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Short stories from silent portraits... the symphonic ambient worlds of Vangelis Papathanassiou.
A cavalcade of ambient song, featuring Danielle Ballantine, Twice a Man, The Hope Blister, Life Garden, and Hungry Hungry Lucy.
Meditations in grey and aqua... featuring Robert Scott Thompson, Robert Rich, Alexander Scheffer and William Edge.
Rapturous hill-running with Sysphe, Ian Boddy, Mark Shreeve, Chad Kettering, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.
The sky becomes a loop... cosmic mandalas and rooms without lights from Roger Eno, Lol Hammond, Alpha Wave Movement and David Parsons.
Icy meditations on death, from Janne Hanisuanto, Brock van Wey and Phillip Wilkerson.
Visiting a sonic wanderer: the sounds of Aural Planet.
Into the darkness of the abyss, with Robert Scott Thompson, 33 Tetragammon, Human Metronome, Markus Reuter, Erik Wollo and Berhard Wosthernicht.
Raining in the spaces between... with music from Chad Kettering and Andreas Akwara, and featuring "Ylang", the new album from Robert Rich.
From the city to the sea...a late evening perambulation with Johan Agebjorn, Joe Frawley and Harold Budd...leavened with sounds from "Cromo" - the new collaborative recording from Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.
Walking among the stars with William Edge, Mark Jenkins, Dreamwind, Bernd Kistenmacher and Ron Boots.
A David Parsons extravaganza, featuring sounds from the albums "Ngaio Gamelan", "Earthlight" and "Surya".
Radiant horizons and faraway places, featuring the work of Vangelis, Chad Kettering and Gert Emmens.
New ambient impressionist transcendence from Krill.minima, Kyron and Undo.
Elemental explorations, featuring Vibrasphere, C J Catalizer, Tentura, Zymosis, Solar Fields, Asura, Aquascape and Chronos.
Minding the gap in a stream of thought... with Frank van Bogaert, Erik Wollo, Steve Roach and Atomic Skunk.
The genesis of a curious feeling is explored by Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Tony Banks.
A programme of new and recently-released music from Robert Rich, Erik Wollo, Phillip Wilkerson and Jeff Greinke.
Amazing utopias... as envisaged by Jean-Michel Jarre, Dave Hesketh, Jeff Kowal, and Broekhuis, Keller and Schonwalder.
Welcome to the gorgeous longform ambient impressionist world of Phillip Wilkerson.
Slumbering in heaven, with Sankt Otten, Johannes Schmoelling, Critoph Berg, Richard Bone and Robin Guthrie.
Ancient voices and piano ambience; the latter from Chad Kettering, and the former from All India Radio and Josh Roydhouse.
Chilled lounge spirits of Ibiza... featuring Kaya Project, The Outsiders, Earthling and a host of others.
Still life with northern winter; chilled meditations from Nelson Foltz, Tom Lynn, Manitou, Krill Minima, Hibernation and Cosmic Fools.
The collaborations of David Sylvian... featuring Steve Jansen, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Mick Karn and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Showcasing the gorgeous new ambient impressionist soundworks from Jeff Greinke and Larry Kucharz.
Resonantly drifting, at 300 miles per hour... with music by Shane Thornton, Michael Bruckner, Bill Olien and Gary Johnson.
To mark our 8th centenary milestone, the new album from New Zealand composer David Parsons: "Jyoti".
Contemporary Teutonic analogue electronica, with Thomas Fanger, Mario Schonwaldwer, Klaus Hoffman Hoock and friends.
A Middle-Eastern miscellany, from Misr to Mesopotamia, with music from Samir Joubran, Peter Gabriel, Bob Holroyd, Mesopotamia. Also in the mix is "Phantoms", the new album from Forrest Fang.
"The Art of Chill 2", featuring Cinematic Orchestra, Ephemeral Mists, Biosphere, Imogen Heap, Chris Coco and a host of others.
Classic Australian ambient electronica from the past two decades... with Barry Franks, Paul Schutze, Benedict Roff-Marsh, Peter Ball, Vicki Hansen and a host of others.
Musique electronique, featuring Sankt Otten, Moonbooter, Uwe Reckzeh, MaEasy, Exposed, Benny Feenell, X1 Project and Mythos.
Another circuit of Sol by Terra begins... to the glorious, wondrous, visionary, meditatitive accompaniment of "Piano Textures 2" ...the latest extraordinary outpouring from the Bruno Sanfilippo creative wellspring.
Through the Gates of Delerium and into the Dark Abyss, singing as we go. An appropriate metaphor for the imminent passing of 2009 and the impending arrival of 2010... with music from SynC, Michael Bruckner, Morphogenesis and Yes.
Analogue sounds, from yesteryear and the present day, by Tangerine Dream and Jeffrey Koepper.
More from the Klaus Shulze - Lisa Gerrard creative nexus. Also featuring the sounds of Goldfrapp.
Ambient improvisations for guitar and flute. Featuring music by John Gregorius and Derek Jones.
From superconscious peppermint trees to monstrous psychedelic bubbles; Marc Kundalini goes totally surreal with sounds from Pentangle, Amorphous Androgynous, Sunforest, Mort Garson and a host of others.
The absurdity of silent momentum. New and new-ish music by Alpha Wave Movement, U Kay Hytz, and David Wright.
A beautiful intruder slips through the door; showcasing the collaborative works of Harold Budd and Clive Wright. Also featured are Dead Can Dance, Evan Marc and Stephan Micus.
Taking a discrete, circular pathway towards an approaching world... with music by Dwight Ashley, Andrew Lahiff, Robert Fox and Jeff Greinke.
Aural levitation in the palace of the winds, featuring Darshan Ambient, Mike Oldfield, Don Meers, Solar Fields, Jon Hassell and Brian Eno.
