These Things Happen (David Van Tieghem album)

These Things Happen
Studio album by
David Van Tieghem
Released1984
Studio
Genre
Length43:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDavid Van Tieghem
David Van Tieghem chronology
These Things Happen
(1984) 		Safety in Numbers
(1987)
Singles from These Things Happen
  1. "These Things Happen"
    Released: 1984
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These Things Happen is the debut studio album by American progressive electronic composer and percussionist David Van Tieghem, released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. Van Tieghem produced the album himself, and it was recorded at four separate recording studios in New York City, which were Battery Sound, Right Track Recording, Public Access Synthesizer Studio and Rosewood Sound.

Although not his first musical work, it was his first proper album, notorious for Van Tieghem's use of percussion objects such as radio transmissions, a wine bottle, hair comb, metal ashtrays and balloons.[2] It was commissioned for the dance "Fait Accompli", choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp.

After its original release, the album remained out of print on any format for many years. However, the album became available in 2017 via online MP3 download on Bandcamp.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Van Tieghem

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Number One/Hunted Animals"9:24
2."Men's Line/The Women"4:25
3."Remote Viewing"4:22
4."Beyond Knowledge and Power"4:06
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Untitled/These Things Happen"5:14
6."Boxing"1:54
7."The Skyway/Scavengers/Two Worlds"5:48
8."Dark Passage/Phantom Power/Fait Accompli"9:05
Total length:43:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the These Things Happen liner notes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "These Things Happen – David Van Tieghem". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ These Things Happen: Overview Ruhlmann, William. 8-12-08.
  3. ^ "These Things Happen by David Van Tieghem on Bandcamp". Bandcamp. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ These Things Happen (CD booklet). David Van Tieghem. Warner Bros. Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)