New Wave Music Addiction

Others call it alternative rock music. I was exposed to new wave music because of my dormmates in UPLB during college days of the late 80's. Since then, my local radio tuner has always been stuck with DWXB, later to NU 107.5 FM station, sometimes 105.1 FM, until they reformatted their music formats. I have also bought audio CDs before in Greenhills of new wave music compilations at ridiculous prices, starting at Php 750/pc.  I felt bad when that CD compilation was stolen from our Kapitolyo flat. 

Later, cheaper versions of such compilations came out after a few years. Unfortunately, I can't find the CDs now of my New Wave Diaries, I Hate Pop, and other compilations. When MP3 formats came out, I also scoured the pirated versions of new wave music from stalls offering DVDs and PC softwares.

I hated it when new wave music became part of the pop music scene, like When in Rome's The Promise, or Erasure's Give a Little Respect. Somehow, those new wave-now-pop music lost their appeal to me when they lost their "exclusivity". Its like Apple's OS becoming more popular than Windows, alienating their hard core Apple users.

Nowadays, I have my new wave collections in MP3 format in my laptop, and in a USB player connected to the car's stereo. Sometimes, I get to listen to new wave music from 89.9 Magic during Fridays, and from 95.5 RT FM radio station during weekends.

Below is the list of my current 158 new wave music collection. They are still incomplete, as I still miss some tracks but I can't remember their titles or artist anymore. One of which is the instrumental electric guitar version of Beatles' Here There and Everywhere. Some of the singles on this list may not be really new wave, but I categorize them as part of this group.

If you want a few copies of the MP3 files I have below, feel free to leave a comment with your email address, then I will send a copy to you for free.

10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me

10,000 Maniacs- Like The Weather

A House - I'll Always Be Grateful

A-Ha - Take On Me

Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart

Big Country - In a Big Country (12 inch Version)

Blue Zoo - Love moves in strange ways

Bob Geldof & Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

Bolshoi - Away (12 inch  Extended Version)

Cactus World News - Worlds Apart

Camouflage - The Great Commandment

China Crisis - African and white

China Crisis - Wishful thinking

Colourfield - Confession

Colourfield - The Colour Field (Ext. Version)

Colourfield - Thinking Of You

Counting Crows - Mr. Jones

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's (Live)

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumors

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Live)

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Elvis Costello - Veronica

Erasure - A Little Respect

Eric Johnson - Ah via Musicom

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

Ethnic Faces - Golden Boy

Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven

Flesh For Lulu - I Go Crazy

Flesh for Lulu - Postcards From Paradise

Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy (Live)

Gin Blossoms - Till I Hear It From You (Live)

Gin Blossoms - Till I Hear It From You

Green Day - When I Come Around

Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death

Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)

Information Society - Repetition

Information Society - What's on Your Mind(Pure Energy)

J Giles - Angel is a Centerfold

Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Lighting Seeds - Pure

Lotus Eaters - First picture of you

Lotus Eaters - German Girl

Madness - It Must Be Love

Madness - Our House

Marc Almond - bittersweet

Marc Almond - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings

Midge Ure - Dear God

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out

Mighty Lemon Drops - Out of hand

Modern English - Hands Across The Sea

Modern English - Melt with you

Morissey - Hairdresser on Fire

Morissey - Suedehead

Morissey - The More You Ignore Me

Nena - 99 Red Ballons

New Order - 1963

O.M.D. - Enola Gay

O.M.D. - If You Leave

Oingo Boingo - We Close Our eyes

Pale Fountains - From Across the Kitchen Table (Ext. Version)

Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart

Pearl Jam - Daughter

Pearl Jam - Even Flow

Pearl Jam - Jeremy

Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink

Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You

Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now

Pursuit of Happiness - She's So Young

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called LOve

Queen Feat. David Bowie - Under Pressure

R.E.M. - Losing my religion (live)

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People

R.E.M. - The One I Love

Radiohead - Creep (Unplugged)

Radiohead - Creep

Railway Children - Brighter

Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

Red Rockers - China

RedFlag - RUSSIAN RADIO extended mix

RedFlag - Russian Radio Razormaid Mix

Rolling Stones - Painted Black

Scarlett & Black - You don't know

Seona Dancing - More to Loose

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me

Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Rare Cure & Marc Almond Ext. Remix)

Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush

Style Council - You're The Best Thing

Talk Talk - Its My Life (12 inch Ultimix Remix)

Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again

The Adventures - Broken Land

The Adventures - Two rivers

The Alarm - Absolute Reality (acoustic)

The Alarm - Absolute Reality

The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime

The Alarm - Rescue Me

The Bible - Graceland

The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (1980)

The Care -  Whatever Possessed You

The Care - Boyish Days

The Chameleons - Tears

The Church - The Unguarded Moment

The Church - Under the milky way tonight

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

The Cure - Close To Me

The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

The Cure - In Between Days

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

The Cure - Lovesong (12 inch Ext. Version)

The Dawn Enveloped Ideas

The Dawn Little Paradise

The Dawn Love Will Set Us Free

The Doors - Light My Fire

The Doors - People Are Strange

The Housemartins - Build

The Primitives - Crash

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

The Ramones - Pet Cemetary

The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

The Smiths - Panic

The Smiths - This Charming Man

The Sound - Total Recall

The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends

Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life

Third Eye Blind - Semi-charmed Life (Acoustic)

Three O' Clock - On Paper

Toy Matinee - The Ballad Of Jenny Ledge

Tuesday Blue - Love me simple

U2 - Desire

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

U2 - Mysterious Ways

U2 - New Year's Day

U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

U2 - Sweetest Thing (The Single Remix)

U2 - With Or Without You (Live)

Violent Femmes - Blisters In The Sun

Violent Playground - Tupperware Party

When In Rome - The Promise

Wild Swans - Bring home the ashes

Wild Swans - Flaming Sword

Wild Swans - Love Will Tear Us Apart (All I Want Mix)

Wild Swans - Whirlpool heart

Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos (Extended Mix)

XTC - Dear God