Another visit to the world of contemporary Japanese ambient, by way of Juta Takahashi.
Exploring the sonic universe of Michael Huygen.
Between worlds; music inspired by the native traditions of North America from Coyote Oldman, Jonn Serrie, Gary Stroutsos, Deborah Martin, Erik Wollo and Paul Avgerinos.
Unfolding metamorphoses and secret diaries; music by Axiom of Choice, Hans Zimmer, William Edge and Jean Michel Jarre.
Two new albums born of glacial environments, by Kalte and Lull.
Streams of thought in imagined realities; new sounds from Steve Roach, Bruno Sanfilippo, Human Metronome and 33 Tetragammon.
Presenting new collaborative and solo recordings by British composer Pete Kelly, aka Igneous Flame.
Crossing the Rubycon with Tangerine Dream, Steve Reich, Vangelis and Loreena McKennitt.
Overdosing on analogue; new music with old sounds, by Fanger and Schonwalder, Wayne Huff and Something Completely Different.
The universe inside our soul; exploring the deep sky music of Robert Carty.
New sonic constructivism from Bionulor, Aqua Dorsa, Longing For Orpheus, Nitin Sawhney and Bob Holroyd.
The lucidity of bliss; compilation releases on the One World Music label, with works by Alucidnation, Tom Middleton, Sola Luna and Kaya Project.
Inward journeys to outward places; music by Rabindranath Tagore, David Parsons and L Subramaniam... and featuring "Vayu: The Gathering of Winds", from Mother Sky.
Into the lair of the Minotaur; new music from Between Interval.
Infinite intangibilities from Vicki Hansen, Eucalyptus Dream, Ryuta K, Sara Ayers, Chad Kettering and Michael Stearns.
Jon Shapiro lands on planet Ultima Thule with 90 minutes of ambient psychedelia from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, by Philip Glass, Walter Carlos, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Electric Prunes, Mike Oldfield and Tangerine Dream. Freak out!
Ambient impressionism, with Stefan Tischler, Richard Bone, Peter Miller and John Kilbey... and featuring "The Light", new from UtopiaXO.
Living esoterically with Robert Carty and Dan Pound.
As the wurm turns; glacially-inspired earthsounds from Between Interval, Oophoi and Alio Die.
The second installment of our periodic exploration of the trance-endental catalogue of Lyon-based Ultimae Records.
As Brian Eno arrives in Sydney as curator the inaugural "Luminous" festival, we revisit his early ambient releases, including collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Laraaji. Jon Hopkins rounds out the mix.
Lunar waxings and wanings in a house of mirrors; surreal nighttime excursions with Jon Hassell, Stephan Micus and the recently-deceased Hector Zazou.
Inspired by high places from the Himalayas to the Andes comes rarefied music from Vangelis and Bruno Sanfilippo.
Magellanic skies; new music from Altus, Uriel and Ernst Kunst.
Presenting a languid selection of new and recent releases by Philippe Emmanuel Gueble, Minus 6, Dan Pound and Janne Hanhisuanto.
Singing for lost blossoms, and celebrating ambient intelligence: new music by Harold Budd, Clive Wright and Peter Challoner. Also included is Thorsten Sudler-Mainz.
An introduction to the globally-inspired soundworld of British composer Bob Holroyd - leavened with likeminded creations from Paolo Modugno and Guy Bouliane.
A subcontinental riverine journey, from the mountains to the sea, with the sounds of Shiv Kumar Sharma, Har Prasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain.
Ultima goes Ultimae; selections from the Farenheit Project compilation series released by French label Ultimae Records.
Cool excursions for travellers, with General Fuzz, Altus and Panoramaroid.
Stepping through the portal, with Craig Padilla, Zero Ohms, Skip Murphy, Derek Jones and Giles Reaves.
Sibyls, saints, sinners and seraphim; a visit to the magical mystical musical (not to mention comically alliterative) universe of sometime Dead Can Dancers Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
Eno-esque ambient from the Land of the Rising Sun, featuring the work of Yoshio Ojima and Juta Takahashi.
Synthaesthesia from the keyboards of Michel van Osenbruggen, David Wright and Robert Fox... and featuring new music from the god of synths: Vangelis.
Ambient minimalism from Australia, featuring Peters Miller and Ball.
Vox ambienta... featuring songsters Jan Garbarek, Stephan Micus, Dean de Benedictis, Lee Ellen Shoemaker, Barry Truax, Diatonis, Boris Feoktistov and Eden.
Vox ambienta... featuring songsters Jan Garbarek, Stephan Micus, Dean de Benedictis, Lee Ellen Shoemaker, Barry Truax, Diatonis, Boris Feoktistov and Eden.
Dipping a toe in the kinetic flow, with Rudy Adrian and Thom Brennan... and also presenting Numina live in concert.
Happy birthday to us! Today - 1 February 2009 - UT enters its third decade as one of the foremost ambient music radio shows on the planet; helping us kick off our year-long anniversary celebrations are the uber-cool ambient now-sounds of Charlie North, Si-O and The Glimmer Room. Turn on, tune in, chill out.
Natural frequencies of a tourmaline body, with vibrations from Ian Boddy, Andreas Leifield, Slow Dancing Society and Abandoned Toys.
Passing beyond the gateway to a desert realm whose denizens include Numina, Tera Ambient, Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, Bruno Sanfilippo and Rudy Adrian.
Slow arrivals and sudden departures from Johan Agebjorn, Richard Bone, Stephan Kaske and Kees Aerts.
To commence the new year in the summery south: portents and signs from the wintry north... with music by Arcana, Dead Can Dance, Jan Garbarek and Birgitte Grimstad... and also presenting "And Winter Came" - the new album from Enya.
From speech to speechlessness, as Pitch Black is lost in translation.
