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
Martha And The Muffins	Terminal Twilight	Metro Music	04:41
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:10
Extras	Teddy	Bit Parts	05:50
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Family Plot	Wings of Fate	Convictions	04:02
Glamatron	Porcelain Doll	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:49
Tin Twist	Sometimes It's Funny	Sometimes It's Funny (picture sleeve)	03:38
A Day in Paris	cAn'T lOoK aWaY	Rhymes On Vinyl	04:03
Living End (1)	Is it Murder	ST	03:34
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Direktive 17	Don’t Pass Me By	ST (EP)	05:07
Glamorcult	Distant Memories	The Stone Sessions	04:07
Lawn	Rites	Peace in the Valley	03:48
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	Promise	ST	04:31
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Kings	Partyitis	Are Here	03:51
Spoons	Radio Heaven	Bridges Over Borders	03:57
Compilation	Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl	The Circuit	03:10
Streetcar Named Desire	World War Son	Life Begins	04:28
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Timeless Thoughts (To the Stars)	Space and Time	04:54
Pierre Perpall	Da Da Da (Vocal)	Da Da Da	03:50
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
Breeding Ground	Thin Red Line	Wintergarden (EP)	04:22
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:24
The Patterns	Afraid to Touch	Afraid to Touch b/w Always Sixteen	03:57
Red Herring	The Crab Song	Taste Tests	03:57
Hygiene Club	Sea Monster	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	03:10
Erect	We Are Police	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:19
Kings	It's Okay	Are Here	02:55
Shanghai Lil	Flower And a Bee	Flower And a Bee b/w Nirvana - Oh What a Night	04:28
Cannon Heath Down	Not Now	Heart-Throb Companion	02:15
Insex	Play or Die	One (EP)	02:14
A Neon Rome	Cums a Wolf	New Heroin	04:15
Instructions	Tell-a-Photo	D-6 b/w Tell-a-Photo (picture sleeve)	03:38
Moral Lepers	China Rag	Turn to Stone	04:26
Demars	Véhiculation humaine	Les Tele-Tetes	04:54
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Entrance System	Minimal Spirits	Imperfect Image	03:24
Mannequin Depressives	Erase It	Girls Are Evil	04:58
I Braineater	Just a Boy	I Here, Where You	02:52
e	Power Blackout	The Levitation Syndrome	02:39
Glamatron	Facial Saviour	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	05:02
Barking Boys	Here She Comes	The Yes Girls	03:55
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Within Gothic Towers	I've Got A Reason And You've Got A Prayer	Within Gothic Towers	04:41
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Tim Ray	Now What Was That	ST	02:58
Rob Bryanton	Everybody Feels Some Pain	Alcohol And Other Drugs	04:45
Faded Films	East of the Asylum	Faded Years	04:46
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Glamorcult	Mine Is The Maiden	The Stone Sessions	04:16
Magic Dragon	(White Monkey) Under The Volcano	Emotional Landscape	07:16
Bündock	Pris par le temps	Société Anonyme	03:23
Images In Vogue	Anxiety Reaction	Educated Man	04:05
Rational Youth	Freeze	Heredity	05:00
Handful of Snowdrops	Voices in the Night	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:41
Mannequin Depressives	I Don't Get You	Girls Are Evil	04:31
NEO A4	Home	The Warmer Side of You	02:53
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Glamorcult	Afterglow	Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)	04:44
The Front	The Haunting (Jimmy Loves Mary-Ann)	Gina's at a Party	04:07
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Diodes	Lost in the Dark	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:50
Frigidaires	Three Cool Cats	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:12
Government	Greetings from the Gutter (Reprise)	Electric Eye	00:50
UJ3RK5	Name Pavlov Ring Bell	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:28
Kinetic Ideals	In a Second	A Personal View (EP)	06:59
Interpol	When Rock 'n' Roll Was in the Hole	ST	02:26
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Time Twins	Say Uncle	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	04:16
Awake The Echoes	Someone	Normal Life	04:07
Erect	The Colony	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:39
Compilation	Jenerentola - Lagata (Jenerentola)	Strange Pleasures EP	06:32
Generra	Don’t Cut Me	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	03:57
Redlife	Hope for Tomorrow	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:44
Images In Vogue	In the House (Single Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	03:14
Vital Sines	Hype	Collage	04:43
Quasi Hands	Oil Barons	ST	03:49
Images In Vogue	In the House (Extended Dance Remix)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	08:25
Red Herring	Love Machine	Taste Tests	03:32
Glen Meadmore	Lovin' In My Oven	Chicken & Biscuits	04:07
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Hot Tip	Teach Me Something	Stop All Motion	04:12
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Moral Support	Hold On to Time	Insanity	04:40
Demars	Les cosmétiques cosmiques	Les Tele-Tetes	03:48
Absolute 9	We're Waiting	ST	02:40
Diodes	Survivors	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:56
BB Gabor	Moscow Drug Club	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Moscow Drug Club (picture sleeve)	04:26
Handful of Snowdrops	Astronauts (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:31
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Sister H. Immaculata	Spunker	02:12
Deserters	A.W.O.L.	ST	01:00
Images In Vogue	S&M	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:53
Ross Angeles	Hip Hip	Salute	02:21
Extras	I’ll be Wanting You	The Road to Zambando	04:15
Salty Seamen	In the Groove at Last	In The Groove At Last	02:35
Cannon Heath Down	Julia Rainbow	Heart-Throb Companion	04:31
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Dream Child	Heaven Knows	Heaven Knows b/w Luv On the Line	04:54
Moral Lepers	Beryl Bean	Turn to Stone	02:41

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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