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Matt Williams

About Synthpop Symphony

Synthpop Symphony is the ultimate destination for the finest selection of new and classic Modern Electronic Dance Music. Since its launch in 2018, the show has grown exponentially, now reaching over 60 countries each week. Artists, producers, remixers, and labels regularly submit their latest tracks, making it a go-to platform for fresh electronic sounds.

Each episode takes you on a thrilling journey through Electropop, New Wave, Synthwave, Italo Dance, and Alternative Independent Electronic Dance Music—from the iconic sounds of the ’80s to today’s cutting-edge tracks. Where else can you hear classic hits from Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Erasure, and OMD alongside their hottest new releases? Plus, we showcase the best new synth-driven music from artists like Empire of the Sun, Cannons, Dua Lipa, Boy Harsher, Nuevo Testamento, Italoconnection, and more, along with exclusive remixes you won’t hear anywhere else.

Helmed by Los Angeles-based DJ Matt Williams, whose career began in 1987, Synthpop Symphony benefits from his extensive experience, from college radio to top Modern Rock station “The Edge,” where he launched The Underground Lounge mix show. Matt has also opened for A Flock of Seagulls, Anything Box, Red Flag, Cause and Effect, Moby, and The Prodigy. Collaborations with guest DJs and producers such as Matt POP, TSF DiscoMix, Sergei Elias, and Ross Alexander further expand the show’s reach, bringing in new audiences worldwide.

What truly sets Synthpop Symphony apart is its one-of-a-kind curation—seamlessly blending multiple styles into something truly special. Each mix is crafted to deliver an electrifying experience, fusing nostalgia with innovation to create an unforgettable sonic journey.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the scene, Synthpop Symphony is here to satisfy your unyielding craving for dance.

Get ready to move—because at Synthpop Symphony, the rhythm is unstoppable!

Visit www.synthpopsymphony.com for past shows, radio station listings and more.

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Friday · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 342 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Summers End 100% in the Mix!!!
🔥☀ SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY SHOW 342 — SUMMER 2026 MIX SPECTACULAR! ☀🔥 I can’t believe summer 2026 is already coming to a close, so I thought — what better way to send off those hot summer nights than with TWO HOURS and 100% IN THE MIX! 💜 HOUR 1 — SINISTER 80s NEW!! I’m going unapologetically cheesy and ridiculously fun with Bananarama, Samantha Fox, Dead or Alive, Rick Astley, Fred Ventura, Duran Duran, Survivor, Fun Fun, Berlin, New Order and more! Extended mixes, rare remixes, Hi-NRG, Italo, New Wave and some songs you almost NEVER hear on Synthpop Symphony. 💥 HOUR 2 — SINISTER 90s: CHEESY CLUB CLASSICS! This is where I completely throw the Synthpop Symphony rulebook out the window! Robin S, Haddaway, Corona, Captain Hollywood Project, No Mercy, Madonna, Ace of Base, ATB, Daft Punk, Everything But the Girl, Faithless, AB Logic and Jaydee! Some of these artists are getting their FIRST-EVER AIRPLAY on Synthpop Symphony! HOUR 1 — SINISTER 80s: SUMMER 2026 EDITION NEW!!! Bananarama - Venus (Extended Version) [London Records] Samantha Fox - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now (Extended Version) [Jive Records] Dead or Alive - Baby Don’t Say Goodbye (Extended Mix) [Epic Records] Rick Astley - Together Forever (DJ Remix) [RCA Records] Fred Ventura - The Years (Extended Remix) [Discomagic Records] Flock - Send Me an Angel (Remake) [Independent] Duran Duran - The Reflex (Kit Remix) [Capitol Records] Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (Sammy F Remix) [Scotti Brothers Records] Fun Fun - Happy Station (Ivan Santana Remix) [X-Energy Records] Berlin - No More Words (Blue Collar Bros. Remix) [Geffen Records] New Order - The Perfect Kiss (Blue Collar Bros. Remix) [Factory Records]HOUR 2 — SINISTER 90s: CHEESY CLUB CLASSICS Robin S - Show Me Love (Maxim Andreev Nu Disco Remix) [Champion Records] Haddaway - What Is Love (Max Hydra Deep Remix) [Coconut Records] Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Hotel Garuda Remix) [DWA Records] Captain Hollywood Project - More and More (PDM’s Remix) [Blow Up Records] No Mercy - Where Do You Go (Mad Morello & Igi B Remix) [MCI Records] Madonna - Frozen (A-Mase Nu Disco Remix) [Maverick Records] Ace of Base - All That She Wants (SNBRN & KLATCH Remix) [Mega Records] ATB - 9 PM (Till I Come) (Safety First! Remix) [Kontor Records] Daft Punk - Around the World (Lucas Lorenzetti Remix) [Virgin Records] Everything But the Girl - Missing (DJ Villain Remix) [Blanco y Negro Records] Faithless - Insomnia (Calippo Remix) [Cheeky Records] AB Logic - The Hitman (Extended Mix) [Logic Records] Jaydee - Plastic Dreams (David Morales Remix) [R&S Recor
August 21 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 341 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Disco Italo!
