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
Iko	Radioactive Mist	83	05:24
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
Tyro	Told You	A Little More Time (EP)	03:28
Men Without Hats	Antarctica	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:25
Psyche	Unveiling the Secret	Unveiling The Secret	07:03
Diodes	Hot Sand (1981 Remixed Version 2017)	Rarities	03:18
Fictions	Better	ST	02:31
Diodes	Burn Down Your Daddy's House	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:16
Entrance System	Ahohoo	Imperfect Image	03:45
Diodes	Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Absolute 9	Stop Thinking	ST	03:14
Family Plot	Dervish	Convictions	04:11
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Thin Lines	Midway b/w Thin Lines	05:53
Breeding Ground	This Time Tomorrow	Tales of Adventure (EP)	04:01
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Bündock	Cowboy	Société Anonyme	03:46
Spoons	Smiling in Winter	Arias & Symphonies	04:05
The Pink Zone	Amsterdam Day	Amsterdam Day b/w You Or Me	04:09
Bumpers	I Watch You Go	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	02:34
Future Yanx	Suite For A Nation	Suite For A Nation (picture sleeve)	03:12
CosmaNat	Camping Song	Little Things b/w Camping Song (picture sleeve)	02:17
Insex	One	One (EP)	04:47
Rex Chainbelt	Goodbye Carol	Foreign Movie	03:24
Blue Peter	Time and Money	Test Patterns For Living	02:07
Living End (1)	Close Your Eyes	ST	04:53
Extras	Mega Media Myth	The Road to Zambando	04:47
Rex Chainbelt	Rich Man	Foreign Movie	02:52
Spoons	Trade Winds	Arias & Symphonies	02:15
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Rob Bryanton	Everybody Feels Some Pain	Alcohol And Other Drugs	04:45
Bündock	Tied for Time	Société Anonyme	03:55
Magic Dragon	Once Upon a Time	Emotional Landscape	04:25
Scenics	New Part in Town	New Part In Town	03:31
Velveteens	Tall House	Tall House (EP)	03:05
Philip Rambow	Don't Come (Cryin' To Me)	Jungle Law	03:37
Cannon Heath Down	quagmire	Heart-Throb Companion	00:30
Rational Youth	Le meilleur des mondes	Cold War Nightlife	03:14
Secret Act	My Neighbourhood	My Neighbourhood	05:51
e	The Fall	The Levitation Syndrome	03:15
James Harcourt	You Make My Thing Ping	Emotional Blackmail	02:48
Cannon Heath Down	Light Your Eyes	Heart-Throb Companion	03:06
Kinetic Ideals	Touch Me (Now)	Touch Me (Now)	07:27
Tau Ceti	San Francisco	So Far	04:04
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:24
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Broken Tables	The Ruins	ST	05:50
Entrance System	Imperfect Image	Imperfect Image	03:38
Channel Five	So Good to Me	ST (EP)	03:17
Palace at 4 a.m.	Kiss of a Fish	Untamed World	03:29
Klō	Break the Floor	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	03:34
Benjamin Russell	Want a World	Madman	02:13
Austra	Hate Crime	Feel it Break	04:01
Velveteens	Moonwork	Tall House (EP)	03:50
Extras	I’ll be Wanting You	The Road to Zambando	04:15
Erect	Don't Put Me Down	Consequence of Life	02:44
Demars	Déchéance	Les Tele-Tetes	03:41
Entrance System	Tower Talk	Imperfect Image	05:53
Einstein	Man-Child	Sex and Science	03:38
Handful of Snowdrops	Gabrielle (1987)	Mort en direct	06:32
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Glamorcult	Jazzam	A Price To Paris	03:29
Martha And The Muffins	World Without Borders	Danseparc	03:08
Kinetic Ideals	Windchimes	Touch Me (Now)	13:46
Bicycle Thieves	Picking Up Pens	ST	04:17
The Edge	Why Do I Miss You?	Release the Circle	03:53
Sebastian (Agnello)	Stop Picking On America	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:23
Age of Mirrors	Columbus Discovers America	Screenplay	03:12
Diodes	Catwalker	Action-Reaction	03:29
The Vox	Mary-Go-Round	Mary-Go-Round b/w Bored of the 80's	03:29
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Benjamin Russell	Where Do We Belong?	Madman	02:07
Iko	Communication Off	83	04:34
Reasons	Playing With Your Heart	Reasonable Rock (EP)	03:53
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
UJ3RK5	Booty Dread	ST (EP)	01:56
Frost In June	Catch the Light	Catch The Light	03:58
Diodes	Survivors	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:56
Salty Seamen	One Chance Left	In The Groove At Last	02:33
Bitter Reality	A White Man (In Babylon)	Tellin' Me Goodbye b/w A White Man (In Babylon)	03:40
Design	No Turning Back (remix)	No Turning Back	03:55
100 Flowers	Coming Up For Air	21st Guessing	04:06
Taro	The Line Is Fine	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:21
Images In Vogue	Lust for Love	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:18
James Harcourt	Moment of Madness	Emotional Blackmail	03:03
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Lonely Heart Dance	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	06:09
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
S.Q	One Love	Alone at Night b/w One Love (picture sleeve)	03:34
Compilation	Donald Breithaupt - Can't Find the Key	Music Industry Arts 1983	05:45
Lou Champagne System	Machine Muzik	No Visible Means	04:20
Bunny & the Lakers	Oops On Parade	Numbers	01:30
Glen Meadmore	Girlene	Chicken & Biscuits	05:07
Scenics	I'm Hurt	Underneath the Door	02:02
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:10
Philip Rambow	Jungle Law	Jungle Law	03:15
Rivals	I'll Just Let You Go	I'll Just Let You Go b/w I Don't Believe in Ghoulies	03:32
Rheostatics	My Generation	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:04
Braineater I	Davie Street	I Here, Where You	02:54
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midnite News

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama aka The White Album

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