Alternative 80s

Home for the best alternative music from the 80’s

Episode #148 - The InstrumentalCast

Dubs, remixes, instrumentals - a lot of "uncommon" music came out of the 80's, and instrumentals was a genre' that really didn't' get a lot of airplay, so we decided to showcase some of our (and your) favorite instrumentals. They run from upbeat to mellow to downright uncommon - and here they are. Enjoy!

1. Split Endz - Double Happy

2. Ministry - Work For Love [Dub Version]

3. Images In Vogue - For Germans

4. Roxy Music - Tara

5. Thompson Twins - Nurse Shark

6. Yazoo - Situation [Original U.S. Dub Mix]

7. Tears For Fears - The Marauders

8. Icehouse - Glam

9. Duran Duran - Tev Aviv

10. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence [Ecstatic Dub]

11. Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities

12. The Durutti Column - What Is It To Me (Woman)

13. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The World Is My Oyster (Trapped)

14. Human League - Travelogue

15. Cocteau Twins - Rococo

16. The Smiths - Oscillate Wildly

17. The Police - How Stupid Mr. Bates

18. Flock of Seagulls - Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin

19. Art Of Noise - Chameleon's Dish

20. New Order - Confusion

21. Skinny Puppy - Nature's Revenge [Dub]

22. Love Tractor - Pretty

23. The Cure - Carnage Visors