Ultima Thule Ambient Music
1,062 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months 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 1307
November 15, 2019 00:12 - 35.7 MBTranscendence at the cultic citadel, with music from Blue Oyster Cult, Inade, Halgarth, Atrium Carceri and Raison D'etre.
UT 1306
November 08, 2019 00:12 - 35.7 MBA lifting fog... featuring Johan Agebjorn, Jeff Pearce and Tom Eaton.
UT 1305
November 01, 2019 00:12 - 35.7 MBHow might it happen? The sounds of Massive Attack, Tom Eaton and Chronotope Project.
UT 1303
October 18, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBFlowing between liminal worlds with Ana Roxane, Peter Tran, Jonny Nash, Robert Rich and Cruel Diagonals.
UT 1302
October 11, 2019 00:12 - 35.6 MBReckless reflections of longing, with Causeyoufair... and showcasing "Echo of Longing" - new from Max Corbacho.
UT 1301
October 04, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBA visit to the Garden of Alchemical Delights, with music by Vibrasphere, Entheogenic, Nada, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Amanaska and The Chemical Brothers.
UT 1300
September 27, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBTo celebrate the 1300th episode milestone of Ultima Thule we present a collection of contemporary musical creations inspired by the Viking culture of ancient Scandinavia... featuring Garmarna, Wardruna, Heilung and Danheim.
UT 1299
September 20, 2019 00:12 - 35.9 MBPassing like clouds... with King Crimson, The Alan Parsons Project, Storm Corrosion, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Brian Eno.
UT 1298
September 13, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBA massing of opaline energies from Darshan Ambient, Carbon Entity and Massergy.
UT 1297
September 06, 2019 00:12 - 34.6 MBChiaroscuran sound paintings by Numina, Juta Takahashi and Pink Floyd.
UT 1296
August 30, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBA blossoming of umbras, with music from Darshan Ambient, Tropic of Coldness and Ashera.
UT 1295
August 23, 2019 00:12 - 35.7 MBCapricious exotica courtesy of Darshan Ambient, Xerxes the Dark, Chandeen, God Body Disconnect, Mebitek and Michael Stearns.
UT 1294
August 16, 2019 00:12 - 35.8 MBTransmitting signals across the aeons, with Carbon Entity and The Amnis Initiative... and also showcasing the new album "Precambrian" by Sverre Knut Johansen and Robert Rich.
UT 1293
August 09, 2019 00:12 - 36.3 MBObserving the dome of an inverted sky. Music by Obsqure, Four Tet, Youandewan, Kill The Geek, Omel and J P Illusion.
UT 1292
August 02, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBListening... breathing... awakening... with Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Jon Durant and Stephen Peppos.
UT 1291
July 26, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBBreeding strange bedfellows within a far, cthonic void, featuring Atrium Carceri, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Ager Sonus and others of that ilk.
UT 1290
July 19, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBFlight towards a liquid horizon; new sounds from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen... with old sounds by Michael Garrison.
UT 1289
July 12, 2019 00:12 - 34.9 MBDo not dwell with heretics, or among rulers; so sayeth Resonant Drift, Sverre Knut Johansen, Embargo Effective Immediately and Vangelis.
UT 1288
July 05, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBBeyond the cosmic void... new works and old from Queensland composer Jim Ottaway, including his new release "Beyond The Purple Sun".
UT 1287
June 24, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBAvian hysteria beneath a black sun... with Matthew Grassow, Atkiak, DAC Crowell, Robert Rich and Dr Sandman.
UT 1286
June 17, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBLaying wreaths of iron upon a tomb of ordeals; new sounds from Flowers For Bodysnatchers, Plamen Vecnosti, Apocryphos, Ajna, Oljus, Enmarta and Jon Durant.
UT 1285
June 10, 2019 00:12 - 37 MBLost in the velvet air with Bombay Dub Orchestra, Kiasmos, Four Tet, Emancipator and Kiasmos.
UT 1284
June 03, 2019 00:12 - 35.6 MBThe colours of a living thing, with works from Swartz Et, Neostra and Claudio Casanueva.
UT 1283
May 27, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBReturning to a spiritual order with Sacred Solfeggio Frequencies, Meditative Mind, J S Epperson and Ingmar Hansch.
UT 1282
May 20, 2019 00:12 - 35.9 MBSolo piano meditations featuring Keith Jarrett, James Gordon Anderson and "Nocturnes" - new from Vangelis.
