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
Strange Advance	One Chance in a Million	Worlds Away	04:12
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
I Braineater	Waste	I Here, Where You	02:39
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Furniture Dancing	Spunker	03:15
Martha And The Muffins	Indecision	Metro Music	04:23
Age of Mirrors	Glass and Crystal Lives	Screenplay	04:16
Oui	Fight Back	Oui	03:46
3rd Man In	What to Believe	New Fast b/w What to Believe (picture sleeve)	03:43
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:28
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
Johnny Zhivago	Looking at You	Microalbum	04:28
Oui	Turn of the Century	Oui	04:13
Corsage	Shut-Ins	ST	03:11
Start	Gotta Have Love	Hey You	04:49
Low Fun	Words We Left Behind	The New Dictator b/w Words We Left Behind	03:41
Glamorcult	Shadows From The Past (Part 2)	Shadows From The Past	03:19
Billy Butt & The Brats	No I Can't Say No	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	02:47
Compilation	Dis Band - Hesitation (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:16
Rob Bryanton	Just a Shy Guy	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:30
Streetcar Named Desire	Yesteryear	Life Begins	02:58
Blueprints	Tribute to a Fool	Stare 01	03:50
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:49
Compilation	Jenerentola - Lagata (Jenerentola)	Strange Pleasures EP	06:32
Government	Portrait	How Many Fingers?	02:36
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Novels	I'm Being Followed	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	03:02
Secret Act	Talk Talk!	My Neighbourhood	02:55
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Ordinary Man	04:56
Informer	I Know You Know	I Know You Know b/w Hold It	03:09
Rational Youth	Sorry	Heredity	04:47
Cardboard Brains	Caesar Drives a Fast Car	Live At The Edge	03:06
Andrew Matheson	Tender is the Night	Monterey Shoes	05:51
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Carbon Unit	The Marsh	The Martian Hop b/w The Marsh (picture sleeve)	02:45
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Cannon Heath Down	Light Your Eyes	Heart-Throb Companion	03:06
Drama	This Time	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	04:13
Melinite	Seasoning	Push The Button And Run!	01:23
Nevermen	Real Life	The Monitor LP	05:10
Extras	One Last Time	Bit Parts	03:45
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Errands For Eros	Spunker	04:09
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Scenics	I Killed Marx	Underneath the Door	04:29
Bündock	Lover for Hire	Société Anonyme	03:25
Rave Revues	Long Time Coming	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:11
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Glamorcult	On The Line	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:04
John Young Paul	Summertime!	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:29
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Bobby and Synthia	Big Tits	thirty-six hours (EP)	03:44
Conning Tower	Indian Dancing	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	04:40
Andrew Matheson	My Girls (Pin-Up Parade)	Monterey Shoes	03:52
Ross Angeles	She Knows	Salute	03:12
100 Flowers	Haunted	21st Guessing	05:09
Direktive 17	Between You & Me	ST (EP)	03:38
Volts	Welcome	Plugged In	04:21
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Martha And The Muffins	One Day in Paris	This Is The Ice Age	04:20
Government	I'm Somebody	Electric Eye	01:36
Electric Mocean	Motion	Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)	04:03
Popular Front (1)	This is the Rubicon	This is the Rubicon	04:59
Benjamin Russell	Out of it Girl	Madman	01:37
Cardboard Brains	The Monster in Ed	Live At The Edge	03:26
Compilation	L'Etranger - Light in the Morning (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:44
Klō	Break the Floor	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	03:34
Handful of Snowdrops	Godhood (1989)	Mort en direct	04:44
Benjamin Russell	One Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:55
Compilation	Moist & Tender - Alienation	Toronto Calling	03:22
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - I Wanna Be In Commercials	Toronto Calling	02:38
Awake The Echoes	Turn That Bloody Noise Down	Normal Life	03:15
Bobby and Synthia	Dig That Space	thirty-six hours (EP)	02:33
Leotards	Suicide Lover	Suicide Lover b/w Runaway Bridge	03:15
Benjamin Russell	Teresa	Madman	04:15
Cöld Wår	Do You Notice Me	Do You Notice Me b/w Klub Haus (picture sleeve)	03:31
Cannon Heath Down	Fortunate	Heart-Throb Companion	01:22
Images In Vogue	Travel	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:20
Psyche	Thundershowers	Unveiling The Secret	05:13
Extras	Sporting Life	The Road to Zambando	03:50
Psyche	Black Panther	Unveiling The Secret	03:52
Rarefaction	I Dreamt	Ordinary Man	04:18
Eight Seconds	Here Stood Troy	Big Houses	06:33
Diodes	Roses and Thorns	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:22
Government	On The Prowl (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:36
Compilation	Winston Hancock & The Changes - Love at First Sight	The Circuit	02:36
Moral Lepers	Dead of Night	Turn to Stone	03:59
Rave Revues	Self Inflicted Wounds	Voices	03:06
I Braineater	I Here Where You	I Here, Where You	02:51
Diodes	Survivors	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:56
Johnny Faith	Pure Energy	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:55
Class Info	That Aint No Lie	Inside	02:19
Drama	Space Age Punks	Loneliness	02:37
Martha And The Muffins	Obedience	Danseparc	03:30
Vital Sines	Sorry	Big Dark Dreams	04:32
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
DeMars	Les zoos arborifères	Les Télé-Têtes	03:09
Handful of Snowdrops	As Thought Outside but Looking In (Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:06
Dandelions	Great Big Pictures	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	04:01
Tenants	How Do You Sleep at Night?	ST	04:34
Fictions	Fixation	ST	03:19

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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