I LOVE Flying Hearts. I grew up on this type of music. Someone else uploaded that song in full, and had some weird, but cool, kaleidoscope pattern going with it. But he took it down or deleted his account. I wish someone would upload the ENTIRE song again. I don't know how.
@sartana66 Actually, see my update above -- a Youtube user solved this mystery for me last year. It's from 1989 and it's not a mix. It's a series of songs -- all in a row -- off of David Van Tieghem's album called Strange Cargo.
I'm glad you've solved your mystery! I wish I'd transferred some of my old cassette radio recordings to digital, I had some instrumental mystery music myself (all in my head now).
To amend my last comment; I looked up the song/artist (again, the first track for sure); the correct spelling is David Van Tieghem, the song, Flying Hearts, from the album Strange Cargo. His genre is listed as a combo of funk, rock, jazz, Asian, and progressive electronic.
And if you read through the below comments, here's what funny -- many people concluded that this was just "filler" music used on a radio station. I never bought that answer because the music felt so complex (and now, reading about David Van Tieghem's methods & homemade instruments, I can see how remarkably unique it honestly is). Anyway, I can't be sure what station I recorded it from -- it was definitely in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA market somewhere around 1992 or 1993, FWIW.
Aaaand I found the whole Strange Cargo album on Grooveshark. You are DEFINITELY RIGHT. And, the 2nd & 3rd songs are by him as well -- "They Drive by Night" and "Strange Cargo", both off of the Strange Cargo album. THANK YOUUU.
Okay! This is one I know...I've been looking for it for 19 years! The song (at least the first track) is the last half of "Flying Hearts", by David Vantega (not sure of spelling?) It came out in early 1990, and I heard it played on radio KKNW in Seattle, which played a mix of smooth jazz, New Age and "ambient". Your second track sounds like the same artist. What station did you record this on?
Okay, my jaw absolutely dropped when I got your comment via email. I've just Googled David Van Tieghem to try & find a few track and/or buy an album so I can check to see if EACH of these songs are his. Wow. Honestly, if you're right (which I suspect you are, given your confidence here), you've solved a 17 year old mystery for me. Two points (or more) for the goodness of the internet.
i am going to guess not british, but from japan, like yellow magic orchestra or a more obscure ensemble from that region/period. at the same time as i listen, for one there is more than one song. some of the riffs almost sound like covers~ as the music sounds layered, it is possible it be the work of a solo artist. the xylophone work makes me think of oingo boingo and the leader of that band's subsequent film work.
please pardon, only assements, not so much as any clues. are you sure you cannot remember the radio station, or what city? stations keep play lists. good luck!
I know the '80s experimental synth pop and I don't know this. Reminds me a bit of Howard Jones, Level 42, or maybe Spandau Ballet. I really don't think is all that avant garde, it's almost new age or jazz fusion. Probably 2 songs.
Well, it's too long to be a song for radio, even in the 80's. It sounds like sound track music since it lacks standard musical forms and seems to go on until video said to stop. Style is just background wallpaper, fill, whatever. I think the synth sounds place it more in the 80's. I would even guess a bad porn from who knows when??
It's true that it's very long -- but I believe I pulled it off of a non-commercial radio station (whether it be college radio or public radio) because there's no bumper music between songs. There's a part that's cut off here on the Youtube video -- at the very end, it sort of switches to a third song with slow ambient synth music. And then, very briefly, you can hear a DJ say "With the help of..." before I switched the station. And that's one of the only additional clues that I have!
Hey Summer, it's Allie. Mer sent me the link to this video and like everyone else who tried it, Shazam couldn't pick it up for me. Someone is BOUND to figure this out soon, though. Hopefully, sooner than later! This song really creeps me out though! haha
Hey! Thanks for trying Shazam...I am so mad it doesn't work, ugh! I imagined that it would pretty much figure things out. Haha...why does it creep you out? Does it remind you of the basement?
I don't know who it is, but it really sounds like it's from about 1983 to 1985, and is probably British. I'm thinking China Crisis or Heaven 17, or maybe lesser-known acts; for some reason Intaferon, Fiction Factory, This Island Earth and Red Box come to mind. There are synth bands like Shriekback or Cabaret Voltaire or Yello who it might be, but they did more gothic stuff than this as a rule..