Synthpop Symphony 341 RSDH– The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music This week, Synthpop Symphony takes you on a two-hour journey through the evolution of electronic music. Hour 1 begins with an extended New Music Spotlight featuring INXS with the Parralox remix of “Don’t Change,” Tommy Countach’s take on the Phil Collins classic “Another Day in Paradise,” VXhRR with “Kick the Dead,” and the new Above & Beyond Club Mix of “When You Believe.” Then we head back to the ’80s for an extended Mini-Mix featuring Yazoo, Prince and Simple Minds before moving into a Modern Synth Set with De/Vision, Anna Marx and Piston Damp. We’ll also explore the Retro Revival with Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, Foreign Affaire and Positronic—three artists creating new music with the unmistakable sound and spirit of the ’80s. In Hour 2, Matt Williams takes over the decks for Sinister Disco Vol. 22: a nonstop mix exploring the future of synth-driven dance music through Italo disco, Italo dance, synthwave, electropop and modern club sounds. Featuring music from Blixx 86, Ballet Mecanico, Hazell Dean, Italoconnection, Linda Jo Rizzo, Solarstone, Kasablanca, Jordan Nocturne, Thessla, Dead or Alive and more. Two hours of new music, remixed classics and future-facing electronic dance music. Synthpop Symphony 341 — the sound of your past, the vision of your future. Hour 1 – New Music Spotlight INXS- Don’t Change (Parralox Remix)[Warner] Tommy Countach Another Day in Paradise [Independent] VXhRR - Kick the Dead {Independent] Above and Beyond - When You Believe [Above and Beyond Club Mix] Mini-Mix – 80s Remixed Classics Yazoo – Situation (Extended Mix) [Mute Records] Prince – When Doves Cry (Remastered) [Warner Bros. Records] Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) (12” Extended) [Virgin / A&M Records] Modern Synth Set De/Vision – Synchronize [Popgefahr Records] Anna Marx – You Never Really Cared [Independent] Piston Damp – Something in Me (Technomancer Remix) [Sub Culture Records] Retro Revival Set Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – Falling Into You [Independent / TikTok Discovery] Foreign Affaire - Love, Time and Death (Machine MAde Pleasure Mix) [Independent] Positronic – Strangelove [Retro Synth Records] Sinister Disco Vol. 22 Italo Dance (Mixed by Matt Williams) Blixx 86 – Pull the Trigger [NewRetroWave] Ballet Mecanico – Primera Secuencia [Blanco y Negro Music] Project K feat. Magenta Soulstar – R [Independent] Hazell Dean – Searchin’ (Italoconnection Remix) [Energise Records] De Soffer – French Kiss [M-Sol Records] Linda Jo Rizzo – You’re My First, You’re My Last [ZYX Music] Torrevado feat. Linda Jo Rizzo & DJ V – Desire [ZYX Music] Solarstone – I Found You (Extended Mix) [Black Hole Recordings] Kasablanca – Better Today, Better Tomorrow [Anjunabeats] Jordan Nocturne & Velvet Velour – Midnight Emotion [Shall Not Fade] Thessla feat. SirPaul – The Sun & The Rain [Sub Culture Records]
August 14 · 1 hr 59 min
Synthpop Symphony 340 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & RetroMix 340!
