Worlds Without Words

An hour of instrumental music by David Bowie to massage your mind. 

There's at least one commercially released compilation of Bowie instrumentals, and probably dozens of bootlegs out there, so I've tried to avoid creating a selection that just feels like a retread of previous efforts.

Low (perhaps inevitably) fares best, with three songs; everything else ("Heroes" included), gets just the one. 

I've not been purist about it, so there are also several tracks that are an instrumental version, remix or re-edit of an original vocal song.

And whilst there are a few mood pieces, there are also a fair few uptempo numbers, to provide light and shade.

Sometimes, the music says all that needs to be said.
 

1) A New Career In A New Town (Album Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (1977)

2) Little Wonder (Junior's Club Instrumental) (Remix By Junior Vasquez) (1997)

3) Plan (Album Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (2013)

4) When The Wind Blows (Instrumental) (Remix By David Bowie & David Richards) (1986)

5) Moss Garden (Album Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (1977)

6) Sound And Vision (808 'Lectric Blue Remix Instrumental) (Remix By 808 State) (1991)

7) Young Americans (Dublin Bus Disco Instrumental Edit) (2010)

8) Crystal Japan (Single Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (1980)

9) Speed Of Life (Album Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (1977)

10) Hallo Spaceboy (Instrumental) (Remix By Dave Ball & Ingo Vauk) (1996)

11) Brilliant Adventure (Album Version By David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels & Mark Plati) (1999)

12) Art Decade (Album Version By David Bowie & Tony Visconti) (1977)

13) Pallas Athena (Gone Midnight Mix By Meat Beat Manifesto / Jack Dangers) (1993)

14) The Mysteries (Album Version By David Bowie & David Richards) (1993)

1977: "Heroes": 5

1977: Low: 1, 9, 12

1980: Crystal Japan EP (Japan-only 7"): 8

1986: When The Wind Blows EP: 4

1991: Sound And Vision Remix (David Bowie vs 808 State) EP: 6

1993: Pallas Athena EP: 13

1993: The Buddha Of Suburbia OST: 14

1996: Hallo Spaceboy EP: 10

1997: Little Wonder EP: 2

1999: Hours...: 11

2010: Young Americans EP (bootleg MP3): 7

2013: The Next Day Extra (ltd 2x CD + DVD): 3

Worlds Without Words (1:00:32) (KF) (Mega)

If all that has left you wanting to hear Bowie's pipes, then I've reposted both sides of my 1999 mixtape here and here.