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  • Last update: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
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 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 music, soundtracks, cool jazz and impressionist soundworks into an exquisite, chatter-free 90-minute musical narrative.

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    UT 722
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Civilizations: a space opera from the Intelligentsia creative collective.

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    UT 721
    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    A passage to India, with subcontinental creations from Manesh de Moor, Desert Dwellers, Robert Gass, Adam Shaikh, Amanaska and Yogini.

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    UT 720
    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    First light on the Autumn Continent, featuring Stefan Jonsson and Stuart White.

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    UT 719
    Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Showcasing the work of longtime Vangelis collaborator, Frederick Rousseau.

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    UT 718
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Wanderings in the shadow of the mountain, with new music from Ozone Player and Craig Padilla.

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    UT 717
    Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 716
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 715
    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    High altitude atmospherics; revisiting new and unreleased works from the studio of David Parsons.

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    UT 714
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Rhythms, grooves and assorted funkiness from Astromill, Jon Anderson, Exxos, Pete Namlook, Paul Haslinger and others.

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    UT 713
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Blissful awareness... music from the latest Eco Zen compilation from One World Music.

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    UT 712
    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Deep, contemplative, richly beauteous ambessence from Alan Hovhaness, Raphael, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.

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    UT 711
    Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Temporal sequences and fluctuations from Klaus Schulze, Jean Michel Jarre, Evan Bartholomew and Yen Wynddancer.

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    UT 710
    Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 709
    Mon, 26 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Chillin' in Ibiza with Bliss, Lustral, Orion, Kalliope, Chicane and a host of others.

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    UT 708
    Mon, 19 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Dark ambient infatuations, as embraced by Psicodreamics, Numina, Caul, Volt and Delerium.

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    UT 707
    Mon, 12 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Passionate, elemental journeys, from Steve Roach, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier, Stephen Humphries and Michel van Osenbruggen.

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    UT 706
    Mon, 5 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Places in between, featuring transitional creations from Richard Bone, Robert Scott Thompson, Bob Holroyd, Matt Coldrick, Matt Hillier and Andreas Leifield.

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    UT 705
    Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Premonitions from the vapours... with oracular infusions by Robert Davies, Lammergeyer, Entia non, and Nunc Stans.

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    UT 704
    Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Featuring absolutely no music whatsoever by Britney Spears.

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    UT 703
    Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Ambient rhythms and grooves from Sankt Otten, Markus Reuter, Robert Rich, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Robyn Guthrie, Harold Budd and others.

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    UT 702
    Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 701
    Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Higher than the sun, lower than the ground. Euphoric ambience from Primal Scream, Science Force, The Nomad, Massive Attack and Aura.

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    UT 700
    Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 699
    Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    25 years of "Blade Runner", featuring new music for the film by Vangelis - plus the soundtrack to the just-released film "El Greco".

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    UT 698
    Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 697
    Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    13 February, 2008: we say sorry; history in the making on the floor of Australia's Federal Parliament.

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    UT 696
    Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 695
    Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    On the edge of an ambient moment, with sounds by Resonant Drift, Frank van Bogaert and Tor Linlokken.

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    UT 694
    Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 693
    Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    The science of consciousness; Pan Electric, Frank Klare and Radium 88 expostulate.

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    UT 692
    Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    A passage through dark places, with Robert Rich, Diatonis, Voice of Eye, Lustmord, Shinjuku Thief, Paul Schutze and Jeff Greinke.

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    UT 691
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Unlimited grooves from Ron Boots, Rudy Adrian, Gert Emmens and Paul Ellis.

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    UT 690
    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    Presenting "Radio Silence", the new album from Between Interval.

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    UT 689
    Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:12:00 GMT
    A bit of mid-summer cosmic chill from Pan Electric, Scann-Tec, Xerxes, Oliliuqui and Circular.

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    UT 688
    Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    An Ultima Thule world exclusive, as we present "Earthlight", one of two new unreleased albums by David Parsons.

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    UT 687
    Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Stuart White's ambient life; the music of Diatonis.

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    UT 686
    Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    The wonderful, enveloping, hitherto uncharted ambient world of Melbourne composer Michael Meara. Also featured is music by Lismore ambient impressionist par-excellence, Peter Ball.

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    UT 685
    Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Zen Connection 4, featuring Spiral System, Amanaska, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tijuana Cartel, Shaman's Dream and The Dub Dentist.

