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
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
The Scene (2)	Rise	Only in Paradise	05:12
Drama	Feable	Loneliness	03:42
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Mobile Clones	Motionless	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	04:19
Spunker (aka Neotone)	You Don't Wanna Hear This Song	Spunker	02:16
Ear Candy	The Hunter	Self Defence	05:06
Benjamin Russell	Out of it Girl	Madman	01:37
Kings	Don't let Me Know	Are Here	04:00
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Compilation	Sigi Jonsson - Trying To Find Her	Toronto Calling	02:25
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Rock 'N' Roll	Ohama aka The White Album	04:26
Compilation	Jennifer Cauley - In Every Dream	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:45
Oui	You Make Me High	Oui	04:41
Benjamin Russell	Video Freak	Pop Modern(e)	04:17
Spoons	On the Beach	Bridges Over Borders	03:48
BAMFF	Mini Crisis	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:35
I Braineater	Just a Boy	I Here, Where You	02:52
Tenants	I Love Romance	ST	03:55
Compilation	Donald Breithaupt - Can't Find the Key	Music Industry Arts 1983	05:45
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Andrew Matheson	It Only Hurts When I Cry	Monterey Shoes	03:25
Oui	Circle of Love	Oui	04:20
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Hypno-Gogo	Flashing	In Your Eyes b/w Flashing	04:49
The Play	Whispers in the Air	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:50
Rational Youth	Saturdays in Silesia	Cold War Nightlife	04:21
Sex Church	Waking Up	Growing Over	05:26
Vital Sines	Ice Statue	Collage	04:41
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
Trespassing Bean Rays	Eclipse	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	01:24
Glamorcult	Live for Today	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	03:34
Degrees of Freedom	The Sound of a Jealous Heart	China	03:36
Breeding Ground	Epic	Tales of Adventure (EP)	06:43
Inner Sanction	Runaway	Dancematic-Automatic	03:07
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (1985)	Mort en direct	07:10
Taro	Driftin Away	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:20
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Drastic Measures	The Teddy Bear's Picnic	ST	02:21
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
Martha And The Muffins	What People Do for Fun	Danseparc	04:02
Regulators	What's in the City	What's in the City b/w That´s Right Nothing's Left (picture sleeve)	03:42
Pukka Orchestra	Might as Well be on Mars	ST	05:05
The Front	News to You	Underworld	05:11
DeMars	Torn to Pieces	Songs From Between The Walls	03:35
Rave Revues	Living in the Shadows	Voices	04:07
Avril Chown	Losin’ Sight	American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight	03:53
Psyche	Insatiable	Mystery Hotel	04:41
Degrees of Freedom	Call Me Midnight	China	04:51
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Strange Advance	Watermusic	Worlds Away	00:55
Strange Advance	One Chance in a Million	Worlds Away	04:12
The Front	The Moon Is a Stranger	Underworld	03:12
Vital Sines	New Heroes	Big Dark Dreams	04:55
Images In Vogue	Call it Love	In The House	03:51
David Raven & the Escorts	One Way Love	David Raven And The Escorts	02:36
Cinebar	Venus	Another Fine Day	03:43
4th Floor	Follow in Stride	Black & White b/w Follow in Stride	04:16
The Hurt	Local Belt	Engaged b/w Local Belt (picture sleeve)	03:18
James Harcourt	It's a Matter of Time	Emotional Blackmail	02:24
e	Idol Time	The Levitation Syndrome	03:26
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Killer Punk	Space and Time	02:42
Scenics	Open Up Your Door	Underneath the Door	02:09
Breeding Ground	Slaughter	Reunion // Slaughter	04:55
Glamorcult	After the Battle	Early Glamour	03:12
Diodes	Roses and Thorns	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:22
Pukka Orchestra	Flies (as Big as Your Fist)	ST	03:13
100 Flowers	Rooftops	21st Guessing	03:25
Numbers	Won't You Call	Add Up	03:11
Annabelle's Room	Classical Rage	ST	03:30
Nasty Habits	Cleopatra	Playing in the Danger Zone b/w Cleopatra (picture sleeve)	03:27
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Popular Front	Puppet	Doomsday Army b/w Puppet	03:17
Palace at 4 a.m.	White Guilt	White Guilt	04:34
The Scene (2)	Gardens of Babylon	Only in Paradise	04:56
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Robert Armes	Nearly Out of Control	Nearly Out of Control b/w Radio Active	03:35
Benjamin Russell	Boffo	Madman	02:12
Absolute 9	Love and Work	ST	03:50
Extras	I’ll be Wanting You	The Road to Zambando	04:15
Perfect World	Twist and Shove	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	03:18
Corsage	Troubles	ST	04:57
Images In Vogue	Quiet Room	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	03:32
A Day in Paris	Goodbye	Prey	03:24
Deserters	Present Life	ST	03:21
Philip Rambow	Snakes And Ladders	Jungle Law	03:52
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:24
Bicycle Thieves	Anita	ST	03:31
Glamorcult	I Have Nothing To Say To You	The Stone Sessions	04:01
Keys	Whatever Happened to Boy Meets Girl	Whatever Happened to Boy Meets Girl b/w Lied To! (picture sleeve)	03:16
Salty Seamen	Neanderthal	In The Groove At Last	04:24
Moral Lepers	Shadow	Turn to Stone	03:03
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Of Whales	Midnite News	06:22
Einstein	Nasti Nastassja	Sex and Science	04:35
This Fear	Haunting Me	Darkness Shapes Imagination	05:23
Erect	Action Reaction	Consequence of Life	02:57
A Day in Paris	Under	Prey	04:21
James Harcourt	You Make My Thing Ping	Emotional Blackmail	02:48

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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