UlUltimae label founder Vincent Villuis aka AES Dana returns to one of his favourite emotional fields with (a) Period. and explores these times of forlornness and oblivion in a Cinematic Ambient 10 chapter story. 

As a creative observer, the French artist instantiates our endeavour to establish stillness, he steers the tale with a wide palette of sensitive chords, melting distant rumbles into bittersweet melodies and diaphanous pads thus leading the listener to a state of introspection and intimate isolationism. 

AES Dana's 9th album "(a) period. " stands as an elegy for unimaginable loss, and, as the composer says, "any resemblance with your personal experience is no coincidence".

All tracks written & produced by Vincent Villuis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis | Ultimae Studios
Artwork design : Arnaud Galoppe & Vincent Villuis
Photo credits : Ivan Tsaregorodtsev

inre0105 - (C) & (P) 2021 Ultimae

(a) period.

Period 04_Somewhen

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AES DANA | Period 04_Somewhen

Ultimae proudly presents "ISOLATED", a various artists compilation selected by Danish DJ Christian Samsara with a definite ambient and cinematic downtempo spirit.
The 10-track story presents exquisite tracks by Christian Samsara, Martin Nonstatic, AES Dana, Erot, Lauge, Claudio PRC, SONMI451, MIKTEK and newcomer to our realm, ASC. 

It reveals remarkable nuance and depth of field, fuses intricate rhythmic patterns and atmospheric elements with evocative melodies conveying a gentle mesmerizing power. 
A feeling of wandering and softened yearning fills the air; isolation, according to Christian Samsara, heightens our senses and brings up a deeper resonance with music and nature.

Written and produced by James Clements, Tore Kofod Hyldahl, Vincent Villuis, Claudio Porceddu, Martin Van Rossum, Mihalis Aikaterinis, Henrik Laugesen, Christian Borgmann and Bernard Zwijzen.

Artwork by Christian Samsara & Vincent Villuis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis | Ultimae Studios
C&P 2022 Ultimae

ISOLATED

Solitude

ASC | Solitude

Terrene stands as the first musical encounter between Danish and French composers Henrik Laugesen and Vincent Villuis respectively known as Lauge and AES Dana. 

A cornucopia of evanescent pads and elaborate rhythms with a distinctive downtempo vibe; a daedal story taking one on a magnetic peregrination through dense and contrasted sonic geographies, picturing the notion of temporality and space. 

This mighty 10 track album elicits emotions and feelings and will leave you full of moxie!

Written and produced by Henrik Laugesen and Vincent Villuis.
Mastering by Vincent Villuis | Ultimae Studios
C&P 2022 Ultimae

Terrene

Aerochord (Apsis Edit)

LAUGE & AES DANA | Aerochord (Apsis Edit)

Coriolis Effect

LAUGE & AES DANA | Coriolis Effect

Christian Samsara's set contains tracks from his latest compilation "Isolated" on Ultimae Records, alongside tracks currently in his aether. 

Tracklist:
01. Alfred Czital - Reality Check (Harmony Records)
02. P. Laoss - Landscape & Machines Pt. 2 (Sonmnia Records)
03. Eskostatic - Above The Alps (Ultimae Records)
04. AES Dana ft. Miktek - Small Things Matter (Ultimae Records)
05. AES Dana - A Bluetiful Day (ground edit) (Ultimae Records)
06. Claudio PRC - Arctic Movement (Ultimae Records)
07. SaffronKeira & Claudio PRC - Mare Tranquillitatis I (012)
08. Luigi Tozzi - Sospensione (Hypnus Records)
09. Lauge & AES Dana - Amelthea (Innerve Edit) (Ultimae Records)
10. Martin Nonstatic - Apana Pt. 3 (Ultimae Records)
11. Sonmi451 - Glacially Slow (Ultimae Records)

Mastered by AES Dana @ Ultimae Studios 
Studios@ultimae.com

CHRISTIAN SAMSARA | 55 degrees North

Ultimae’s Danish DJ Christian Samsara created a subtle mix of ambient idm and downtempo which evokes the fragile awakening moments; it features H.U.V.A. Network, Ocoeur, Cell, AES Dana, Miktek, Martin Nonstatic (with an unreleased track from his next album), Eskostatic, Field Rotation, James Murray & Francis M Gri. We wish you an excellent journey!

