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 953 28.01.2013
Traversing a voiceless passage to the sounds of Sam Rosenthal, Gian Slater and Invenio.
UT 952 21.01.2013
The sacred pulse of a subliminal, convolving universe... with Raphael, Bruno Sanfilippo, Stephan Micus, Diatonis, Andrew Lahiff and Alio Die.
UT 951 14.01.2013
Finnish circular icescapes: new music from Janne Hanhisuanto.
UT 950 07.01.2013
Soft songs with hard edges, by Harold Budd, Walter Demonik, John Kilbey, Kevin Purdy, James Gordon Anderson and Arvo Part.
UT 949 31.12.2012
Love Songs to the Source: the sounds of Evan Bartholemew, aka Bluetech.
UT 948 24.12.2012
Aeons and aeons with Shane Morris, Mystified, Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms.
UT 947 17.12.2012
Yes, Anastasia... I mean Anastasis. Featuring Dead Can Dance and x1 Project.
UT 946 10.12.2012
UT goes epic, with soundtrack music by Basil Poledouris, Jeremy Soule, Ilan Eshkeri, Howard Shore and Miklos Rozsa.
UT 945 03.12.2012
To sleep, perchance to wake in fright... music for dreams and nightmares by VoidWork, MorPheuSz, Aspectee, Ron Boots and Eric van der Heijden.
UT 944 26.11.2012
UT goes epic, with soundtrack music by Basil Poledouris, Jeremy Soule, Ilan Eshkeri, Howard Shore and Miklos Rozsa.
UT 943 19.11.2012
Measured breathing in aero space; with sounds from Jean-Michel Jarre and Janne Hanhisuanto.
UT 942 12.11.2012
Bright waters of a heavenly Earth, from Paul Avgerinos, Philip Wilkerson and Juta Takahashi.
UT 941 05.11.2012
Stella luminosa, featuring such bright stars as Sphongle, Androcell, Padmasana, Ott, Entheogenic and Bluetech.
UT 940 29.10.2012
The immensity of peace; fresh sounds from Paul Avgerinos, Phillip Wilkerson and Darshan Ambient.
UT 939 22.10.2012
Solo and collaborative works from the other Eno... Roger.
UT 938 15.10.2012
Ecstatic northness, with Pilgrimage, Northcore, Forrest Fang and Erik Wollo.
UT 937 08.10.2012
Seeing through a synthaetic raetina; music by Kynan Tan, Justin Vandenberg, Jon Jenkins, Carl Dewhurst and Simon Barker.
UT 936 01.10.2012
Sacred chant in the Old Roman, Ambrosian and Greek Orthodox traditions.
UT 935 24.09.2012
White roses in a winter garden, with Harold Budd and respective collaborators Bill Nelson, Gene Bowen, Eraldo Bernocchi and Robin Guthrie.
UT 934 17.09.2012
Gettin' comfortable with the void, with Sync24, Aes Dana and H.U.V.A. Network.
UT 933 10.09.2012
Engine of faith on a red moon river... featuring Kalpatru Tree and Master Margherita.
UT 932 03.09.2012
Underneath the underture: new music from Marvin Ayers, with other sounds by Paul Giger, Principle of Silence and Richard Bone.
UT 931 27.08.2012
Swimming in the tears of angels... with Dead Can Dance, David Bridie, Roger Eno, Kate St John, This Mortal Coil, Kate Bush, David Sylvian and Lisa Gerrard.
UT 930 20.08.2012
More musical wonders from Cycles of Creation... the secret magnum opus of Vangelis.
UT 929 13.08.2012
More musical wonders from Cycles of Creation... the secret magnum opus of Vangelis.
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