🎧 SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY – EPISODE 340R1 This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams delivers one of the biggest and most exclusive episodes of the year. For the first time ever, hear music from the long-lost 1996 Belvedere Kane album Such Trying Times, originally shelved and unheard for nearly 30 years. The spotlight includes a brand-new Dead or Alive track featuring Pete Burns, along with a powerful Parralox remix of “Sex Drive. ” We’ll also be spinning an additional track from the Belvedere Kane album, giving listeners an even deeper look into this rediscovered synthpop gem. It’s a rare moment fans won’t want to miss it. From there, the show moves into a dynamic mix blending new and classic sounds — including t.A.T.u. ’s take on “How Soon Is Now?” and Modern English remixed by Nuovo Testamento, plus new music from Morrissey, Kungs, and MIKA alongside favorites from Infernal, Real Life, and Steps. Hour two launches into Sinister Disco Hi-NRG 2026, a full-throttle, BPM-driven dance experience featuring Ernest Kohl (JTV Remix), De Soffer, Babert, Lucca Leeloo (Italoconnection Remix), Ken Laszlo, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Claptone Remix), Ross Alexander (Matt Pop Club Remix), and more — blending modern Italo, classic Hi-NRG, and peak-hour club energy. New music. Rare releases. Exclusive mixes. The past, present, and future of synth-driven music. Pete Burns & Dead or Alive Feat. Belvedere Kane – Legends (Forever Young) [Independent] Belvedere Kane – We’re Not Lovers [Independent] Dead or Alive – Sex Drive (Parralox Remix) [Epic] Mini Mix 315 t.A.T.u. – How Soon Is Now? [Interscope] Modern English – I Know Your Soul (Nuovo Testamento Remix) [4AD] Cannons – Fire for You (Tiësto Remix) [Columbia] End Mini Mix Kungs – Galaxy [Val Production] Infernal – I Won’t Be Crying [Border Breakers / Ministry of Sound]MIKA – Science Fiction Lover [Hyperlove] Morrissey – Notre Dame [BMG] Real Life – Catch Me I’m Falling [Curb Records] Steps – To the One [BMG] Blazing Funk – Hit That Perfect Beat [Fish Recordings] Dominatrixx Project – Silverwings [Independent] Alex Braun – Exquisite Darkness [Infacted Recordings]Sinister Disco Hi-NRG 2026 Ernest Kohl – The Potential of We (JTV Remix) [Universal Music UK] De Soffer – Time of My Life [DistroKid] Babert – Funkytown [Hot Stuff Records] Lucca Leeloo – The One I Love (Italoconnection Remix) [Independent] Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Freedom of the Night (Claptone Remix) [Polydor] Kiko & David Carretta ft. Gigi – Future Is Your Love [Dirty / ZYX] Walsh & Co – Right Now Baby [Passionate Recordings] Fruit Machine – Roar Like A Lion [Passionate Recordings] Wowa & Effect – Pano Night (Chinaski & R Feinstoff Remix) [Feinstoff Records] De Soffer – French Kiss [DistroKid] Alphaville & LABACK – Forever Young [Warner Music] Ken Laszlo – S.O.S. (Vocal Version) [Memory Records] Ross Alexander – Life in a Northern Town (Matt Pop Club Remix) [Pumpin’ UK]
August 7 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 339 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & DiscoMix 339!
This week on Synthpop Symphony... Hour One is packed with exclusive remixes, fresh discoveries, and synth-driven energy. Hear brand-new music from Patrick Prins, Train to Spain, Tommy Countach, Lifelong Corporation, Ego Bliss, JXNS, and more. Plus, a special mini mix featuring trance legends stepping into synthpop territory with Ilan Bluestone, Kaskade, and a fresh TSF remix of Erasure's "Run to the Sun." Then in Hour Two, it's time for DiscoMix 339—a nonstop mix of modern disco and nu-disco reworks featuring classics from Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, SNAP!, The Human League, Shannon, M.A.R.R.S., Sabrina, and more, all reimagined for today's dancefloor. Two hours. No interruptions. Just the very best in synthpop, electropop, new wave, dark synth, Italo, synthwave, and nu-disco. Don't miss Synthpop Symphony—the past, present, and future of synth-driven music with Matt Williams. Hour One