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
Pukka Orchestra	Might as Well be on Mars	ST	05:05
Handful of Snowdrops	Somewhere Higher (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	05:25
Compilation	Jenerentola - Lagata (Jenerentola)	Strange Pleasures EP	06:32
Hush	Now Reality (edited)	Replay	06:01
Austra	Shoot the Water	Feel it Break	03:22
Handful of Snowdrops	Face to Face	Land of the Damned	06:09
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Home Grown	Up the Wall	Up the Wall b/w Thoughts of You	04:45
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News II	I Fear What I Might Hear	04:36
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Exit From a Dream	05:27
Moev	90 Minutes	Zimmerkampf	05:15
Salty Seamen	In the Groove at Last	In The Groove At Last	02:35
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	My Time	Midnite News	05:15
Handful of Snowdrops	The Scariest Notion (1st Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	05:08
Breeding Ground	Underground	Wintergarden (EP)	04:31
The Patterns	Always Sixteen	Afraid to Touch b/w Always Sixteen	02:44
A Day in Paris	Child's Cry	Prey	03:45
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
NEO A4	Look to Your Heart	The Warmer Side of You	03:47
Iko	Subway 49	83	04:53
Numbers	Leave it to Me	Add Up	03:56
A Day in Paris	The Hill	Prey	04:38
Class Info	Circle Game	Inside	02:20
Breeding Ground	Wintergarden	Wintergarden (EP)	04:20
Golden Calgarians	Vladivostok Rock	Savage Love	04:03
Moev	Beautiful Beast	Dusk and Desire	03:55
Spoons	Only for Athletes	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	05:29
Diodes	Time of Your Life (1978 Previously Unreleased)	Rarities	02:46
Inner Sanction	Standing in the Rain	Prophecy	03:21
Spoons	Old Emotions	Talkback	03:42
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Martha And The Muffins	Women Around the World at Work	This Is The Ice Age	03:59
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Spice	Beautiful You	Beautiful You b/w Just a Little Bit	03:23
Lou Champagne System	Don't Say I'm Here	No Visible Means	03:27
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	Heredity	05:17
100 Flowers	The Best Status Symbol	21st Guessing	02:54
The End	Just Another Dream	Just Another Dream b/w My Paradise (picture sleeve)	04:04
Martha And The Muffins	Boy Without Filters	This Is The Ice Age	04:58
Martha And The Muffins	Primal Weekend	Trance and Dance	05:14
Redlife	Hope for Tomorrow	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:44
Spoons	Quiet World	Talkback	04:37
Tau Ceti	Bathed in Dark Light (rhythm version)	So Far	05:23
Tribal Earth	Who You Are (In the Movies)	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	02:46
Spoons	On the Beach	Bridges Over Borders	03:48
Psyche	Insatiable	Mystery Hotel	04:41
Mettle	Emotional Desert	ST	05:17
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:12
Land of Giants	Fire With Fire	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:50
e	Prime Cuts	Prime Cuts	03:37
Generra	Girls in the Hearts	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	04:19
Calling Rain	Cross	Laid in Ruins b/w Cross (picture sleeve)	05:21
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Braineater I	Edge	Artist, Poet, Thief	01:30
Handful of Snowdrops	Astronauts (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:31
Class Info	Out of Line	Come For Me b/w Out of Line	04:04
IQ	Sixth World	Burn Me b/w Sixth World	02:59
Extras	Seeing You Again	The Road to Zambando	03:40
The Edge	Go Away	Release the Circle	03:11
Handful of Snowdrops	A Miracle	Land of the Damned	04:54
Oui	On Our Way	Oui	03:36
The Plugs	Sending An S.O.S.	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:21
Diodes	Curiosity Girl (1977 previously unreleased version)	Rarities	02:51
Images In Vogue	Masks	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:56
Tin Twist	Stupid Cars	Sometimes It's Funny (picture sleeve)	01:37
Erect	The Tube	Consequence of Life	04:33
Compilation	True Confessions - Fourth Base	No Pedestrians	02:30
Cannon Heath Down	Not Now	Heart-Throb Companion	02:15
3rd Man In	New Fast	New Fast b/w What to Believe (picture sleeve)	03:18
Klō	Mrs. Fong	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	02:32
Tenants	Let 'Em Go	Visions of Our Future	04:28
True Confessions	Yes it's True	ST	03:03
Diodes	Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't You Think I'm Kiddin' Ya	Spunker	02:51
Benjamin Russell	Out of it Girl	Madman	01:37
Reactors	Alien Radio	If I Only Had a Brain b/w Alien Radio	02:22
Billy Butt & The Brats	No I Can't Say No	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	02:47
Bunny & the Lakers	Oops On Parade	Numbers	01:30
Dream Child	Luv On the Line	Heaven Knows b/w Luv On the Line	04:11
Images In Vogue	Foreign Affairs	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:59
Psyche	Prisoner to Desire	Unveiling The Secret	05:37
Rational Youth	Burn the Night Away	Heredity	03:20
Barking Boys	Cool It Down	The Yes Girls	04:11
Demars	Le rêveur egaré	Les Tele-Tetes	04:06
Popular Front (1)	Forty Days	This is the Rubicon	04:40
Eight Seconds	Thorn in My Side	Big Houses	04:08
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	And Without a Word	Ohama aka The White Album	04:16
Erect	We Are Police	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:19
Escalators	Here Comes That Girl Again	ST	03:05
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Spoons	Don't Shoot the Messenger	Talkback	03:19
Chocolate Bunnies From Hell	Simple Man	Pumpin' For Jill b/w Simple Man (picture sleeve)	04:16
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Government	Get You Sleepin'	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:17
Utopiate	Actions or Misguidance	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:06
Hot Tip	Eyes Are Blue	Stop All Motion	03:19
Einstein	Elusive Temptress	Sex and Science	04:48
Calling Rain	Laid in Ruins	Laid in Ruins b/w Cross (picture sleeve)	04:45
Spoons	Like a Memory	Bridges Over Borders	03:47
Drastic Measures	Romanticon	ST	02:42

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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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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Bonus Boys - Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time

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Cry - ST

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Friendly Fire - Junior Senility EP

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Second Thoughts - Integrity b/w Wound Up

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Regulators - What's in the City b/w That´s Right Nothing's Left (picture sleeve)

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Diodes - Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981

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Diodes - Rarities

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Diodes - Action-Reaction

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Scenics - New Part In Town

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Dancespeak - Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)

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Bangkok - Eve of Destruction b/w Planet of My Own

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Cardboard Brains - Live At The Edge

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4th Floor - Black & White b/w Follow in Stride

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Breeding Ground - Obscurity And Flair

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Breeding Ground - Tales of Adventure (EP)

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Breeding Ground - Reunion // Slaughter

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Breeding Ground - Wintergarden (EP)

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