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
David Raven & the Escorts	Somethin' in Our Way	David Raven And The Escorts	04:25
Diodes	Behind Those Eyes (Aug 1977 Crash 'N' Burn Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	02:42
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39
Einstein	Fire of My Loins	Sex and Science	04:48
Spoons	On the Beach	Bridges Over Borders	03:48
Austra	Spellwork	Feel it Break	05:09
True Confessions	Passion	ST	02:44
Government	Get You Sleepin'	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:17
Numbers	Mr. Dempster	Add Up	03:49
Spoons	Blow Away	Arias & Symphonies	05:59
Kinetic Ideals	Maze of Ways	Life In Shadow b/w Maze of Ways	04:09
Instructions	OK	ST	03:53
Rarefaction	All the Broken Seams	Ordinary Man	03:44
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Blue Peter	Living in the Eighties	Test Patterns For Living	02:26
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Talkin' About Her	Spunker	03:07
Spoons	Trade Winds	Arias & Symphonies	02:15
Cannon Heath Down	quagmire	Heart-Throb Companion	00:30
e	Excerpt	Prime Cuts	02:09
Bicycle Thieves	Instead of a Heart	ST	04:31
Land of Giants	Security Squad	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:32
Start	Just Another Girl	Hey You	04:57
Government	Portrait	How Many Fingers?	02:36
UJ3RK5	Name Pavlov Ring Bell	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:28
Spoons	Rodeo	Bridges Over Borders	04:12
Pale Blue	Therapy	Ruin b/w Therapy	03:53
Tame & Talking	The Hole	ST	03:11
Faded Films	The Top	Faded Years	02:43
Glamorcult	Would It Be Over	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:28
Villains	Wendy's Melody	Go Crazy	03:47
Bündock	Stand Still	Société Anonyme	02:45
Lou Champagne System	Do Something	No Visible Means	04:34
Kings	My Habit	Are Here	03:41
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Mettle	The Invisibles	ST	03:14
Pukka Orchestra	This Sordid Thing Called Love	The Palace Of Memeory	04:17
Palace at 4 a.m.	Palace at 4 A.M.	Untamed World	01:25
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Strange Advance	Watermusic	Worlds Away	00:55
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Instructions	Suburban Dream	ST	04:15
The Front	Someday	Gina's at a Party	03:34
Strange Advance	Hold On to the Nite	Worlds Away	04:34
Taro	Driftin Away	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:20
Johnny Faith	Party time	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	01:42
Scenics	O Charlotte	New Part In Town	03:44
Braineaters	London Town	Planet X	01:24
Decade of Dreams	Sarah	Wild Colloquial	02:26
Ohm & the Secret Sources	You Know I Love You	Space and Time	04:26
Men Without Hats	Utter Space	Folk of the 80's (EP)	02:44
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Scenics	One Comes Closer	Underneath the Door	03:18
Living End (1)	Is it Murder	ST	03:34
Scenics	Open Up Your Door	Underneath the Door	02:09
A Fish in C	In Transit	In Transit (picture sleeve)	03:49
Eight Seconds	Listen	Almacantar	05:17
Glamorcult	Loneliness (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:54
Benjamin Russell	Pop Modern(e)	Pop Modern(e)	03:51
Barking Boys	Open City	The Yes Girls	04:07
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
Hot Tip	Hard to be Me	Stop All Motion	03:50
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Mushin No Shin	Midnite News	05:35
Deserters	Thought Police	ST	04:08
Lawn	Beluger	Peace in the Valley	03:46
Benjamin Russell	Shadows Dancing	Pop Modern(e)	04:15
Oui	Pulling Me Closer	Oui	03:45
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Tokyo Streets/ A Dream Girl To Me // Anna King/ Interlude	04:44
Blueprints	Tribute to a Fool	Stare 01	03:50
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Handful of Snowdrops	Voices in the Night	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:41
Salty Seamen	Star Train	In The Groove At Last	04:01
Nex'd	Flexible	Surreal (EP)	06:21
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Ordinary Man	04:56
Absolute 9	Stop Thinking	ST	03:14
Salty Seamen	In the Groove at Last	In The Groove At Last	02:35
Rarefaction	You In Me	Ordinary Man	05:50
Braineaters	Modern Man	Planet X	02:15
Land of Giants	Room With a View	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	02:50
Scissors	Wrecked My Car	ST	02:16
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Kings	Love Store	Are Here	03:28
Novels	Son of Sam	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	02:35
UJ3RK5	Hands of Orlac	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:36
Golden Calgarians	New Desperados	New Desperados b/w Minutes to Heaven (picture sleeve)	03:07
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
Contradance	Black Preppies	Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)	02:28
Scenics	Walk in the Desert	Underneath the Door	01:32
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
Glamorcult	Session 2 (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	03:24
UJ3RK5	Locator	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:04
Breeding Ground	Business	Obscurity And Flair	04:02
Hush	Now Reality (edited)	Replay	06:01
Moev	Photos	Dusk and Desire	04:50
Absolute 9	Fence	ST	02:58
Kinetic Ideals	Touch Me (Now)	Touch Me (Now)	07:27
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin' to Glide	Are Here	05:43
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
Kings	Anti Hero man	Are Here	03:26

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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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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