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
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Tulpa	Apologize to Your Mother	Apologize to Your Mother (picture sleeve)	04:29
Glamorcult	On The Line	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:04
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	The Safety Dance	04:47
Avril Chown	Losin’ Sight	American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight	03:53
Melinite	My Anna of Discretion	Push The Button And Run!	02:36
Glamorcult	If Only You Knew	Early Glamour	04:13
Handful of Snowdrops	The Scariest Notion (1st Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	05:08
Age of Mirrors	Simple Gift of Love	Mirage	03:05
Timothy Chipman	China Doll	Ghost Parade	02:31
100 Flowers	Coming Up For Air	21st Guessing	04:06
Deserters	Take It Away	ST	03:26
Spoons	Time Stands Still	Talkback	05:00
Andrew Matheson	True Romance	Monterey Shoes	03:42
Austra	Shoot the Water	Feel it Break	03:22
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Psyche	Insatiable	Mystery Hotel	04:41
Absolute 9	Fence	Love and Work b/w Fence	03:00
Lunasam	Redhead	Redhead	03:52
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Joe Mavety & the Mule	Voices Like Thunder	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	04:00
Lawn	Peace in the Valley	Peace in the Valley	03:37
Tyro	Told You	A Little More Time (EP)	03:28
Compilation	Zro4 - Blood	No Pedestrians	03:29
Kings	It's Okay	Are Here	02:55
Images In Vogue	Politics of Sound	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	03:56
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
FM109	Hold On	ST	03:37
Blue Peter	Cloak and Dagger	Test Patterns For Living	03:45
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Benjamin Russell	Broken-Hearted Lovers	Pop Modern(e)	02:43
True Confessions	Modern Girl	ST	03:03
Ross Angeles	She Knows	Salute	03:12
Cottage Industry	The Point on a Hill	The Winter's Tale	03:59
Benjamin Russell	One Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:55
Magic Dragon	Egyptian Radio	Emotional Landscape	04:12
The Front	Robbery	Underworld	04:21
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Odd Man Out	Whatever Happened to Us	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	04:02
Martha And The Muffins	Am I On?	Trance and Dance	03:24
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Diodes	Curiosity Girl (1977 previously unreleased version)	Rarities	02:51
Compilation	Bongo Fury - Alaska Shuffle	Toronto Calling	04:01
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
100 Flowers	21st Guessing	21st Guessing	04:16
Absolute 9	We're Waiting	ST	02:40
The Scene (2)	Soul Spectrum	Only in Paradise	05:09
The Front	Looking For You	Gina's at a Party	04:32
FM109	S.O.S.	ST	03:54
Images In Vogue	Fade Away	Educated Man	03:31
The Gas	Special This Week	Evacuate Mississauga (picture sleeve)	02:14
Andrew Matheson	Debbie	Monterey Shoes	06:26
Austra	Lose It	Feel it Break	04:29
Doppler Bros.	I Wanna Write for the Muzak Man	Totally Impractical	03:58
Future Yanx	Suite For A Nation	Suite For A Nation (picture sleeve)	03:12
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Handful of Snowdrops	White Dominoes (1st Lineup Studio Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	03:11
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Glamorcult	Follow the Shadow	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:24
Benjamin Russell	Orphans	Pop Modern(e)	03:35
Handful of Snowdrops	The Keep - When Comes Daylight (1986-87)	Mort en direct	07:30
Pukka Orchestra	Listen to the Radio	ST	03:48
Within Gothic Towers	Is This My Moment Of Glory	Within Gothic Towers	04:01
Strange Advance	Love Games	Worlds Away	03:51
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Motive	Don’t You Know	Don’t You Know b/w It’s Too Late (picture sleeve)	03:21
Rex Chainbelt	Bruised & Beaten	Foreign Movie	02:30
Cottage Industry	Things Go Up	The Winter's Tale	03:34
Dada	If I'm Blind	That's Dada (picture sleeve)	02:46
Modernettes	Won't Have To Worry	Gone..But Not Forgiven	02:22
Barking Boys	Ghost Story	The Yes Girls	04:09
Spoons	Quiet World	Talkback	04:37
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	My Time	Midnite News	05:15
Entrance System	Imperfect Image	Imperfect Image	03:38
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Kings	Go Away	Are Here	03:47
Mettle	Five-Four	ST	04:39
Big Dog	Cantina	99 Change Hands	05:19
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Benjamin Russell	Rock It	Pop Modern(e)	04:06
Glamorcult	My Lady	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:02
Compilation	The Stranger - Don't Touch Me (Fast Mix)	Strange Pleasures EP	09:34
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes	I Fear What I Might Hear	03:41
Benjamin Russell	Out of it Girl	Madman	01:37
Images In Vogue	So Careful (Extended Mix)	So Careful (Extended Mix)	07:17
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Body of Vagrant Waves	I Fear What I Might Hear	08:36
Inner Sanction	Hush	Shake Up - Fly Down	03:20
Moev	Cracked Mirror	Cracked Mirror (EP)	05:57
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Stop	Spunker	02:57
Land of Giants	Thing Called Love	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	06:57
Rave Revues	Living in the Shadows	Voices	04:07
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Timothy Chipman	Strange Days	Strange Days b/w Night Patrol	02:48
Andrew Matheson	Tender is the Night	Monterey Shoes	05:51
Family Plot	Dervish	Convictions	04:11
Spunker (aka Neotone)	No More Walrus	Spunker	03:55
The Front	The Haunting (Jimmy Loves Mary-Ann)	Gina's at a Party	04:07
Government	It Must be God-Downtown	Electric Eye	02:52

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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