Tracklisting:
01. H.U.V.A. Network - Distances
02. Ocoeur - Echo
03. Cell - Auxin
04. AES Dana ft. Miktek - Parenthesis
05. Martin Nonstatic - Apana Part 2
06. Eskostatic - Viamala (Forward Edit)
07. AES Dana - Snöflinga
08. Field Rotation - Lichtbrechung
09. Martin Nonstatic - Vehuiah
10. Cell - Walker Paper
11. James Murray & Francis M Gri - Ma

if you wish to support artists & labels, here are the direct links:

01. H.U.V.A. Network - Distances 
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/distances

02. Ocoeur - Echo
https://n5md.bandcamp.com/track/echo

03. Cell - Auxin
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/auxin-24bit

04. AES Dana ft. Miktek - Parenthesis
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/parenthesis-24bit

05. Martin Nonstatic - Apana Part 2 https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/apana-part-2-24bit

06. Eskostatic - Viamala (Forward Edit)
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/viamala-forward-edit-24bit

07. AES Dana - Snöflinga 
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/sn-flinga

08. Field Rotation - Lichtbrechung https://fluiddigital.bandcamp.com/track/lichtbrechung

09. Martin Nonstatic - Vehuiah
Coming Soon

10. Cell - Walker Paper
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/walker-paper-24bit

11. James Murray & Francis M Gri - Ma
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/ma-24bit

CHRISTIAN SAMSARA | Early Hours

Christian Samsara's DJ Set at Boom Festival 2023

On July 26, 2023, under the Portuguese night sky, Christian Samsara performed a spellbinding three-hour set at The Gardens stage of the Boom Festival. Crafting a sonic journey that seamlessly blended Ambient, Downtempo, and Deep Techno genres, his set was characterized by its atmospheric textures, intricate rhythms, and carefully curated track selection.

It was recorded, mastered at the Ultimae studios and can now be played on Soundcloud. Enjoy !

CHRISTIAN SAMSARA I Boom Festival 2023

Far & Off, a collaborative creation by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis, known as AES DANA and MIKTEK, has been fully rethought—remastered and graphically redesigned. Originally conceived from the essence of three EPs — Cut. | Alkaline | The Unexpected Hours — this album represents a poignant journey born from a period of extended detachment and isolation.

In today’s world, where life is saturated with incessant information, stimuli, and fragmented time, many feel overwhelmed. Some adjust, some collapse, and others, like the composers, feel the profound need to escape. Far & Off was not a spontaneous reaction but a slow culmination of necessity, not driven by any philosophical, spiritual, or religious belief, but as a natural response to the surrounding frenzy. This album is about seeking solitude, crossing into a different rhythm, and feeling the flow of time.

With Far & Off, the artists share this experience through keys and sounds, pads and patterns, glitches, and drums, aiming to create contrasted tales that highlight life’s paradoxes, from harshness to tranquility.

Written, arranged, mixed and produced by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis @ Ultimae Studios
Artwork by Vincent Villuis

FAR & OFF (Remastered)

Alkaline (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Alkaline (Remastered)

Cut. (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Cut. (Remastered)

Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

Far & Off (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Far & Off (Remastered)

The "Pulsatile Remixes" EP features a selection of tracks from the latest MARTIN NONSTATIC album, revisited by Martin himself as well as MIKTEK, EROT, and AES DANA. Expect a fusion of Deep Techno, Psychill, IDM, and Ambient. Each remix brings a unique perspective, enhancing the original compositions with fresh and innovative soundscapes that showcase the versatility and creativity of the artists involved. 

