George Cruickshank

Ultima Thule Ambient Music

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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 music, soundtracks, cool jazz and impressionist soundworks into an exquisite, chatter-free 90-minute musical narrative.

Author

George Cruickshank

Category

Music

Podcast website

www.ultimathule.info

Latest episode

Dec 12, 2025

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Episodes

UT 902 06.02.2012

Atlas the god reigns in Wirikuta; the sounds of Robert Rich, in advance of his inaugural Sydney concert.

UT 901 30.01.2012

Climbing an electric ladder with invisible hands; music by Invisible Hands and Robert Rich.

UT 900 23.01.2012

Celebrating nine centuries of Ultima Thule with Stephan Micus and Bob Holroyd.

UT 899 16.01.2012

Nighthawks, reaching land... with Patrick O'Hearn, Bob Holroyd, Joe McMahon, Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia and John Foxx.

UT 898 09.01.2012

Soaring and drifting long distances with Biomass, Broken Harbour and Keller and Schonwalder.

UT 897 02.01.2012

A very Ultima Thule xmas, featuring seasonal works from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Thisquietarmy, Mark Jenkins, Gareth Ramsay, Claudio Merlini and Christopher Westcott.

UT 896 26.12.2011

Beguiled by a restless mirage: new music from Patrick O'Hearn and Darshan Ambient.

UT 895 19.12.2011

Departum et returnum; goings and comings from Lisa Gerrard, Ben Cox, Clive Wright, Bob Holroyd, Enigmatic Obsession and Cocteau Twins.

UT 894 12.12.2011

Distant halcyon memories conjured by Steve Roach, Stephen Kent, Kenneth Newby, Rudy Adrian and Justin Vanderberg.

UT 893 05.12.2011

Lucid picnic with a chilling goddess. Another Kunfdalinian convocation with Daheen, Androcell, Bluetech, Cosmosis and a host of others.

UT 892 28.11.2011

Pianoforte ambientness, with Thomas Newman and Keith Jarret... and showcasing the 2010 Royal Albert Hall concert recording of Ludovico Einaudi.

UT 891 21.11.2011

Photonic movements at the Filter Cafe: music by Schoenwalder and Rothe, Robert Carty, Clive Wright and Susperia-Electrica.

UT 890 14.11.2011

From Translucence to Transitions, with the new album by Christopher Alvarado as well as contributions from John Moran, David Sylvian, Holger Czukay and Patrick O'Hearn.

UT 889 07.11.2011

Nightdust in the Garden of Doubt, with the sounds of Neuron Systems, Manuel Gottsching, David Bowie, Brian Eno and Mike Oldfield.

UT 888 31.10.2011

Ten to eleven and ten twenty five; the new album from Phllip Wilkerson. Also featuring Harold Budd, Max Corbacho, Amir Baghiri and Raphael.

UT 887 24.10.2011

Sleepwalking between the Bells with David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Hector Zazou, Peter Miller and Kate Bush.

UT 886 17.10.2011

A showcase of music by Melbourne artist Peter Miller, including the world radio premiere of the soundtrack to "Uninhabited".

UT 885 10.10.2011

Baby boom on the breezy Bississippi, featuring Ace Ventura, Omiq Project, Mammademan and a host of others.

UT 884 03.10.2011

Strange lights beyond the stars... with Patrick O'Hearn, John Flomer, Something Completely Different and Paul Ellis.

UT 883 26.09.2011

From Cydonia to Tenochtitlan, with Harold Budd, Clive Wright and Andy Partridge.

UT 882 19.09.2011

Collaborations: Eno and Holland, Bone and Indish, Budd and Foxx, Johnson and Thompson, and Roulin and Ovid.

UT 881 12.09.2011

Letting go of a diamond mirage; another eclectic miscellany from Jon Shapiro, with sounds by Marc Merinee, Philip Jack, Lloyd Barrett, Joe Musgrove and others of that ilk... and not of that ilk.

UT 880 05.09.2011

Ambient lives cut short by an annihilating angel, with Jeff Greinke, Paul Schutze and Diatonis.

UT 879 29.08.2011

From spaced-ot Martian women Debussy; you'll hear it here on Ultima Thule. Also, Klaus Schulze, Julia Stone, Johan Agebjorn and Bruno Sanfilippo.

UT 878 22.08.2011

Life squared; when life to the power of one just isn't sufficient Featuring Andy Pickford, Intelligentsia and Asura.

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