UT 1281
May 13, 2019 00:12 - 35.1 MBEvolving toward a greater beyond, with music by Madhavi Devi, Monica Williams, Jon Durant and Monica Williams.
UT 1280
May 06, 2019 00:12 - 34.4 MBNavigating the abysmal plane with Doug Bielmeier, Ugasanie, Xerxes The Dark, Lord Valadrius, Jim Schliestett and Bob Bliss.
UT 1279
April 29, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBPerceiving stellar deities with J S Epperson, Ted Winslow, Steve Bender and Tonal Meditation Collective.
UT 1278
April 22, 2019 00:12 - 33.7 MBRitual invocations to a spectral apparition... featuring new sounds from Sinius, as well as Porya Hatami, Aaron Martin and Roberto Attanasio. Also in the mix is The Glimmer Room.
UT 1277
April 15, 2019 00:12 - 35.4 MBRunning by moonlight with Zero Cult, Germind, Side Liner, Translippers and Eguana.
UT 1276
April 08, 2019 00:12 - 35.9 MBNew works and old from Scott Cole... showcasing "Frigid Spark, Drifting Light", a new collaboration with Matt Coffman.
UT 1275
April 01, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBMusic from distant stars by J S Epperson, Stargods Sound Healing, Ingmar Hansch, Brainwave Binaural Systems and Ted Winslow.
UT 1274
March 25, 2019 00:12 - 36 MBSoundings from the depths of heaven,showcasing new music from Juha-Matti Rautiainen and K J.
UT 1273
March 18, 2019 00:12 - 34.5 MBSnowflakes falling from below... with music by Chris Russell, Annotation, Aleksanda Takala and Resonant Drift.
UT 1272
March 11, 2019 00:12 - 36.1 MBProcessing through the star-veiled arch of night with Runa, Black Cavern, Bergtatt and K J Rothweiler.
UT 1271
March 04, 2019 00:12 - 36.1 MBTranceformational frequencies, as generated by Jonas Kopp, J S Epperson, Stargods Sound Healing, Benjamin Bubb and others of that ilk.
UT 1270
February 25, 2019 00:12 - 35.6 MBHorizon Matrix: new sounds from Max Corbacho. Also featuring Darshan Ambient, Sverre Knut Johansen and David Helpling.
UT 1269
February 18, 2019 00:12 - 34.7 MBAirborne, radiant textures; music from Carbon Based Lifeforms, Chronos, Obsqure and a host of others.
UT 1267
February 04, 2019 00:12 - 36.1 MBFurther journeys into the sounds of healthful frequencies with Benjamin Bubb, Brainwave Binaural Systems, Meditative Mind, Stargods Sound Healing and Matias Cordova.
UT 1266
January 28, 2019 00:12 - 35.4 MBUnto an ancient citadel of lost memories, featuring new music by Atrium Carceri and Chris Russell.
UT 1265
January 21, 2019 00:12 - 35.2 MBFlying above clouds, above mountains with Resonant Drift, Jeff Greinke and Jon Durant.
UT 1264
January 14, 2019 00:12 - 36.1 MBParting the veil of an elemental night... featuring Fluxus and Electrowavez.
UT 1263
January 07, 2019 00:12 - 36.1 MBThe dying of the crimson light; sounds from the tail-end of another year by Ian William Craig, Thom Yorke, Tim Hecker, Laurel Halo and co.
UT 1262
December 31, 2018 00:12 - 36.7 MBThe opening of a strange, forgotten flower... featuring "Lotus Rising" - new from Chronotope Project, and "Stranger Days" by David Wright.
UT 1261
December 24, 2018 00:12 - 35.3 MBHarmonies of a secret place with Baba Dijre, Side Liner, Numatica, Zero Cult and a host of others.
UT 1260
December 17, 2018 00:12 - 36 MBGolden hymns in praise of a mindful presence; showcasing "Sky Worship" by Al Gromer Khan and "Mindfulness" from Paul Avgerinos.
UT 1259
December 10, 2018 00:12 - 36 MBThis will hertz me more than it will hertz you... vibrational frequencies from Sound Mind Lab, Steve Bender, Hypnose Meditation Relaxation, Matias Cordova, J S Epperson and Stargods Sound Healing.
UT 1258
December 03, 2018 00:12 - 36 MBEchoes of Vinland long past, with Chris Russell and Northumbria.