Written by Martin Van Rossum, remixed and produced by Vincent Villuis
Mastering and artwork by Vincent Villuis at Ultimae Studios, Lyon, France
C&P 2024 Ultimae
INRE112

PULSATILLE REMIXES

Pulsatille (AES Dana Remix)

MARTIN NONSTATIC | Pulsatille (AES Dana Remix)

The "Pulsatile Remixes" EP features a selection of tracks from the latest MARTIN NONSTATIC album, revisited by Martin himself as well as MIKTEK, EROT, and AES DANA. Expect a fusion of Deep Techno, Psychill, IDM, and Ambient. Each remix brings a unique perspective, enhancing the original compositions with fresh and innovative soundscapes that showcase the versatility and creativity of the artists involved. 

Written by Martin Van Rossum, remixed and produced by Tore Kofod Hykldahl
Mastering and artwork by Vincent Villuis at Ultimae Studios, Lyon, France
C&P 2024 Ultimae
INRE112

Thuya (Erot remix)

MARTIN NONSTATIC | Thuya (Erot remix)

The "Pulsatile Remixes" EP features a selection of tracks from the latest MARTIN NONSTATIC album, revisited by Martin himself as well as MIKTEK, EROT, and AES DANA. Expect a fusion of Deep Techno, Psychill, IDM, and Ambient. Each remix brings a unique perspective, enhancing the original compositions with fresh and innovative soundscapes that showcase the versatility and creativity of the artists involved. 

Written by Martin Van Rossum, remixed and produced by Mihalis Aikaterinis
Mastering and artwork by Vincent Villuis at Ultimae Studios, Lyon, France
C&P 2024 Ultimae
INRE112

To the Skin (Miktek remix)

MARTIN NONSTATIC | To the Skin (Miktek remix)

Ultimae proudly presents "OPIA," the second Various Artists compilation curated by Danish DJ Christian Samsara. This artfully assembled collection of ten tracks captures the numinous essence of cinematic ambient music, IDM, and electronica, enveloping listeners in atmospheres that transcend the everyday, leading them into a lush sonic landscape. OPIA ideates the ambiguous intensity of eye contact, which can extrapolate to the profound connection between the music and its audience.

With influences ranging across a wide palette of rhythms, patterns, and pads, OPIA invites exploration of the liminal spaces between sound and silence. Within its fugacious harmonies, the music's transient beauty emerges, where melodies dance on the edge of perception before gently fading, leaving an afterglow of serene awe.

Featured artists include Miktek, Lars Leonhard, Cell, Martin Nonstatic, SYNC24, AES Dana, and Erot, each also collaborating with Christian Samsara and Carbon Based Lifeforms. Additionally, OPIA welcomes newcomer Formant Value to our realm.

V/A OPIA

Resonans

CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS & EROT | Resonans

Asthenia

CELL | Asthenia

Intraverse

Coming soon...

FORMANT VALUE | Intraverse

Geosmin

AES DANA | Geosmin

Nordfeld

CHRISTIAN SAMSARA & AES DANA | Nordfeld

Impulsing Path

MARTIN NONSTATIC | Impulsing Path

Aftermost

EROT | Aftermost

Depth Perception (Ashes Edit)

LARS LEONHARD | Depth Perception (Ashes Edit)

Unstable Shutter

MIKTEK | Unstable Shutter

Get ready for 'Echoing Sands,' the latest techno mix by our Copenhagen based DJ Christian Samsara. With deep beats and hypnotic grooves, this mix is a must-hear. 
Enjoy and share...

