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
Fictions	Shuffle	ST	02:39
Living End (1)	Only When	ST	03:28
Drama	Human Question	Loneliness	02:38
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Furniture Dancing	Spunker	03:15
Cardboard Brains	And So I Hide	Live At The Edge	03:46
Secret Act	That Certain Feeling	My Neighbourhood	03:33
Scenics	Mony Mony	Underneath the Door	02:52
Absolute 9	Fence	ST	02:58
Psyche	Insatiable	Mystery Hotel	04:41
Scenics	I Have You	Underneath the Door	02:07
Scenics	Walk in the Desert	Underneath the Door	01:32
Bora Bora	Starting Over	Fashion Passion b/w Starting Over	04:23
Family Plot	Swagger	Convictions	03:12
Compilation	Jennifer Cauley - In Every Dream	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:45
John Bell and the Strange	Taking You Home in a Taxi	Taking You Home in a Taxi b/w Melissa	03:24
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Julie is a T.V. Set	Julie is a T.V. Set b/w T.V.	05:08
Breeding Ground	Slaughter	Reunion // Slaughter	04:55
Images In Vogue	S&M	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:53
NEO A4	Sex (For Love)	The Warmer Side of You	02:39
Handful of Snowdrops	Astronauts (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:31
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	Heredity	03:13
Novels	Son of Sam	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	02:35
Images In Vogue	For Germans	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:39
Tenants	Death of Innocence	Visions of Our Future	03:39
Diodes	Polaroid	Action-Reaction	02:37
Buddy King & the Motion!	Schoolgirl Alibis	Schoolgirl Alibis b/w I Didn't Know Her	02:09
Andrew Matheson	It Only Hurts When I Cry	Monterey Shoes	03:25
Sebastian (Agnello)	Stop Picking On America	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:23
Deserters	Americans	ST	03:03
I Braineater	Tin Pins and Cat Fur	I Here, Where You	02:36
Moral Support	Rising	Insanity	03:04
The Front	The Truth Hurts	Gina's at a Party	03:13
David Raven & the Escorts	Keep On Burning	David Raven And The Escorts	03:49
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
FM109	Help	ST	02:11
The Front	Underworld	Underworld	03:59
Drastic Measures	I Feel Bad	ST	02:04
Blueprints	What You D-Serve	Stare 01	02:51
Erect	We Are Police	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:18
Martha And The Muffins	One Day in Paris	This Is The Ice Age	04:20
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Someone Should Have Told Me (Behind Black Gloves)	Space and Time	04:39
Andrew Matheson	True Romance	Monterey Shoes	03:42
Breeding Ground	Underground	Wintergarden (EP)	04:31
Hygiene Club	Pantechnicon - for Gary	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	01:15
Barking Boys	Here She Comes	The Yes Girls	03:55
Martha And The Muffins	Jets Seem Slower in London's Skies	This Is The Ice Age	02:36
Moev	Common House	Zimmerkampf	03:27
Dandelions	Great Big Pictures	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	04:01
Fictions	Do it With the Lights On	ST	03:07
Compilation	Bongo Fury - Alaska Shuffle	Toronto Calling	04:01
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
NEO A4	Rescue Me	ST	03:59
Kinetic Ideals	Maze of Ways	Life In Shadow b/w Maze of Ways	04:09
Images In Vogue	Talking to Myself	In The House	03:44
Rational Youth	Latin Lovers	ST (mini album)	03:51
Extras	Don’t Put Me On Hold	The Road to Zambando	02:52
Scenics	New Part in Town	New Part In Town	03:31
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Rave Revues	Play in Your Grave	Voices	04:31
Drama	Got to Get off the Earth	Loneliness	03:06
Big Dog	Monkey See, Monkey Do	99 Change Hands	01:52
Spoons	Tidal Wave	Bridges Over Borders	03:55
Moev	Sea-Missile Motel	Dusk and Desire	06:23
Rarefaction	I Dreamt	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:04
Compilation	Dale Hancocks - Carribea	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:53
Clooz	Leave Me Alone	Leave Me Alone b/w You Can Do	03:36
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
The Play	Midnight Dreams	Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City	03:12
Psyche	Dreamstreet	Mystery Hotel	05:18
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:49
Jon Mullane	In Our Hearts	Following Yesterday	03:22
Moev	Madhatter	Zimmerkampf	04:50
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Land of Giants	Seven Men	Cannibal Dolls b/w Seven Men	05:12
Broken Tables	Image of You	ST	04:24
Tenants	You Don't Know What I've Been Thru	ST	03:40
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama aka The White Album	02:44
Entrance System	Minimal Spirits	Imperfect Image	03:24
Handful of Snowdrops	Gabrielle	Land of the Damned	06:32
Spoons	Old Emotions	Talkback	03:42
DeMars	Les cosmétiques cosmiques	Les Télé-Têtes	03:48
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:10
Images In Vogue	Breaking Up	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	05:26
Glamorcult	Silent Reflection	A Price To Paris	03:59
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Let Them Eat Static	Midnite News	04:37
FM109	Food On Nuclear Device	ST	06:38
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Glen Meadmore	Hen Party	Chicken & Biscuits	05:22
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	ST (EP)	03:53
Moral Support	Strange Day for Dancing	Insanity	03:21
Rave Revues	Rules Of Play	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:23
The Front	News to You	Underworld	05:11
Volts	These Things Remain	Plugged In	03:57
The Edge	Play the Game	Release the Circle	04:07
Strange Advance	Prisoner	Worlds Away	04:15
Extras	Aqua Velva Man	Bit Parts	02:49
Wrestlers	Intro - Yeah! I'm Drunk	ST	04:12
Secret Act	Poor Boy	My Neighbourhood	03:36
Bunny & the Lakers	Weekend Guests	Numbers	01:57

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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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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