Impressions of quietude; low-key longform ambient from Brian Eno and Jean-Michel Jarre.
Surrendering to the flow with Alpha Wave Movement, Michael Huygen, Jeffrey Koepper, Alquimia, Peter Mergener, Klaus Schulze, Lisa Gerrard and co.
Dark days in purgatory... featuring new music from Robert Rich, Andrey Sadovnikov, Mara's Torment and Igneous Flame - and slightly less-new music from Kelly David and Jeff Greinke.
Mergener emergent; an exploration of the solo and collaborative works of Software's Peter Mergener.
Ambient peacefulness from Glen Darcey and Ashera.
Cruisin' the skywaves with Lisa Gerrard, Klaus Schulze, Al Gromer Khan, Simon Bennett and Peter Mergener.
Voices from the celestial spheres, featuring John Harle, Johan Agebjorn, Deborah Martin, J Arif Verner, Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Casidy... and showcasing the new album by Immersion Theory, "The Icarus Foray".
Inly, outly, shake it all aboutly. With music by Harax and General Fuzz.
Stories from the Forest: the new album from Thom Brennan.
Lost on an island of adventure with Dan Pound, Robert Scott Thompson, Richard Bone, Gel-Sol, Roedelius, Create, Jefffrey Koepper and Tim Story.
Under Orion; spacemusic fantasies by Rudy Adrian, John Serrie, Michael Stearns, Johan Agebjorn and Darshan Ambient.
A meeting of minds; new collaborations from Klaus Schulze and Lisa Gerrard.
Juxtaposed: music from the European Middle Ages and the Persian classical tradition.
Ambient churchscapes from Robert Fripp, Bob Holroyd, Deborah Martin and J Arif Verner.
Life in the pond, featuring new music from Diatonis, Ryuta K and Sara Ayers.
Himalayan hallucinogenia, featuring Simon Posford, Shulman, Blutech, Acid Rockers and Doof.
Selected works from the Jeff Woodall ambient oeuvre.
All about Altus: drinking from the creative wellspring of Mike Carrs.
Civilizations: a space opera from the Intelligentsia creative collective.
A passage to India, with subcontinental creations from Manesh de Moor, Desert Dwellers, Robert Gass, Adam Shaikh, Amanaska and Yogini.
First light on the Autumn Continent, featuring Stefan Jonsson and Stuart White.
Showcasing the work of longtime Vangelis collaborator, Frederick Rousseau.
Wanderings in the shadow of the mountain, with new music from Ozone Player and Craig Padilla.
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.
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.
High altitude atmospherics; revisiting new and unreleased works from the studio of David Parsons.
Rhythms, grooves and assorted funkiness from Astromill, Jon Anderson, Exxos, Pete Namlook, Paul Haslinger and others.
Blissful awareness... music from the latest Eco Zen compilation from One World Music.
Deep, contemplative, richly beauteous ambessence from Alan Hovhaness, Raphael, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.
Temporal sequences and fluctuations from Klaus Schulze, Jean Michel Jarre, Evan Bartholomew and Yen Wynddancer.
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.
Chillin' in Ibiza with Bliss, Lustral, Orion, Kalliope, Chicane and a host of others.
Dark ambient infatuations, as embraced by Psicodreamics, Numina, Caul, Volt and Delerium.
Passionate, elemental journeys, from Steve Roach, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier, Stephen Humphries and Michel van Osenbruggen.
Places in between, featuring transitional creations from Richard Bone, Robert Scott Thompson, Bob Holroyd, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier and Andreas Leifield.
Premonitions from the vapours... with oracular infusions by Robert Davies, Lammergeyer, Entia non, and Nunc Stans.
Featuring absolutely no music whatsoever by Britney Spears.
Ambient rhythms and grooves from Sankt Otten, Markus Reuter, Robert Rich, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Robyn Guthrie, Harold Budd and others.
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.
Higher than the sun, lower than the ground. Euphoric ambience from Primal Scream, Science Force, The Nomad, Massive Attack and Aura.
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.
25 years of "Blade Runner", featuring new music for the film by Vangelis - plus the soundtrack to the just-released film "El Greco".
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.
13 February, 2008: we say sorry; history in the making on the floor of Australia's Federal Parliament.
In the Land of Fire; a Patagonian excursion featuring the work of Bruno Sanfilippo, along with the sounds of Jon Jenkins, David Helpling, Patrick O'Hearn and Arto Tuncboyacian.
On the edge of an ambient moment, with sounds by Resonant Drift, Frank van Bogaert and Tor Linlokken.
Ultima Thule celebrates its 19th birthday with another David Parsons world exclusive. This time we present "Atmanaut", the second of two new unreleased albums by the composer. Also in the mix is newish music from Patrick O'Hearn and Bruno Sanfilippo.
The science of consciousness; Pan Electric, Frank Klare and Radium 88 expostulate.
A passage through dark places, with Robert Rich, Diatonis, Voice of Eye, Lustmord, Shinjuku Thief, Paul Schutze and Jeff Greinke.
Unlimited grooves from Ron Boots, Rudy Adrian, Gert Emmens and Paul Ellis.
Presenting "Radio Silence", the new album from Between Interval.
A bit of mid-summer cosmic chill from Pan Electric, Scann-Tec, Xerxes, Oliliuqui and Circular.
An Ultima Thule world exclusive, as we present "Earthlight", one of two new unreleased albums by David Parsons.
Stuart White's ambient life; the music of Diatonis.
The wonderful, enveloping, hitherto uncharted ambient world of Melbourne composer Michael Meara. Also featured is music by Lismore ambient impressionist par-excellence, Peter Ball.
Zen Connection 4, featuring Spiral System, Amanaska, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tijuana Cartel, Shaman's Dream and The Dub Dentist.
