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
Rheostatics	My Generation	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:04
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	Heredity	03:13
Martha And The Muffins	Revenge (Against the World)	Metro Music	03:31
Compilation	True Confessions - Fourth Base	No Pedestrians	02:30
The Plugs	I Saw Her Today	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:04
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Handful of Snowdrops	The Ghost of a Song	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	03:44
John Young Paul	Surrender to the Void	The Life of Ermie Scub	04:05
Insex	Play or Die	One (EP)	02:14
Fictions	Fixation	ST	03:19
Iko	Communication Off	83	04:34
Bumpers	Ian	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	03:26
Compilation	Voodoo - Stormy Eyes	Toronto Calling	04:34
Glamorcult	The Basis of Our Style	Early Glamour	04:00
Diodes	Behind Those Eyes (Aug 1977 Crash 'N' Burn Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	02:42
Erect	Action Reaction	Consequence of Life	02:57
Images In Vogue	Travel	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:20
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Wanderlust	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	01:58
Degrees of Freedom	August is an Angel	China	04:27
Lawn	As Yet	Peace in the Valley	02:58
Einstein	Elusive Temptress	Sex and Science	04:48
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Age of Mirrors	Talk of the Crowd	Mirage	04:13
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Class Info	That Aint No Lie	Inside	02:19
Pukka Orchestra	Goldmine in the Sky	The Palace Of Memeory	03:58
Age of Mirrors	She Cracks Me Up	Screenplay	03:39
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Dischordant Concensus	Midnite News	03:45
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Government	On The Prowl (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:36
Second Thoughts	Integrity	Integrity b/w Wound Up	03:19
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Shadow Love	Space and Time	04:38
Psyche	Uncivilized	Mystery Hotel	03:41
Within Gothic Towers	Is This My Moment Of Glory	Within Gothic Towers	04:01
Micks	Money Talks	ST (EP)	02:24
Rational Youth	Heredity	Heredity	04:18
I Braineater	Funtime	Artist, Poet, Thief	01:24
Cardboard Brains	Have You Seen The Boy In The Gutter With The Broken Mind?	Live At The Edge	02:05
Glamorcult	The Light We Will Hold	A Price To Paris	04:23
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
I Braineater	Wrong World	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:46
Glamorcult	All Those Lies	The Stone Sessions	03:25
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
Government	How Many Fingers?	How Many Fingers?	07:21
Cardboard Brains	And So I Hide	Live At The Edge	03:46
Diodes	Burn Down Your Daddy's House	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:16
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:10
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	ST (mini album)	02:46
Teasers	I Love You	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:08
Land of Giants	Seven Men	Cannibal Dolls b/w Seven Men	05:12
Diodes	Tired Of Waking Up Tired (original demo 1978)	Rarities	03:29
Motive	It’s Too Late	Don’t You Know b/w It’s Too Late (picture sleeve)	03:28
Family Plot	Gravedigger	Convictions	02:19
Cannon Heath Down	Not Now	Heart-Throb Companion	02:15
Moral Support	Heart of Gold	Insanity	03:40
Hot Tip	My Shoes	Stop All Motion	03:52
Erect	Don't Put Me Down	Consequence of Life	02:44
Awake The Echoes	Someone	Normal Life	04:07
Robert Armes	Nearly Out of Control	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	03:35
Spice	Beautiful You	Beautiful You b/w Just a Little Bit	03:23
45's	Real Confused	On the Beach	02:15
Magic Dragon	Egyptian Radio	Emotional Landscape	04:12
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Spoons	My Favourite Page	Talkback	04:01
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Government	Plaza del Pimps	How Many Fingers?	03:13
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Drastic Measures	Hotsy Totsy - Postlude	ST	04:25
Extras	Seeing You Again	The Road to Zambando	03:40
Breeding Ground	Epic	Tales of Adventure (EP)	06:43
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Johnny Zhivago	Looking at You	Microalbum	04:28
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
Images In Vogue	Educated Man	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:41
Absolute 9	Fence	ST	02:58
Diodes	Hot Sands	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:32
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Space and Time	05:20
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Instrumental)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:18
Lawn	Shady Street	Peace in the Valley	03:59
True Confessions	4th Base	ST	02:46
Vital Sines	Subway Suicide	Subway Suicide E.P.	04:51
Redlife	Round	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:28
Secret Act	Helpless	My Neighbourhood	04:14
Erect	The Colony	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:39
Moral Support	Chasing Rainbows	Insanity	04:20
Moral Support	Rising	Insanity	03:04
Hot Tip	Friends	Stop All Motion	03:49
Moral Support	Living With Passion	Insanity	03:35
The Voxx	Flower Boy DVB	Flower Boy b/w Flower Boy DVB	04:47
Clooz	Leave Me Alone	Leave Me Alone b/w You Can Do	03:36
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Velveteens	Tired of the Beat	Tall House (EP)	03:30
Cardboard Brains	Is That Why?	Live At The Edge	03:28
Scenics	Do the Wait	Underneath the Door	02:13
Rational Youth	Burn the Night Away	Heredity	03:20
Philip Rambow	Snakes And Ladders	Jungle Law	03:52

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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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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