Peter Howell & The Radiophonic Workshop - Electro

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Peter Howell (born circa 1948) is a musician and composer. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Howell's musical career began in the late 1960s working with John Ferdinando in various psych folk bands including Agincourt and Ithaca. His psych folk work also included a musical version of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and a comedy musical entitled Tomorrow Come Someday. Howell and Ferdinando recorded five albums before Howell became a member of the Radiophonic Workshop. In 1970 he became a studio manager at the BBC and in 1974 he joined the Radiophonic Workshop with which he would associated until 1997.

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VOTOMS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 18 2013 Location: KOBAIA Status: Offline Points: 1420	Topic: Peter Howell & The Radiophonic Workshop - Electro Posted: November 29 2013 at 07:21
	Peter Howell (born circa 1948) is a musician and composer. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Howell's musical career began in the late 1960s working with John Ferdinando in various psych folk bands including Agincourt and Ithaca. His psych folk work also included a musical version of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and a comedy musical entitled Tomorrow Come Someday. Howell and Ferdinando recorded five albums before Howell became a member of the Radiophonic Workshop. In 1970 he became a studio manager at the BBC and in 1974 he joined the Radiophonic Workshop with which he would associated until 1997.

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: December 03 2013 at 09:18
	1978's 'Through A Glass Darkly' was probably the only album by Peter Howell and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop that might be considered prog. It featured six original instrumental compositions including "Through A Glass Darkly - A Lyrical Adventure", a 19 minute track which took up the whole of the first side of the record. Much of the music on the album leaned far more towards the prog rock of the 1970s than the previous output by the Radiophonic Workshop. The track "The Astronauts" later featured as the B-side to the 1980 single release of Howell's arrangement of the Doctor Who theme. 1. Through A Glass Darkly - A Lyrical Adventure 2. Caches of Gold 3. Magenta Court 4. Colour Rinse 5. Wind in the Wires 6. The Astronauts - Peter Howell / piano, synthesisers, acoustic guitar - Terence Emery / timpani - Howard Tibble / drums - Brian Hussey / drums - Tony Catchpole / electric guitar - Des McCamley / bass guitar Here's the rest of the album (side B): I'll be surprised if they get added on the strength of just this one somewhat proggy album, but we'll see... Edited by yam yam - December 03 2013 at 09:20

Sheavy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 28 2010 Location: Alabama Status: Offline Points: 2855	Posted: December 07 2013 at 15:37
	Reminds me a tad of some of Vangelis work, very symphonic. I think that this could be added, seeing as the only other releases under this name were two singles. I'll see what philippe thinks.