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 m…
The eternal light of a mystic rose, featuring music by Crag Padilla, Marvin Allen, Gyorgy Ligeti and Brian Eno.
Prelude for a stormy spring, in autumn, with Stephen Howard, The Amethyst Sea, and Seigo Aoyama.
Into the heart of a mirrored abyss with Blood Inbcantation, Dean Hamilton, God Body Disconnect, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Mombi Yuleman.
Sad bee appeased by happy dew. Music by Germind, Eguana and Susumu Yokota.
Alien catnapping on a floating canine world, featuring Stars of the Lid, Soft Machine, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Xerxes the Dark, Ager Sonus, Alphaxone and ProtoU.
Oceanic epiphanies from The Amnis Initiative... and showcasing the latest sounds from Time Being.
Here now, before then... with new music from Sverre Knut Johansen, Time Being and Darshan Ambient.
Radiant forest dreamings from The Howard Hughes Suite, The Amethyst Sea, Sinikka Langeland and Seigo Aaoyama.
Subtle mind expansions from Solfeggio, Kev Thompson, Zen Meditation Garden, Tonal Meditation Collective and Stargods Sound Healing.
Endless dawn on a ceaseless horizon... new sounds from Nader Vasseghi, Paul Adams, Elizabeth Geyer and Federico Chiesa.
Music for psychedelic therapies, with Jon Hopkins, 7RAYS, Ram Dass and East Forest.
Embracing the sands of time as 2021 limps across the finish line, with Kelly Andrew and Kerani, and showcasing "The Soundtrack of My Homes", by Kjetil Jerve.
Hallucinations on a burning plain, with Fatima Al Qadiri, Jon Hopkins, Loscil, Elori Saxi, Eluvium and Rachika Nayar.
Reflections of a looking-glass world, with Thomas Park, Northcore, Mystified, Yes, Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
The watcher is watched while watching; new sounds from Phillip Wilkerson.
Ending a dark age, featuring Sarah Davachi, Peter Bjargo, Gert De Meester, Lawrence English and Lamond Campbell.
Evanescent phase shifts, with Anna Shelley, Aperus and City of Dawn.
Chakra meditations from Sacred Earth, Craig Pruess, Bhanumathi Narasimhan and Karmacosmic.
Black tide rising on a plutonian world... featuring new and recent releases on the Cryo Chamber label by Atrium Carceri, Sabled Sun, Ruptured World, Dronny Darko and Ajna.
Night gleaning on a distant moon, with Dylan Gilbert, Colonial Skyway, Dronny Darko, Dead Melodies, Alphaxone, ProtoU and Apocryphos.
New and recent releases from Alphaxone, ProtoU, Valotihkuu and Dynastor... and showcasing "Is My Destroyer" from Blessed Are The Hearts That Bend.
The setting of the Sun; the rising of the Moon. Sounds from Paul Speer, John Gregorius, Ben Cox and Mystified.
Searching for dreams beyond the big horizon... with Moss Covered Technology, Federico Mosconi and Ismael Cormack.
Fording a stream with bright fish in a pelucid dream... classic ambientia from Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Clive Wright and Cocteau Twins.
Descending a paradaisal well beyond the world's edge; new music from Johan Agebjorn, Mikael Ogren, Nigel Mullaney, Martin Nonstatic and Ben Blackett.
Ayahuasca lullabies from Sephira, Porangui, Liquid Bloom, Deya Dova, Raio and a host of others.
The leaking light of a lo-fi sunset - with new music from Tomo Nakaguchi, The Horizontal Society and Swartz Et.
Starlight rain upon secret crystal fields, with sounds from Elori Saxi, Suzanne Ciani, Pink Floyd, Harold Budd, Al Gromer Khan and Phelios.
Hovering in the humming air; music by Harold Budd, Brian Eno and All India Radio... and featuring "Solace" by Causeyoufair.
Awakening in the Cave of Dreams to the sounds of Matthew Stewart, Desenstized, Darshan Ambient and Jeff Greinke.
Artefact or artefiction? Interstellar space-music transmissions from Michael Stearns, Rudy Adrian, Jim Ottaway, Johnan Agebjorn, Mikael Ogren, Erik Seifert and Josef Steinbuechel.
A time out of time, with Pablo's Eye, William Basinski, Ulla Straus, Orphax, Northaunt and Throbbing Gristle.
Alabaster fires extinguished by onyx rain; new music from the recordings "Speed of Life" and "Lapiz", by Igneous Flame.
Blessings of a morning star, with Magic Sound Fabric, Liquid Bloom, Equanimous, Deya Dova, Desert Dwellers and Kailash Kokopelli.
"Lost Links II: The Complete Collection" - the latest emanation of Max Corbacho.
Drifting eternally across an ephemeral sky... featuring A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Alonefold, Beyond the Ghost, The Future Sound of London and Harold Budd.
Showcasing new sounds from Robert Rich, including the album "Neurogenesis" and the concert recording of Robert's performance at Soundquest 2021.
Moonrise over an imperial city, featuring Paul Speer, Chris Russell, Kelly David and Chronotope Project.
The unfolding of great and wondrous persistence, with fresh releases from God Body Disconnect, Hilyard Division and Federico Mosconi.
Hymn to a fading star... with sounds from Malibu, Slow Riffs, Dream Carpets, Burial and Tim Hecker.
Portal to an oceanic hemisphere; showcasing new music from Time Being and Desensitized.
Going with the cosmic sleep flow... with sounds by Astronaut Ape, Translippers, Eguana, Enoch Prusak and Tone Ranger.
Interludal illuminations; new music from Fluxus and from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
Erosion event at the stone of memory, with Sufjan Stevens, Andy Stott, Max Richter, Elori Saxl and Tetsu Inoue.
Moonlit signalling interrupting a grace-filled silence... featuring new music from Deborah Martin and Jill Haley.
Pulsing the milestones with Hollan Holmes, Bart Hawkins and Rudy Adrian.
An impossible mirage made possible; new music from "L'Sonnet Vol 1", by Causeyoufair.
Healing with Prana, featuring Serenity Calls, Niyama, Prana Yama and Yogsutra Relaxation Company.