Tracklist: 
01. Javier Salazar - Tides (rdg tribe)
https://javiersalazar.bandcamp.com/track/tides

02. Unusual - Dreamcatcher (Linee Sonore)
https://lineesonore.bandcamp.com/track/dreamcatcher

03. WSMN - Plasma (Circular Limited)
https://circularlimited.bandcamp.com/track/plasma

04. Dycide - Balder (Lowless)
https://lowless.bandcamp.com/track/balder

05. Luigi Tozzi - Raiders (Hypnus Records)
https://hypnus.bandcamp.com/track/raiders

06. Floating Machine - Orvalho (Circular Limited)
https://circularlimited.bandcamp.com/track/orvalho

07. Primal Code - The North Path (TGP)
https://thegodsplanet.bandcamp.com/track/the-north-path

08. BLNDFLD - Water Rising (Circular Limited)
https://circularlimited.bandcamp.com/track/water-rising-2

09. GSSG - Ferd ll (Indefinite Pitch)
https://indefinitepitch.bandcamp.com/track/ferd-ii

10. Primal Code - White River (Hypnus Records)
https://hypnus.bandcamp.com/track/white-river

11. Zemög - Matakapona  (Danza Nativa)
https://danzanativa.bandcamp.com/track/matakapona

12. Luigi Tozzi - Yavin 4 (Hypnus Records)
https://hypnus.bandcamp.com/track/yavin-4

13. Primal Code - Alhambra (End Of Perception)
https://endofperception.bandcamp.com/track/primal-code-alhambra

14. Hydrous - Flow Of Time (Charybdis Records)
https://charybdisrecords.bandcamp.com/track/hydrous-flow-of-time-original-mix

Mastering by Vincent Villuis at Ultimae Studios, Lyon, France

Echoing Sands

CHRISTIAN SAMSARA | Echoing Sands - DJ Mix

Ultimae announces the reedition and remaster of Leylines, the fourth Ambient Downtempo album by French composer and sound designer Vincent Villuis, aka AES Dana.

Sculpted from field recordings, analog synthesis, and digitally processed textures, Leylines is a deeply immersive and granular journey. This reedited and remastered edition brings greater spatial clarity and depth, revealing new layers of nuance and sonic interplay.

Inspired by the concept of invisible energy paths believed to link sacred and geomagnetic sites, the album explores the subtle connections between musical genres, emotional states, and the living world.

Originally released in 2009, Leylines quickly became a pivotal work in Villuis’s career. What few people knew at the time is that the album was composed in its entirety twice: after a catastrophic disk crash destroyed the original version, Villuis entered a period of deep introspection before starting over. This shock led not only to emotional reckoning but also to a complete reinvention of his creative process.

Leylines became the foundation for a new compositional language — one built on a fresh sonic palette, renewed patterns, and a more sculptural approach to sound. The final result was more distilled, more intentional, and marked a turning point in his musical trajectory. Upon release, the album reached #1 on the iTunes Electronic Music chart, establishing itself as a landmark within the genre.


Leylines (Remaster 2025)

Blossom (Remaster 2025)

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AES DANA | Blossom (Remaster 2025)

Inter (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Inter (Remaster 2025)

Signs (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Signs (Remaster 2025)

Lysystrata (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Lysystrata (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Leylines (Remaster 2025)

Adonaï (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Adonaï (Remaster 2025)

Heights (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Heights (Remaster 2025)

Oxyd (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Oxyd (Remaster 2025)

Bam (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Bam (Remaster 2025)

Alignments (Remaster 2025)

AES DANA | Alignments (Remaster 2025)

Second in serie of compilations bringing together each time several artists from the electronic and world music scene from all around the word, Fahrenheit Project unfolds new ambient territories. 

This time it will take you to different soundscapes : northern steppes, wide and wild canadian prairies, sunny California and oriental coloured Europe.Drift along 72 minutes of varied and unheard music and discover a certain definition of ambient, electro world and trance.

Fahrenheit Project 2

Somnium

Ultimae Records is thrilled to present Fahrenheit Project Part 5. 
11 panoramic tracks for better days selected by the Ultimae Team and mixed by Tajmahal. 

Opened by newly reformed Jaïa, this new collection of unreleased ambient anthems presents the latest works of our in-house artists Solar Fields, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Hol Baumann, Aes dana and Cell but also Great Leap Forward, Aural Planet and a new project : SYNC24. 

As always in the compilation of this series, the journey takes you from downtempo trance to deep and acid ambient. Mixed by Tajmahal, famous for his chill out sessions at parties and festivals across the world like Zoom, Ypy Poty, Morrocco, Naturalp, Hoffmann party, Shivamoon,...and mastered by Huby Sea.

