Ultima Thule Ambient Music

Series produced by George Cruickshank

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A weekly programme of superlative ambient and atmospheric music from across the ages and around the world. Broadcast on public radio across Australia 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 musical narrative.

For syndication information, please contact Jack Anthony at WYTX-FM, Rock Hill, SC. jack@wytx.fm


20 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Raising before dawn; lowering before dusk... with Deborah Martin, Forenzics, Howard Givens and Craig Padilla.

Bought by KHNS and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:28:05
  • Purchases: 2
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The wondrous experiece of falling; featuring Robert Rich, Phillip Wilkerson and Fall Into Winter - the new recording from Bryan Carrigan.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:29:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Mike G bids a fond farewell to Ultima Thule with an avalanche of ambient; featured are Storm Noir, Woob, Ghost and Tape, Ebauche, Fallen and a host...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Singular singularities, with Vangelis and Andrew Laitres.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A sun also rises... sounds of Cell and Favourite Son.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Losing, belonging, being: classic sounds from Steve Roach and new releases from Time Being and Chronotope Project.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Journeys through a busy head, with Pan Electric, Ishq and Matt Coldrick.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:00:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Swiftly the Sun: new sounds from Phillip Wilkerson. Also, old music from Peter Ball and Thom Brennan.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:29:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Voices from heaven, booming across a silent world. Music from Tron Syverson, Drew Degen, Darshan Ambient and Csillagkod.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:27:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Classics, old and new, and the rhythms of the algorithm... featuring Vangelis, Bruno Sanfilippo, Damian Anache, Somei Satoh and Vicki Hansen.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Cryogenic dreaming with Simon Wilkinson, Loscil, Alan Brown and Mercury's Antennae.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:21
  • Purchases: 1
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The road less travelled is paved with good intentions. So sayeth the sounds of Greg Miller, Numina, Zero Ohms, Mind Over Matter... and the new albu...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthropocentric rememberings by Daheen and Kalya Scintilla.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:28:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Making a crossing in heavy weather, with David Helpling, Dan Pound and Thom Brennan.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Come to me, my little kinkajou! ...with Ishq, Matt Coldrick and Banco de Gaia.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Calling across the ages: music from Robert Rich, Steve Roach and Deborah Martin... and showcasing The Call - new from Resonant Drift.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Introducing Vague Traces: the new collaboration from Phillip Wilkerson and Chris Russell. DeeperNET also makes an appearance.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:27:18
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OOTI: the new recording from Forest Smithson, sandwiched between the sounds of Three Fields.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:28:23
  • Purchases: 1
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Subtly twisting fate, with Stratosphere, Erik Wollo, Steve Roach and Dirk Serries.

Bought by KHNS and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Sep 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Showcasing new old music from 33 Tetragammon and Human Metronome; also featured are Andrew Thomas Wilson, Dirk Serries, Joris de Backer and Robert ...

Bought by KHNS, Radio Catskill, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:29:59
  • Purchases: 3