These Things Happen (David Van Tieghem album)

These Things Happen
Studio album by David Van Tieghem
Released	1984
Studio	Battery Sound (New York) Right Track Recording (New York) Public Access Synthesizer Studio (New York) Rosewood Sound (New York)
Genre	Progressive electronic techno-tribal experimental
Length	43:38
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Van Tieghem
David Van Tieghem chronology
These Things Happen (1984) Safety in Numbers (1987)
Singles from These Things Happen
"These Things Happen" Released: 1984

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. ^[1] 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 digital download on Bandcamp. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album, "Van Tieghem plays a wine bottle, a hair comb, metal ashtrays, and balloons, among other things. But this musically arranged junk heap is often amazingly musical." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Van Tieghem.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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]

Musicians David Van Tieghem – drums; percussion; electronic rhythm generators; digital and analog synthesizers; piano; marimba; cymbal; organ; synthesizer drums; vibraphone; saucepan; wine bottle; ceramic hand drums; cassettes; whistle; wooden tongue drum; tambourine; nipple gongs; hair comb; metal ashtrays; raygun; drafting stool; scrap metal; balloons; steel drums; voice; processor programming Peter Gordon  – tenor saxophone; baritone saxophone; E-flat clarinet; synthesizer Rik Albani – trumpet; flugelhorn Rebecca Armstrong – voice Peter J. Gordon – French horn Eric Liljestrand – guitar Randy Gun – guitar Ron Robboy – cello; violin Richard Landry – alto saxophone Ned Sublette  – pedal steel guitar Richard J. Van Tieghem – shortwave radio Leanne Ungar – processor programming Paul Shorr – processor programming

Technical David Van Tieghem – producer; additional engineering Leanne Ungar – engineer Paul Shorr – engineer Mark Freedman – additional engineering Peter Gordon – additional engineering Eric Liljestrand – assistant engineer Moira Marquis – assistant engineer Tim Crich – assistant engineer Tom Gartland – assistant engineer Bill Kipper – mastering engineer Artwork Deborah Feingold – cover photograph Jo Bonney  – cover design

References

1. These Things Happen: Overview Ruhlmann, William. 8-12-08.
2. "These Things Happen by David Van Tieghem on Bandcamp". Bandcamp . Retrieved February 1, 2020.
3. Ruhlmann, William. "These Things Happen – David Van Tieghem". AllMusic . Retrieved February 1, 2020.
4. These Things Happen (CD booklet). David Van Tieghem. Warner Bros. Records. 1984.

External links

• These Things Happen at Discogs (list of releases)