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 978 22.07.2013
Originating elsewhere; new sounds from Three Fields, Solar Fields and Miktek.
UT 977 15.07.2013
In Heaven as it is on Earth: resonantly drifting creations from Paul Ellis, Bill Olien and Ennio Morricone.
UT 976 08.07.2013
Mike G concludes his series celebrating the life and work of Pete Namlook.
UT 975 01.07.2013
The curious Mister Eno... and the sadly absent Monsieur Zazou.
UT 974 24.06.2013
Mike G presents part two of his series celebrating the life and work of Pete Namlook.
UT 973 17.06.2013
Hymns to a big wheel... with Massive Attack, Kuba, Flume, Hermitude and a host of others.
UT 972 10.06.2013
Mike G makes a welcome return to Ultima Thule after a seven year absence, as guest presenter for a series of three programmes celebrating the life and work of Peter Kuhlmann, aka Pete Namlook.
UT 971 03.06.2013
Abyssal sighs and portents... new music from Frederick Rousseau and Steve Roach.
UT 970 27.05.2013
Birth of the Real Self: new dark ambient impressionism from Apollonius.
UT 969 20.05.2013
Carefully grinding a musical axe: complex sharp-edged sounds from Solar Fields and Pink Floyd.
UT 968 13.05.2013
Windows telecommunting with Bryan Carrigan, Ken Elkinson and Ashera.
UT 967 06.05.2013
Nocturnal transmission: sounds from beyond the twilight from John Mark, Roger Eno, Bruno Sanfilippo and Jeremy De Tolly.
UT 966 29.04.2013
In Memoriam: Gianluigi Gasparetti, aka Oophoi.
UT 965 22.04.2013
Getting inside of what's outside, in a smoggy, bioluminescent forest... with music by A Tiny Kick in the Brain, Pulse Emitter, Aeons and Cosmic Images.
UT 964 15.04.2013
From Tibet to Provence; music for lamas and troubadors, including Lama Gyurme, Bernart de Ventadorn, Yungchen Lhamo, Karl Jenkins and Jean-Philippe Rykiel.
UT 963 08.04.2013
Sound and vision: selections from the Soundtracks to "Samsara" and "Life of Pi" in complement to musical creations by Michael Stearns, Bruno Sanfilippo and Robert Rich.
UT 962 01.04.2013
A special broadcast featuring the music of Arvo Part, in advance of a concert of the composer's work at the Sydney Opera House.
UT 961 25.03.2013
In the halflight of a quiet afterglow... featuring Bob Holroyd, Thisquietarmy, Gert Emmens and Nattefrost.
UT 960 18.03.2013
Through a tunnel darkly, to the sunrise of eternity... new sounds from TM Solver and Chronotrope Project.
UT 959 11.03.2013
An interstellar adventure at the frontiers of chaos... with Software, Synth.nl and Mind Over Matter.
UT 958 04.03.2013
Anxious critters drifting through time... with new music by Homogenised Terrestrials, Resonant Drift and Sambience.
UT 957 25.02.2013
Making sweet musical love under the stars with Alpha Wave Movement, Kick Bong, Kuba, Entheogenic and a host of others.
UT 956 18.02.2013
I Am Here: new music from Paul Ellis.
UT 955 11.02.2013
Dancing slowly, a few moments at a time... with Slow Dancing Society, Alio Die and Scott Solter.
UT 954 04.02.2013
A contextural occurrence; new music from The Glimmer Room.
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