Matt One – Electricity / Blue Dress (OMD / Depeche Mode Mashup) [White Label] Erasure – Run to the Sun (TSF Remix) [Mute Records] Patrick Prins – Saturday (Radio Edit) [Movin' Melodies] Soft Cell – Danceteria (Luv Foundation Remix) [Universal Music] Ilan Bluestone – Save a Prayer [Anjunabeats] Kaskade, Glockenbach & Kaitlin Aragon – Runaway [Arkade] Train to Spain – Likable (The Uncreated Remix) [Progress Productions] Tommy Countach – Shanghai Tiger [Mona Musa Records] Haute & Freddy – Shy Girl (Remix) [ZYX Music] Information Society – Don't You Want Me [Hakatak] Lifelong Corporation – Trapped in the Night (Disco Remix) [Lifelong Corporation] Ego Bliss – Afterlife [SkyQode] JXNS – Flowers [Independent] Hour Two – DiscoMix 339 Talk Talk – It's My Life (Stilck Remix) [EMI] The Young Punx, Kryder & Oliver – AEIOU (Extended Mix) [Armada Music] Rozalla – Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) (DE SOFFER Remix) [Pulse 8] Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time (DE SOFFER Extended Mix) [Columbia] Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Dim Zach Remix) [Epic] Sabrina – Boys (Richard King 2026 Nu Disco Remix) [Baby Records] Depeche Mode – Strangelove (Hakan Yildiran Remix) [Mute Records] Delerium – Silence (Extended Mix) (DE SOFFER Remix) [Nettwerk] Alpha Town – Power of Magic (JTV 2026 Remix) [ZYX Music] M.A.R.R.S. – Pump Up the Volume (John Remix) [4AD] SNAP! – Rhythm Is a Dancer (G A Rework) [Logic Records] Shannon – Let the Music Play (Jerome Remix) [Emergency Records] The Human League – Don't You Want Me [Virgin Records]
July 31 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 338R1 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Purple Disco Machine!
This week on Synthpop Symphony… It’s Show 338R1 — and the entire episode is 100% in the mix. Hour One blends dark synth, new wave, Italo, and Hi-NRG with Neon Capital, Parralox, BlakLight, Front 242, Dead or Alive and more — a true Symphony of Synth. Then in Hour Two, it’s Sinister Nu Disco – Purple Disco Machine Edition — featuring massive originals and remixes of Dua Lipa, The Human League, Fatboy Slim and more. Two hours. No breaks. Pure synth-driven energy. Don’t miss Synthpop Symphony — The Past, Present, and Future of Synth-Driven Music. In the MIX - Dark Synth and Synthpop Neon Capital – Hawkins [Neon Capital] Neon Capital – Open Water (Digimax Remix) [Neon Capital] Parralox – Being Boring V2.0 [Subterrane Records] Tommy Countach – Sweet Danger [Bordello A Parigi] Dead or Alive – My Heart Goes Bang (Pete Hammond Remix) [Demon Music Group] AP Mono – Firenze [Bordello A Parigi] BlakLight – Leave A Light On (Carved Souls Remix) [Dependent Records] The Glove feat. Robert Smith – Mouth to Mouth (Matt One Remix) [Polydor] Front 242 – Masterhit (TSF Remix) [Alfa Matrix] Hypnotique – Double Je [Italo Box Music] Imbermind – Godlike Man (StoneBridge Remix) [Self-Released] Liquid Inc. – Ride Again (Rogue FX Remix) [ZYX Music] Sinister Disco - Purple Disco Machine Mix Purple Disco Machine – Born Again [Columbia Records] Purple Disco Machine & Roosevelt – Higher Ground [Columbia Records] Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants – Hypnotized [Columbia Records]Fatboy Slim – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Skint Records] Spiller – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Positiva] Hercules & Love Affair – Do You Feel The Same? (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Defected Records] Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Warner Records] The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Virgin Records] LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE – (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [RCA Records] Boys Noize & Jake Shears – All I Want (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Boysnoize Records] Purple Disco Machine – Defected Presents Purple Disco Machine [Defected Records]
July 25 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 337 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Disco 23!
