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ULTIMA THULE / NEWS PAGE 7 August 2026

Ultima Thule Mail-Order List 219 online

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The printed version of Ultima Thule Mail-Order Catalogue 219 (May-June 2026) was mailed-out to subscribers on the 30th of June.
The web version was posted online on the 3rd of July at 1:30pm.

Audion 88 (7/8/2026) 44 pages - new!

new! printed edition: 60 copies, price: £6.00 - magazine+download at Bandcamp magazine at ebay preview video

new! downloads available: multimedia download pdf only download preview video index

cover article: Magma - 1996-2026 - 30 years reborn
plus: A beginner's guide to Space-Rock part 2: Europe (Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany), Choice German label classics: Bacillus / Bellaphon, Soleil Zeuhl, Whitelabrecs, The Avant-Garde Sector, Rescued Relics, Adam Naworal's Another World Of Sound (final archive edition), reviews: (feature panels) Angine de Poitrine, Øresund Space Collective, Steve Roach, plus:- Oren Ambarchi, Asceta, Bushman's Revenge, Fontana Re:Mix, Minimum Vital, Red Kite, Space Mirrors, Stick Men, Telegraph, Stephan Thelen, UV Spectra, Vespero, Christian Wittman, etc.

free audio with Bandcamp multimedia download: 21 tracks: 138:04 / 2:28:04

The Crack In The Cosmic Egg - 30th Anniversary Edition (2026)

The definitive German music encyclopedia! 500 copy edition - £40 + p&p!

Encyclopedia of Krautrock, Kosmische Musik, & other progressive, experimental & electronic musics from Germany
this 30th anniversary edition new version of our encyclopedia on Krautrock etc. is pretty much a hybrid of how the original book was put together and all the essential material that was added in the later rom editions, all updated as much as was practically possible. It's a weighty 1½ kilos, A4 stitched perfect bound book of 484 pages total, of which there are 448 numbered black & white numbered pages, 16 colour picture pages insert - new superior scans, and a slightly different selection including a singles page, 16 black & white picture pages insert - 65 band/artist pictures, compared to 28 in the original book, plus far more extensive introductory articles, loads of extra sections, and nearly all revised, updated and expanded. You'll find detailed info at the linked page on this site...

out now: information page buy via: Bandcamp, Ebay preview video 19/5/2024 - 2nd 500 copy print-run now on sale

Audion 87 (1/5/2026) 44 pages

new! printed edition: 100 copies, price: £6.00 - magazine+download at Bandcamp magazine at ebay preview video

new! downloads available: multimedia download pdf only download preview video index

cover article: Steve Wilson talks about the projects Bass Communion & I.E.M.
plus: Choice German label classics: April / Schneeball, A beginner's guide to Space-Rock part 1: introduction & England, Corima: avant-progressive / Zeuhl from the USA - article/interview, Switzerland - a land of cultural diversity, labels: Cyclical Dreams, Whitelabrecs, reviews: Acid Mothers Temple, Bi Kyo Ran, Blodwyn Pig, Carmina, Clearlight,
Dr Space, Beatriz Ferreyra, Gnod, Steve Hillman, The Holy Family, Kungens Män, Albert Marcœur, Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns, Nebelnest, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Steve Roach, Soft Machine, Triana, Univers Zero, etc.

free audio with Bandcamp multimedia download: 24 tracks: 135:17 = over 2 hours!

Audion 86 (6/2/2026) 44 pages

new! printed edition: 100 copies, price: £6.00 - magazine+download at Bandcamp magazine at ebay preview video

new! downloads available: multimedia download pdf only download preview video index

cover article: 20 questions with Eroc (of Grobschnitt) - article/interview
plus: Was ist: Macht das Ohr auf ?, Australian oddities and curiosities, Hooffoot interview, British progressive rock today?, bumper 11-page Scandinavian fusion legends 13: Sweden, Choice French label classics: Pôle, Saravah,
labels: Bright Carvings, Sloow Tapes, Mylodon Records, Whitelabrecs, reviews: Aglaia, Aksak Maboul, Daddy Antogna y los de Helio, Begnagrad, Camel, Clouds, Cosmic Ground, Fermata, Gracious, Nurse With Wound, Ring Van Möbius,
Shem, Tagubu & Klimperei, Uneven Eleven, Weird Biscuit Teatime, various artists: Household Objects, etc.

free audio with Bandcamp multimedia download: 12 tracks 78:23

ULTIMA THULE WEB SITE NEWS...

All the Ultima Thule releases pages have been updated, with many items now also at reduced prices, some for as little as £4.00 each + p&p.
This is all part of an attempt to reduce the size of our physical stocks, which also means many are down to their very last copies!
There is also a duplications stock list where you see how many copies are/were available when I last updated it.

LATEST AUDION NEWS...