A Gallic diversion, with creations from Francois Elie-Roulin, Hector Zazou, Elizabeth Valetti and Jean-Philippe Rykiel. Also in the mix is music by Laszlo Hortobagyi - who's rather more Hungarian than French.
Essence of diamond, opalescence of pearl; rare beauties from stone and sea by Richard Bone, Johannes Schmoelling, Enrico Cognilio, Code Indigo and Bruno Sanfilippo.
Happy bats flying at night - so says Garret Knobl, age 5, of Blacksburg, Virginia... and who are we to argue? Happy airborne nocturnal chiropterid music courtesy of Richard Burmer and Thom Brennan.
Like sounds through a speaker cone, so are the tones of a mellowdrama; shimmering, coruscating musical creations from Jon Hopkins, Predictive Text and Joey Fehrenbach.
A warning from the elders: shamanic visions of impending apocalypse from Byron Metcalf, Steve Roach and David Parsons.
Chthonic tones and resonances, featuring deep earth music mined from places vast and dark by Steve Roach, Tom Heasley; Matthias Grassow, Jim Cole and Altus.
From Delhi to Timbuktu; music inspired by the rhythms of India and West Africa, from Caitlin Marin, Vas, Azam Ali, Paul Haslinger, Paolo Modugno and Daniel Bouliane.
Generational transience from the Infinity Project, Spacetime Continuum, Terence McKenna and Mystery of the Yeti.
A Latin excursion, with sounds from Jan Garbarek, Magister Perotinus, Arvo Part, John Harle, Deborah Martin and J Arif Verner.
A journey along the Via Poetica with Lisa Indish and Richard Bone.
Presenting music from the film "Atlas Dei", by Robert Rich.
Beauty and the East and the Berber of Seville; tales of a global, pluralist future from the Bombay Dub Orchestra.
Showcasing "Piano Textures", the new album by Bruno Sanfilippo - George's choice for best new ambient recording of 2007, by a country mile.
In the Land of a Thousand Trances the lucid man is king; music by A Produce, Steve Roach, and others.
Extending the classical horizon with new and reimagined works courtesy of Neodrone, Mozart, Handel and Ragnar Grippe.
I can (almost) see through you; the art of translucency with M Andresen (aka Healer) and Jaia.
Trying to remember to forget. A programme of new music from John Lyell, Slow Dancing Society and The Glimmer Room.
Found music from a lost radio, with creations by Mike Oldfield, Darshan Ambient, Code Indigo and Enigmatic Obsession.
Native American inspirations, with the Little Wolf Band, Joanne Shenandoah, R Carlos Nakai, Andrew Vasquez, Coyote Oldman and others.
Shamans on the pilgrim road, featuring sounds from Jeff Kowal, Dan Pound and Anugama.
The distant lights of forgotten places; new music from Andrew Lahiff, Amongst Myselves, John Lyell and Brent A Reiland.
Sonic adventures in Elysium, with new music from Not Drowning, Waving and Azam Ali.
Light in shadow. New ambient nightscapes from Craig Padilla and Diatonis.
Marc Kundalini interviews Jaroslav Kovaricek, producer of the groundbreaking early 1980s ABC Radio show "Dreamtime", and discovers what he's been up to in recent years.
The 1920's silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" is the inspiration for this week's featured recording, "Voices of Light" by Richard Einhorn. A smattering of mediaeval creations rounds things out nicely.
When the music stops, grab a chair. Teutonic ambience from Sankt Otten, Roedelius, Richard Bone and others.
Drifting on aquatic currents in an ocean of dreams with Diatonis and Thom Brennan.
Subcontinental inspirations and exhalations from Ananda Shankar, Deepak Ram, Adham Shaikh, Gaurau Raina, Tapan Raj and a host of others.
Lucid dreaming with Diatonis, Cyberchump, and Igneous Flame.
The beautiful, quiet worlds of Al Gromer Khan, Alpha Wave Movement, Jim Cole, Richard Bone and Robert Scott Thompson.
Introducing "Sadhana", by English composer Patrick Nunn.
Sailing the Dawn Trader across the Galaxy of Dreams; spacemusic imaginings from John Serrie, Deuter, Ron Boots, Suspended Memories and Robert Rich.
Raising the ambient temperature with new music from Ultimae Records' Fahrenheit Project - as well as from Dan Pound and Neuronium.
Spritual dimensions and physical worlds, as conceived by Richard Bone, Al Gromer Khan, Dan Barrio, Alpha Wave Movement and Jim Cole.
Skies above Skies. Revisiting the beautiful yet little-known 1978 album by Constance Demby.
Out of Africa; ambient inspired by the dark continent.
"New Age" is not necessarily a dirty word. Richard Burmer, Catherine Duc, Suzanne Ciani, John Flomer, Raphael, David Wright and others demonstrate why.
Further interstellar imaginings from Wayne Huff's x1 Project.
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.
Sometimes floating, sometimes flying. Airborne music by Deep Forest, Killing Joke, The Infinity Project, Michael Brook, Sheila Chandra, Brian Eno and many others.
Hearing heavenly voices from afar, thanks to the talents of Lisa Gerrard, Irene Papas, Dawn Upshaw and Cantillation.
2007, a space odyssey... as realised by Melbourne soundwizard Wayne Huff (aka x1 Project).
A little bit of Antarctica; a whole lot of Greece. Music by Vangelis, Eleni Karaindrou and Stephan Micus.
A programme of new releases from Lisa Gerrard, Loreena McKennitt, Richard Bone and Rudy Adrian.
Strange paradises imagined by Thom Brennan, Nik Tyndall and Stuart Dempster.
Uncommon music from the keyboards of Vangelis.
