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"the Terrascopædia bridges the aesthetic divide between Arts and Crafts movement publications and twentieth-century music fanzines. This series is something very special." Fiddlers Green magazine


"With hand-cut paper and as much attention to artistry as the musicians it features inside, the publication is one of a kind - a rare example of format and subject matter working together in perfect harmony" Pressing Matters, issue 7

Terrascopædia issue 28 - due out late 2026

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Issue 28 of the Terrascopædia is planned to be published in October 2026. Features include the legend that is Tom Carter, who is interviewed for us by Julie Beth Napolin, herself a Terrascopædia cover artist in issue 25. Also featured are Sheffield’s psych-country vibe lord Bobby Lee; minimalist composer and sound sculptor Sarah Davachi; a long-overdue interview with instrumental rock band the Royal Arctic Institute; and the word "more" is also hefting some weight this time too, with additional features on Brooklyn-based ambient psychedelic folk project Herb Lore and Mike Horn's cosmic ambient experimental outfit Seawind of Battery, who we last featured on debut back in issue 22.

This is planned to be our weightiest issue yet, running to 32 pages in all. Each copy is entirely hand printed from cover to cover, set in 14pt Caslon, and printed on hand-cut archival quality laid paper on a 1926 vintage Arab treadle press. Cover size: Large Post Quarto (8 inches by 10 inches). A maximum of 175 copies are to be printed.



The price this time has been revised slightly to reflect the increasing cost of materials and postage.

UK £20.00, Europe £22.00, USA £25.00, Rest of the World (incl. Canada & Australia) £28.00


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Patreon is completely free, and simply guarantees that your name is on the mailing list. This offer has in fact been around for several years now, and there are already over 225 names on the list. Since there are only ever a maximum of 175 copies made, it's best to move quickly. Up until now it's usually worked itself out somehow, but as the number of names on the list increases (typically around 10 new names are added with every new issue) it's getting less and less reliable.   We have therefore introduced two paid levels, the first of which offers the chance to buy a copy a couple of days ahead of the public announcement, and a popular £5 a month scheme which guarantees you the opportunity to buy a copy. It's largely thanks to this that the overall cost of the magazine has hardly risen at all, and in some regions stayed exactly the same.
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