🔥 SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY 337 IS HERE! 🔥 Turn it up for another huge journey through the very best in new and classic synth-driven dance music! This week’s show features Boxcar, Xynic, Celebrate the Nun, Bildjan feat. Fe Malefiz, Haute & Freddy, Hurts, Silverhook feat. ELIOT, Reactive and Synthetic FM, Mathias P, and more. 🎛 MINI MIX 337 Three synthpop classics, completely recharged: ⚡ Depeche Mode – “Policy of Truth” (TSF Remix) ⚡ Erasure – “Love to Hate You” (Mark Robotham Remix) ⚡ Dead or Alive – “You Spin Me Round” (Dim Zach Remix) 🪩 SINISTER DISCO 23 A massive nonstop mix featuring Fonzerelli, Paul Dakeyne, Pandhora, De Soffer, Vicious Pink, Modern Talking, Candy Apple Blue, Lady Gaga, INXS, Italoconnection, The Frixion, Ernest Kohl, and many more! It’s new music, timeless classics, exclusive remixes, and nonstop electronic energy—all in one show. Tracklisting: Synthpop Symphony 337 Boxcar - Freemason (You Broke the Promise) [Volition Records] Zynic - Bad Boy [Independent] Celebrate the Nun - Will You Be There [Parlophone/EMI Electrola] Bildjan feat. Fe Malefiz - Stranger - (Dance Mix) [Kristjan Bild] Haute & Freddy - Dance the Pain Away [Atlantic Records] Hurts - Better Than Love - (/Italoconnection Mashup) [White Label] Mini Mix 337 Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth - (TSF Remix) [Mute] Erasure - Love to Hate You - (Mark Robotham Remix) [Mute] Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round - (Dim Zach Remix) [Epicl] Back to the Show Silverhook feat. ELIOT - Like a Flame [Independent] Ralphi Grey and Dan Perry - Tainted Love - (Reimagined Mix) [Independent] Reactive and Synthetic FM - Future’s End - (Synthetic FM New Frontier Mix) [Independent] Mathias P - Stay Then Go [Mathias P Music] Sinister Disco 23 Fonzerelli - Human Beings - (Extended) [Mena Music] Paul Dakeyne and Stu Mountain - Let the Music Groove - (Club Mix) [Plus Soda Music] Pandhora - Feel the Sun - (Extended Mix) [Pandhora] De Soffer and Simon Ellis - Walking on a Dream - (Extended Mix) [Glasgow Underground] Digimax - The Place Where You Belong - (Extended Mix) [Independent] SIIE - Indigo - (Extended Version) [Independent] Vicious Pink - Cccan’t You See [Parlophone] Modern Talking - Brother Louie - (DJ P Remix) [White Label] Fonzerelli - Fading Pictures - (Extended Mix) [Mena Music] Candy Apple Blue - Images of Heaven [Independent] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra - (De Soffer Remix) [White Label/Interscope Records] INXS - Need You Tonight - (Grabowski! Remix) [White Label/Atlantic Records] The Frixion - Deceive a Believer - (Nu Mix) [Independent] Ernest Kohl - The Importance of Being - (Extended Mix) [EMG/Ernest Kohl Music] 🎧 Listen now at SynthpopSymphony.com.
July 18 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 336 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Back to the Future Mix!
🎧 THIS WEEK ON SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY! 🎧 Get ready for two hours of the Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music! 🔥 New Music • Madonna – Danceteria • Dekad – Adrenaline • Enter Me – When Love and Fear Collide • Ash Code – Dancing to the Noise (Tobias Bernstrup Remix) • Matthias P – Sounds Like a Melody 🎛 Classic Favorites • Peter Wilson – Come Here Baby • BlakLight – Paranoid (Rob Dust Remix) 🎚 Fresh Remixes • Anything Box – Living in Oblivion (2026 Endpop Remix) • Yazoo – Don’t Go • This week’s Depeche Mode Mini Mix featuring brand-new remixes of Ice Machine, Everything Counts, and Armin van Buuren’s incredible reimagining of Enjoy the Silence. 🚀 Brand-New Feature Debut! Don’t miss the premiere of the Back to the Future Mix—a nonstop journey through classic synthpop favorites reimagined for the 21st century, featuring new remixes and mashups of Erasure, David Bowie, Bronski Beat, Blur, Modern Talking, Depeche Mode, Wham!, Madonna, Elton John, Kate Bush, and more. It’s where the best of the past meets the sound of today! 