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    UT 684
    Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 683
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Essence of diamond, opalescence of pearl; rare beauties from stone and sea by Richard Bone, Johannes Schmoelling, Enrico Cognilio, Code Indigo and Bruno Sanfilippo.

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    UT 682
    Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 681
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 680
    Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    A warning from the elders: shamanic visions of impending apocalypse from Byron Metcalf, Steve Roach and David Parsons.

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    UT 679
    Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 678
    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 677
    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Generational transience from the Infinity Project, Spacetime Continuum, Terence McKenna and Mystery of the Yeti.

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    UT 676
    Mon, 8 Oct 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    A Latin excursion, with sounds from Jan Garbarek, Magister Perotinus, Arvo Part, John Harle, Deborah Martin and J Arif Verner.

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    UT 675
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    A journey along the Via Poetica with Lisa Indish and Richard Bone.

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    UT 674
    Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Presenting music from the film "Atlas Dei", by Robert Rich.

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    UT 673
    Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Beauty and the East and the Berber of Seville; tales of a global, pluralist future from the Bombay Dub Orchestra.

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    UT 672
    Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Showcasing "Piano Textures", the new album by Bruno Sanfilippo - George's choice for best new ambient recording of 2007, by a country mile.

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    UT 671
    Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    In the Land of a Thousand Trances the lucid man is king; music by A Produce, Steve Roach, and others.

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    UT 670
    Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Extending the classical horizon with new and reimagined works courtesy of Neodrone, Mozart, Handel and Ragnar Grippe.

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    UT 669
    Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    I can (almost) see through you; the art of translucency with M Andresen (aka Healer) and Jaia.

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    UT 668
    Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Trying to remember to forget. A programme of new music from John Lyell, Slow Dancing Society and The Glimmer Room.

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    UT 667
    Mon, 6 Aug 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Found music from a lost radio, with creations by Mike Oldfield, Darshan Ambient, Code Indigo and Enigmatic Obsession.

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    UT 666
    Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Native American inspirations, with the Little Wolf Band, Joanne Shenandoah, R Carlos Nakai, Andrew Vasquez, Coyote Oldman and others.

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    UT 665
    Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Shamans on the pilgrim road, featuring sounds from Jeff Kowal, Dan Pound and Anugama.

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    UT 664
    Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    The distant lights of forgotten places; new music from Andrew Lahiff, Amongst Myselves, John Lyell and Brent A Reiland.

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    UT 663
    Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Sonic adventures in Elysium, with new music from Not Drowning, Waving and Azam Ali.

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    UT 662
    Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Light in shadow. New ambient nightscapes from Craig Padilla and Diatonis.

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    UT 661
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 660
    Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 659
    Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    When the music stops, grab a chair. Teutonic ambience from Sankt Otten, Roedelius, Richard Bone and others.

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    UT 658
    Mon, 4 Jun 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Drifting on aquatic currents in an ocean of dreams with Diatonis and Thom Brennan.

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    UT 657
    Mon, 28 May 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Subcontinental inspirations and exhalations from Ananda Shankar, Deepak Ram, Adham Shaikh, Gaurau Raina, Tapan Raj and a host of others.

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    UT 656
    Mon, 21 May 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Lucid dreaming with Diatonis, Cyberchump, and Igneous Flame.

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    UT 655
    Mon, 14 May 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    The beautiful, quiet worlds of Al Gromer Khan, Alpha Wave Movement, Jim Cole, Richard Bone and Robert Scott Thompson.

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    UT 654
    Mon, 7 May 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Introducing "Sadhana", by English composer Patrick Nunn.

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    UT 653
    Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Sailing the Dawn Trader across the Galaxy of Dreams; spacemusic imaginings from John Serrie, Deuter, Ron Boots, Suspended Memories and Robert Rich.

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    UT 652
    Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Raising the ambient temperature with new music from Ultimae Records' Fahrenheit Project - as well as from Dan Pound and Neuronium.

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    UT 651
    Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Spritual dimensions and physical worlds, as conceived by Richard Bone, Al Gromer Khan, Dan Barrio, Alpha Wave Movement and Jim Cole.

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    UT 650
    Mon, 9 Apr 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Skies above Skies. Revisiting the beautiful yet little-known 1978 album by Constance Demby.