Oh, thank you for all of the input plus ALL of those names! I really am grateful -- I honestly don't know a thing about this genre of music, so you've given me some great starting points. I'm writing them down and I'll look into each of them to see if I can find any similarities.
I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW (how you can find this out). You need an iPhone and the Shazam app. Let me see if I can get my brother on it since he's got an iPhone.
Haha. Well, no worries; about three people just tried it without luck. I seriously thought Shazam would figure things out...man! Now this is way more mysterious.
I LOVE Flying Hearts. I grew up on this type of music. Someone else uploaded that song in full, and had some weird, but cool, kaleidoscope pattern going with it. But he took it down or deleted his account. I wish someone would upload the ENTIRE song again. I don't know how.
GreenGreenMauvePink 2 weeks ago
@sartana66 Actually, see my update above -- a Youtube user solved this mystery for me last year. It's from 1989 and it's not a mix. It's a series of songs -- all in a row -- off of David Van Tieghem's album called Strange Cargo.
sssummer 1 year ago
nice! So i see you have found out then! That's good news!! =)
Ascari7738 1 year ago
I've been checking in every couple of months regarding these songs. I'm very glad to hear the mystery has been solved!
I suggested 1983-85 and British, but the recording is 1989 and American, so unfortunately I wasn't much help ...
johnnypoker46 2 years ago
still, everyone's leads were great to poke around through. thank you!
sssummer 2 years ago
Peter White has a song Drive By Night. DVT might be considered New Age Jazz. It was on the Charlotte NC WFAE radio during the time you listed.
nccaddie 2 years ago
i don't now but nice song :P
homevideo92 2 years ago
I'm glad you've solved your mystery! I wish I'd transferred some of my old cassette radio recordings to digital, I had some instrumental mystery music myself (all in my head now).
AdrianHorn 2 years ago
Thanks! Yeah, it's too bad how eraseable / breakable cassette tapes are! Sorry to hear you weren't able to record them to digital first; bummer.
sssummer 2 years ago
Glad to be of assistance! I'll likely see if I can snag a copy of this album myself; I enjoy the style.
sortashaman 2 years ago
To amend my last comment; I looked up the song/artist (again, the first track for sure); the correct spelling is David Van Tieghem, the song, Flying Hearts, from the album Strange Cargo. His genre is listed as a combo of funk, rock, jazz, Asian, and progressive electronic.
sortashaman 2 years ago
And if you read through the below comments, here's what funny -- many people concluded that this was just "filler" music used on a radio station. I never bought that answer because the music felt so complex (and now, reading about David Van Tieghem's methods & homemade instruments, I can see how remarkably unique it honestly is). Anyway, I can't be sure what station I recorded it from -- it was definitely in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA market somewhere around 1992 or 1993, FWIW.
sssummer 2 years ago
Aaaand I found the whole Strange Cargo album on Grooveshark. You are DEFINITELY RIGHT. And, the 2nd & 3rd songs are by him as well -- "They Drive by Night" and "Strange Cargo", both off of the Strange Cargo album. THANK YOUUU.
sssummer 2 years ago
Okay! This is one I know...I've been looking for it for 19 years! The song (at least the first track) is the last half of "Flying Hearts", by David Vantega (not sure of spelling?) It came out in early 1990, and I heard it played on radio KKNW in Seattle, which played a mix of smooth jazz, New Age and "ambient". Your second track sounds like the same artist. What station did you record this on?
sortashaman 2 years ago
Okay, my jaw absolutely dropped when I got your comment via email. I've just Googled David Van Tieghem to try & find a few track and/or buy an album so I can check to see if EACH of these songs are his. Wow. Honestly, if you're right (which I suspect you are, given your confidence here), you've solved a 17 year old mystery for me. Two points (or more) for the goodness of the internet.
sssummer 2 years ago
This sounds like something that the radio station might have gotten to fill dead air time.
wdelgenio 2 years ago
i am going to guess not british, but from japan, like yellow magic orchestra or a more obscure ensemble from that region/period. at the same time as i listen, for one there is more than one song. some of the riffs almost sound like covers~ as the music sounds layered, it is possible it be the work of a solo artist. the xylophone work makes me think of oingo boingo and the leader of that band's subsequent film work.