Fahrenheit Project 5

Wake (epilogue Edit)

Collected by our Swiss activist dj Cyril Miserez aka Mizoo, 
[ Greenosophy ] is a vibrant musical journey composed of 11 unique and hypnotic chapters. From deep ambient to lush progressive grooves, [ Greenosophy ] offers fresh chlorophyll visions, leafy rhythms and luxuriant melodies. Mizoo believes that music can develop a sense of empathy between people, philosophical reflections on our thoughts and acts; a point of view and a way of life he develops in this compilation. 

Immerse yourself in this lush music dreamed by international artists Mnnsk (Switzerland), Rildrim (Spain), Liquid Stranger (USA), Sesen (Greece), Cell (France), Ajja (Switzerland), Tripswitch (UK), Solar Fields (Sweden), Miktek (Greece), James Murray (UK) and Cygna (Malta).

Greenosophy

Idea Spiral (Ozora Festival 2011 Live Edit)

Ultimae proudly presents Connect.Ohm [ 9980 ] a collaborative album born of the musical encounter between composers Hidetoshi Koizumi aka Hybrid Leisureland and Alexandre Scheffer aka Cell respectively based in Tokyo and Paris. 

The composers discovered each other’s work through solo albums previously released on Ultimae, and on a brief meeting in Paris in 2011 decided to blend their worlds of sounds and textures. 
The outcome is subtle and emotive. 

The nine tracks released on [ 9980 ] compose a ballad in atmospheric realms where finely chiseled rhythms and fluid melodies are sustained by discreet downtempo grooves and deep drones. 
A pure delight for vast soundscapes audiophiles.

9980

Evolution 1.1

Snow Park

MASTER MARGHERITA | Border 50
We all dreamt or wished to explore imaginary & far away grounds, between no man’s lands and intangible panoramas. Border 50 is a hymn to this laid-off concept, when frontiers and delineations dissipate to a wilder breadth, where, as Baudelaire would say, "Everything is beauty, luxury, calm and intense pleasure ».

Swiss-born artist Moreno Antognini aka Master Margherita treats us to a mystical and meditative album driven by low-end quiet pulses, swaddling guitar basslines, dense granular pads, giving a powerful homage to a certain definition of Doom Jazz, Stoner Rock and Nordic Ambient with influences from Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Bill Laswell or Biosphere’s works.

Carefully crafted over the course of two years, this « Border 50 » album stands apart, a return to the source for the artist, hallmark of Master Margherita’s irrefutable multi-instrumentist and storyteller talent.

All tracks written & produced by Master Margherita
Except Border 50 written by Master Margherita & The Positronics
Geophilous recorded live in collaboration with Awakening Sessions
Mastered by Vincent Villuis & Vladislav Isaev at Ultimae Studios
Artwork by Arnaud Galoppe & Vincent Villuis
Photo credits : Melanie Lemahieu

Border 50

Border 50 | Full album mix

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MASTER MARGHERITA | Border 50 (Full Mix)

Derived from the Latin “Ultimae Terrae,” meaning “the furthest places,” the name Ultimae reflects a profound theme of exploration. This concept is at the heart of Ultimae Records, an ambient music record label and publisher dedicated to transporting listeners to the outer edges of experience through sound and offering a space for introspection and discovery within the vastness of the mind and beyond.

In 1999, Vincent Villuis and Sandrine Gryson, also known as AES Dana and Mahiane, united over a shared passion for the immersive world of electronic music. This collaboration led to the birth of the label. Initially envisioned as a musical portal, Ultimae’s mission was to explore and disseminate the diverse expressions of Ambient music far and wide through the production of records and the establishment of an online shop.

Over the years, Ultimae has expanded beyond its original scope, evolving into a multifaceted company with sound design, post-production, and mastering studios based in Lyon, France, along with professional services in publishing, music licensing, and synchronization.

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