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    UT 649
    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Out of Africa; ambient inspired by the dark continent.

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    UT 648
    Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    "New Age" is not necessarily a dirty word. Richard Burmer, Catherine Duc, Suzanne Ciani, John Flomer, Raphael, David Wright and others demonstrate why.

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    UT 647
    Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Further interstellar imaginings from Wayne Huff's x1 Project.

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    UT 646
    Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 645
    Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Sometimes floating, sometimes flying. Airborne music by Deep Forest, Killing Joke, The Infinity Project, Michael Brook, Sheila Chandra, Brian Eno and many others.

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    UT 644
    Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Hearing heavenly voices from afar, thanks to the talents of Lisa Gerrard, Irene Papas, Dawn Upshaw and Cantillation.

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    UT 643
    Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    2007, a space odyssey... as realised by Melbourne soundwizard Wayne Huff (aka x1 Project).

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    UT 642
    Mon, 11 Feb 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    A little bit of Antarctica; a whole lot of Greece. Music by Vangelis, Eleni Karaindrou and Stephan Micus.

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    UT 641
    Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    A programme of new releases from Lisa Gerrard, Loreena McKennitt, Richard Bone and Rudy Adrian.

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    UT 640
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Strange paradises imagined by Thom Brennan, Nik Tyndall and Stuart Dempster.

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    UT 639
    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Uncommon music from the keyboards of Vangelis.

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    UT 638
    Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 637
    Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    Closing out the year with alchemical imaginings from Tripswitch, Omnimotion, Galactivation, Bluetech and others.

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    UT 636
    Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:12:00 GMT
    "Perception" - the new album by Diatonis. With additional sounds from James Johnson and Robert Scott Thompson.

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    UT 635
    Mon, 25 Dec 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Quiet enigmas, featuring Harold Budd, Linsey Pollak, Erik Wollo and Sylvan Grey.

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    UT 634
    Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Old-style new music by Rene van der Wouden. Also featured are Tangerine Dream, Michael Garrison and Mark Jenkins.

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    UT 633
    Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Rasta dub infusions, with the sounds of Bob Marley, Bill Laswell, Earthgarden, Level One, Balashwaar Baksheesh and a host of others.

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    UT 632
    Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Lingering moments and intervals from Alio Die, Thom Brennan, and Steffan Johnson.

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    UT 631
    Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Ambient voiceworks from Vangelis, Mind Over Matter, Peter Miller, David Sylvian, Hector Zazou, Richard Bone and Aphrodite's Child.

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    UT 630
    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 629
    Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Tribal voices from the Australian Dreamtime and beyond, featuring Yothu Yindi, Adam Plack, Amoraea Dreamseed, Riley Lee, Matthew Doyle and Steve Roach.

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    UT 628
    Mon, 6 Nov 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Dreams, celestial and terrestrial... as woven by John Serrie, Streamline, Amir Baghiri and Steve Roach.

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    UT 627
    Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    A special new releases programme showcasing music from Steve Roach, Ian Boddy and Johannes Schmoelling.

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    UT 626
    Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 625
    Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 624
    Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Subcontinental dreams given substance by Al Gromer Khan.

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    UT 623
    Mon, 2 Oct 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Fragmentary mysteries from Harold Budd, Roedelius, Robin Guthrie and Morgan Fisher.

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    UT 622
    Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    The red sands of Mars; a stellar voyage under the command of X21Project, Cyberia, Michael Garrison, Greg Amov and the Ministry of Inside Things.

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    UT 621
    Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Ambient incantations from the temples of reality; showcasing music by Richard Bone.

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    UT 620
    Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Celestial sounds from the roof of the world, by Yungchen Lhamo, Thupten Pema Lama, Steve Roach, David Pasons, Jean-Philippe Rykiel and Lama Gyurme.

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    UT 619
    Mon, 4 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Magical sounds from above and below the floor by Morgan Fisher, Harold Budd and John Foxx.

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    UT 618
    Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Calling forth the Aurorae; atmospheric inspirations from Chad Hoeffler, Architects of the Atmosphere, Peter Ball and Max Corbacho.

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    UT 617
    Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 616
    Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Celluloid meditations in the age of ambient. Featured artists include Mychael Danna, Thomas Newman, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson and Peter Miller.

