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 515 05.04.2007
As wild storms hit Sydney, it seems that Robert Rich has indeed been successful in "Calling Down the Sky".
UT 649 02.04.2007
Out of Africa; ambient inspired by the dark continent.
UT 648 26.03.2007
"New Age" is not necessarily a dirty word. Richard Burmer, Catherine Duc, Suzanne Ciani, John Flomer, Raphael, David Wright and others demonstrate why.
UT 517 22.03.2007
The art of the seamless segue, featuring global beats, ambient entrancements and neo-classical sounds from Hallucinogen, Loop Guru, Laurel, Entheogenic, Popul Vuh, Max Richter and co.
UT 647 19.03.2007
Further interstellar imaginings from Wayne Huff's x1 Project.
UT 646 12.03.2007
Rain or shine? As violent Autumnal electrical storms hit Sydney the answer seems self-evident. Musical accompaniment to the lightshow comes courtesy of Deep Forest, Pilgrimage, Ajantamusic and Code Indigo.
UT 645 05.03.2007
Sometimes floating, sometimes flying. Airborne music by Deep Forest, Killing Joke, The Infinity Project, Michael Brook, Sheila Chandra, Brian Eno and many others.
UT 518 01.03.2007
Into the darkness; out of the light. With music by Robert Scott Thompson, Diatonis, Robert Rich, Brian Lustmord and Numina.
UT 644 26.02.2007
Hearing heavenly voices from afar, thanks to the talents of Lisa Gerrard, Irene Papas, Dawn Upshaw and Cantillation.
UT 519 22.02.2007
Music by Lisa Gerrard and friends. Featuring selections from "Gladiator", "Whalerider" and "Immortal Memory".
UT 643 19.02.2007
2007, a space odyssey... as realised by Melbourne soundwizard Wayne Huff (aka x1 Project).
UT 520 15.02.2007
Vale Michael Garrison.
UT 642 12.02.2007
A little bit of Antarctica; a whole lot of Greece. Music by Vangelis, Eleni Karaindrou and Stephan Micus.
UT 521 08.02.2007
Eclectic grooves and atmospheres inclusing classic moments from Global Communication and LSG, selections from the new compilation "Elysian Vibes" and a taste of Tom Middleton's new mix album "The Trip".
UT 641 05.02.2007
A programme of new releases from Lisa Gerrard, Loreena McKennitt, Richard Bone and Rudy Adrian.
UT 640 29.01.2007
Strange paradises imagined by Thom Brennan, Nik Tyndall and Stuart Dempster.
UT 523 25.01.2007
Nev Dorrington explores the work of German electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze.
UT 639 22.01.2007
Uncommon music from the keyboards of Vangelis.
UT 524 18.01.2007
Dreams and nightmares, courtesy of Peter Miller, Patrick Mimran, Lustmord, Steve Roach, Amir Baghiri, Richard Bone and others of their ilk.
UT 525 11.01.2007
New psychedelic spacemusic from Germany, Australia and the UK. Featuring Boris Blenn (aka Galaxy), Ornament and tracks from the latest release on Em:t.
UT 637 08.01.2007
Closing out the year with alchemical imaginings from Tripswitch, Omnimotion, Galactivation, Bluetech and others.
UT 526 04.01.2007
Ambient impressionism, from Harold Budd, Peter Ball, Bruno Sanfilippo and Brannan Lane.
UT 636 01.01.2007
"Perception" - the new album by Diatonis. With additional sounds from James Johnson and Robert Scott Thompson.
UT 527 28.12.2006
Classic German electronica from Johannes Schmoelling, Conrad Schnitzler, Peter Baumann and Tangerine Dream.
UT 528 21.12.2006
A journey of 10,000 years - from the European Baroque past to a byzantine Arrakeen future.
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