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
Images In Vogue	Breaking Up	Pre-release	04:30
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News IV	I Fear What I Might Hear	07:58
Salty Seamen	Star Train	In The Groove At Last	04:01
Hypno-Gogo	In Your Eyes	In Your Eyes b/w Flashing	03:04
Rational Youth	Dancing On The Berlin Wall (Remix)	Dancing on the Berlin Wall	04:34
True Confessions	Don't Go to Work on Me	ST	02:11
100 Flowers	Pam	21st Guessing	03:33
Handful of Snowdrops	Now, Then and Forever (Bonus Track)	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:06
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Upcoming Storm	Space and Time	03:38
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Tim Ray	D-Scratch	ST	02:04
Censure	Amour	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:33
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
DeMars	Les zoos arborifères	Les Télé-Têtes	03:09
Edsells	Don't Wanna Go to School	Don't Wanna Go to School b/w She Escaped	03:06
Age of Mirrors	Raiders of the Heart	Screenplay	03:39
Spoons	Smiling in Winter	Arias & Symphonies	04:05
Bündock	Pris par le temps	Société Anonyme	03:23
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Neighbours	Spunker	04:29
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Diodes	Lawn Boy Lover (1977 previously unreleased)	Rarities	02:33
Taro	Driftin Away	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:20
Glen Meadmore	Gotta Thing	Chicken & Biscuits	05:04
Psyche	The Sundial	The Influence	03:38
Living End (1)	The Procession	ST	04:40
Tyro	Strong Willed Woman	A Little More Time (EP)	02:27
Frigidaires	5 Guys Named Moe	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:14
Images In Vogue	Masks	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:56
Compilation	Moist & Tender - Alienation	Toronto Calling	03:22
39 Steps	Hit It Up	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:14
Rave Revues	Nightmares	Voices	03:36
Handful of Snowdrops	No More Lies (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:38
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
Compilation	Charles Kurt - The Silence Upstairs	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:11
Handful of Snowdrops	Messengers (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:18
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
I Braineater	Alone	I Here, Where You	02:41
Bündock	Silhouette	Société Anonyme	04:06
Philip Rambow	Beyond the Naked & the Dead	Jungle Law	03:11
Corsage	Shut-Ins	ST	03:11
Fictions	Snob Appeal	ST	03:53
Breeding Ground	Epic	Tales of Adventure (EP)	06:43
Family Plot	Gravedigger	Convictions	02:19
Spoons	On the Beach	Bridges Over Borders	03:48
DeMars	Even for All Those Years	Songs From Between The Walls	04:39
Eight Seconds	Commissioner St.	Almacantar	04:40
Numbers	Mr. Dempster	Add Up	03:49
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
The Front	The Hard Line	Gina's at a Party	03:06
Popular Front (1)	Living On the Line	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	03:48
The Front	You Can't Do That	Underworld	03:54
Handful of Snowdrops	Godhood (1989)	Mort en direct	04:44
Todd Stevens	This Way!	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:20
S.Q	One Love	Alone at Night b/w One Love (picture sleeve)	03:34
Streetcar Named Desire	World War Son	Life Begins	04:28
Extras	Don’t Put Me On Hold	The Road to Zambando	02:52
Inner Sanction	Sparkle	Shake Up - Fly Down	02:51
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Strange Advance	One Chance in a Million	Worlds Away	04:12
Oui	Intelligence	Oui	03:56
This Fear	Lights of Capitals	Darkness Shapes Imagination	03:50
Glamorcult	Shadows From The Past	Shadows From The Past	03:54
Vital Sines	Sorry	Big Dark Dreams	04:32
Spoons	Nova Heart	Nova Heart b/w Symmetry	06:41
The Gas	Special This Week	Evacuate Mississauga (picture sleeve)	02:14
Modernettes	New Society	Gone..But Not Forgiven	02:30
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:14
Images In Vogue	So Careful (Extended Mix)	So Careful (Extended Mix)	07:17
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Of Whales	I Fear What I Might Hear	04:36
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Entrance System	Swoon	Imperfect Image	04:05
Scenics	Tokyo	New Part In Town	04:07
Martha And The Muffins	Jets Seem Slower in London's Skies	This Is The Ice Age	02:36
Spoons	Radio Heaven	Bridges Over Borders	03:57
Einstein	Nasti Nastassja	Sex and Science	04:35
NEO A4	If it Was You	ST	04:41
Compilation	Jennifer Cauley - In Every Dream	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:45
Mannequin Depressives	Erase It	Girls Are Evil	04:58
Robert Armes	Nearly Out of Control	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	03:35
Melinite	My Anna of Discretion	Push The Button And Run!	02:36
Drama	God Is a Machine	Loneliness	02:27
Jon Mullane	The Distant Light	Following Yesterday	04:05
I Braineater	Tax On Toys (plus tracks 4-6)	I Here, Where You	09:19
Scissors	Do You Like it?	ST	02:20
Entrance System	Can't Deny the Rain	Imperfect Image	06:18
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Tenants	Sheriff	ST	03:52
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
Vital Sines	Hype	Collage	04:43
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
Sex Church	Dull Light	Growing Over	03:42
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - I Wanna Be In Commercials	Toronto Calling	02:38
Hygiene Club	Sea Monster	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	03:10
Compilation	Sigi Jonsson - Trying To Find Her	Toronto Calling	02:25
Bitter Reality	Tellin' Me Goodbye	Tellin' Me Goodbye b/w A White Man (In Babylon)	03:38
Eight Seconds	Where's Bula	Almacantar	04:38
Images In Vogue	Anxiety Reaction	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:00
Rational Youth	Latin Lovers	ST (mini album)	03:51
Térapi	Rock'a'tchooka	Primale	03:16

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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DeMars - Songs From Between The Walls

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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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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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