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
One Hand Clapping	Bad Pianos	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	01:26
Mobile Clones	Abrasive Air	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	02:24
Scenics	This Day	New Part In Town	03:08
Micks	Money Talks	ST (EP)	02:24
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Space and Time	05:25
Handful of Snowdrops	The Ghost of a Song	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	03:44
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Sebastian (Agnello)	No Compromise	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:34
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Lola	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:08
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Dead Dogs	Spunker	02:32
Salt And the Choppers	Flounder	I And You b/w Flounder (picture sleeve)	03:01
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Compilation	Winston Hancock - Girls, Girls	No Pedestrians	03:15
Moral Lepers	Dead of Night	Turn to Stone	03:59
Perfect World	Have a Good Look	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	05:10
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Government	It Must be God-Downtown	Electric Eye	02:52
Melinite	Who Needs Foreplay?	Push The Button And Run!	01:30
Preison's Shade	Tearing Down the Walls	Race Me Home (EP)	04:52
Living End (1)	Time is Unkind	ST	03:11
Family Plot	Swagger	Convictions	03:12
Border	Black and White	Black and White b/w All in All (picture sleeve)	03:01
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets (Bonus Track)	A Price To Paris	04:15
Benjamin Russell	Take Me As You Find Me	Madman	02:25
Spoons	Talk Back	Talkback	04:37
Land of Giants	Cannibal Dolls	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:32
Handful of Snowdrops	Spiral Dive (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:36
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Ear Candy	The Hunter	Self Defence	05:06
Living End	Death at an Early Age	Death at an Early Age b/w Magic Carpet Ride	03:12
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:24
Diodes	Catwalker	Action-Reaction	03:29
Handful of Snowdrops	S.G.B.P. (2nd Lineup Rehearsal Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:53
Demars	Les télé-têtes	Les Tele-Tetes	04:41
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Einstein	A Brighter Tomorrow	Sex and Science	03:09
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News	Midnite News	07:10
Scissors	Summer Girls	ST	02:18
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Benjamin Russell	Baby, This Is Love	Madman	02:04
Velveteens	Love as a Rule	Tall House (EP)	03:03
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
Salty Seamen	In the Groove at Last	In The Groove At Last	02:35
This Fear	Dreaming of a Nation	Darkness Shapes Imagination	04:08
Philip Rambow	Love is a Hard Time	Jungle Law	04:19
Bunny & the Lakers	Oops On Parade	Numbers	01:30
Scenics	Mony Mony	Underneath the Door	02:52
Benjamin Russell	Action and Reaction	Madman	02:14
Spoons	Clever	Bridges Over Borders	03:39
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes I Fear	Ohama aka The White Album	04:25
Kinetic Ideals	Animalistic	Reason (EP)	05:09
Benjamin Russell	Power of Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:37
Vital Sines	Subway Suicide	Subway Suicide/ Erik the Generik b/w Sex & Babies (picture sleeve)	04:51
Vital Sines	Sex & Babies	Subway Suicide/ Erik the Generik b/w Sex & Babies (picture sleeve)	02:40
The Front	The Moon Is a Stranger	Underworld	03:12
Bangkok	Planet of My Own	Eve of Destruction b/w Planet of My Own	03:04
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Talking About	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	06:06
Spoons	No Electrons	Arias & Symphonies	05:12
Spunker (aka Neotone)	No More Walrus	Spunker	03:55
Diodes	Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Scott Matthews	Boats in Rivers	Boats in Rivers	04:50
Men Without Hats	Safety Dance	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:24
Glamorcult	She Touched My Soul	Early Glamour	04:50
Age of Mirrors	She Says Hello	Mirage	04:02
Images In Vogue	One Way Heart	In The House	03:30
Martha And The Muffins	Paint By Number Heart	Metro Music	03:28
This Fear	Look Along The Edge	Darkness Shapes Imagination	05:38
Braineater I	Edge	Artist, Poet, Thief	01:30
Channel Five	So Good to Me	ST (EP)	03:17
Rave Revues	Rules Of Play	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:23
Psyche	Illusion	The Influence	04:26
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	ST (EP)	03:53
Compilation	Tammie Chicorli - A Special Day	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:29
Kings	It's Okay	Are Here	02:55
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Tenants	You Don't Know What I've Been Thru	ST	03:40
Benjamin Russell	One Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:55
Preison's Shade	Race Me Home	Race Me Home (EP)	04:56
Scenics	Walk in the Desert	Underneath the Door	01:32
Ohm & the Secret Sources	City of the Shadow	Space and Time	03:57
Diodes	Action Re-action	Action-Reaction	03:18
John Young Paul	The Girl Spells Grief	The Life of Ermie Scub	01:38
Kinetic Ideals	Me and the Sky	A Personal View (EP)	05:50
Erect	We Are Police	Consequence of Life	02:14
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
True Confessions	7-11 Heaven	ST	02:17
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
Einstein	Mr. Science	Sex and Science	02:35
Salty Seamen	Club Hot de Paris	In The Groove At Last	02:03
Redlife	Hope for Tomorrow	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:44
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Exit From a Dream	05:21
Blueprints	I Fell Down	Stare 01	03:35
Braineater I	Canada	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:23
Living End (1)	Is it Murder	ST	03:34
Martha And The Muffins	Revenge (Against the World)	Metro Music	03:31
Bunny & the Lakers	Inhalation - Ventilation	Numbers	02:07
Austra	The Villain	Feel it Break	04:06
Diodes	Tennis Again (Sept. 1977 Toronto Sound Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	03:12
Diodes	No Time to Cry (1981 Previously Unreleased) (CD only)	Rarities	03:43

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Nowhere - No More b/w Living

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midway b/w Thin Lines

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - I Fear What I Might Hear

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midnite News

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama aka The White Album

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