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
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Robots in the Cellar	Space and Time	04:06
Doppler Bros.	Welcome to Canada	Totally Impractical	03:48
Diodes	Parasite (1977 previously unreleased)	Rarities	03:17
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Psyche	The Sundial	The Influence	03:38
Benjamin Russell	Gonna be a Woman Soon	Madman	02:54
Rarefaction	Open Up Your Heart	Ordinary Man	04:12
Diodes	Polaroid	Action-Reaction	02:37
Lawn	Over the Top	Peace in the Valley	03:00
Moral Support	Heart of Gold	Insanity	03:40
Kaméléon	Anachronisme (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:24
Rational Youth	Heredity	Heredity	04:18
Drama	Anna King	Loneliness	03:04
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	ST (EP)	03:53
Johnny Faith	Pure Energy	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:55
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Exit From a Dream	05:21
Martha And The Muffins	Three Hundred Years - Chemistry	This Is The Ice Age	07:09
Pukka Orchestra	Spies of the Heart	ST	02:50
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
UJ3RK5	Hash Dreams of the Everyday Housewife	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:26
Rational Youth	Bang On	Heredity	04:11
Start	Just Another Girl	Hey You	04:57
Micks	I Want to be With You	ST (EP)	03:40
Dancespeak	Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	04:47
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	And Without a Word	Midway b/w Thin Lines	04:07
Cottage Industry	Kulturkreise	The Winter's Tale	03:02
Robert Armes	Radio Active	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	02:31
This Fear	Dreaming of a Nation	Darkness Shapes Imagination	04:08
Glamorcult	A Farewell to Arms	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	02:35
Images In Vogue	Lust for Love	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:18
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Time Twins	Yuri Song	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	07:03
A Neon Rome	You Should Fear Us	A Neon Rome	05:44
Kinetic Ideals	Angular Sky	Angular Sky / Fade Away (EP)	06:57
Benjamin Russell	Rock It	Pop Modern(e)	04:06
Within Gothic Towers	Will I Hope To Love	Within Gothic Towers	05:44
NEO A4	Standing	ST	03:50
True Confessions	4th Base	ST	02:46
Oui	Free from Body	Oui	03:01
Handful of Snowdrops	A New Light (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:19
Informer	I Know You Know	I Know You Know b/w Hold It	03:09
Breeding Ground	This Time Tomorrow	Tales of Adventure (EP)	04:01
Sex Church	Dull Light	Growing Over	03:42
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
100 Flowers	Haunted	21st Guessing	05:09
Bunny & the Lakers	Maid in Sweden	Numbers	04:01
Fictions	Better	ST	02:31
Psyche	Misery	The Influence	04:06
The Front	Underworld	Underworld	03:59
Iko	Subway 49	83	04:53
Einstein	Elusive Temptress	Sex and Science	04:48
100 Flowers	Pam	21st Guessing	03:33
Eight Seconds	We Set Him Free	Big Houses	05:04
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Flying Goodbye	Ohama aka The White Album	03:45
Escalators	Wooly Bully	ST	03:58
Age of Mirrors	Columbus Discovers America	Screenplay	03:12
The Front	Simple Dreams	Gina's at a Party	03:39
Spoons	Trade Winds	Arias & Symphonies	02:15
Scissors	Don't Call Me Chick	ST	02:17
Fictions	Dimestore Romance	ST	03:44
John Young Paul	Ermie has Feelers	The Life of Ermie Scub	03:25
Kinetic Ideals	Fade Away	Angular Sky / Fade Away (EP)	07:44
Faded Films	East of the Asylum	Faded Years	04:46
Breeding Ground	Slaughter	Reunion // Slaughter	04:55
39 Steps	I'll Take the Blame	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:25
Rave Revues	Nightmares	Voices	03:36
Compilation	L'Etranger - Light in the Morning (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:44
Psyche	Dreamstreet	Mystery Hotel	05:18
I Braineater	Wrong World	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:46
Melinite	Another Attempt	Push The Button And Run!	02:27
Neon	Second Wind	ST (EP)	02:52
A Day in Paris	déjà vu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:59
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Villains	Laylow	Go Crazy	03:20
The Front	The Haunting (Jimmy Loves Mary-Ann)	Gina's at a Party	04:07
Handful of Snowdrops	Immortals (1985)	Mort en direct	08:24
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
39 Steps	Jump on the Death Train	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:02
Glamatron	Porcelain Doll	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:49
Low Fun	The New Dictator	The New Dictator b/w Words We Left Behind	05:01
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
John Bell and the Strange	Melissa	Taking You Home in a Taxi b/w Melissa	06:50
Erect	The Colony	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:39
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	ST (mini album)	05:27
One Hand Clapping	Bad Pianos	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	01:26
Extras	Cult Kids	Bit Parts	03:07
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Hush	Now Reality (edited)	Replay	06:01
I Braineater	Just a Boy	I Here, Where You	02:52
Within Gothic Towers	I Will Lead You	Within Gothic Towers	04:58
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't Look Now	Spunker	03:44
Compilation	Direktive 17 - Mr. Jones	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:38
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Taro	Driftin Away	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:20

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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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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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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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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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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