A grab-bag of delights to commence 2007, from funky Arabic rhythms and boppy mediaeval hymns to echoes of distant Cambodia, and sounds from ancient and future Japan.
Closing out the year with alchemical imaginings from Tripswitch, Omnimotion, Galactivation, Bluetech and others.
"Perception" - the new album by Diatonis. With additional sounds from James Johnson and Robert Scott Thompson.
Quiet enigmas, featuring Harold Budd, Linsey Pollak, Erik Wollo and Sylvan Grey.
Old-style new music by Rene van der Wouden. Also featured are Tangerine Dream, Michael Garrison and Mark Jenkins.
Rasta dub infusions, with the sounds of Bob Marley, Bill Laswell, Earthgarden, Level One, Balashwaar Baksheesh and a host of others.
Lingering moments and intervals from Alio Die, Thom Brennan, and Steffan Johnson.
Ambient voiceworks from Vangelis, Mind Over Matter, Peter Miller, David Sylvian, Hector Zazou, Richard Bone and Aphrodite's Child.
Intro, outro, shake it all aboutro... showcasing the new album by Bruno Sanfilippo, as well as music from Al Gromer Khan, Kelly David and rain from Peter Miller.
Tribal voices from the Australian Dreamtime and beyond, featuring Yothu Yindi, Adam Plack, Amoraea Dreamseed, Riley Lee, Matthew Doyle and Steve Roach.
Dreams, celestial and terrestrial... as woven by John Serrie, Streamline, Amir Baghiri and Steve Roach.
A special new releases programme showcasing music from Steve Roach, Ian Boddy and Johannes Schmoelling.
Return to the northern wasteland; revisiting classic analogue creations by Michael Hoenig, Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre and Peter Baumann. Also in the mix are new sounds from The Ministry of Inside Things.
Cetacean symphony; the inaugural UT outing from Marc Kundalini, featuring expansive oceanic sounds from Vangelis, Eric Serra, Enigma, Pink Floyd, Baaba Maal, Ayub Ogada, Sheila Chandra and a host of others.
Subcontinental dreams given substance by Al Gromer Khan.
Fragmentary mysteries from Harold Budd, Roedelius, Robin Guthrie and Morgan Fisher.
The red sands of Mars; a stellar voyage under the command of X21Project, Cyberia, Michael Garrison, Greg Amov and the Ministry of Inside Things.
Ambient incantations from the temples of reality; showcasing music by Richard Bone.
Celestial sounds from the roof of the world, by Yungchen Lhamo, Thupten Pema Lama, Steve Roach, David Pasons, Jean-Philippe Rykiel and Lama Gyurme.
Magical sounds from above and below the floor by Morgan Fisher, Harold Budd and John Foxx.
Calling forth the Aurorae; atmospheric inspirations from Chad Hoeffler, Architects of the Atmosphere, Peter Ball and Max Corbacho.
After five wonderful years, Mike G says farewell to Ultima Thule with a selection of German krautrock and electronic music classics, including works by Peter Baumann, Manual Gottsching, Michael Hoenig and Ashra. Sydney DJ Marc "Kundalini" Cottee will be taking Mike's place in the UT lineup from October. Be sure to make him welcome.
Celluloid meditations in the age of ambient. Featured artists include Mychael Danna, Thomas Newman, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson and Peter Miller.
This woman's work; music from Kate Bush, Maire Brennan, Lisa Gerrard and Loreena McKennit.
Hypnogogic sonic impressionism from Peter Miller, Not Drowning Waving, John Kilbey, James Gordon Anderson, Diatonis and the Kronos Quartet.
Deep organic harmonies and ambient trance environments featuring HUVA Network, Tangerine Dream, MNO, Pete Namlook and Gaudi.
Psalms, vespers and other sacred sounds from Jan Garbarek, Arvo Part and Richard Bone.
Lingering amidst inner places, under a quiet sky. Featuring sounds from Peter Ball and David Parsons.
Chasing the Dawn: Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 01
Mixed signals from the Polis, with music by Charles B Kim, Frank Roodzant, Bruno Sanfilippo, and Vangelis among others.
Peter Gabriel, Popol Vuh and Klaus Shulze feature in this blend of ethno-ambient sounds and Krautrock classics.
Amarantine times, featuring the latest album from Enya, as well as other Celtic sounds and selections of music from film.
Snow-borne sorrows from David Sylvian and Steve Jansen.
Subtle immersions from Steve Roach.
A programme of new releases featuring En Voice, Shulman, Adham Shaikh and International Peoples Gang.
Electric Ladder and other ambient geometries; showcasing the new album from Robert Rich.
An excellent boddy of work; the eclectic sounds of UK composer Ian Boddy.
From a distant horizon; featuring new releases from J Arif Verner and Dean de Benedictis.
Sublime ecclecticism from Alpha Wave Movement, David Parsons, Ennio Morricone, Patrick O'Hearn and Dead Can Dance.
Celebrating our 600th edition with a feast of choral music from Corsica to the Caucasus.
Like sands through an hourglass... so are the works of Deuter.
Navigating the Golden Section with soundmaps from Brian Eno, Ashera, Brannan Lane, Delicate Systems and Igneous Flame.
Lush euphoric slowbeats and droning ambience including Jaia, Gaudi and Testa and French ambient trance label Ultimae Records.
Highly-strung ambience from Peter Ludwig, Paul Scott, Paul Giger, Sarah Hopkins and Alan Lamb.
Taking the electric ladder into the lithosphere; new sounds from Robert Rich and Ian Boddy, garnished with a sprinkle of David Sylvian collaborations.
Piano dreams and nightscapes from Brannan Lane, Harold Budd, Robert Rich and James Gordon Anderson. Also featuring new sounds from Kate Bush.
A journey through Balearic lounge, intoxicating ethno-trance and gently floating ambience.
