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
Escalators	Strange Girl	ST	04:04
Pukka Orchestra	Cherry Beach Express	ST	03:07
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	Folk of the 80's (EP)	04:12
Wrestlers	Dance of the Drunk	ST	02:37
Border	All in All	Black and White b/w All in All (picture sleeve)	03:53
Direktive 17	Between the Lines	ST (EP)	03:42
Glamorcult	Session 2 (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	03:24
Null Set	Stripe	New Job (EP)	01:18
Fictions	Fixation	ST	03:19
Living End (1)	Time is Unkind	ST	03:11
Eight Seconds	Wings	Almacantar	04:46
Breeding Ground	This Time Tomorrow	Tales of Adventure (EP)	04:01
Generra	Don’t Cut Me	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	03:57
Absolute 9	She Believes	ST	02:52
Martha And The Muffins	Whatever Happened to Radio Valve Road?	Danseparc	03:00
Bicycle Thieves	Imperial Love	ST	04:07
45's	She's In Love	On the Beach	03:27
Timothy Chipman	Joy to the World	Ghost Parade	01:32
Drama	As I Breathe On The T.T.C.	Loneliness	04:04
Glamorcult	My Lady	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:02
Tyro	City Life	A Little More Time (EP)	03:02
Moev	Madhatter	Zimmerkampf	04:50
Secret Act	My Neighbourhood	My Neighbourhood	05:51
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Tokyo Streets/ A Dream Girl To Me // Anna King/ Interlude	04:44
Ceramic Hello	The Disqued	The Absence of a Canary	03:54
Martha And The Muffins	Halfway Through the Week	Trance and Dance	03:41
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Rivals	I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	I'll Just Let You Go b/w I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	04:42
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News III	Midnite News	04:25
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
I Braineater	Sacred Cow	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:03
Benjamin Russell	Power of Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:37
Images In Vogue	Holiday	In The House	05:14
Volts	Can't Hold on Too Long	Plugged In	03:15
Moral Support	Living With Passion	Insanity	03:35
Erect	Waiting	Consequence of Life	04:01
Demars	L'orgasme d'une planète	Les Tele-Tetes	02:48
Rave Revues	Rules Of Play	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:23
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Scissors	All This And More	ST	02:46
Glamorcult	Live For Today	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:38
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Johnny Zhivago	It Must be Love	Microalbum	03:43
BB Gabor	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry)	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)	02:41
Cardboard Brains	The Monster in Ed	Live At The Edge	03:26
Cardboard Brains	Is That Why?	Live At The Edge	03:28
S.Q	One Love	Alone at Night b/w One Love (picture sleeve)	03:34
Pukka Orchestra	This Sordid Thing Called Love	The Palace Of Memeory	04:17
Lawn	Rites	Peace in the Valley	03:48
Handful of Snowdrops	Now, Then and Forever (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	05:57
Glamorcult	Carry the Water	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:47
Andrew Matheson	My Girls (Pin-Up Parade)	Monterey Shoes	03:52
Rational Youth	Cité phosphore	Cité phosphoree b/w Le meilleur des mondes	04:05
Diodes	Curiousity Girl	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:52
Extras	No Generation	Bit Parts	02:33
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Call	Ohama aka The White Album	05:37
Deserters	Raining Over France	ST	02:38
Compilation	Moist & Tender - You're On My Way	Toronto Calling	02:42
This Fear	Lights of Capitals	Darkness Shapes Imagination	03:50
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Handful of Snowdrops	Godhood (1989)	Mort en direct	04:44
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Mr. Crystal	Space and Time	05:32
The Play	Atlantic City	Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City	03:30
Diodes	Polaroid	Action-Reaction	02:37
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Scenics	In the Summer	New Part In Town	04:22
Wrestlers	Intro - Yeah! I'm Drunk	ST	04:12
Erect	We Are Police	Consequence of Life	02:14
Electric Mocean	Motion	Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)	04:03
Mobile Clones	Motionless	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	04:19
Frigidaires	5 Guys Named Moe	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:14
Glen Meadmore	Lovin' In My Oven	Chicken & Biscuits	04:07
Palace at 4 a.m.	White Guilt	White Guilt	04:34
Handful of Snowdrops	S.G.B.P. (2nd Lineup Rehearsal Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:53
Perfect World	Have a Good Look	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	05:10
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Bitter Reality	A White Man (In Babylon)	Tellin' Me Goodbye b/w A White Man (In Babylon)	03:40
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	ST (mini album)	02:46
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
Rational Youth	I've Got a Sister in the Navy	Heredity	03:41
Electric Mocean	Television Eyes	Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)	03:46
Land of Giants	Fire With Fire	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:50
Micks	Money Talks	ST (EP)	02:24
A Day in Paris	déjà vu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:59
Bündock	Never Trust	Société Anonyme	04:59
Eight Seconds	Zoe	Almacantar	04:54
Drama	Old Hollywood	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	03:32
Magic Dragon	Objet Du Desire	Emotional Landscape	05:34
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Space and Time	05:25
Bunny & the Lakers	Yalps From the Alpa	Numbers	02:35
Kings	Don't let Me Know	Are Here	04:00
Diodes	Photographs Of Mars (Live At The Horseshoe June 7 1980)	Rarities	04:32
45's	Say You'll Be Mine	On the Beach	03:15
Me And the Mosquitos	Valium	Go Away b/w Valium	03:03
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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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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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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