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
Psyche	The Sundial	The Influence	03:38
True Confessions	Yes it's True	ST	03:03
NEO A4	Las Vegas	The Warmer Side of You	03:25
Bunny & the Lakers	t.b. Farm (Kiss Me Now)	Numbers	01:27
The Front	Twice Shy	Underworld	03:37
Chocolate Bunnies From Hell	Simple Man	Pumpin' For Jill b/w Simple Man (picture sleeve)	04:16
Moev	Kim Says	Dusk and Desire	03:41
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	I Tie My Shoes	Midnite News	05:25
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Over Mountains	Ohama aka The White Album	03:14
Drastic Measures	Hotsy Totsy - Postlude	ST	04:25
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Breeding Ground	Love Rectangle	Obscurity And Flair	04:08
British Properties	Eight Days a Week	Eight Days a Week b/w Niag'ra Falls	03:20
Cöld Wår	Do You Notice Me	Do You Notice Me b/w Klub Haus (picture sleeve)	03:31
Diodes	Parasite (1977 previously unreleased)	Rarities	03:17
Diodes	Tired Of Waking Up Tired (original demo 1978)	Rarities	03:29
Scissors	Nadine	ST	02:03
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Land of Giants	Thing Called Love	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	06:57
Bündock	Stand Still	Société Anonyme	02:45
Nevermen	Living in the Past	The Monitor LP	04:17
Blue Peter	Same Old Place	Test Patterns For Living	03:12
Fictions	Praying for the World	ST	03:06
Kaméléon	Smarties (1983)	Groupe électro-pop	04:54
3rd Man In	New Fast	New Fast b/w What to Believe (picture sleeve)	03:18
NEO A4	Around the World	ST	04:00
Compilation	Charles Kurt - The Silence Upstairs	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:11
Diodes	Action Re-action	Action-Reaction	03:18
Entrance System	Tower Talk	Imperfect Image	05:53
Eight Seconds	Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)	Almacantar	04:07
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Bunny & the Lakers	Maid in Sweden	Numbers	04:01
Martha And The Muffins	Sins of Children	Danseparc	05:37
Corsage	West Coast Highway (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:57
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Dischordant Concensus	Midnite News	03:45
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Breeding Ground	Business	Obscurity And Flair	04:02
Bonus Boys	Wasting Our Time	Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time	03:16
Glamorcult	Session 2 (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	03:24
Handful of Snowdrops	Now, Then and Forever (Bonus Track)	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:06
Eight Seconds	Listen	Almacantar	05:17
Moral Lepers	China Rag	Turn to Stone	04:26
Handful of Snowdrops	Godhood (1989)	Mort en direct	04:44
Spoons	Tidal Wave	Bridges Over Borders	03:55
Utopiate	Actions or Misguidance	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:06
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Drama	Traffic	Loneliness	02:53
Secret Act	Poor Boy	My Neighbourhood	03:36
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind	Space and Time	04:49
Kaméléon	Microcosme (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	03:45
Compilation	Moist & Tender - You're On My Way	Toronto Calling	02:42
Diodes	Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Psyche	The Outsider	Mystery Hotel	04:27
Moral Lepers	Music is Your Body	Turn to Stone	02:45
John Lutz T.	Street Corner Sally	Kiss And Tell b/w Street Corner Sally	03:06
Spoons	Camera Shy	Talkback	04:07
Strange Advance	Automatic Sighs	Worlds Away	04:41
The Edge	Release the Circle	Release the Circle	04:36
Glamorcult	Fusion (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:23
Popular Front (1)	Living On the Line	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	03:48
Decade of Dreams	One Night in Bohemia	Wild Colloquial	03:50
Spoons	Walk the Plank	Arias & Symphonies	04:26
Tau Ceti	Radiation (fallout mix 86)	So Far	04:15
Compilation	Tammie Chicorli - A Special Day	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:29
Hot Tip	My Shoes	Stop All Motion	03:52
Glamorcult	Lost Souls In Time	The Stone Sessions	03:40
Glamorcult	All That Matters	Shadows From The Past	03:39
Government	I Don't Really Care	Electric Eye	04:04
Johnny Faith	Party time	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	01:42
39 Steps	Priscilla	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:32
Scenics	Farm Reports and Test Patterns	New Part In Town	03:50
Demars	Les enfants dans la lune	Les Tele-Tetes	02:54
Odd Man Out	World of My Own	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	03:35
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Glamorcult	Time Will Pass On By	Shadows From The Past	04:38
Martha And The Muffins	Monotone	Metro Music	02:46
Boys Brigade	Melody	ST	04:00
Decade of Dreams	Tra la la	Wild Colloquial	02:58
Compilation	Dale Hancocks - Carribea	Music Industry Arts 1983	01:53
Ohm & the Secret Sources	You Know I Love You	Space and Time	04:26
Rave Revues	Long Time Coming	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:11
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Direktive 17	Jericho	ST (EP)	03:58
Awake The Echoes	Always Something Wrong	Normal Life	03:59
Scenics	Walk in the Desert	Underneath the Door	01:32
Johnny Faith	Standing On the Red Line	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:52
Within Gothic Towers	I Will Lead You	Within Gothic Towers	04:58
Barking Boys	Here She Comes	The Yes Girls	03:55
Utopiate	You've Been Warned	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:41
Government	Gunshot Wound	Electric Eye	02:56
Modernes Pickles	Colors	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:18
Government	I'm Somebody	Electric Eye	01:36
Diodes	Tennis Again (Sept. 1977 Toronto Sound Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	03:12
Kaméléon	Genocide genethliaque	ST	04:03
Glamorcult	You Are in Love	A Price To Paris	04:07
Drama	Anna King	Loneliness	03:04
Kings	Partyitis	Are Here	03:51

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Julie is a T.V. Set b/w T.V.

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midnite News

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