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1 | Name | Type (Band, Label, etc.) | Status | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Lydia (Anton Riedel) | Person | Confirmed Lead | Lydia's brother was first to record mystery song (probably off of NDR1). Posted online/on Usenet under the username "bluuue" in an attempt to identify the song. Contacted by Gabriel Vieira, actively provides updates on the subreddit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Anders Hoeren | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Andreas Höhn | Person | Possible Lead | Owner of HöhNIE Records, states that he frequently listened to multiple radio shows across different countries (including Musik fur Junge Leute) in the 1980s that broadcasted music of a similar style to our song. Contacted by ernstlauert#0695, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ARChive of Contemporary Music | Company | Possible Lead | New York-based professional music archive company. Contacted by supper mabio, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Back Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Borgweg Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Checkpoint Charly | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Christoph Aengenheyster | Person | Possible Lead | Drummer for Deo and Sign System. Thinks he may know the song but has not provided further info so far. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Crypt Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Dallidis Babis | Person | Possible Lead | Member of Homicide and Villa21, contacted by axie#3026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | DR's Diskotek | Radio Station Archive | Possible Lead | Danish archives that may be helpful. Contacted by Moonloop. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Fischkopp | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Freiheit Und Roosen | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Groove City Records Store | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Hanseplatte | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | In Depth Music | YouTube Channel | Possible Lead | Uploads 80s New Wave music, contacted by Koob Teraz. Doesn't know the song as of right now, but will keep an eye out for it in his collection/purchases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | International Discography of the New Wave | Book | Possible Lead | Posted by u/chunkyboymania. Two volumes of books filled with new wave bands from '82 to '83. Possibly could contain the band, currently being searched by "Discogs Lurkers". Formal search currently suspended, but the book's not ruled out. Feel free to look through it yourself. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ju-Ju Trumpet | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Kentucky Fried Wave/sorrow-vomit | Blog/Person | Possible Lead | The person who runs this blog has a massive collection of music similar in style to TMS. Contacted by Deiscan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Marc Dimitri | Person | Possible Lead | French singer who sounds like our singer. Notable work: Walk Away by The Game. Contacted by Deiscan, no response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Martin Newell | Person | Possible Lead | Founding member of Cleaners to Venus, a band signed to multiple German record labels during the time our song was broadcast. Contacted by Neon L.D. Delirium#9916, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Michelle Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Well-known record store based in Hamburg. Contacted by members of the Mysterious Song Discord server, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Mike Sweeney | Person | Possible Lead | BBC Radio Manchester DJ. May have info on the song. Has been contacted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Minigroove | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Message | Band | Possible Lead | Previous ruled out. Similar vocals and general style. Not all of their music is archived. Contacted by Deiscan, awaiting further info regarding Didier Brutus and his other bands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Nachladen | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | NDR Archives | Radio Station Archive | Possible Lead | NDR (specifically NDR2), the radio station that originally broadcast the song, has become interested in the search. They are looking through their archives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Norma Jean Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Otaku | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Peter Kasanowski | Person | Possible Lead | Worked at NDR in 1983, has been contacted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Plattenkiste | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Plattenrille | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Pure Soul Recordshop | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | radiovisie.eu | Website | Possible Lead | Hosts an archive of Hilversum 3 (now NPO 3FM), including recordings from 1984. Contacted by burroughs and bukowski#8563, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Rekord | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Remedy Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Richard Aicher | Person | Possible Lead | Synth expert, funded many German recording studios in the 1980s. Contacted by johnnymetoo, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Robert Frost | Person | Possible Lead | Runs spontis.de, a gothic scene-related blog. Contacted by Lydia's brother, put up a blog post about the song. May lead to some information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | roddewig | Person | Possible Lead | Discogs user who claims to own several compilation tapes released as part of German magazine 59 to 1. Contacted by Deiscan#9447, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Ruff Trade Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Selekta | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Slam Records | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Smallville | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Underpressure | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Volker Bublitz | Person | Possible Lead | Producer of The Cave.Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. Does not recognize TMS, but did many "weekend productions" in the 80s and owned a DX7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Wolfgang Mau | Person | Possible Lead | Worked at NDR in 1984, compiling music. Contacted by FriDay#7847, awaiting response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Zardoz | Record Store | Possible Lead | Hamburg record store, contacted by d235#9997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 33 B.C. Radio | Radio Station | Dead Lead | Internet radio station specializing in obscure and rare songs from 1979-1990. Might have info on TMS. Contacted by KoobTeraz, never responded. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 80zforever | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | Youtube channel with many obscure 80s recordings uploaded. May have the song somewhere on a cassette tape. Has replied and said he doesn't have much incentive to look through all his tapes. Been waiting for months with no result. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Albrecht Schneider | Person | Dead Lead | Musicologist. Edited a book about pop music in Hamburg which features infos on talent competitions etc.Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Are Sounds Elektrik? | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | Uploads rare and unknown songs/music videos from the 1950s - 2000s, contacted by u/HVA59 but no update. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Armin Johnert | Person | Dead Lead | Singer of the band The Fynecry. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Bill Nelson | Person | Dead Lead | Producer for A Flock of Seagulls. Contacted by Asuyuka on the basis that his work sounds similar to the song, never responded. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | B-Movie | Band | Dead Lead | British band with similar vocals. Has been contacted. User who originally contacted them could not be found, but they haven't been mentioned since August 2019 so it's safe to assume nothing came out of it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | br4in777 | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | YouTube channel with lots of old, obscure music uploaded. Contacted by a Reddit user, unsure of status but apparently nothing came out of it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Complot Bronswick | Band | Dead Lead | French coldwave band from the 80s. Contacted by Deiscan, read message and did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Dirk Nebel | Person | Dead Lead | Guitarist of the band The Cave which sounds similar to TMS. