways, by Chad Kettering.
UT 1085 10.08.2015
Anthropocentric rememberings by Daheen and Kalya Scintilla.
UT 1084 03.08.2015
Making a crossing, in heavy weather, with David Helpling, Dan Pound and Thom Brennan.
UT 1083 27.07.2015
Come to me, my little kinkajou! ...with Ishq, Matt Coldrick and Banco de Gaia.
UT 1082 20.07.2015
Calling across the ages: music from Robert Rich, Steve Roach and Deborah Martin... and showcasing The Call - new from Resonant Drift.
UT 1081 13.07.2015
Introducing Vague Traces: the new collaboration from Phillip Wilkerson and Chris Russell. DeeperNET also makes an appearance.
UT 1080 06.07.2015
OOTI: the new recording from Forest Smithson, sandwiched between the sounds of Three Fields.
UT 1079 29.06.2015
Subtly twisting fate, with Stratosphere, Erik Wollo, Steve Roach and Dirk Serries.
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