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
Breeding Ground	Underground	Wintergarden (EP)	04:31
Handful of Snowdrops	Somewhere Higher (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	05:25
Glamorcult	The Basis of Our Style	Early Glamour	04:00
Dorian Gray	Perfect Killing Machine	Perfect Killing Machine b/w When Worship Hits the Fan	03:48
Demars	Try... You Can't	Les Tele-Tetes	03:56
The Front	Looking For You	Gina's at a Party	04:32
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Hot Tip	Eyes Are Blue	Stop All Motion	03:19
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Contradance	She's Got an Eyepiece	Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)	04:19
Bündock	Lover for Hire	Société Anonyme	03:25
Martha And The Muffins	Motorbikin'	Trance and Dance	02:58
Rheostatics	My Generation	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:04
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
Moral Support	Hold On to Time	Insanity	04:40
NEO A4	Around the World	ST	04:00
Pukka Orchestra	Cherry Beach Express	ST	03:07
Demars	L'orgasme d'une planète	Les Tele-Tetes	02:48
Martha And The Muffins	Be Blase	Trance and Dance	02:42
British Properties	Niag'ra Falls	Eight Days a Week b/w Niag'ra Falls	03:26
Lawn	Jet Pack	Peace in the Valley	05:41
Ceramic Hello	M - EX	The Absence of a Canary	00:23
Glamorcult	This Is Our Story	The Stone Sessions	03:44
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Spunker (aka Neotone)	You Stand	Spunker	02:36
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Spoons	Only for Athletes	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	05:29
Magic Dragon	Once Upon a Time	Emotional Landscape	04:25
Within Gothic Towers	Day Dreaming	Within Gothic Towers	03:14
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39
I Braineater	Sacred Cow	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:03
Cardboard Brains	Jungles	Live At The Edge	02:17
Joe Mavety & the Mule	Crusaders	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	03:49
I Braineater	Gastly Dance	I Here, Where You	01:26
Diodes	Play With Fire	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	05:30
Moral Support	Rising	Insanity	03:04
Instructions	OK	ST	03:53
Golden Calgarians	Happy Man	Savage Love	02:10
FM109	L'ecole est fuckee	ST	04:19
Volts	These Things Remain	Plugged In	03:57
Tau Ceti	Bathed in Dark Light (rhythm version)	So Far	05:23
Rex Chainbelt	Allies	Foreign Movie	03:47
Extras	Mega Media Myth	The Road to Zambando	04:47
Insex	Play or Die	One (EP)	02:14
Images In Vogue	For Germans	Pre-release	04:54
Lou Champagne System	Do Something	No Visible Means	04:34
Edsells	She Escaped	Don't Wanna Go to School b/w She Escaped	04:22
Time Twins	Yuri Song	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	07:03
Benjamin Russell	Teresa	Madman	04:15
100 Flowers	Darkness	21st Guessing	05:39
Vis-A-Vis	Prison of Eyes	Heart and Soul	04:50
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind (OHMix)	Space and Time	04:55
Start	State of Her Shine	Hey You	03:12
Compilation	Vital Sines - Not My World (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:15
Numbers	Out to You	Add Up	02:27
Secret Act	My Neighbourhood	My Neighbourhood	05:51
Bunny & the Lakers	Yalps From the Alpa	Numbers	02:35
Handful of Snowdrops	Shadows on the Heart	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:33
Cardboard Brains	Caesar Drives a Fast Car	Live At The Edge	03:06
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind	Exit From a Dream	04:54
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
Melinite	Another Attempt	Push The Button And Run!	02:27
Entrance System	Minimal Spirits	Imperfect Image	03:24
Moral Support	Living With Passion	Insanity	03:35
Rin Tin Tin	Give Meech a Chance	Give Meech a Chance // Jackin' the House of Commons	03:11
Bobby and Synthia	Video Violence	thirty-six hours (EP)	03:53
Extras	Circular Impression	Bit Parts	02:13
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
Blue Peter	Same Old Place	Test Patterns For Living	03:12
Neon	Til Midnight	ST (EP)	03:23
Glamorcult	Table Thirty	Early Glamour	03:38
Tenants	Never Forget a Face	Visions of Our Future	04:07
Reid My Lyps	Susie Don't Run	Susie Don't Run b/w Susie Don't Run	03:57
Compilation	The Sharks - Get Off the Radio	No Pedestrians	03:00
David Raven & the Escorts	Somethin' in Our Way	David Raven And The Escorts	04:25
Diodes	Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Villains	Wendy's Melody	Go Crazy	03:47
Handful of Snowdrops	Messengers (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:18
Glamorcult	All That Matters	Shadows From The Past	03:39
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Killer Punk	Space and Time	02:42
Channel Five	How Could We Know	ST (EP)	02:32
Spoons	No Electrons	Arias & Symphonies	05:12
Cannon Heath Down	ma-de-moi-selle	Heart-Throb Companion	03:15
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Salty Seamen	Mindless Sex	In The Groove At Last	02:27
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Extras	No Generation	Bit Parts	02:33
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Fictions	I Let Go	ST	02:26
Psyche	The Sundial	The Influence	03:38
Age of Mirrors	Reunion	Screenplay	04:14
Government	Flat Tire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	02:25
Breeding Ground	Business	Obscurity And Flair	04:02
Decade of Dreams	Tra la la	Wild Colloquial	02:58
Modernes Pickles	Colors	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:18
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes	I Fear What I Might Hear	03:41
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
Glamorcult	Mine Is The Maiden	The Stone Sessions	04:16
Diodes	Rocket Over & Under	Action-Reaction	04:21

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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