Landmarks: “Through A Glass Darkly” by Peter Howell

Landmarks: “Through A Glass Darkly” by Peter Howell

(First published in Issue 109 of Electronic Sound magazine, January 2024) In 1977, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Peter Howell recorded Through A Glass Darkly, a stunning original album of synth-heavy prog rock. His masterpiece? ‘A Lyrical Adventure’, the 19-minute epic sprawling across the entirety of Side OneInterview: Bob Fischer“Absolutely nobody knew what I was doing. I’d said to [BBC Radiophonic Workshop Head] Desmond Briscoe that I wanted…