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
Fictions	Better	ST	02:31
Degrees of Freedom	The Sound of a Jealous Heart	China	03:36
Rivals	I'll Just Let You Go	I'll Just Let You Go b/w I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	03:32
Psyche	Psyche Theme	The Influence	02:48
Lou Champagne System	Do Something	No Visible Means	04:34
Kings	Anti Hero man	Are Here	03:26
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Palace at 4 a.m.	Untamed World	Untamed World	03:52
Border	Black and White	Black and White b/w All in All (picture sleeve)	03:01
Breeding Ground	Reunion	Reunion // Slaughter	04:54
Compilation	Arson - We've Gotta Get Out of this Place	No Pedestrians	04:26
Bündock	Cowboy	Société Anonyme	03:46
Andrew Matheson	It Only Hurts When I Cry	Monterey Shoes	03:25
The Patterns	Afraid to Touch	Afraid to Touch b/w Always Sixteen	03:57
FM109	L'ecole est fuckee	ST	04:19
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
100 Flowers	Haunted	21st Guessing	05:09
Cottage Industry	The Point on a Hill	The Winter's Tale	03:59
Oui	You Make Me High	Oui	04:41
Diodes	Rocket Over & Under	Action-Reaction	04:21
Compilation	The Stranger - Don't Touch Me (Mr. X)	Strange Pleasures EP	04:54
John Bell and the Strange	Melissa	Taking You Home in a Taxi b/w Melissa	06:50
Martha And The Muffins	Whatever Happened to Radio Valve Road?	Danseparc	03:00
Extras	One Last Time	Bit Parts	03:45
Eight Seconds	Beyond the Shock	Big Houses	05:34
The Edge	Why Do I Miss You?	Release the Circle	03:53
Figures At Dawn	Bridges Burning	ST	03:36
e	Dance With Me	The Levitation Syndrome	03:36
Timothy Chipman	Strange Days	Strange Days b/w Night Patrol	02:48
Direktive 17	Don’t Pass Me By	ST (EP)	05:07
Psyche	Eternal	Mystery Hotel	04:15
Rob Bryanton	Gimme a Beer!	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:24
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Rikki & The Rokkits	New Wave	New Wave b/w They Never See (picture sleeve)	03:10
Spoons	Trade Winds	Arias & Symphonies	02:15
Kinetic Ideals	Together	A Personal View (EP)	05:54
Breeding Ground	Turn to Dust	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:20
Spoons	No Electrons	Arias & Symphonies	05:12
Within Gothic Towers	Is This My Moment Of Glory	Within Gothic Towers	04:01
Iko	Approach on Tokyo	83	05:15
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Living End (1)	In Your Dreams	ST	02:48
Glamatron	Passport (Instrumental)	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:30
Diodes	Tired Of Waking Up Tired (original demo 1978)	Rarities	03:29
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Scissors	All This And More	ST	02:46
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midway	Midway b/w Thin Lines	06:29
Spoons	The Rhythm	Talkback	04:06
Streetcar Named Desire	World War Son	Life Begins	04:28
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Thin Lines	Midway b/w Thin Lines	05:53
Braineater I	Waste	I Here, Where You	02:39
Rational Youth	No More and No Less	Heredity	04:06
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
Glamorcult	Yes, See Has the Afterglow	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:32
Living End (1)	Anaesthesia Grin	ST	03:29
Erect	We Are Police	Consequence of Life	02:14
Glamorcult	Pins & Needles	A Price To Paris	03:16
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Instructions	The Factory	ST	03:41
Norda	West Over Seas	West Over Seas	05:54
Interpol	Chocolate Covered Killer Bees	ST	03:20
A Neon Rome	The Magical Summer Of ’85	A Neon Rome	03:17
Mr. Science	Popeshat	Popeshat b/w Where R the Legs	04:15
Benjamin Russell	Power of Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:37
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Compilation	S.S. - Working Girl	No Pedestrians	03:09
Braineater I	Tin Pins and Cat Fur	I Here, Where You	02:36
Fictions	Praying for the World	ST	03:06
Philip Rambow	Snakes And Ladders	Jungle Law	03:52
Images In Vogue	Awaken Me	In The House	03:47
Decade of Dreams	One Night in Bohemia	Wild Colloquial	03:50
Within Gothic Towers	I've Got A Reason And You've Got A Prayer	Within Gothic Towers	04:41
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind	Space and Time	04:49
Bunny & the Lakers	t.b. Farm (Kiss Me Now)	Numbers	01:27
A Day in Paris	déjà vu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:59
Living End (1)	Close Your Eyes	ST	04:53
Bündock	Silhouette	Société Anonyme	04:06
Handful of Snowdrops	Face to Face (Interim Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:33
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
Glamatron	Facial Saviour	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	05:02
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama aka The White Album	02:44
Rin Tin Tin	Jackin' the House of Commons	Give Meech a Chance // Jackin' the House of Commons	08:26
Glamorcult	In Time (Only to be Free)	Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)	04:17
Villains	Wendy's Melody	Go Crazy	03:47
Images In Vogue	Educated Man	Educated Man	03:54
Magic Dragon	Memories	Emotional Landscape	04:11
Reasons	Boy He's Got a Girl	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:52
Images In Vogue	King's Service	In The House	03:25
Demars	Les cosmétiques cosmiques	Les Tele-Tetes	03:48
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Compilation	Bongo Fury - Alaska Shuffle	Toronto Calling	04:01
Scenics	O Boy	Underneath the Door	01:58
Handful of Snowdrops	Trust	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	04:24
Modernettes	No Tears	Gone..But Not Forgiven	03:37
Cardboard Brains	Jungles	Live At The Edge	02:17
Images In Vogue	Holiday (Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	04:16

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Diodes - Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981

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Diodes - Rarities

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Diodes - Action-Reaction

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Scenics - New Part In Town

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Dancespeak - Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)

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Bangkok - Eve of Destruction b/w Planet of My Own

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Cardboard Brains - Live At The Edge

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4th Floor - Black & White b/w Follow in Stride

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Breeding Ground - Obscurity And Flair

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Breeding Ground - Tales of Adventure (EP)

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Breeding Ground - Reunion // Slaughter

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Breeding Ground - Wintergarden (EP)

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Nowhere - No More b/w Living

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midway b/w Thin Lines

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - I Fear What I Might Hear

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midnite News

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama aka The White Album

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