New Wave Post Punk Wave

A sonic crash where style meets substance, and attitude meets atmosphere. This collection dives deep into Canada’s wave-driven underground—where angular guitars, icy synths, and restless energy redefined punk and reshaped pop. From the art-school edges of New Wave to the introspective shadows of Post-Wave and the raw pulse of Punk Wave, these tracks capture a scene in flux, bursting with invention and edge. Cool, quirky, and unapologetically bold—this is the sound of the future, past and present.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Rarefaction	Night Crawler	Ordinary Man	05:02
Pukka Orchestra	The Deserter	ST	00:50
Eight Seconds	Sincere	Almacantar	04:27
Glamorcult	Tropical Romance	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	04:21
Breeding Ground	Underground	Wintergarden (EP)	04:31
Spoons	Quiet World	Talkback	04:37
I Braineater	1980 More	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:57
Bündock	Tied for Time	Société Anonyme	03:55
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	I Tie My Shoes	Midnite News	05:25
Glamorcult	My Lady	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:02
Land of Giants	Fountains in the Rain	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:30
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	ST (mini album)	05:27
True Confessions	26264	ST	02:15
Barking Boys	Cool It Down	The Yes Girls	04:11
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midway	Midway b/w Thin Lines	06:29
Secret Act	Northern Spy	My Neighbourhood	03:31
Jon Mullane	Somebody	Following Yesterday	03:15
Cannon Heath Down	Safe As Milk	Heart-Throb Companion	03:35
Pukka Orchestra	Your Secret is Safe With Me	ST	04:11
The Front	Twice Shy	Underworld	03:37
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Open Window	Midnite News	03:33
Tower Bridge	Perfection	Perfection b/w Out of My Mind Girl (picture sleeve)	04:07
UJ3RK5	Hash Dreams of the Everyday Housewife	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:26
Norda	Snakes And Ladders	West Over Seas	02:51
Lawn	As Yet	Peace in the Valley	02:58
DeMars	Le rêveur egaré	Les Télé-Têtes	04:06
NEO A4	Sex (For Love)	The Warmer Side of You	02:39
I Braineater	Gastly Dance	I Here, Where You	01:26
Benjamin Russell	Broken-Hearted Lovers	Pop Modern(e)	02:43
Eight Seconds	Call and a Cry	Almacantar	04:11
The Gas	Special This Week	Evacuate Mississauga (picture sleeve)	02:14
Scenics	Open Up Your Door	Underneath the Door	02:09
Martha And The Muffins	Hide and Seek	Metro Music	03:58
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:14
Kinetic Ideals	In a Second	A Personal View (EP)	06:59
Future Yanx	Suite For A Nation	Suite For A Nation (picture sleeve)	03:12
Government	I Don't Really Care	Electric Eye	04:04
Start	Bad Girl	Hey You	03:53
Diodes	Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
David Raven & the Escorts	One Way Love	David Raven And The Escorts	02:36
The Front	The Same Girl	Underworld	04:14
The Front	News to You	Underworld	05:11
Escalators	Strange Girl	ST	04:04
Rational Youth	City of Night	Cold War Nightlife	04:02
Images In Vogue	Foreign Affairs	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:59
John Young Paul	The Girl Spells Grief	The Life of Ermie Scub	01:38
Class Info	That Aint No Lie	Inside	02:19
Spoons	Camera Shy	Talkback	04:07
Instructions	Cleek	ST	02:56
Pukka Orchestra	Goldmine in the Sky	The Palace Of Memeory	03:58
Blue Peter	Out With the Boys	Test Patterns For Living	03:08
Neurons	Midnight Meetings	Midnight Meetings b/w New Location	04:27
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Your Face	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:16
Ohm & the Secret Sources	You Know I Love You	Space and Time	04:26
Nowhere	No More	No More b/w Living	04:56
Kaméléon	Insomnuit (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:35
Extras	Sentimental Fool	The Road to Zambando	03:53
Men Without Hats	Security (Everybody Feels Better With)	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:57
Bündock	Stand Still	Société Anonyme	02:45
Living End (1)	Close Your Eyes	ST	04:53
Drama	Space Age Punks	Loneliness	02:37
Rarefaction	Ordinary Man	Ordinary Man	04:17
Golden Calgarians	Sex Under Missiles	Savage Love	03:34
Lawn	Reconsider Baby	Peace in the Valley	03:58
Streetcar Named Desire	A Month of Sundays	Life Begins	04:36
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
Einstein	Nasti Nastassja	Sex and Science	04:35
The End	Just Another Dream	Just Another Dream b/w My Paradise (picture sleeve)	04:04
Graphics	Sleepdancer	Sleepdancer b/w Our Planet Ocean	03:41
Compilation	Instructions - D-6	The Circuit	05:14
Glen Meadmore	Going to Town	Chicken & Biscuits	05:09
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Mr. Crystal	Space and Time	05:32
Strange Advance	Sister Radio	Worlds Away	05:20
Tribal Earth	Who You Are (In the Movies)	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	02:46
I Braineater	Fade	I Here, Where You	03:35
Perfect World	Have a Good Look	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	05:10
Klō	Mrs. Fong	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	02:32
Images In Vogue	Politics of Sound	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:30
Fictions	Dimestore Romance	ST	03:44
Kinetic Ideals	Life in Shadow	Life In Shadow b/w Maze of Ways	02:57
Deserters	No Time for Talking	ST	03:16
Rob Bryanton	Gimme a Beer!	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:24
Numbers	Sideways Elevator	Add Up	03:33
Land of Giants	Key to Your Heart	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	02:50
Glamorcult	Mine is the Maiden	Early Glamour	04:39
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Spoons	Be Alone Tonight	Bridges Over Borders	05:11
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Robert Armes	Radio Active	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	02:31
Glamorcult	Shadows From The Past (Part 2)	Shadows From The Past	03:19
Compilation	Dis Band - Hesitation (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:16
Einstein	Fire of My Loins	Sex and Science	04:48
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Take Me Dancing	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	05:24
Oui	Intelligence	Oui	03:56
Time Twins	Say Uncle	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	04:16
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (1985)	Mort en direct	07:10
Compilation	Sigi Jonsson - Trying To Find Her	Toronto Calling	02:25
Martha And The Muffins	Trance and Dance	Trance and Dance	07:14

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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DeMars - Songs From Between The Walls

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Jon Mullane - Following Yesterday

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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Entrance System - Imperfect Image

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Shock Culture - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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Tame & Talking - ST

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Vital Sines - Big Dark Dreams

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Vital Sines - Subway Suicide E.P.

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Vital Sines - Collage

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Tim Ray - ST

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Volts - Plugged In

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This Fear - Darkness Shapes Imagination

Tenants - ST

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Compilation - The Circuit

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Moral Support - Insanity

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Scenics - Underneath the Door

Nex'd - Surreal (EP)

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Electric Mocean - Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)

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Neon - ST (EP)

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The Plugs - Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today

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Bunny & the Lakers - Numbers

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A Day in Paris - Prey

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Hypno-Gogo - In Your Eyes b/w Flashing

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A Day in Paris - Rhymes On Vinyl

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David Raven & the Escorts - David Raven And The Escorts

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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