Phil McMullen is a British writer and

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. He was the founding editor of ''

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'' magazine from 1989 until 2005, at which time management of the publication was handed over to Pat Thomas in

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. McMullen consequently ran the

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named ''Terrascope Online ''and from 2012 onwards founded a hand-crafted

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periodical dedicated to music named the ''Terrascopædia''. McMullen also founded the semi-annual

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which have taken place in

(and once in

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, England) since 1987. In 2013, he curated the first Woolf Music festival. There has also been a series of concerts staged under the name '' Terrascope Audio Entertainments.'' Phil lives in the West of England and in addition to owning and operating ''

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'' writes primarily about

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and

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. In an interview published in 2005 Nick Saloman of the band

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praised McMullen and describe him as "one of that rare breed, a music fan who doesn't want to be a musician".

External links

*https://www.ptolemaic.co.uk/ The Ptolemaic Press/Terrascopædia Magazine
''Terrascope Online'' WebsiteWoolf Music website
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