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
Living End (1)	Blow	ST	02:35
Diodes	That Was the Way it Was (Eastern Sound Demo 1979)	Rarities	04:27
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Diodes	Heat or the Beat	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:38
Tau Ceti	Bathed in Dark Light (rhythm version)	So Far	05:23
Glamorcult	Interlude	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:31
David Raven & the Escorts	Keep On Burning	David Raven And The Escorts	03:49
Catherine	Operating System	Operating System b/w Operating System	03:03
Reasons	Playing With Your Heart	Reasonable Rock (EP)	03:53
This Fear	Lights of Capitals	Darkness Shapes Imagination	03:50
Rational Youth	Sorry	Heredity	04:47
Numbers	Won't You Call	Add Up	03:11
Scenics	Tokyo	New Part In Town	04:07
Pale Blue	Therapy	Ruin b/w Therapy	03:53
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
Decade of Dreams	Tra la la	Wild Colloquial	02:58
UJ3RK5	Name Pavlov Ring Bell	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:28
Handful of Snowdrops	Chemical Engineering (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	03:22
Pukka Orchestra	Goldmine in the Sky	The Palace Of Memeory	03:58
Aircuts	Sheila	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	03:22
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
45's	Real Confused	On the Beach	02:15
Martha And The Muffins	Walking Into Walls	Danseparc	02:57
Benjamin Russell	Can You See Me?	Madman	01:27
Land of Giants	Fire With Fire	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:50
John Young Paul	Summertime!	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:29
Golden Calgarians	Savage Love	Savage Love	04:16
Ralph Mashats	Empty Eyes (Fly My Way)	Irradies b/w Empty Eyes (Fly My Way) (picture sleeve)	05:05
Government	Zippers of Fire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:05
Diodes	Edge of Darkness	Action-Reaction	03:10
Rave Revues	Rules Of Play	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:23
Kaméléon	Smarties (1983)	Groupe électro-pop	04:54
John Bell and the Strange	Taking You Home in a Taxi	Taking You Home in a Taxi b/w Melissa	03:24
Instructions	Wicked Heart	ST	04:02
Handful of Snowdrops	The Ghost of a Song	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	03:44
Handful of Snowdrops	In the Eye of the Storm	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	07:25
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Handful of Snowdrops	Shadows on the Heart	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:33
Rarefaction	Night Crawler	Ordinary Man	05:02
Family Plot	Dervish	Convictions	04:11
The Front	Looking For You	Gina's at a Party	04:32
Land of Giants	Cannibal Dolls	Cannibal Dolls b/w Seven Men	03:32
Spoons	My Favourite Page	Talkback	04:01
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
Bündock	El Salvador (The Beat of)	Société Anonyme	04:30
45's	Say You'll Be Mine	On the Beach	03:15
Scott Matthews	Navigation	Boats in Rivers	03:33
Degrees of Freedom	Risk	China	03:46
True Confessions	He's a Liar	ST	03:16
Diodes	Catwalker	Action-Reaction	03:29
Odd Man Out	Whatever Happened to Us	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	04:02
Extras	One Last Time	Bit Parts	03:45
Cannon Heath Down	Having Dreams	Heart-Throb Companion	02:14
Government	Following You	Electric Eye	02:07
Secret Act	Heaven	My Neighbourhood	04:12
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
The Voxx	Flower Boy	Flower Boy b/w Flower Boy DVB	03:01
Modernettes	Femme Fatale	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:53
Interpol	Ursula (At Warsaw International)	ST	06:35
Handful of Snowdrops	When Comes Daylight	Land of the Damned	05:01
Benjamin Russell	Shadows Dancing	Pop Modern(e)	04:15
Hot Tip	Father I Know	Stop All Motion	04:18
Scenics	One Comes Closer	Underneath the Door	03:18
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Shadow Love	Space and Time	04:38
Tim Ray	Now What Was That	ST	02:58
Eight Seconds	Moving Day	Big Houses	03:45
Popular Front (1)	Living On the Line	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	03:48
Todd Stevens	This Way!	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:20
Kings	Love Store	Are Here	03:28
Handful of Snowdrops	What You Want	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:30
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Benjamin Russell	Pop Modern(e)	Pop Modern(e)	03:51
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	A Neon Rome	03:06
Compilation	Moist & Tender - You're On My Way	Toronto Calling	02:42
Extras	Mega Media Myth	The Road to Zambando	04:47
Strange Advance	Love Games	Worlds Away	03:51
Velveteens	Tall House	Tall House (EP)	03:05
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News II	I Fear What I Might Hear	04:36
Austra	Beat and the Pulse	Feel it Break	04:55
Reactors	Alien Radio	If I Only Had a Brain b/w Alien Radio	02:22
Psyche	Misery's Return	The Influence	04:57
Blueprints	What You D-Serve	Stare 01	02:51
Villains	You Are (All These Things to Me)	Go Crazy	04:38
Government	Following You (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:15
Compilation	The Secrets - I'll Cry Tomorrow	No Pedestrians	03:11
Scissors	Don't Call Me Chick	ST	02:17
Modernettes	The Rebel Kind	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:08
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Wanderlust	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	01:58
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Fictions	Don't Look Down	ST	02:31
Compilation	Tammie Chicorli - A Special Day	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:29
Land of Giants	Fountains in the Rain	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:30
Glamorcult	Shadows of Regret	A Price To Paris	03:44
Compilation	L'Etranger - Light in the Morning (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:44
Jon Mullane	Somebody	Following Yesterday	03:15
Hush	Now Reality	Replay	04:41

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Bruce PM - Makeshift

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Klō - Demo 1981

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Klō - Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor

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Klō - Demo 1982

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Beach Punks - She Got Body Talk

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Hush - Replay

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Contradance - Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)

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The Scene (2) - Only in Paradise

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DeMars - Stories from between the Walls

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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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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