Audion 88 - 100 copy printed edition, delivered 4 August
The Crack In The Cosmic Egg - 30th anniversary printed book edition, reprint delivered 13 August 2026
The Crack In The Cosmic Egg - 30th anniversary printed book edition, delivered 19 May 2026
Audion 4 - new pdf issue - due 1 May!
Audion 5 - new pdf issue - due 1 May!
Audion 87 - 100 copy printed edition, delivered 28 April 2026
Audion 86 - 100 copy new issue - out now!
Audion issues 82, 83 & 85 - 50 copy reprints delivered Wednesday 28th of January 2026
Audion 85 as a limited printed edition & downloads, plus new pdf/multimedia editions of Audion 6 & 7 - all out on 5 December 2025
Audion 84 - 50 copy reprint delivered Saturday 12th of December 2025

ULTIMA THULE MAIL-ORDER Newest arrivals and stock updates...

28 July 2026: batch of second-hand CDs & LPs

22 July 2026: delivery from Proper Distribution: mostly Bureau B incl. new Ose and Conal CDs, also MIG incl. Message Bacillus set

22 July 2026: delivery from Norske Albumklassikere (Norway) Tangle Edge restocks + In Search Of A New Dawn new CD reissue

29 June 2026: batch of Bright Carvings LPs

24 June 2026: delivery from Proper Distribution: mostly Ohr/Pilz/Kosmische CD reissue restocks

13 June 2026: delivery from Garden Of Delights

4 June 2026: new Fjall - Helt 2CD release from Discus

20 April 2026: delivery from Norske Albumklassikere (Norway) restocks, plus two new Tangle Edge reissues

15 April 2026: delivery from Soleil Zeuhl (France) restocks of new Corima and Carmina releases

15 April 2026: new release from Cargo distribution of new Univers Zero Live CD+DVD

17 March 2026: delivery from Soleil Zeuhl (France) with new Corima and Carmina releases, plus a few restocks and some LPs

2 March 2026: delivery from Discus: Fjall, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Uneven Eleven

5 March 2026: new mail-order catalogue online!

24 January 2026: new releases and restocks from Integral Distribution: Aksak Maboul: Before CD, Can live CDs, Clock DVA: White Souls CD

23 January 2026: 3 x Hooffoot CDs: Hooffoot, The Lights In The Aisle Will Guide You, and the new one: Phantom Limb

UPCOMING / SOON...

TBA

AUDION BOOKS & ROMS - OTHER PUBLICATIONS...

French music encyclopedia - 400 page book - sold out! Italian music encyclopedia - 276 page book - last copies! German music encyclopedia - html DVD-rom - available!

ULTIMA THULE RELEASES NEWS

Newest releases...

Seismic Telegraph - A SEA OF SPACE - new project of Quadelectronic quartet: Chris Conway, Jez Creek, Alan Freeman and Steve Freeman.

Sine Wave - new reissues available: all 3 titles, now discontinued

Recent releases...

Triax - HIDDEN PLANET (AMCDR 315/6) 2xCDR of a July 2022 session, the first since lockdown, and an extraordinarily creative one containing just four big pieces, the music just flowed out of us as if by magic. Great when that happens, and also great when it's this good.
Approaching Infinity - SUBSTRATUM (Auricle AMCDR 314) CDR £8.00 - Culled from two sets at Quadelectronic events and an extended trek at Nottingham's "Church Of Sound", this is possibly Approaching Infinity's most out-there and spacious adventure yet.
Triax - MORPHOLOGY (AMCDR 313)
Peter Tedstone - TEN TO STRANGE (AMCDR 312)
Peter Tedstone - ADVENTURE IN ALGIERS (AMCDR 311)
Peter Tedstone - VIEW (AMCDR 310) historic experimental releases by his UK synthesist
The Interstellar Cementmixers - DIMENSION X (AMCDR 309) more excellent unreleased archives
Approaching Infinity - TRITON (AMCDR 308) trio works by Alan Freeman & Jim Tetlow + 1

Future projects...
Triax - INTOXICATION (AMCDR 31?) title idea
Ruin - TBA (AMCDR 31?)
Approaching Infinity - BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP (AMCDR 31?) title idea
? - TBA

Last copy rarities...

see Discogs and Bandcamp - most older releases are being deleted once sold-out!

Queries? email: utle2uk@btconnect.com

Websites update log...

circa 2001: original UK Online site uploaded
circa 2003: site moved to Tiscali (revised many times over the years).

circa 2010: BT site uploaded.

16 March 2014: Ultima Thule Facebook group created, now known as: Ultima Thule & Audion magazine

16 Nov 2018: Synth Sequencer Cosmic Electronic - Facebook group created.

31 Dec 2019: old Tiscali site discontinued.

14 Jan 2020: French progressive & underground - Facebook group created.

12 Feb 2020: BT site discontinued.

21 Feb 2020: This new www.ultimathulerecords.com site launched (hosted by UK.2).

10 Mar 2020: Italian progressive & underground - Facebook group created.

13 June 2020: German progressive & underground - Facebook group created.

23 May 2020: start transferring PayPal sales to Bandcamp.

4 July 2020: set-up Audion Bandcamp page to sell back-issues, pdf/multimedia versions, and the new Cosmic Egg rom.

18 Oct 2020: British progressive & underground - Facebook group created.