They still are just instrementals. Techno Industrial Weird Dance Blast Single Instr. Offered in RealAudio and MP3 format. Music is a way people express themselves and respond to higher powers. Fables of the Reconsruction R.E.M. is a band almost everyone knows about.
Most people only know about their new stuff.
This site is devoted to third album, which sounds more alternative than any of their newer stuff.