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. Possibly wrong person. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Dieter Joswig | Person | Dead Lead | Owner of Joswigstudio where bands like Scarlet Masque and EA80 recorded. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Ede Müller | Person | Dead Lead | Singer for the TMS-esque band The Show. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. Possibly not the right person. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Fade2Grey | Blog | Dead Lead | Blog that specializes in "no-hit wonders". Contacted by Asuyuka, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Fritz Egner | Person | Dead Lead | Known as the german rock music guru, may know of the song. Posted by u/Arnie_R. Contacted by Koob Teraz, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Giorgos Langouretos | Person | Dead Lead | Greek singer formerly in a band called "Magic de Spell". Voice similar to that of our singer. Contacted by niski, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Günther Illi | Person | Dead Lead | Composed the theme music for the TV show SOKO Stuttgart, which sounds similar to TMS. Was active as a session musician in the 80s. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Henning Lillie | Person | Dead Lead | Bassist of the band The Cave which sounds similar to TMS. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Heribert Loosen | Person | Dead Lead | Composed on a song titled “Like the Wind”, as listed in a GEMA(?) database. Did not respond to a request for comment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Jörg Steingen | Person | Dead Lead | From the band Schwarz Weiss. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. Possibly the wrong person. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Klanggalerie | Person | Dead Lead | Austrian reissue label. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Lord Litter | Person | Dead Lead | German underground musician. Also hosts a radio show that plays underground music. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | M-1 | Radio Station | Dead Lead | Lithuanian radio station that may have played the song in the early 1990s. Contacted by Dovias#0629, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Manuel Göttsching | Person | Dead Lead | Influential Krautrock guitarist.Was involved with Gibbon, a band from the playlists. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | The Masai (West Berlin) | Band | Dead Lead | Band from West Berlin. NOT the same band as The Masai that was ruled out a fairly long time ago. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Philip Boa and the Voodooclub | Band | Dead Lead | Similar sounding band from the same time period as our song. Has been contacted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Play Dead | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | Uploads 80s New Wave music, contacted by Koob Teraz, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Punk Disco | Website | Dead Lead | Discography website for punk and new wave music from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Ramon Kramer | Person | Dead Lead | 1984 Popkurs participant. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Rare & Unfamiliar Music Hunt | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | Uploads 80s New Wave music, contacted by Koob Teraz, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Rick Beato | YouTube Channel | Dead Lead | Appears to be very knowledgeable in music as a whole. Contacted, never responded. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Rolf Schwarz | Person | Dead Lead | Member of the band Restive Boys, producer and former owner of Freshtone Studios in Lübeck. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Schallplatten Schnitt Technik (SST) | Cutting Studio | Dead Lead | Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Statues In Motion (Alvin Dean) | Band/Person | Dead Lead | From Gabriel Vieira's YouTube description. Confirmed surviving member (Billy Knight) contacted. Has not given reliable answers backed by evidence. Cannot confirm or deny his claims. Dead lead unless something comes up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Stephen Collier Fawcett | Person | Dead Lead | Composed production music titled “Check it In, Check it Out”. Company that manages/licenses his music did not respond to a request for a sample of the song. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Stiff Kittens | Band | Dead Lead | Similar sound. A request for comment from one of the band members was not answered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Tim Heireth | Person | Dead Lead | Member of Heads Up Display/Joy Machine which sounds similar. Approached on Facebook if he has any info on the song, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Trost Records | Label | Dead Lead | Austrian label that reissues Post Punk/New Wave among other things. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Walter Gröbchen | Person | Dead Lead | Owner of influential Austrian label Schallter Records. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. Did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Wolfs Kompaktkiste | Website | Dead Lead | Record collector and website owner. Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. Did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | ZYX Records | Label | Dead Lead | German record label.Contacted by Silbereisen#3450. No response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Chris Andrews | Person | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Has a song called "There's No Tomorrow". Song could not be found, but all of his other work is stylistically different from our song. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | DJ Epitaph | YouTube Channel | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Has a lot of obscure and underground music uploaded, messaged by U/adambuddy but no update. The betles looked through his uploads, finding nothing similar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Dronemf S | YouTube Channel | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Has a lot of obscure European post punk recordings. U/drummer26 skimmed through looking at video lengths and for songs containing keywords. Didn't find anything. Contacting channel owner may help. Contacted by Koob Teraz, did not respond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Lunatic Actors | Band | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Youtube comment by Dark Blue, very likely to be a troll. Allegedly a 1984 band from Leeds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Mental Alchemy | Band | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | One commenter claimed this to be the band. Returns no Google results. Commenter has been contacted, apparently did not respond. Most likely a troll. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Neon | Band | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Italian band. Vocals and genre do not match. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | The Spark | Band | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | Previous name of The Dirty Reds - Can't find any information on them. Due to Dirty Reds being different, most likely different as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Wlater Baecklin (sp?) | Person | Ruled Out (Very Likely) | GEMA Database entry - Song name of 'Checking In Checking Out' - No more info can be found, probably spelled incorrectly, possibly should be Walter Bäcklin. Produces disco. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | -ISM (Pelle Törnqvist) | Band/Person | Ruled Out | Troll posed as Pelle Törnqvist on YouTube and said that it was "his" band -ISM and the song was called "No Space", real Pelle contacted and confirmed he didn't make or know the song and that -ISM only sung in Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | BAP | Band | Ruled Out | Investigated, did not make the song. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Behind the Wall | Album | Ruled Out | Compilation of East German "ostpunk" bands. Did not contain our song. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Ben Gash | Person | Ruled Out | Post-punk/new-wave artist found on Discogs by Janusz_Maj#2957. Active during the song's suspected production date. Contacted, did not make the song. |