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 724 08.09.2008

Selected works from the Jeff Woodall ambient oeuvre.

UT 723 01.09.2008

All about Altus: drinking from the creative wellspring of Mike Carrs.

UT 722 25.08.2008

Civilizations: a space opera from the Intelligentsia creative collective.

UT 721 18.08.2008

A passage to India, with subcontinental creations from Manesh de Moor, Desert Dwellers, Robert Gass, Adam Shaikh, Amanaska and Yogini.

UT 720 11.08.2008

First light on the Autumn Continent, featuring Stefan Jonsson and Stuart White.

UT 719 04.08.2008

Showcasing the work of longtime Vangelis collaborator, Frederick Rousseau.

UT 718 28.07.2008

Wanderings in the shadow of the mountain, with new music from Ozone Player and Craig Padilla.

UT 717 21.07.2008

Yearning for the sanctuary of a widescreen planet, featuring works by Tom Middleton, Coda, Bliss, Alucidnation and a host of others from the Eco Zen 2 compilation.

UT 716 14.07.2008

Maybe they will sing for us tomorrow. Then again, perhaps they'll never sing for us ever again. Delicate speculations from Hammock, Steve Roach, Luke O'Neill and Robert Scott Thompson.

UT 714 30.06.2008

Rhythms, grooves and assorted funkiness from Astromill, Jon Anderson, Exxos, Pete Namlook, Paul Haslinger and others.

UT 713 23.06.2008

Blissful awareness... music from the latest Eco Zen compilation from One World Music.

UT 711 09.06.2008

Temporal sequences and fluctuations from Klaus Schulze, Jean Michel Jarre, Evan Bartholomew and Yen Wynddancer.

UT 710 02.06.2008

Ambient string theory... with creations from Stephan Micus, Principle of Silence and Steve Tibbets - and showcasing "Celocity", the new album from Dublin-based cellist, Claire Fitch.

UT 709 26.05.2008

Chillin' in Ibiza with Bliss, Lustral, Orion, Kalliope, Chicane and a host of others.

UT 708 19.05.2008

Dark ambient infatuations, as embraced by Psicodreamics, Numina, Caul, Volt and Delerium.

UT 707 12.05.2008

Passionate, elemental journeys, from Steve Roach, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier, Stephen Humphries and Michel van Osenbruggen.

UT 706 05.05.2008

Places in between, featuring transitional creations from Richard Bone, Robert Scott Thompson, Bob Holroyd, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier and Andreas Leifield.

UT 705 28.04.2008

Premonitions from the vapours... with oracular infusions by Robert Davies, Lammergeyer, Entia non, and Nunc Stans.

UT 704 21.04.2008

Featuring absolutely no music whatsoever by Britney Spears.

UT 703 14.04.2008

Ambient rhythms and grooves from Sankt Otten, Markus Reuter, Robert Rich, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Robyn Guthrie, Harold Budd and others.

UT 702 07.04.2008

Sacred liturgical chants from the Coptic, Maronite, Melkite and Old Roman traditions, along with contemporary inspired secular sounds from Constance Demby and Seattle Harmonic Voices.

UT 701 31.03.2008

Higher than the sun, lower than the ground. Euphoric ambience from Primal Scream, Science Force, The Nomad, Massive Attack and Aura.

UT 700 24.03.2008

To mark our 700th edition milestone, we delve into the archives in order to do something we've never done before, in more than 19 years; repeat a programme. Proudly re-presenting the playlist for Ultima Thule programme number one, originally aired on 1 February 1989.

UT 699 17.03.2008

25 years of "Blade Runner", featuring new music for the film by Vangelis - plus the soundtrack to the just-released film "El Greco".

UT 698 10.03.2008

Red moon rising over the serpent's lair, with fevered reptilian dreamings by Steve Roach, Byron Metcalfe, Ma Ja Le, Vir Unis, and Richard Vojlay.

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