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	Holiday (Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	04:16
Images In Vogue	Travel	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:20
Rational Youth	Call Me	Heredity	02:59
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News Finale	Ohama aka The White Album	05:46
Drastic Measures	I Need You Now	ST	02:43
Compilation	Zro4 - Blood	No Pedestrians	03:29
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	New Heroin	03:00
Erect	Action Reaction	Consequence of Life	02:57
Deserters	Americans	ST	03:03
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Lola	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:08
Zipper	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll)	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll) b/w Slowtown Rats	02:59
Odd Man Out	World of My Own	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	03:35
Andrew Matheson	Can't Stop the Angels	Monterey Shoes	06:57
Tau Ceti	San Francisco	And I Wonder b/w San Francisco	04:02
Glen Meadmore	Lovin' In My Oven	Chicken & Biscuits	04:07
Friendly Fire	Complete Control	Junior Senility EP	03:12
Extras	Teddy	Bit Parts	05:50
Interpol	When Rock 'n' Roll Was in the Hole	ST	02:26
Corsage	Royal Couple	ST	02:55
Glamorcult	Cry	Shadows From The Past	03:35
Mr. Science	Popeshat	Popeshat b/w Where R the Legs	04:15
Drama	Anna King	Loneliness	03:04
Palace at 4 a.m.	I Go Hungry	Untamed World	03:43
Moev	Remembrance Day	Zimmerkampf	05:23
Rave Revues	Nightmares	Voices	03:36
James Harcourt	Eye of the Needle	Emotional Blackmail	02:54
Todd Stevens	This Way!	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:20
Moral Lepers	China Rag	Turn to Stone	04:26
Tau Ceti	And I Wonder	And I Wonder b/w San Francisco	04:12
Popular Front (1)	World Weary	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	04:54
Rational Youth	Freeze	Heredity	05:00
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Mettle	The Invisibles	ST	03:14
Salty Seamen	In the Groove at Last	In The Groove At Last	02:35
Living End (1)	Steal a Smile	ST	03:20
The Front	The Joke Was On Me	Gina's at a Party	04:03
Land of Giants	Cannibal Dolls	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:32
Glamorcult	Mine Is The Maiden	The Stone Sessions	04:16
Glamorcult	I Have Nothing To Say To You	The Stone Sessions	04:01
Perfect World	Twist and Shove	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	03:18
Bora Bora	Fashion Passion	Fashion Passion b/w Starting Over	03:47
Handful of Snowdrops	Land of the Damned	Land of the Damned	08:37
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Let Them Eat Static	Midnite News	04:37
Erect	The Tube	Consequence of Life	04:33
Pukka Orchestra	Weekend (Come Alive!)	The Palace Of Memeory	06:15
Compilation	Direktive 17 - Mr. Jones	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:38
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Rob Bryanton	Gimme a Beer!	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:24
Bitter Reality	A White Man (In Babylon)	Tellin' Me Goodbye b/w A White Man (In Babylon)	03:40
Compilation	Tammie Chicorli - A Special Day	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:29
Psyche	Lord Unleashed	Unveiling The Secret	03:22
The Scene (2)	Soul Spectrum	Only in Paradise	05:09
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
Spoons	Be Alone Tonight	Bridges Over Borders	05:11
Red Herring	Taste Tests	Taste Tests	02:50
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Tokyo Streets/ A Dream Girl To Me // Anna King/ Interlude	04:44
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Living End (1)	Better Pictures	ST	02:53
Deserters	Alien	ST	03:43
Hot Tip	Bridge to Manhattan	Stop All Motion	03:05
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	A Neon Rome	03:06
Psyche	Misery	The Influence	04:06
Golden Calgarians	Ballad of Blood Beach	Savage Love	04:30
Eight Seconds	Here Stood Troy	Big Houses	06:33
Psyche	Thundershowers	Unveiling The Secret	05:13
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	Folk of the 80's (EP)	04:12
Bündock	Tied for Time	Société Anonyme	03:55
Handful of Snowdrops	Charlatan (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	05:25
Scenics	Great Piles of Leaves	Underneath the Door	04:18
Compilation	Kinetic Ideals - The Whip (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:21
Null Set	Stripe	New Job (EP)	01:18
Government	Paranoid Downtown Funk Pt. 2	How Many Fingers?	02:32
The Plugs	I Saw Her Today	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:04
Censure	Foxy Lady	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:24
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Hush	Dancing in East Berlin	Replay	04:17
Einstein	Elusive Temptress	Sex and Science	04:48
Compilation	Don Bregg - Sounds So Nice	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:51
Cinebar	Venus	Another Fine Day	03:43
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:29
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
The Vox	Mary-Go-Round	Mary-Go-Round b/w Bored of the 80's	03:29
Billy Butt & The Brats	No I Can't Say No	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	02:47
Men Without Hats	Utter Space	Folk of the 80's (EP)	02:44
Entrance System	Tower Talk	Imperfect Image	05:53
Melinite	Trouble in Section 17	Push The Button And Run!	01:46
Government	On the Prowl	Electric Eye	04:39
Kings	Go Away	Are Here	03:47
Eight Seconds	Moving Day	Big Houses	03:45
Images In Vogue	Welcome to Sorrow	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:07
Modernes Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:44
Streetcar Named Desire	Someday Your Ship Will Come (Dance Mix)	Life Begins	04:17
Breeding Ground	In the Sun	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:22
Pukka Orchestra	Listen to the Radio	ST	03:48
Electric Mocean	Motion	Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)	04:03
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Julie is a TV Set	Ohama aka The White Album	05:08
Philip Rambow	Bike Boys	Jungle Law	04:26
Rob Bryanton	Just a Shy Guy	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:30

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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Electric Mocean - Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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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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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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