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	All in My Mind	Exit From a Dream	04:54
100 Flowers	21st Guessing	21st Guessing	04:16
Tim Ray	Stranded Walk	ST	03:24
Mettle	Evening Ocean	ST	02:58
Buddy King & the Motion!	I Didn't Know Her	Schoolgirl Alibis b/w I Didn't Know Her	02:14
Dancespeak	Heart of My Song	Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	03:49
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Glamorcult	Holding Onto Yesterday	Shadows From The Past	03:34
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Abstract Minds b/w I Dreamt (picture sleeve)	04:10
A Day in Paris	Goodbye	Prey	03:24
James Harcourt	Eye of the Needle	Emotional Blackmail	02:54
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	A Giant Starfish	Ohama aka The White Album	04:11
Glamorcult	Tropical Romance	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	04:21
Cottage Industry	Kulturkreise	The Winter's Tale	03:02
e	Prime Cuts	Prime Cuts	03:37
Rational Youth	Le meilleur des mondes	Cité phosphoree b/w Le meilleur des mondes	02:59
Breeding Ground	This Time Tomorrow	Tales of Adventure (EP)	04:01
Tenants	Winner	ST	03:21
Compilation	Jenerentola - Lagata (Jenerentola)	Strange Pleasures EP	06:32
Degrees of Freedom	August is an Angel	China	04:27
Salty Seamen	Rings Around Uranus	In The Groove At Last	02:18
Broken Silence	Nightstalking	Nightstalking b/w Through the Glass (picture sleeve)	03:47
Iko	Communication Off	83	04:34
Compilation	Winston Hancock & The Changes - Stood Up	The Circuit	02:42
Scenics	I'm Sad	New Part In Town	05:04
Awake The Echoes	Sherry	Normal Life	04:20
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Compilation	Don Bregg - Hypnotized	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:27
This Fear	Dreaming of a Nation	Darkness Shapes Imagination	04:08
Modernettes	Won't Have To Worry	Gone..But Not Forgiven	02:22
Scissors	Wrecked My Car	ST	02:16
I Braineater	Tax On Toys (plus tracks 4-6)	I Here, Where You	09:19
The Pink Zone	Amsterdam Day	Amsterdam Day b/w You Or Me	04:09
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama aka The White Album	02:44
Two Men Laughing	Dancing in Moscow	Imprisoned Lorri b/w Dancing in Moscow (picture sleeve)	02:53
Chemicals	Run and Hide	Out of My Mind b/w Run and Hide	02:49
Handful of Snowdrops	Remedy (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:34
Benjamin Russell	Rock It	Pop Modern(e)	04:06
Land of Giants	Seven Men	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	05:12
Golden Calgarians	Sex Under Missiles	Savage Love	03:34
Rational Youth	Close to Nature	Dancing on the Berlin Wall	04:43
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Eight Seconds	Chopin's Heart	Big Houses	04:51
UJ3RK5	Name Pavlov Ring Bell	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:28
Melinite	For Now	Push The Button And Run!	03:37
David Raven & the Escorts	Somethin' in Our Way	David Raven And The Escorts	04:25
The Idles	Wildcat	The Idles Demo	03:59
Velveteens	Moonwork	Tall House (EP)	03:50
Vital Sines	Big Dark Dreams	Big Dark Dreams	05:25
Norda	Snakes And Ladders	West Over Seas	02:51
Age of Mirrors	Glass and Crystal Lives	Screenplay	04:16
Hush	Highway of Love	Replay	03:31
NEO A4	Look to Your Heart	The Warmer Side of You	03:47
Deserters	Present Life	ST	03:21
Drama	As I Breathe On The T.T.C.	Loneliness	04:04
Bicycle Thieves	Imperial Love	ST	04:07
Tribal Earth	Got to Move	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	04:09
Compilation	Ballyhoo - Love (Emotion + Desire) (Miguel G, Marco T., and Nick T.)	Strange Pleasures EP	03:21
Scenics	O Charlotte	New Part In Town	03:44
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News Finale	Ohama aka The White Album	05:46
Iko	Gonado Tropic Synthesis	83	07:18
Images In Vogue	Victimize	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:19
Glamorcult	Distant Memories	The Stone Sessions	04:07
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Drastic Measures	T.N.T.	ST	03:51
I Braineater	7Teen	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:38
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Drama	God Is a Machine	Loneliness	02:27
Images In Vogue	Politics of Sound	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:30
Martha And The Muffins	Obedience	Danseparc	03:30
Doppler Bros.	Leaving Home	Totally Impractical	02:21
Psyche	Insatiable	Mystery Hotel	04:41
Home Grown	Thoughts of You	Up the Wall b/w Thoughts of You	04:11
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
The Edge	Go Away	Release the Circle	03:11
Paperboys (1)	Saturday 12 Midnight	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	03:33
Modernettes	Static	View From The Bottom (EP)	03:54
Ross Angeles	Hip Hip	Salute	02:21
Figures At Dawn	Distance Through Darkness	ST	03:10
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
Philip Rambow	Creature Comforts	Jungle Law	02:28
Benjamin Russell	Can You See Me?	Madman	01:27
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Bruce PM	More Joyful Noise	Makeshift	03:31
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News	Midnite News	03:15
Mettle	All You Wanted	ST	03:59
The Play	Atlantic City	Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City	03:30
Martha And The Muffins	One Day in Paris	This Is The Ice Age	04:20
Breeding Ground	Epic	Tales of Adventure (EP)	06:43
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Eight Seconds	No Picasso	Big Houses	05:04
Villains	Long, Short, Skinny Or Fat	Go Crazy	02:56
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
True Confessions	Modern Personality	ST	04:12
Government	On The Prowl (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:36
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Handful of Snowdrops	The Keep - When Comes Daylight (1986-87)	Mort en direct	07:30
Modernettes	(I Can Only Give You) Everything	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:22
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:49

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Kultur - Kultur

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The Idles - The Idles Demo

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Hunger Project - Demo 1982

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Hunger Project - The Same Inside b/w Assembly

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Boys Brigade - Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Bruce PM - Makeshift

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Klō - Demo 1981

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Klō - Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor

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Klō - Demo 1982

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Beach Punks - She Got Body Talk

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Hush - Replay

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Contradance - Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)

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The Scene (2) - Only in Paradise

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DeMars - Stories from between the Walls

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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Jon Mullane - Following Yesterday

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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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