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    UT 615
    Mon, 7 Aug 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    This woman's work; music from Kate Bush, Maire Brennan, Lisa Gerrard and Loreena McKennit.

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    UT 614
    Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Hypnogogic sonic impressionism from Peter Miller, Not Drowning Waving, John Kilbey, James Gordon Anderson, Diatonis and the Kronos Quartet.

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    UT 613
    Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Deep organic harmonies and ambient trance environments featuring HUVA Network, Tangerine Dream, MNO, Pete Namlook and Gaudi.

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    UT 612
    Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Psalms, vespers and other sacred sounds from Jan Garbarek, Arvo Part and Richard Bone.

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    UT 611
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Lingering amidst inner places, under a quiet sky. Featuring sounds from Peter Ball and David Parsons.

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    A special message from Ultima Thule
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Chasing the Dawn: Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 01

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    UT 610
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Mixed signals from the Polis, with music by Charles B Kim, Frank Roodzant, Bruno Sanfilippo, and Vangelis among others.

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    UT 609
    Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Peter Gabriel, Popol Vuh and Klaus Shulze feature in this blend of ethno-ambient sounds and Krautrock classics.

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    UT 608
    Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Amarantine times, featuring the latest album from Enya, as well as other Celtic sounds and selections of music from film.

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    UT 607
    Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Snow-borne sorrows from David Sylvian and Steve Jansen.

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    UT 606
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Subtle immersions from Steve Roach.

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    UT 605
    Mon, 29 May 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    A programme of new releases featuring En Voice, Shulman, Adham Shaikh and International Peoples Gang.

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    UT 604
    Mon, 22 May 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Electric Ladder and other ambient geometries; showcasing the new album from Robert Rich.

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    UT 603
    Mon, 15 May 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    An excellent boddy of work; the eclectic sounds of UK composer Ian Boddy.

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    UT 602
    Mon, 8 May 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    From a distant horizon; featuring new releases from J Arif Verner and Dean de Benedictis.

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    UT 601
    Mon, 1 May 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Sublime ecclecticism from Alpha Wave Movement, David Parsons, Ennio Morricone, Patrick O'Hearn and Dead Can Dance.

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    UT 600
    Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Celebrating our 600th edition with a feast of choral music from Corsica to the Caucasus.

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    UT 599
    Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Like sands through an hourglass... so are the works of Deuter.

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    UT 598
    Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Navigating the Golden Section with soundmaps from Brian Eno, Ashera, Brannan Lane, Delicate Systems and Igneous Flame.

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    UT 597
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Lush euphoric slowbeats and droning ambience including Jaia, Gaudi and Testa and French ambient trance label Ultimae Records.

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    UT 596
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Highly-strung ambience from Peter Ludwig, Paul Scott, Paul Giger, Sarah Hopkins and Alan Lamb.

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    Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Taking the electric ladder into the lithosphere; new sounds from Robert Rich and Ian Boddy, garnished with a sprinkle of David Sylvian collaborations.

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    UT 594
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Piano dreams and nightscapes from Brannan Lane, Harold Budd, Robert Rich and James Gordon Anderson. Also featuring new sounds from Kate Bush.

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    UT 593
    Mon, 6 Mar 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    A journey through Balearic lounge, intoxicating ethno-trance and gently floating ambience.

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    UT 592
    Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    The path of least resistance or the path less travelled? Music courtesy of Michael Stearns, John Serrie, Jon Jenkins, Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms.

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    UT 591
    Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    The echo of small things, in a small room. With echoes and small things from Robert Rich, Richard Jansen and Steve Barbieri.

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    UT 590
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Going from someplace beyond here to someplace further than that with Tim Story, Dwight Ashley, Paul Schutze and Steve Roach.

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    UT 589
    Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Wildly eclectic. Deeply soothing. And then there's the music...

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    UT 588
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    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.

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    UT 587
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Silence approaches, featuring not-quite-not-there music by Harold Budd, Eraldo Bernocchi, Brian Eno and David Sylvian.

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    UT 586
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Revisiting the 80's, with fond reminiscences from Tangerine Dream, Michael Garrison and Kraftwerk.

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    UT 585
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Ringing in the New Year with new releases from Grey Area, Digitonal, Alucidnation, Kaya Project and others.

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    UT 584
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Middle Ages rhythms meet Aquarian Age drones. With sounds from the Red Book of Montserrat and Jim Cole and Spectral Voices.

