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
Class Info	Out of Line	Inside	04:04
Maurice & The Clichés	Skyline	C'est la vie	03:49
Age of Mirrors	Crazy After Dark	Screenplay	04:56
Handful of Snowdrops	Face to Face	Land of the Damned	06:09
The Front	Looking For You	Gina's at a Party	04:32
Entrance System	No Relative	Imperfect Image	03:19
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:14
Strange Advance	She Controls Me	Worlds Away	02:59
Jon Mullane	In Our Hearts	Following Yesterday	03:22
Kultur	Altar	Kultur	03:59
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir II	Land of the Damned	01:01
ACTORS	L'appel du vide	It Will Come to You	03:34
Age of Mirrors	Raiders of the Heart	Screenplay	03:39
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
Dis Band	CKLN Interview continued and Intro	Gone Dead Out	01:06
Scissors	Nadine	ST	02:03
The Front	The Haunting (Jimmy Loves Mary-Ann)	Gina's at a Party	04:07
Minutes From Downtown	I Wish I Had Stayed	ST	03:03
Martha And The Muffins	Obedience	Danseparc	03:30
Welcome Home	In This Life	In This Life b/w Top of the World (picture sleeve)	04:59
Tim Ray	Silent Partner (July, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	02:47
The Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:29
Jon Mullane	Following Yesterday	Following Yesterday	03:44
Annabelle's Room	Hopscotch	ST	04:41
The Edge	Why Do I Miss You?	Release the Circle	03:53
Compilation	The Sharks - Get Off the Radio	No Pedestrians	03:00
Modernes Pickles	Brothurs	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	02:17
Null Set	Etude for Triggered Wah	New Job (EP)	05:02
Maurice & The Clichés	C'est la vie	C'est la vie	03:15
Klō	Dreaming	Demo 1982	03:54
Térapi	Rock'a'tchooka	Primale	03:16
Dandelions	Great Big Pictures	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	04:01
Glamorcult	The Fight Is Over	Shadows From The Past	04:10
Kinetic Ideals	Together	A Personal View (EP)	05:54
Vital Sines	Collage	Collage	04:25
Faded Films	Jack in the Box	Faded Years	05:06
Compilation	Denim - Davy's Lane	Saskatoon Rocks	02:32
Spoons	World in Motion	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	04:18
Jon Mullane	One Turns Love Around	Following Yesterday	03:57
Moev	Sea-Missile Motel	Dusk and Desire	06:23
Theo Vandenhoff	Eight Of Swords	Heartache Is An Empty Room	03:02
Andrew Matheson	It Only Hurts When I Cry	Monterey Shoes	03:25
ACTORS	Post Traumatic Love (Mark Hjorthoy Remix)	Reanimated	06:24
Quasi Hands	Parallel Lines	ST	03:19
Faded Films	The Top	Faded Years	02:43
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama aka The White Album	02:44
Images In Vogue	Travel	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	05:34
Mannequin Depressives	I Don't Get You	Girls Are Evil	04:31
Lou Champagne System	Invisible Prisions	No Visible Means	03:44
Neurons	New Location	Midnight Meetings b/w New Location	00:07
Trespassing Bean Rays	Eclipse	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	01:24
Johnny Faith	Pure Energy	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:55
Extras	High-Tech Promises	The Road to Zambando	03:34
Images In Vogue	Breaking Up	Pre-release	04:30
Tenants	Let 'Em Go	Visions of Our Future	04:28
Pukka Orchestra	Cherry Beach Express	ST	03:07
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Of Whales	Midnite News	06:22
Dandelions	Funky Monday	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	02:51
Drama	Hidden Melodies	Loneliness	03:54
Modernettes	Femme Fatale	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:53
Modernes Pickles	I've Won a Million	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:02
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Mannequin Demo	05:02
Family Plot	Stag Party	Convictions	03:33
Tim Ray	Run On (January, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:08
Glamorcult	The Basis of Our Style	Early Glamour	04:00
Cannon Heath Down	ma-de-moi-selle	Heart-Throb Companion	03:15
Johnny Faith	Standing On the Red Line	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:52
Compilation	Arrows - Come On Up	Toronto Calling	02:57
Johnny Zhivago	Echo	Microalbum	04:03
Compilation	Moist & Tender - You're On My Way	Toronto Calling	02:42
Lou Champagne System	Propaganda Frustration	No Visible Means	06:49
Scissors	Summer Girls	ST	02:18
Modernes Pickles	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:45
Breeding Ground	Thin Red Line	Wintergarden (EP)	04:22
Spoons	Bending	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	03:32
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
Spoons	Paint by Number Day	New Day New World	04:34
Breeding Ground	Epic	Tales of Adventure (EP)	06:43
Extras	Don’t Put Me On Hold	The Road to Zambando	02:52
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News IV	I Fear What I Might Hear	07:58
The Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Breeding Ground	Business	Obscurity And Flair	04:02
Bleu Néon	Néon Blafard	Cité Promise	03:35
Blue Oil	Far Too Much	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:52
Rational Youth	Just a Sound in the Night (remix)	ST (mini album)	03:45
Compilation	Voodoo - Stormy Eyes	Toronto Calling	04:34
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Compilation	Bongo Fury - Alaska Shuffle	Toronto Calling	04:01
Compilation	Kinetic Ideals - The Whip (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:21
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
Compilation	The Dave Howard Singers - They Come They Go	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	03:33
James Harcourt	You Make My Thing Ping	Emotional Blackmail	02:48
Modernes Pickles	Madwoman Incanting Against Ghouls	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:03
Psyche	Nocturnal Passenger	Mystery Hotel	06:07
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Secret Act	My Neighbourhood	My Neighbourhood	05:51
Modernes Pickles	Night Worker	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:15
Salty Seamen	Club Hot de Paris	In The Groove At Last	02:03

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Glass Apple Bonzai - Love & Hatred in MegaWave City

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Eight Seconds - Big Houses

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Eight Seconds - Almacantar

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Theo Vandenhoff - Saviour on the Spilled Blood

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Theo Vandenhoff - In The Throes Of Love

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Theo Vandenhoff - Heartache Is An Empty Room

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Theo Vandenhoff - Alles Ist Besser

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Theo Vandenhoff - Collected EPs

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Theo Vandenhoff - Tenement

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Sound FX - Sound FX

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Sandro Durante - Don't Go (Breaking My Heart) b/w All That Magic

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Hypno-Gogo - In Your Eyes b/w Flashing

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Mad Shadows - Music in the Night

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The Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Bruce PM - Makeshift

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Space Invaders - ST (EP)

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Dis Band - Gone Dead Out

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Compilation - Saskatoon Rocks

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The Government - How Many Fingers?

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The Government - Electric Eye

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The Government - 33 ⅓ RPM E.P.

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Bumpers - EP

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Contradance - Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)

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Ross Angeles - Salute

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Steve Blimkie (and the Reason) - You Can´t Hold Me Anymore b/w Freaks On the Tube

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Steve Blimkie (and the Reason) - Blimkie

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Drama - Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)

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Drama - Loneliness

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Glamorcult - Atlantis Under the Sea

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Glamorcult - A Price To Paris

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