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
Compilation	Tammie Chicorli - A Special Day	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:29
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	ST (EP)	03:53
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Bündock	Forbidden Zone	Société Anonyme	03:44
Bündock	El Salvador (The Beat of)	Société Anonyme	04:30
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Ceramic Hello	Geometry	The Absence of a Canary	07:25
Images In Vogue	Call it Love	In The House	03:51
Class Info	That Aint No Lie	Inside	02:19
David Raven & the Escorts	Keep On Burning	David Raven And The Escorts	03:49
Utopiate	You've Been Warned	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:41
True Confessions	Passion	ST	02:44
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	The Swimmer	ST	02:30
Boys Brigade	Mannequin	Mannequin Demo	04:13
Clooz	You Can Do	Leave Me Alone b/w You Can Do	03:02
Compilation	Hunger Project - Assembly	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	05:41
The Idles	Slow Down	The Idles Demo	02:18
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Drugs	Ohama aka The White Album	04:36
Glamorcult	Mine is the Maiden	Early Glamour	04:39
Tenants	Sheriff	ST	03:52
Jon Mullane	One Turns Love Around	Following Yesterday	03:57
Spoons	South American Vacation	Arias & Symphonies	04:12
Diodes	Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Braineaters	Modern Man	Planet X	02:15
Figures At Dawn	Close My Eyes	ST	04:54
Images In Vogue	Grapevine	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:55
Drama	Traffic	Loneliness	02:53
Government	Plaza del Pimps	How Many Fingers?	03:13
Scenics	One Comes Closer	Underneath the Door	03:18
Corsage	Baby Said	ST	03:37
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
Figures At Dawn	Love Will Know	ST	03:50
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Space and Time	05:20
Melinite	For Now	Push The Button And Run!	03:37
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39
Cardboard Brains	And So I Hide	Live At The Edge	03:46
Rational Youth	Ring the Bells	Cold War Nightlife	05:13
Compilation	Instructions - D-6	The Circuit	05:14
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
Philip Rambow	Magnificient Obsession	Jungle Law	03:39
Cottage Industry	Leader	The Winter's Tale	03:37
Johnny Zhivago	New Things	Microalbum	03:19
Buddy King & the Motion!	I Didn't Know Her	Schoolgirl Alibis b/w I Didn't Know Her	02:14
Rivals	I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	I'll Just Let You Go b/w I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	04:42
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Glamorcult	Mine Is The Maiden	The Stone Sessions	04:16
The Front	Robbery	Underworld	04:21
Extras	Don’t Put Me On Hold	The Road to Zambando	02:52
Compilation	Hygiene Club - Blitzkrieg Bop	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	02:40
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind	Space and Time	04:49
Spoons	Young English Gentleman	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	03:35
The Scene (2)	What I Need	Only in Paradise	05:28
Graphics	Sleepdancer	Sleepdancer b/w Our Planet Ocean	03:41
NEO A4	Only a Fool	ST	03:52
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Extras	Zambando	The Road to Zambando	04:17
Land of Giants	Thing Called Love	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	06:57
Volts	Can't Hold on Too Long	Plugged In	03:15
John Bell and the Strange	Taking You Home in a Taxi	Taking You Home in a Taxi b/w Melissa	03:24
Glen Meadmore	Going to Town	Chicken & Biscuits	05:09
Diodes	Coma	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:50
Mettle	Five-Four	ST	04:39
Glamorcult	Manhattan Sunrise	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:24
Salty Seamen	I'm Done	In The Groove At Last	03:50
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
Vital Sines	Break the Chains	Big Dark Dreams	02:53
Glamorcult	Cry	Shadows From The Past	03:35
NEO A4	One's Enough	ST	03:40
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	Direct	ST	03:43
Friendly Fire	Complete Control	Junior Senility EP	03:12
Martha And The Muffins	Jets Seem Slower in London's Skies	This Is The Ice Age	02:36
True Confessions	He's a Liar	ST	03:16
Psyche	Twilight	The Influence	04:31
Cardboard Brains	Jungles	Live At The Edge	02:17
4th Floor	Black and White	Black & White b/w Follow in Stride	04:37
Government	Fumigators	Electric Eye	04:27
Insex	Play or Die	One (EP)	02:14
Compilation	The Secrets - All the Words	No Pedestrians	02:52
Secret Act	Our Little Secret	My Neighbourhood	04:36
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Exit From a Dream	05:27
Deserters	A.W.O.L.	ST	02:04
Land of Giants	Room With a View	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	02:50
Glamatron	Passport (Instrumental)	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:30
Moev	Cracked Mirror	Cracked Mirror (EP)	05:57
Handful of Snowdrops	Trust	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	04:24
Compilation	Vital Sines - Come and Buy Your Miracle	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	03:31
Tim Ray	Love = Fusion (July, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:50
Fictions	Won't Wash Away	ST	03:20
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Vital Sines	Collage	Collage	04:25
Boys Brigade	The Cut Up (Breaking Glass)	ST	04:24
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Over Mountains	Ohama aka The White Album	03:14
FM109	Hold On	ST	03:37
e	Coincidence	Reaction b/w Coincidence	03:06
Sebastian (Agnello)	Stop Picking On America	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:23
Corsage	Jackson	ST	03:41
Faded Films	Faded Years	Faded Years	04:11
Villains	Wendy's Melody	Go Crazy	03:47
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Tim Ray - History Lessons 1978-1984

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Lorne Ranger - I Want to be a Doorman

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Popular Front - Doomsday Army 2026 Remasters by Ron Obvious

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Popular Front - Doomsday Army b/w Puppet

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Klō - No Money b/w The Parking Lot Song

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Klō - Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor

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Klō - Fun b/w Weirdo

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Spoons - Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party

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Spoons - New Day New World

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Spoons - Static In Transmission

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Spoons - Vertigo Tango

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Spoons - Bridges Over Borders

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Spoons - Talkback

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Spoons - Nova Heart b/w Symmetry

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Spoons - Arias & Symphonies

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Spoons - Stick Figure Neighbourhood

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Tim Ray - ST

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Compilation - SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural

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Hygiene Club - Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary

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Avril Chown - American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight

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Kultur - Kultur

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The Idles - The Idles Demo

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Hunger Project - Demo 1982

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Hunger Project - The Same Inside b/w Assembly

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Boys Brigade - Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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