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
Extras	Circular Impression	Bit Parts	02:13
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	The Safety Dance	04:47
Drama	Hidden Melodies	Loneliness	03:54
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Open Window	Midnite News	03:33
Rex Chainbelt	Goodbye Carol	Foreign Movie	03:24
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Glamorcult	The Bass of Our Style	A Price To Paris	03:53
Spunker (aka Neotone)	I'm in the Stars For You	Spunker	04:36
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Kinetic Ideals	Angular Sky	Angular Sky / Fade Away (EP)	06:57
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Andrew Matheson	Debbie	Monterey Shoes	06:26
Ohm & the Secret Sources	No Feelings	Space and Time	03:34
Neurons	Midnight Meetings	Midnight Meetings b/w New Location	04:27
Braineater I	Just a Boy	I Here, Where You	02:52
Benjamin Russell	Want a World	Madman	02:13
Magic Dragon	Objet Du Desire	Emotional Landscape	05:34
Martha And The Muffins	Casualties of Glass	This Is The Ice Age	05:17
Annabelle's Room	Hopscotch	ST	04:41
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't You Think I'm Kiddin' Ya	Spunker	02:51
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
Rave Revues	Nightmares	Voices	03:36
Reasons	Take Me Back	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:01
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Images In Vogue	Holiday (Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	04:16
Rational Youth	Le meilleur des mondes	Cold War Nightlife	03:14
Diodes	Behind Those Eyes (Aug 1977 Crash 'N' Burn Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	02:42
45's	On the Beach	On the Beach	04:05
Vis-A-Vis	I am the Night	Heart and Soul	03:40
Glamorcult	Follow the Shadow	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:24
Popular Front (1)	Forty Days	This is the Rubicon	04:40
Censure	Foxy Lady	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:24
Compilation	Tulpä - Apologize to Your Mother	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:06
e	The Fall	The Levitation Syndrome	03:15
Strange Advance	Worlds Away	Worlds Away	07:00
A Neon Rome	You Should Fear Us	A Neon Rome	05:44
Eight Seconds	Listen	Almacantar	05:17
Oui	Pulling Me Closer	Oui	03:45
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heer Comes the Future	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	04:50
Within Gothic Towers	Will I Hope To Love	Within Gothic Towers	05:44
Glen Meadmore	Going to Town	Chicken & Biscuits	05:09
Kinetic Ideals	Windchimes	Touch Me (Now)	13:46
Iko	Elevator	83	03:56
Scenics	I Have You	Underneath the Door	02:07
Glamatron	Passport (Instrumental)	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:30
Rave Revues	Faces	Voices	03:41
Kaméléon	Un p'tit coup	ST	04:03
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Feelings Feel	Ohama aka The White Album	02:57
Government	It Must be God-Downtown	Electric Eye	02:52
Ceramic Hello	Conversation Between Units	The Absence of a Canary	00:30
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind (OHMix)	Space and Time	04:55
Psyche	The Dark Pool	The Influence	04:54
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Drastic Measures	Prelude	ST	01:09
Rarefaction	I Dreamt	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:04
Blue Peter	Same Old Place	Test Patterns For Living	03:12
Benjamin Russell	Dreaming Girl	Madman	02:24
Philip Rambow	Creature Comforts	Jungle Law	02:28
Sebastian (Agnello)	No Compromise	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:34
Oui	People Talk	Oui	03:50
Compilation	Zro4 - Blood	No Pedestrians	03:29
Handful of Snowdrops	Spiral Dive (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:36
Cannon Heath Down	Light Your Eyes	Heart-Throb Companion	03:06
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Demars	Le fou sur l'île	Les Tele-Tetes	04:04
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
Compilation	Dave Howard Singers - Road Warrior	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	08:01
Rational Youth	Ring the Bells	Cold War Nightlife	05:13
Figures At Dawn	Sons of the Century	ST	04:36
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
This Fear	Dreaming of a Nation	Darkness Shapes Imagination	04:08
Moev	Kim Says	Dusk and Desire	03:41
Einstein	Fire of My Loins	Sex and Science	04:48
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Stop	Spunker	02:57
No Comment	Honesty	Wondering b/w Honesty	03:46
Redlife	Hope for Tomorrow	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:44
Glamorcult	You Are in Love	A Price To Paris	04:07
Nowhere	No More	No More b/w Living	04:56
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39
Handful of Snowdrops	The Ghost of a Song	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	03:44
Start	State of Her Shine	Hey You	03:12
Breeding Ground	Dirge	Wintergarden (EP)	06:25
Palace at 4 a.m.	The Age of Reason(able Pleasure)	White Guilt	04:42
This Fear	Lights of Capitals	Darkness Shapes Imagination	03:50
Erect	Human Beings	Consequence of Life	04:09
Glamorcult	Would It Be Over	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:28
Bunny & the Lakers	Maid in Sweden	Numbers	04:01
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Zipper	Another Boyfriend	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:52
100 Flowers	21st Guessing	21st Guessing	04:16
Palace at 4 a.m.	Palace at 4 A.M.	Untamed World	01:25
Odd Man Out	Whatever Happened to Us	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	04:02
Drama	Jungle Chant	Loneliness	03:28
Kreemers	Eve of Destruction	Eve of Destruction b/w At The El Mocambo	03:14
Breeding Ground	Tales of Adventure	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:14
Government	Flat Tire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	02:25
Compilation	Arson - We've Gotta Get Out of this Place	No Pedestrians	04:26
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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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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