Ultima Thule Ambient Music
1,040 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsA 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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Episodes
UT 1485
March 24, 2023 00:12 - 36.1 MBPolychrome adventures in a blue, blue world... showcasing the many and varied collaboations of Evan Bartholomew, aka Bluetech.
UT 1484
March 17, 2023 00:12 - 35 MBNew and reent releases on Swedish label Cryo Chamber, featuring In Quantum, God Body Dsconnect, Sij, Textre Oris. Also included are new sounds on Glacial Movements, from Equal Stones.
UT 1483
March 10, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBColours of a spiraling labyrinth... featuing Loscil, Lawrence English, Tujiko Noriko, Oophi, Harold Budd, Clive Wright and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
UT 1482
March 03, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBWeathering the storm, with Craig Padilla, Marvin Allen, Avalon and Heartman.
UT 1481
February 24, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBPaul Headon joins the Ultima Thule production team with a smorgasbord of ambient sounds from Rudy Adrian, Darshan Ambient, Jeff Oster, Paul Avgerinos, Jeff Pearce and a host of others.
UT 1480
February 17, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBLetters drawn in longhand across a loving sky by Leven Canyon, Soft Generator, Lauge and Aes Dana.
UT 1479
February 10, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBReflective silhouettes, with Kevin Pollard, Lightwave, Klaus Schultze and Illuminoscillate.
UT 1478
February 03, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBInto the void; out of the cosmos. New music from Blessed Are The Hearts That Bend, Cheryl B Engleheart, Isik Kural and John Zytaruk.
UT 1477
January 27, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBThe ancestral origins of all... with David Franklin, Psor, Broken Chip, Seaworthy and Matt Rosner.
UT 1476
January 20, 2023 00:12 - 35.1 MBubliminal expressions of a mutable realm: showcasing the music of Zero Ohms and Desensitized.
UT 1475
January 13, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBWayfaring in dreams, with sounds by Atomiste, Moby, Mathias Grassow, Laraaji, Brian Eno and Maeror Tri.
UT 1474
January 06, 2023 00:12 - 35.3 MBGloaming ascent, with Zero Ohms - and showcasing "Atmospheric Twilight", the new album from Max Corbacho.
UT 1473
December 30, 2022 00:12 - 35.3 MBImprobable impossibles, featuring Hainbach, Chamberz, GJ Hannah, Broken Chip, Al Jewer and Andy Mitran.
UT 1472
December 23, 2022 00:12 - 35.3 MBWall-to-wall Phillip Wilkerson as we showcase recent releases "Silver Afternoon" and "Cosmic Dust".
UT 1471
December 16, 2022 00:12 - 35.3 MBAccepting perfection, with Dawn Richard, Spencer Zahn, Loraine James, Astrid Sonne, Barbara Braccini and Ulla Straus.
UT 1470
December 09, 2022 00:12 - 34.8 MB"Voices From THe Ethereal Forest" - new music from Meg Bowles. Also featuring Deborah Martin and Jill Haley.
UT 1469
December 02, 2022 00:12 - 34.5 MBThe destiny of a rising galaxy, as explored by Eguana, Zero Cult, Magnetik, I-One and Side Liner.
UT 1468
November 25, 2022 00:12 - 35.3 MBLunar umbra transmissions from Dahlia's Tear, Soft Generator, Cities Last Broadcast, and Flowers For Bodysnatchers.
UT 1467
November 18, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBThe tale of wayfaring trees... featuring Northaunt, Max Richter, Hiemal, Celer and Radiohead.
UT 1466
November 11, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBLucid dreaming while sheltering from a solar storm; new music by Radium88, Juta Takahashi and Intelligent Life.
UT 1465
November 04, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBA matrix of hallucinogenic thought, with the sounds of Brian Eno, Laraaji, Eluvium, Max Corbacho and If Thousands.
UT 1464
October 28, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBAscending towards a rising solar disc with Phillip Wilkerson, and showcasing "Beyond The Known" by Australian composer Paul Headon.
UT 1463
October 21, 2022 00:12 - 36.1 MBWall-to-wall Eguana and Queight, showcasing the recordings "Life Cycle" and "Forest Song".
UT 1462
October 14, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBThe ethereal wonder of an ever-turning year, with new music from Roger Eno, Sangeeta Kaur and Paul Avgerinos.
UT 1461
October 07, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBSlow and languid movements from Max Richter, Matt Anderson, Gustaf Hildebrand and Zguba.