The path of least resistance or the path less travelled? Music courtesy of Michael Stearns, John Serrie, Jon Jenkins, Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms.
The echo of small things, in a small room. With echoes and small things from Robert Rich, Richard Jansen and Steve Barbieri.
Going from someplace beyond here to someplace further than that with Tim Story, Dwight Ashley, Paul Schutze and Steve Roach.
Wildly eclectic. Deeply soothing. And then there's the music...
Take one part Middle Eastern mysticism, add two parts Celtic melancholy and sprinkle with a pinch of Spanish Sephardic seasoning. Simmer over a low flame for 90 minutes. Enjoy.
Silence approaches, featuring not-quite-not-there music by Harold Budd, Eraldo Bernocchi, Brian Eno and David Sylvian.
Revisiting the 80's, with fond reminiscences from Tangerine Dream, Michael Garrison and Kraftwerk.
Ringing in the New Year with new releases from Grey Area, Digitonal, Alucidnation, Kaya Project and others.
Middle Ages rhythms meet Aquarian Age drones. With sounds from the Red Book of Montserrat and Jim Cole and Spectral Voices.
Spaces of sacred silence; the mystic sounds of Deuter.
A splendid flow of sound from Honeyroot, Jon Jenkins, Erik Wollo, and showcasing the ambient works of Richard Bone.
A tribute to the godfathers of ambient rock, Pink Floyd, with a unique kaleidescope of tunes, edits and re-inventions.
Celestial visions, from the Middle Ages to the present day, featuring music from Gavin Bryars, John Tavener, Meredith Monk and Jan Garbarek.
Return to the Dreamtime, with sounds from Steve Roach.
High places, distant views. Inspired sounds from Tim Story, Mychael Danna and Mark Isham.
Lush melodies and soundscapes from classic Popol Vuh to new sounds from Cosmicleaf Records.
A million stories from the inner worlds of Peter Miller, Cyber Zen Sound Engine, Miss Silencio, Sara Ayers and others.
By the light of the silvery moon; ambient nightscapes by Thom Brennan.
Unnatural selections from Laurie Anderson, Peter Miller, Stefan Tischler, Richard Bone and co.
German composers Deuter, Klaus Schulze and Pete Namlook alongside the spacemusic of John Serrie and new sounds from Entheogenic.
Wide horizon dreamings from A Small Good Thing, Ashera, Steve Tibbetts and Stephan Micus.
Fevered dreams and sequences from Steve Roach and collaborators Mike Shrieve and Paul Ellis.
A taste of India, courtesy of Al Gromer Khan, Ghazal, Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Robert Rich and Lisa Moskow.
Frosty reception: new releases on the Chillcode label, with sounds by Human Blue, Entheogenic, Galaxy and Matenda.
Zone of drones. Showcasing new releases from Robert Rich and Tom Heasley.
Touching the stars from the roof of the world. Featuring classic, new and unreleased music by David Parsons.
Enveloping chthonic vibrations from Bruno Sanfilippo, Diatonis, Between Interval and Numina.
Arabian melodies, Vedic sounds, cosmic sighs and classic deep ambient flavours.
Dreamwalking through the forbidden world, with music by Ozone Player, Terra Ambient, Wolf Linz and Greg Amov.
Over the top Downunder, featuring new ambient sounds from Dalo, Kapitain Kenguru, Peter Ball, Kerry Norman and The Necks.
Apocalypse Then: visionary chants from 12th Century Europe.
Worlds of wonder... showcasing music from "Blade Runner", "Solaris" and "Ghost in the Shell".
Sleepstates from John Kilbey, John Gormley and others. Listen to find out how to win an autographed copy of Kilbey's new ambient album "Catching Some Z's"
A post-classical excursion with Vangelis, Philip Glass, John Tavener and Arvo Part.
An Ultima Thule special presentation featuring the exclusive international radio premiere of the soundtrack to the BBC/Discovery Channel documentary "Colosseum".
Land of enchantment; the celestial harmonies of Deuter.
Visions of dystopia from Vangelis, Insect Funeral, Kenji Kawai and Yamashiro Shoji.
Across oceans, mountains and deserts; the subtle ambient world of Stephan Micus.
Myths and legends of the Middle Kingdom.
Mike G mixes it up with Massive Attack, Pete Namlook, Marvin Ayres and Philippe Emmanuel Gueble, among others.
Standing at the crossroads of memory with Bone, Boddy, Baghiri, Budd and others whose names don't begin with B.
Possible musics from the Fripp - Eno - Hassell creative nexus.
To the sky and beyond the stars... a tribute to electronic music pioneer Michael Garrison.
A world of new electronic sounds showcasing The Orb, Hallucinogen and Gabriel Le Mar.
Upon the wings of night. Featuring dreamscapes from Patrick O'Hearn, Burkhard von Dallwitz, Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy and Richard Burmer.
Together: A Pärt. Neo-mediaeval meditations from Estonia.
The distractions of abstraction. With Satsuki Shibano & Yoshio Ojima, Lawrence English and Stephan Micus.
Surfing the Waveform.
Rare Easter ambience from Peter Kuhlman - better known as Pete Namlook - along with complementary offerings from Zone, The Glimmer Room and Software.
A special broadcast showcasing the soundtrack to "Alexander" along with a few other gems from the keyboards of Vangelis.
British ambient impressionism from Pete Kelly (aka Igneous Flame) and friends. Also featured are Ashera and Tsuru.
New sounds from Em:t Records, Slem and Flipside rub shoulders with older gems from Gas, Dr Atmo Jochem Pap and an extended techno epic from Richie Hawtin and Pete Namlook.
A convergence of evolving visions, showcasing Mantram, the hypnotic new album from Steve Roach, Byron Metcalf and Mark Seelig.
