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
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind	Exit From a Dream	04:54
Psyche	Taking Chances	Unveiling The Secret	04:38
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	A Neon Rome	03:06
Class Info	I Want	Inside	05:22
Kaméléon	Rouge barbele	ST	04:54
Skoolboyz	Where's My Waitress?	ST (EP)	03:05
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Body of Vagrant Waves	I Fear What I Might Hear	08:36
Johnny Faith	Party time	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	01:42
Villains	Laylow	Go Crazy	03:20
Clooz	You Can Do	Leave Me Alone b/w You Can Do	03:02
Villains	Call Me Up	Go Crazy	03:00
Handful of Snowdrops	Sometimes I	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:44
Mobile Clones	Motionless	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	04:19
Handful of Snowdrops	Gabrielle	Land of the Damned	06:32
Martha And The Muffins	What People Do for Fun	Danseparc	04:02
Psyche	Wake the Flood Unconscious	Mystery Hotel	02:53
Kings	Love Store	Are Here	03:28
Edsells	She Escaped	Don't Wanna Go to School b/w She Escaped	04:22
Rin Tin Tin	Give Meech a Chance	Give Meech a Chance // Jackin' the House of Commons	03:11
Psyche	The Dark Pool	The Influence	04:54
Martha And The Muffins	Casualties of Glass	This Is The Ice Age	05:17
Psyche	Prisoner to Desire	Unveiling The Secret	05:37
Vital Sines	Fear of the Cold	Big Dark Dreams	03:41
Cottage Industry	Kulturkreise	The Winter's Tale	03:02
Aircuts	Radioactivity	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	02:57
Numbers	She's Got Everything	Add Up	02:38
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Cardboard Brains	Ermie Has Feelers	Live At The Edge	05:36
Deserters	Boys In Berlin	ST	03:42
Handful of Snowdrops	Counterclockwise (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	03:30
Glamorcult	Live for Today	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	03:34
Kaméléon	Les chats ballerines	ST	03:53
Austra	Spellwork	Feel it Break	05:09
UJ3RK5	Booty Dread	ST (EP)	01:56
Salt And the Choppers	I And You	I And You b/w Flounder (picture sleeve)	02:41
Oui	Circle of Love	Oui	04:20
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	The Safety Dance	04:47
Benjamin Russell	Rock It	Pop Modern(e)	04:06
Modernettes	Red Nails	View From The Bottom (EP)	03:02
Degrees of Freedom	Call Me Midnight	China	04:51
Glen Meadmore	Girlene	Chicken & Biscuits	05:07
Deserters	Raining Over France	ST	02:38
Johnny Zhivago	New Things	Microalbum	03:19
Compilation	Crash Course In Science - Kitchen Motors (Produced by John Wicks, Third Story Recording, Philadelphia, USA)	Strange Pleasures EP	02:36
Preison's Shade	Race Me Home	Race Me Home (EP)	04:56
Diodes	Hot Sands	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:32
Neon	Slaves	ST (EP)	03:00
Ralph Mashats	Irradies	Irradies b/w Empty Eyes (Fly My Way) (picture sleeve)	03:54
Lawn	Over the Top	Peace in the Valley	03:00
Eight Seconds	Beyond the Shock	Big Houses	05:34
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Instrumental)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:18
A Neon Rome	Islam	A Neon Rome	10:18
This Fear	Haunting Me	Darkness Shapes Imagination	05:23
Vital Sines	Rhythm of Dark	Collage	05:34
Glamorcult	Silent Reflection	A Price To Paris	03:59
Handful of Snowdrops	From One Place to Another (1990)	Mort en direct	05:11
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Spoons	Don't Shoot the Messenger	Talkback	03:19
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired (Live On Open Mike With Mike Bullard, Jan. 22 1999)	Rarities	03:51
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
Barking Boys	Open City	The Yes Girls	04:07
Fictions	Won't Wash Away	ST	03:20
Red Herring	Taste Tests	Taste Tests	02:50
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Moev	M.T. M.T. N.M.E.	Zimmerkampf	05:15
Nex'd	Surreal	Surreal (EP)	05:45
Taro	Driftin Away	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:20
Joe Naylor	I'm Canadian Beer	I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights	02:23
I Braineater	Songs for the Masses	I Here, Where You	03:43
Spoons	The Rhythm	Talkback	04:06
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Benjamin Russell	Teresa	Madman	04:15
Zipper	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll)	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll) b/w Slowtown Rats	02:59
Moev	Alibis	Dusk and Desire	04:37
Escalators	Here Comes That Girl Again	ST	03:05
Andrew Matheson	My Girls (Pin-Up Parade)	Monterey Shoes	03:52
Time Twins	Yuri Song	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	07:03
Rarefaction	You In Me	Ordinary Man	05:50
Compilation	The Sharks - Get Off the Radio	No Pedestrians	03:00
Blue Peter	Same Old Place	Test Patterns For Living	03:12
Diodes	Everything I Am	Action-Reaction	03:15
Rob Bryanton	We Are All Chemicals	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:28
Family Plot	Swagger	Convictions	03:12
Interpol	Chocolate Covered Killer Bees	ST	03:20
True Confessions	Smokey's Gonna Twist	ST	02:25
FM109	Food On Nuclear Device	ST	06:38
Rarefaction	Open Up Your Heart	Ordinary Man	04:12
Glamorcult	Shadows From The Past	Shadows From The Past	03:54
Villains	Go Crazy	Go Crazy	03:17
Nevermen	Real Life	The Monitor LP	05:10
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Exit From a Dream	05:27
Compilation	Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl	The Circuit	03:10
Null Set	Stripe	New Job (EP)	01:18
Breeding Ground	Happy Now I Know	Tales of Adventure (EP)	03:45
Low Fun	The New Dictator	The New Dictator b/w Words We Left Behind	05:01
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	A Giant Starfish	Ohama aka The White Album	04:11

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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