UT 1459
September 30, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBHello darkness my old friend; music from the shadowlands inhabited by A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Atrium Carceri, Brian Eno, Ager Sonus, Storm Corrosion, Desiderii Marginis and others.
UT 1458
September 23, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBThe profound stillness of stars, with Frore and Shane Morris, and showcasing 'The Dream Traveller' from Dreamscapist.
UT 1457
September 16, 2022 00:12 - 35.5 MBAfter 13 years with Ultima Thule, Jon Shapiro departs for an unknown hemisphere through a portal of destiny with Chris Russell, Desensitized, Pink Floyd, Forenzics and Brian Eno.
UT 1456
September 09, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBBeing lightly singed by a book of flaming discourse... to the tune of Craque, Distant Fires Burning, Elnath Project and Dahlia's Tear.
UT 1455
September 02, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBA colossal lapis lazuli catastrophe... with the sounds of Aidan Baker, Marta Kortan, Locrian, Aircode and Die Wide Jagd.
UT 1454
August 26, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBJeff Greinke, Kelly David and Meg Bowles are sentinels before a pelucid sky.
UT 1453
August 19, 2022 00:12 - 34.8 MBFlying and falling, with Ben Bohmer, Max Cooper and Monolink.
UT 1452
August 12, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBA fallen colossus revived... with music by Aes Dana, ProtoU, Atrium Carceri and Kammarheit.
UT 1451
August 05, 2022 00:12 - 35.6 MBGoing on a date in a hypnogogic state, with Sofie Birch, Dolphin Midwives, Whatever The Weather, Carmen Villain and Ludovico Einaudi.
UT 1450
July 29, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBVisiting millions of ancient places across the aeons, with City of Dawn and Eleon.
UT 1449
July 22, 2022 00:12 - 35.5 MBEchoes of consciousness; tricks of the light. Sounds by Sverre Knut Johansen, Ben Cox, Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno.
UT 1448
July 15, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBApparitions suspended in the mourning light, featuring Dave Luxton, Lisa Bella Donna, Billy Yfantis, Dronny Dark, ProtoU and Beyond The Ghost.
UT 1447
July 08, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBThe impending demise of an approaching organism... with Doom Poets, James Parrot, Arovane, Porya Hatami and Stars Of The Lid.
UT 1446
July 01, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBA flood of carnivalesque reminiscences from Oora, Otaru, Tomo Nakaguchi and Blessed Are The Hearts That Bend.
UT 1444
June 17, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBThe descent of cooling waters from a burning sky... featuring new and classic creations from David Helpling, John Gregorius and Jeff Pearce.
UT 1443
June 10, 2022 00:12 - 35.4 MBUnwise signaling to Shub-Niggurath. Music by Brian Eno, Aegri Somnia, Pierra LaPlace and Harold Budd.
UT 1442
June 03, 2022 00:12 - 34.7 MBThe turning year and its equinoxes; showcasing new recordings from Roger Eno and Max Corbacho.
UT 1440
May 27, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBWall-to-wall new music from Swedish label Cryo Chamber, featurng Beyond The Ghost, Mount Shrine, Alphaxone, Cities Last Broadcast, Randall Collier-Ford, SiJ and Textre Oris.
UT 1439
May 20, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBA smorgasbord of sounds from the keyboards of of the late Klaus Schulze, from his recordings "Androgyn", "Timewind", "Blackdance" and "Deus Arrakis".
UT 1438
May 13, 2022 00:12 - 35.7 MBPlatonic meanderings in the Realm of Forms; new music by Chronotope Project, Phillip Wilkerson and Chris Russell.
UT 1437
May 06, 2022 00:12 - 36 MBTheories of mind and body from Eguana, Sephira, Germind and Arcane Trickster.
UT 1435
April 29, 2022 00:12 - 322 MBA difficult passage through a difficult labyrith, with Ryan Lee Wet, Brian Leeds, Sky H1, Steve Roden and Ekin Uzeltuzenci.
UT 1434
April 22, 2022 00:12 - 35 MBStrange birds descending from a crepuscular sky at dusk; new sounds from Phillip Wilkerson, Rudy Adrian and Strangebird-Sounds.
UT 1433
April 15, 2022 00:12 - 35 MBThe eternal light of a mystic rose, featuring music by Crag Padilla, Marvin Allen, Gyorgy Ligeti and Brian Eno.