Ambient Glassworks, from the 20th Century's leading minimalist composer.
From the deserts of the US midwest to the forests of Scandinavia; with sounds from Steve Roach and Roger King, A Small, Good Thing, Inga Liljestrom and Wendy Rule.
A special programme of home-grown Australasian ambience.
Lush, enticing electroscapes from the masterful hands of Thom Brennan, Robert Scott Thompson and Steve Roach.
Gentle summer grooves from Steve Hackett, David Sylvian and Stephan Micus.
A production of epic proportions showcasing three classic Hollwood film scores: "The Egyptian", "Conan the Barbarian" and "King Arthur".
A New Year excursion into Vedic sounds and deep psychedelic space with David Parsons, Infinity Project, Pete Namlook and Dr Atmo.
A seasonal miscellany featuring inspired sounds with an Australian flavour from Sinfonye, Michael Atherton, Riley Lee and Michael Askill.
A programme of deep earth ambience, showcasing The Gate by Jeff Kowal, and also featuring Biff Johnson, Max Corbacho, Robert Rich and Steve Roach.
Sounds for exotic lounging, featuring Galaxy, Steff, Ornament and more.
A journey of 10,000 years - from the European Baroque past to a byzantine Arrakeen future.
Classic German electronica from Johannes Schmoelling, Conrad Schnitzler, Peter Baumann and Tangerine Dream.
Ambient impressionism, from Harold Budd, Peter Ball, Bruno Sanfilippo and Brannan Lane.
New psychedelic spacemusic from Germany, Australia and the UK. Featuring Boris Blenn (aka Galaxy), Ornament and tracks from the latest release on Em:t.
Dreams and nightmares, courtesy of Peter Miller, Patrick Mimran, Lustmord, Steve Roach, Amir Baghiri, Richard Bone and others of their ilk.
Nev Dorrington explores the work of German electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze.
From introspection to retrospection, with Tori Amos, Raphael, James Johnson and Robert Scott Thompson and David Parsons, and featuring works from new US ambient label, Lotuspike.
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".
Vale Michael Garrison.
Music by Lisa Gerrard and friends. Featuring selections from "Gladiator", "Whalerider" and "Immortal Memory".
Into the darkness; out of the light. With music by Robert Scott Thompson, Diatonis, Robert Rich, Brian Lustmord and Numina.
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.
Into the darkness; out of the light. With music by Robert Scott Thompson, Diatonis, Robert Rich, Brian Lustmord and Numina.
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.
A passage to India, by way of Ghazal, Ravi Shankar and friends, and other leading exponents of the traditional music of the subcontinent.
As wild storms hit Sydney, it seems that Robert Rich has indeed been successful in "Calling Down the Sky".
Chilled sounds from Europe, with Luis Junior, Solar Quest and Exergonic.
Mike G cooks up a steaming midwinter mix of ambient trance, psychedelic dub, ambient pop and deep spacemusic.
Into the lair of the serpent, with Steve Roach and Byron Metcalfe.
Loreena McKennitt and others help drive the cold winter away.
A journey to the Roof of the World, from Yungchen Lhamo, Lama Gyurme and David Parsons.
A languid Mike G mix of lightly-chilled sounds, featuring New Composers, Ulrich Schnauss, Alpha Wave Movement, Thought Guild and Vangelis, amongst others.
Midwinter atmospherics from Tear Ceremony, Amir Baghiri, Brannan Lane, Kent Sparling and Igneous Flame.
The mystic chords and sacred spaces of Steve Roach's expansive sonic universe.
Voices from the aether. With sounds from Sarband, Sinfonye, Lisa Gerrard, Patrick Cassidy and Dead Can Dance.
Sonic adventures in the domain of the sirens, with Future Sound of London, Jon Mark, Union Jack and Mychael Danna amongst others.
Music for late night musing, featuring Jeff Greinke, Paul Schutze, Numina, Kelly David, Brannan Lane, Ashera, Cheer Up Poems and Dan Barrio.
A special programme of unreleased music from the master of Himalayan ambience, David Parsons.
A tapestry of song, with Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Clannad, Adiemus, Libera, Magna Canta, Lesiem, Era and Vangelis amongst others.
Something old, something new; with new music from Oz composers Robokoneko and Dave G, classic moments from Richard Bone, Warp Records, The Detroit Escalator Co and soundtrack rarities from Tangerine Dream.
The half-millennium broadcast, featuring rare, unreleased music by composers living and working in Australia, drawn from the Ultima Thule archives.
Dates and conditions by Jean Michel Jarre, Brian Eno and Peter Schwalm.
Vital sequences and numinous transcensions. With music by Steve Roach, Numina and Thom Brennan.
New ambient sounds from near and far.
Nocturnal transmissions. Featuring Amir Baghiri, Suspended Memories and Steve Roach.
Wolf Linz and Dom F Scab explore alternative unrealities.
Music drawn from ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Baroque and the fantasy realms of J R R Tolkien weave a unique and compelling aural narrative.
An electronic pot pourri. Add one part Honeyroot, three parts Blu Mar Ten, and a sprinkling of Kinobe, Datar, Radium 88 and others. Simmer for 90 minutes. Enjoy.
Lacrimae mundi. With Kronos Quartet, Paul Scott, Hildegard von Bingen, Arvo Part, Philip Glass and Henryck Gorecki.
Electronic explorations from Dom Scab, Lance Lenehan, Raphael Preston and Mat Dickson.
Gorgeous tonal narratives from Erik Wollo, John Flomer and Deborah Martin.
Electronic contemplations, with Popul Vuh, Tim Story, Pete Namlook, Oliver Lieb, Dr Atmo and Cliff Martinez amongst others.
Ambient music for strings. Featuring Kronos Quartet, Walter Fahndrich and Principle of Silence.
