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Phil McMullen Phil McMullen is a British writer and music journalist. He was the founding editor of ''Ptolemaic Terrascope'' magazine from 1989 until 2005, at which time management of the publication was handed over to Pat Thomas in North America. McMullen co ...

(1988–2005)
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music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

, company = Woronzow Records , publisher =

Nick Saloman The Bevis Frond is an English rock band formed in 1986 in Walthamstow, London, England. The band is fronted by Nick Saloman and has recorded many singles and albums on various independent labels. Information Saloman was originally in a band kn ...

, firstdate = May 1989 , finaldate = October 2007 , finalnumber = 36 , country = England (1989–2005)
USA (2007) , based =

Melksham Melksham () is a town on the River Avon in Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Trowbridge and south of Chippenham. At the 2011 census, the Melksham built-up area had a population of 19,357, making it Wiltshire's fifth-largest settlement af ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, website = http://www.terrascope.co.uk/ , issn = 1472-9369 ''Ptolemaic Terrascope'' is a magazine covering old and new music, usually of a

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nature. It has been published irregularly since 1989. Originally published by the Woronzow record label, it covers a wide variety of bands and artists from the 1960s to the present day. Issues typically come with a 7" vinyl record or latterly a CD, and sometimes also special inserts such as

artwork A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an artistic creation of aesthetic value. Except for "work of art", which may be used of any work regarded as art in its widest sense, including works from literature ...

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s, and discount coupons. In March 2005,

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

announced that the magazine would be coming under new management and relocating from

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

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domain name has been retained by McMullen for the website ''Terrascope Online'', featuring reviews, interviews, articles and artwork by the majority of the former Ptolemaic Terrascope staff. The ''Terrascope Online'' website also acts as a focus for the semi-annual

Terrastock Terrastock is a music festival organised periodically by Phil McMullen, formerly editor of the ''Ptolemaic Terrascope'' and since 2005 the publisher of the Terrascope Online website. The event typically features independent bands playing psyche ...

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

festivals A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival co ...

which, since 1997, Phil McMullen has curated. According to the magazine, the name ''Ptolemaic Terrascope'' has no real meaning. Their official web page explains, "

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...

is a

tortoise Tortoises () are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin: ''tortoise''). Like other turtles, tortoises have a turtle shell, shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, ...

who lives at Terrascope Towers. ''Terrascope'' is a word Phil made up because (a) it matched the artwork we'd designed for the first issue, and (b) we like the

Captain Beefheart Don Van Vliet (; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. Conducting a rotating ensemble known as Th ...

song 'Tarotplane'." Additionally to the online magazine, McMullen started a new letterpress-printed music magazine, the ''Terrascopædia'' in 2012.

Personnel

, editor (print issues from 1988–2005, since then online as ''Terrascope Online'') * Pat Thomas, editor (one print issue, 2007)

External links

''Terrascope Online'' Website
(includes archive of Ptolemaic Terrascope)

Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Music magazines published in the United States Biannual magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1989 Magazines published in England Magazines published in California Mass media in Wiltshire Mass media in Oakland, California Magazines disestablished in 2007 English-language magazines Defunct magazines published in the United States

Personnel

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