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
Rex Chainbelt	Talk It Over	Foreign Movie	02:15
Government	Following You	Electric Eye	02:07
Boys Brigade	The Cut Up (Breaking Glass)	ST	04:24
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
NEO A4	Home	The Warmer Side of You	02:53
Benjamin Russell	Boffo	Madman	02:12
Scenics	O Boy	Underneath the Door	01:58
Living End (1)	Time is Unkind	ST	03:11
A Day in Paris	déjà vu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:59
39 Steps	Hit It Up	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:14
Streetcar Named Desire	A Month of Sundays	Life Begins	04:36
I Braineater	Waste	I Here, Where You	02:39
Mannequin Depressives	Erase It	Girls Are Evil	04:58
Diodes	That Was the Way it Was (Eastern Sound Demo 1979)	Rarities	04:27
Golden Calgarians	Happy Man	Savage Love	02:10
Living End (1)	The Procession	ST	04:40
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Dead Dogs	Spunker	02:32
Extras	Stay Up All Night	Bit Parts	02:54
Pukka Orchestra	Cherry Beach Express	ST	03:07
Dancespeak	Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	04:47
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Erect	Don't Put Me Down	Consequence of Life	02:44
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Cannon Heath Down	Light Your Eyes	Heart-Throb Companion	03:06
Images In Vogue	S&M	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:53
The Scene (2)	Meet the Man	Only in Paradise	03:54
Secret Act	That Certain Feeling	My Neighbourhood	03:33
Rave Revues	Rules Of Play	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:23
Diodes	Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
Spoons	Ice Age	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:08
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Mannequin Depressives	Dissolve	Girls Are Evil	01:45
Decade of Dreams	Stop This Car	Wild Colloquial	02:12
I Braineater	Canada	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:23
NEO A4	Only a Fool	ST	03:52
DeMars	Le fou sur l'île	Les Télé-Têtes	04:04
Johnny Faith	Standing On the Red Line	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:52
Start	Out of the Tube	Hey You	02:27
Strange Advance	Love Games	Worlds Away	03:51
James Harcourt	Moment of Madness	Emotional Blackmail	03:03
Psyche	Taking Chances	Unveiling The Secret	04:38
Glamorcult	Cocktail Conversations	A Price To Paris	04:32
Deserters	No Time for Talking	ST	03:16
100 Flowers	Haunted	21st Guessing	05:09
UJ3RK5	Eisenhower and the Hippies	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:48
Breeding Ground	Turn to Dust	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:20
Braineaters	Modern Man	Planet X	02:15
James Harcourt	Eye of the Needle	Emotional Blackmail	02:54
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
Corsage	Troubles	ST	04:57
Kaméléon	Pique-nique (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	02:22
Drama	Electronic Pink Panther	Loneliness	02:23
39 Steps	A Taste of Poison [alternate]	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:35
Scenics	I'm Hurt	Underneath the Door	02:02
Klō	Mrs. Fong	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	02:32
Tenants	What's In It For Me?	ST	02:43
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
Modernettes	Won't Have To Worry	Gone..But Not Forgiven	02:22
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Avril Chown	American Boys	American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight	03:04
Boys Brigade	Shadows	Mannequin Demo	03:32
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Iko	Elevator	83	03:56
39 Steps	Just Amphetamine	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:51
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
Fictions	Praying for the World	ST	03:06
Inner Sanction	Standing in the Rain	Prophecy	03:21
Bündock	Pris par le temps	Société Anonyme	03:23
Compilation	Winston Hancock - Girls, Girls	No Pedestrians	03:15
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Numbers	Sunday Afternoon	Add Up	03:39
Contradance	She's Got an Eyepiece	Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)	04:19
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes	I Fear What I Might Hear	03:41
Kinetic Ideals	Together	A Personal View (EP)	05:54
Lou Champagne System	Silent Walking	No Visible Means	06:56
A Neon Rome	The Prayer	New Heroin	06:01
Living End (1)	Close Your Eyes	ST	04:53
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Now They've Landed (Harmonics)	Space and Time	05:01
Barking Boys	Blood Money	The Yes Girls	05:01
Villains	Laylow	Go Crazy	03:20
NEO A4	Standing	ST	03:50
Spoons	Out of My Hands	Talkback	03:19
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Ordinary Man	04:56
Moev	Circles And Squares	Dusk and Desire	03:29
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Living End	Death at an Early Age	Death at an Early Age b/w Magic Carpet Ride	03:12
Corsage	Victory Square	ST	04:16
Rikki & The Rokkits	They Never See	New Wave b/w They Never See (picture sleeve)	03:23
Jon Mullane	Somebody	Following Yesterday	03:15
Psyche	Uncivilized	Mystery Hotel	03:41
Oui	People Talk	Oui	03:50
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
Drastic Measures	See My House	ST	02:46
Handful of Snowdrops	Gabrielle (1987)	Mort en direct	06:32
Tame & Talking	Fashion Fit	ST	04:08
Glamorcult	Lonely Faces	The Stone Sessions	03:12

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Bruce PM - Makeshift

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Hunger Project - The Same Inside b/w Assembly

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Hunger Project - Demo 1982

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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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Boys Brigade - ST

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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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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This Fear - Darkness Shapes Imagination

Tenants - ST

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