chikaskia 2 years ago
please pardon, only assements, not so much as any clues. are you sure you cannot remember the radio station, or what city? stations keep play lists. good luck!
chikaskia 2 years ago
I know the '80s experimental synth pop and I don't know this. Reminds me a bit of Howard Jones, Level 42, or maybe Spandau Ballet. I really don't think is all that avant garde, it's almost new age or jazz fusion. Probably 2 songs.
trylonperisphere 2 years ago
I think the genre is pop or trance it sounds a little bit like that. I like the song but I don't know the title???
meesie1 2 years ago
This sounds like it was almost entirely done with synths & computers in the late 80s to early 90s. Except the tasty sax part.
Probably music for a TV show or movie.
Synth pop.
BB76USA 3 years ago
Well, it's too long to be a song for radio, even in the 80's. It sounds like sound track music since it lacks standard musical forms and seems to go on until video said to stop. Style is just background wallpaper, fill, whatever. I think the synth sounds place it more in the 80's. I would even guess a bad porn from who knows when??
gvSAXBOY 3 years ago
It's true that it's very long -- but I believe I pulled it off of a non-commercial radio station (whether it be college radio or public radio) because there's no bumper music between songs. There's a part that's cut off here on the Youtube video -- at the very end, it sort of switches to a third song with slow ambient synth music. And then, very briefly, you can hear a DJ say "With the help of..." before I switched the station. And that's one of the only additional clues that I have!
sssummer 3 years ago
I would check movie soundtracks. No idea tho
captaingraff 3 years ago
Hey Summer, it's Allie. Mer sent me the link to this video and like everyone else who tried it, Shazam couldn't pick it up for me. Someone is BOUND to figure this out soon, though. Hopefully, sooner than later! This song really creeps me out though! haha
allieswan9 3 years ago
Hey! Thanks for trying Shazam...I am so mad it doesn't work, ugh! I imagined that it would pretty much figure things out. Haha...why does it creep you out? Does it remind you of the basement?
sssummer 3 years ago
Allie, just so you know...someone figured it out today! Take a look at the video description. David Van Tieghem. FINALLY!
sssummer 2 years ago
Well, I really like the first part anyway!
I don't know who it is, but it really sounds like it's from about 1983 to 1985, and is probably British. I'm thinking China Crisis or Heaven 17, or maybe lesser-known acts; for some reason Intaferon, Fiction Factory, This Island Earth and Red Box come to mind. There are synth bands like Shriekback or Cabaret Voltaire or Yello who it might be, but they did more gothic stuff than this as a rule..
"Electro-pop" for a style name maybe?
Good luck!
johnnypoker46 3 years ago
Oh, thank you for all of the input plus ALL of those names! I really am grateful -- I honestly don't know a thing about this genre of music, so you've given me some great starting points. I'm writing them down and I'll look into each of them to see if I can find any similarities.
Thanks!
sssummer 3 years ago
My friend is also creeped out my 80's synthesis music.
nightskull23 2 years ago
Sort of sounds like Ray Lynch -- the guy that did Celestial Soda Pop -- maybe that's a place to start?
bawillcutt0 3 years ago
I'm writing that down on my (very small) list of leads. Thanks for your help!
sssummer 3 years ago
I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW (how you can find this out). You need an iPhone and the Shazam app. Let me see if I can get my brother on it since he's got an iPhone.
katesmom2004 3 years ago
Oh, thank you!
sssummer 3 years ago
Heard back from Matt's brother. . .that was Matt, this is Kim. . .he doesn't have the shazam app on his iPhone because it is "lame."
katesmom2004 3 years ago
Haha. Well, no worries; about three people just tried it without luck. I seriously thought Shazam would figure things out...man! Now this is way more mysterious.
sssummer 3 years ago
350 views and no answers yet! Surely someone has to know what it is!
katesmom2004 3 years ago
No clue but I'm asking my music guys.
ginateach7 3 years ago
Amazing! Please post if you find anything out, & feel free to send this video around to anyone else who might know.
sssummer 3 years ago