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
Andre Beaupre	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II	03:16
BB Gabor	Hunger, Poverty and Misery	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)	03:50
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Images In Vogue	For Germans	Pre-release	04:54
Rarefaction	Night Crawler	Ordinary Man	05:02
The End	My Paradise	Just Another Dream b/w My Paradise (picture sleeve)	02:59
Friendly Fire	Junior Senility	Junior Senility EP	02:54
Rex Chainbelt	Run Away	Foreign Movie	02:43
Tim Ray	Silent Partner	ST	02:47
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Your Face	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:16
The Front	The Haunting (Jimmy Loves Mary-Ann)	Gina's at a Party	04:07
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Compilation	Dis Band - Hesitation (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:16
Iko	Gonado Tropic Synthesis	83	07:18
Frigidaires	Three Cool Cats	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:12
Einstein	Man-Child	Sex and Science	03:38
Ross Angeles	Salute	Salute	01:53
100 Flowers	21st Guessing	21st Guessing	04:16
Einstein	Bedroom Mirror Rock Star	Sex and Science	04:03
100 Flowers	The Best Status Symbol	21st Guessing	02:54
Redlife	Hope for Tomorrow	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:44
Drastic Measures	Jump Off the Lake	ST	02:37
Broken Tables	The Ruins	ST	05:50
Start	Evil Hearted You	Hey You	02:31
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Martha And The Muffins	About Insomnia	Trance and Dance	03:12
Eight Seconds	Moving Day	Big Houses	03:45
Degrees of Freedom	Risk	China	03:46
Government	Zippers of Fire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:05
Drama	As I Breathe On The T.T.C.	Loneliness	04:04
Benjamin Russell	Take Me As You Find Me	Madman	02:25
Government	On the Prowl	Electric Eye	04:39
I Braineater	Sacred Cow	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:03
I Braineater	Wrong World	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:46
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Cardboard Brains	Babies Run My World	Live At The Edge	02:07
Handful of Snowdrops	A New Light (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:19
Reactors	Alien Radio	If I Only Had a Brain b/w Alien Radio	02:22
Moev	Took Out the Lace	Dusk and Desire	03:42
Age of Mirrors	Crazy After Dark	Screenplay	04:56
Spoons	For Tran	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	03:45
Glamorcult	S.O.S.	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:31
Scissors	Summer Girls	ST	02:18
Reid My Lyps	Susie Don't Run	Susie Don't Run b/w Susie Don't Run	03:57
Design	No Turning Back (remix)	No Turning Back	03:55
Palace at 4 a.m.	Kiss of a Fish	Untamed World	03:29
Glamorcult	A Farewell to Arms	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	02:35
Golden Calgarians	Thousand Chains	Savage Love	03:51
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Robert Armes	Radio Active	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	02:31
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Neighbours	Spunker	04:29
A Day in Paris	Goodbye	Prey	03:24
Rational Youth	Just a Sound in the Night	Cold War Nightlife	05:06
Rob Bryanton	We Are All Chemicals	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:28
Breeding Ground	Turn to Dust	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:20
Volts	Words on the Wind	Plugged In	02:48
Lunasam	Redhead	Redhead	03:52
Einstein	Incognito	Sex and Science	03:50
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Exit From a Dream	05:21
Wrestlers	G.T.O.	ST	03:32
Streetcar Named Desire	World War Son	Life Begins	04:28
Neurons	Midnight Meetings	Midnight Meetings b/w New Location	04:27
Rex Chainbelt	Disco	Foreign Movie	00:46
Tin Twist	Stupid Cars	Sometimes It's Funny (picture sleeve)	01:37
Images In Vogue	Rescue Me	In The House	03:49
Compilation	Dave Howard Singers - Road Warrior	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	08:01
Within Gothic Towers	Will I Hope To Love	Within Gothic Towers	05:44
Modernettes	New Society	Gone..But Not Forgiven	02:30
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Government	Paranoid Downtown Funk Pt. 2	How Many Fingers?	02:32
Bumpers	Ian	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	03:26
Lou Champagne System	Broken Hearts	No Visible Means	03:31
Benjamin Russell	Broken-Hearted Lovers	Madman	02:30
Glamorcult	Afterglow	Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)	04:44
Bündock	Cowboy	Société Anonyme	03:46
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	ST (mini album)	05:27
Vital Sines	Hype	Collage	04:43
Numbers	Get Away	Add Up	02:43
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Errands For Eros	Spunker	04:09
Andrew Matheson	Tender is the Night	Monterey Shoes	05:51
Vis-A-Vis	Prison of Eyes	Heart and Soul	04:50
IQ	Sixth World	Burn Me b/w Sixth World	02:59
Austra	The Choke	Feel it Break	04:12
Moral Support	Strange Day for Dancing	Insanity	03:21
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
Figures At Dawn	In from the Cold	ST	03:54
Rex Chainbelt	Talk It Over	Foreign Movie	02:15
Salty Seamen	Star Train	In The Groove At Last	04:01
Spoons	The Rhythm	Talkback	04:06
Martha And The Muffins	Swimming	This Is The Ice Age	03:54
Melinite	Seasoning	Push The Button And Run!	01:23
Tenants	Schoolgirl	ST	02:47
Age of Mirrors	She Cracks Me Up	Screenplay	03:39
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Lawn	Over the Top	Peace in the Valley	03:00
Breeding Ground	Reunion	Reunion // Slaughter	04:54
Compilation	Dale Hancocks - Carribea	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:53
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Drugs	Ohama aka The White Album	04:36

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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