A programme of surprising sounds from Russian label Electroshock Records.
Who said you can't dance to ambience? Amanaska, Deep Forest, Transglobal Underground and the Tunnel Singer show us the way. Also featured is the latest from David Sylvian.
A Mike G mix of instrumental hip hop, ambient techno, dub, trance and trippy lounge.
The Gatherings. With music from Peter Baumann, The Ministry of Inside Things, Bionaut, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Jeff Greinke and friends.
The ninth and final broadcast in Nev Dorrington's Vangelis programme series. Featured are some early collaborations as well as rare unreleased pieces composed for television programmes, sporting events and operas.
A programme of deep ambience that ranges from the sparse evocations of Brian Eno's seminal On Land to the lush impressionist narratives of Martin/Klamt/Rownd's "Convergence".
Mike G launches Ultima Thule's 15th year with a programme of new and classic ambient electronica - including sounds from the much-anticipated, newly re-launched em:t label.
Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces - Ultima Thule ends 2003 with a journey through the complex inner worlds of Steve Roach and the vast, resonant Antarctic submarine environments of Craig Padilla.
The collaborative works of Vangelis and Yes vocalist Jon Anderson comprise the eighth installment of Ultima Thule's ongoing Vangelis series.
Music from and inspired by film. Featuring the Philip Glass soundtracks to "Koyaanisqatsi", "Powaqqatsi" and "Naqoyqatsi", and Richard Einhorn's "Voices of Light" oratorio, based on the 1928 silent masterpiece "The Passion of Joan of Arc".
Chilled sounds for the modern world. Music released on the Em:t, Spirit Zone and Grand Central recording labels.
Sounds from the landscape. Featuring "Forgotten Places" from James Johnson and Robert Scott Thompson, and "Enviro" by Ashera.
The music of Vangelis, part seven. A programme of rare, unreleased pieces from "Missing", "Kavafy", "Frankenstein" and "Dragon".
Chants, psalms, hymns and sagas; music ranging across the eastern christian traditions to the mediaeval Icelandic Eddas and the songs of the Provencal troubadors.
Back to the source; German electronic music, from the 1970s through to today. Including Tangerine Dream, Neu, Popol Vuh, Pete Namlook and LSG.
From the stepping stone to the portals, via a world of wonder; showcasing the exquisite electronic sound-pictures of Jon Jenkins, from his album "Flow".
Part six of our ongoing Vangelis programme series. Collaborative works with vocalists Jon Anderson, Montserrat Caballe and Irene Papas are featured.
Ambient electronica from David Parsons, Kaito, Global Communication and Mark Jenkins.
Downtempo grooves and jazzy sounds featuring the Cinematic Orchestra, Amanaska, Red Snapper, and including a selection of tracks from German lounge label Stereo Deluxe.
Crosscultural introspection with music from Estonia, England, Armenia and Tibet. Featuring Arvo Part, John Tavener, Michael Nyman and Peeter Vahi.
The fifth programme in Nev Dorrington's ongoing Vangelis series showcases a selection of unreleased music from the soundtrack "1492: Conquest of Paradise".
Music from Robert Rich, showcasing his latest recording "Temple of the Invisible".
Classic electronic ambience, featuring Pink Floyd, Patrick O'Hearn, Michael Hoenig, Alpha Wave Movement and others.
Jewels in the tonal narrative firmament. With sounds from Tim Story, Mychael Danna, John Serrie and Claire Fitch.
The fourth of Nev Dorrington's Vangelis programme series. Featuring unreleased music from "Francesco" and "1492" amongst others.
The subtleties of impressionistic electronic minimalism - with sounds by Jeff Greinke, Dan Barrio, Oophoi, Loren Nerell, David Sylvian and Holger Czukay.
New electronic music from Australia and beyond. Featuring Coda, Sylken, Phaser, Amanaska, Telemetry Orchestra and others.
Music to get lost inside of. With Bo Tomlyn, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Michael Stearns, Amongst Myselves, Raphael and Ray Leonard.
The third programme in Nev Dorrington's ongoing series on the music of Vangelis. Featured tonight is music from "Antarctica", "Soil Festivities", "Mask" and "Invisible Connections".
An aural immersion experience ranging from West Africa to Russia by way of a few places that don't appear on any map. Featuring O Yuki Conjugate, Woob, Paolo Modugno and Boris Feoktistov.
A science fiction adventure showcasing soundtrack music from "Solaris", "Blade Runner", "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Dune".
Celtic dreams and Himalayan contemplations - featuring Clannad, Enya, Sheila Chandra and David Parsons.
The second instalment of an ongoing monthly series on the music of Vangelis. Featured this week are unreleased tracks from "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner".
Celebrations for voice and meditations for piano. With Talitha Mackenzie, Philip Glass, Alan Ginsberg, Galeshka Moravioff, and featuring Arvo Part's "Alina".
Transcendent electronic sounds from The Orb, Carl Craig, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Speedy J, Tangerine Dream and others.
Sacred sounds from the middle ages and modern times, featuring works by Magister Perotinus, Arvo Part, Jim Cole and David Hykes.
The first in a monthly series exploring the music of Vangelis Papathanassiou, including many unreleased and hard-to-find works.
Vocal ambience from Not Drowning Waving, Kate Bush, David Sylvian and Cocteau Twins slowly dissolves into the subtle electro-atmospherics of Paul Schutze, Peter Ball and Ashera.
An eclectic sonic adventure as Karl Craig, Anomalous Disturbances, Pete Namlook, Tim Story, Pink Floyd, Michael Stearns and the Leningrad Philharmonic rub shoulders.
Showcasing new electronic impressionism from Richard Bone, Victor Cerullo and Amongst Myselves. Also featuring Harold Budd/Brian Eno and Thom Brennan.
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