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    UT 583
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMT
    Spaces of sacred silence; the mystic sounds of Deuter.

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    UT 582
    Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    A splendid flow of sound from Honeyroot, Jon Jenkins, Erik Wollo, and showcasing the ambient works of Richard Bone.

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    UT 581
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    A tribute to the godfathers of ambient rock, Pink Floyd, with a unique kaleidescope of tunes, edits and re-inventions.

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    UT 580
    Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Celestial visions, from the Middle Ages to the present day, featuring music from Gavin Bryars, John Tavener, Meredith Monk and Jan Garbarek.

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    UT 579
    Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Return to the Dreamtime, with sounds from Steve Roach.

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    UT 578
    Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    High places, distant views. Inspired sounds from Tim Story, Mychael Danna and Mark Isham.

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    UT 577
    Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Lush melodies and soundscapes from classic Popol Vuh to new sounds from Cosmicleaf Records.

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    UT 576
    Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    A million stories from the inner worlds of Peter Miller, Cyber Zen Sound Engine, Miss Silencio, Sara Ayers and others.

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    UT 575
    Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    By the light of the silvery moon; ambient nightscapes by Thom Brennan.

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    UT 574
    Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Unnatural selections from Laurie Anderson, Peter Miller, Stefan Tischler, Richard Bone and co.

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    UT 573
    Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    German composers Deuter, Klaus Schulze and Pete Namlook alongside the spacemusic of John Serrie and new sounds from Entheogenic.

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    UT 572
    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Wide horizon dreamings from A Small Good Thing, Ashera, Steve Tibbetts and Stephan Micus.

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    UT 571
    Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Fevered dreams and sequences from Steve Roach and collaborators Mike Shrieve and Paul Ellis.

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    UT 570
    Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    A taste of India, courtesy of Al Gromer Khan, Ghazal, Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Robert Rich and Lisa Moskow.

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    UT 569
    Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Frosty reception: new releases on the Chillcode label, with sounds by Human Blue, Entheogenic, Galaxy and Matenda.

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    UT 568
    Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Zone of drones. Showcasing new releases from Robert Rich and Tom Heasley.

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    UT 567
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Touching the stars from the roof of the world. Featuring classic, new and unreleased music by David Parsons.

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    UT 566
    Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Enveloping chthonic vibrations from Bruno Sanfilippo, Diatonis, Between Interval and Numina.

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    UT 565
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Arabian melodies, Vedic sounds, cosmic sighs and classic deep ambient flavours.

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    UT 564
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Dreamwalking through the forbidden world, with music by Ozone Player, Terra Ambient, Wolf Linz and Greg Amov.

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    UT 563
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Over the top Downunder, featuring new ambient sounds from Dalo, Kapitain Kenguru, Peter Ball, Kerry Norman and The Necks.

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    UT 562
    Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Apocalypse Then: visionary chants from 12th Century Europe.

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    UT 561
    Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    Worlds of wonder... showcasing music from "Blade Runner", "Solaris" and "Ghost in the Shell".

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    UT 560
    Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    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"

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    UT 559
    Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    A post-classical excursion with Vangelis, Philip Glass, John Tavener and Arvo Part.

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    UT 558
    Mon, 4 Jul 2005 00:12:00 GMT
    An Ultima Thule special presentation featuring the exclusive international radio premiere of the soundtrack to the BBC/Discovery Channel documentary "Colosseum".

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    UT 557
    Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:10:15 GMT
    Land of enchantment; the celestial harmonies of Deuter.

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    UT 556
    Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:01:00 GMT
    Visions of dystopia from Vangelis, Insect Funeral, Kenji Kawai and Yamashiro Shoji.

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    UT 555
    Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:01:00 GMT
    Across oceans, mountains and deserts; the subtle ambient world of Stephan Micus.

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    UT 554
    Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:01:00 GMT
    Myths and legends of the Middle Kingdom.

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    UT 553
    Mon, 30 May 2005 00:01:00 GMT
    Mike G mixes it up with Massive Attack, Pete Namlook, Marvin Ayres and Philippe Emmanuel Gueble, among others.

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    UT 552
    Sun, 22 May 2005 00:01:00 GMT
    Standing at the crossroads of memory with Bone, Boddy, Baghiri, Budd and others whose names don't begin with B.