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
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13
Informer	I Know You Know	I Know You Know b/w Hold It	03:09
Jon Mullane	The Distant Light	Following Yesterday	04:05
Pale Blue	Therapy	Ruin b/w Therapy	03:53
Bumpers	Media Music	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	02:30
Tame & Talking	The Hole	ST	03:11
Rex Chainbelt	Rich Man	Foreign Movie	02:52
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
Spoons	A Girl in Two Pieces	Arias & Symphonies	04:27
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Glamorcult	Forever Strangers	Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)	03:35
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Jon Mullane	One Turns Love Around	Following Yesterday	03:57
Drama	Hidden Melodies	Loneliness	03:54
Klō	Break the Floor	Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor	03:34
Pukka Orchestra	Your Secret is Safe With Me	ST	04:11
Andrew Matheson	My Girls (Pin-Up Parade)	Monterey Shoes	03:52
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Breeding Ground	Dirge	Wintergarden (EP)	06:25
Secret Act	Fred Flinstone, Where Are You	My Neighbourhood	03:52
Ohm & the Secret Sources	City of the Shadow	Space and Time	03:57
The Plugs	I Saw Her Today	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:04
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:12
Kreemers	Eve of Destruction	Eve of Destruction b/w At The El Mocambo	03:14
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
Eight Seconds	Where's Bula	Almacantar	04:38
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Bora Bora	Starting Over	Fashion Passion b/w Starting Over	04:23
Compilation	Instructions - D-6	The Circuit	05:14
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	Hothouse	ST	04:32
Kinetic Ideals	Maze of Ways	Life In Shadow b/w Maze of Ways	04:09
Strange Advance	One Chance in a Million	Worlds Away	04:12
Corsage	Big Night Out (Doll & Penny's Trance Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	07:45
Channel Five	So Good to Me	ST (EP)	03:17
Start	Stereo	Hey You	03:16
BB Gabor	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry)	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)	02:41
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Robots in the Cellar	Space and Time	04:06
Handful of Snowdrops	Scream Cry or Fall	Land of the Damned	05:06
Calling Rain	Laid in Ruins	Laid in Ruins b/w Cross (picture sleeve)	04:45
Trespassing Bean Rays	Cleanorama Stakes	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:21
NEO A4	Time for Me Now	ST	04:42
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
Rational Youth	Latin Lovers	ST (mini album)	03:51
Glamorcult	Loneliness (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:54
Martha And The Muffins	Monotone	Metro Music	02:46
The Plugs	Sending An S.O.S.	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:21
Volts	Words on the Wind	Plugged In	02:48
Start	Gotta Have Love	Hey You	04:49
Diodes	Hot Sands	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:32
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
Compilation	Rent Boys Inc. - Fetish (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:45
Diodes	Hot Sand (1981 Remixed Version 2017)	Rarities	03:18
Buddy King & the Motion!	I Didn't Know Her	Schoolgirl Alibis b/w I Didn't Know Her	02:14
Avril Chown	American Boys	American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight	03:04
Scott Matthews	Navigation	Boats in Rivers	03:33
Preison's Shade	Race Me Home	Race Me Home (EP)	04:56
Glamorcult	Cocktail Conversations	A Price To Paris	04:32
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't Look Now	Spunker	03:44
Instructions	Suburban Dream	ST	04:15
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Kings	Go Away	Are Here	03:47
Andrew Matheson	St. Catherines Wheel	Monterey Shoes	05:37
Spoons	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:00
Government	Following You (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:15
Moral Lepers	Shadow	Turn to Stone	03:03
Start	In Passion	Hey You	03:24
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Someone Should Have Told Me (Behind Black Gloves)	Space and Time	04:39
Direktive 17	Between You & Me	ST (EP)	03:38
Scenics	I'm Sad	New Part In Town	05:04
Friendly Fire	Junior Senility	Junior Senility EP	02:54
Andrew Matheson	Eyes of Harlem	Monterey Shoes	07:44
Scenics	Open Up Your Door	Underneath the Door	02:09
Billy Butt & The Brats	No I Can't Say No	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	02:47
Salty Seamen	Star Train	In The Groove At Last	04:01
Glamorcult	Yes, See Has the Afterglow	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:32
Living End (1)	Anaesthesia Grin	ST	03:29
Sebastian (Agnello)	No Compromise	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:34
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	On the Line	ST	04:09
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Upcoming Storm	Space and Time	03:38
Rational Youth	Close to Nature	Cold War Nightlife	04:40
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Psyche	Caught in the Act	Unveiling The Secret	05:42
Martha And The Muffins	Casualties of Glass	This Is The Ice Age	05:17
Start	Out of the Tube	Hey You	02:27
Streetcar Named Desire	Life Begins	Life Begins	04:40
Numbers	Won't You Call	Add Up	03:11
Kinetic Ideals	Me and the Sky	A Personal View (EP)	05:50
Graphics	Our Planet Ocean	Sleepdancer b/w Our Planet Ocean	03:17
Breeding Ground	Wintergarden	Wintergarden (EP)	04:20
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Mobile Clones	Motionless	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	04:19
Living End (1)	Is it Murder	ST	03:34
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Compilation	Tulpä - Apologize to Your Mother	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:06
Martha And The Muffins	One Day in Paris	This Is The Ice Age	04:20
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Mettle	Evening Ocean	ST	02:58
Glen Meadmore	Just a Girl	Chicken & Biscuits	05:57
Hot Tip	Stop All Motion	Stop All Motion	04:34

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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