🎙 Synthpop Symphony with Matt Williams The Past • Present • Future of Synth-Driven Music Synthpop Symphony 336 Anything Box - Living in Oblivion (2026 Endpop Remix) [Independent] Dekad - Adrenaline [Alfa Matrix] Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart [Columbia Records] Madonna - Danceteria [Warner Records] Enter Me - When Love and Fear Collide [Independent] Yazoo - Don’t Go (Remix) [Mute Records] Depeche Mode Mini Mix Depeche Mode - Ice Machine (TSF Remix) [Mute Records] Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (TSF Remix) [Mute Records] Armin van Buuren - Here In My Arms (Enjoy the Silence Rework)[Armada Music] Ash Code - Dancing to the Noise (Tobias Bernstrup Remix) [Swiss Dark Nights] Silver Hook & Elliott - Neon Bluebird [ScentAir Records] Matthias P - Sounds Like a Melody [Independent] Peter Wilson - Come Here Baby [Energise Records] Howard Jones - Revolution of the Heart [Cherry Red Records] BlakLight - Paranoid (Rob Dust Remix) [Independent] Back to the Future Mix Erasure - Blue Savannah (2009 Remaster) [Mute Records] Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (J JJota Remix) [United Artists Records] David Bowie x Fly Project - Let’s Dance (Mashup) [Parlophone Records] Bronski Beat - Hit That Smalltown Boy (Remix) [London Records] Madonna x Bronski Beat - Dress You Up Boy (Mashup) [Warner Records / London Records] Blur vs. Wham! vs. Rihanna - Girls & Boys (Mashup) [Parlophone Records) Modern Talking vs. Lana Del Rey - You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul (Mashup) [Hansa Records] Depeche Mode vs. iio - Enjoy the Rapture (Mashup) [Mute Records / Made Records] Elton John x Purple Disco Machine - (Mashup) [Rocket Records / Columbia Records] Kate Bush vs. David Guetta & Sia - Running Up Titanium (Mashup) [EMI Records] Turbotronic vs. Mel & Kim - Party Nation (Mashup) [Planet Dance Music / Supreme Records] Modern Talking - You Are Not Alone (Remix) [Hansa Records] Depeche Mode vs. Modern Talking - People Are People in the Night (Mashup) [Mute Records]
July 10 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 335 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & 100% Retro Remixes!
🎧 THIS WEEK ON SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY – SHOW 335 🎧 Get ready for 100% IN THE MIX! Join Matt Williams for a special two-hour edition of Synthpop Symphony featuring three incredible megamixes packed with the very best in synthpop, electropop, Italo, new wave, and retro dance. 🔥 The Matt Pop Megamix – featuring amazing remixes from artists including Zoë, Peter Wilson, Ross Alexander, Erasure, Ace of Base, Candy Apple Blue, Allan Jay, Fangoria, and many more. 🎶 The Synthpop Covers Megamix – hear today’s synthpop artists reimagine classic songs from Gary Numan, Electronic, Animotion, OMD, Peter Schilling, and more. 💙 The Systems in Blue Megamix – an incredible collection of Euro-pop and Italo-inspired productions from the legendary Systems in Blue, capturing the unmistakable sound that made the Modern Talking era unforgettable. It’s two nonstop hours of seamless mixes, classic favorites, hidden gems, and today’s hottest synth-driven music. Welcome to your Symphony of Synth. Tracklist: Matt POP Essential Mega MIx 1:00 Zoé,Constant Craving Zoe,Its Not Over Yet Allan Jay,It’s My Life Breathe Of My Leaves,Clarke and Bell Thereza Bazar's Dollar,Handheld In Black And White Fangoria,Un Poco T odo Peter Wilson,Better Than Heaven Ross Alexander,Pure JLX (feat. LaVance Colley),The Music Will T ake Care of You Vanello & Steven Kimber,Digital Love Tight Fit,Fallout Paul Parker,Love in the Shadows Peter Wilson & Sean Smith,One & One Erasure,Love You T o The Sky Ace of Base,Always Have Always Will Peter Wilson & Sean Smith,Verona Shelter feat. Andy Bell,Beautiful Haywoode,Roses Bellavie Lady Bee,You Make Me Feel Mighty Real Italove,T oo Late T o Cry O!Dorian,Dancing Brokenhearted Ross Alexander,Heaven Ross Alexander,Messages Candy Apple Blue,Special Star Matt Williams Covers Megamix 40:00 Ross Alexander,Cars Ross Alexander,Certain Things Are Likely Ross Alexander,Getting Away With It Ross Alexander,Obsession The Irrepressibles, Let Go Mikro (Marshaeux Remix),Just Another Day Peter Wilson,Forever Can Start T onight Knight$,Shadows Nordikia, True Love Lumix, Major T om (Peter Schilling Cover) T-4-2, Images of Heaven Italove, At The Disco Systems In Blue Megamix 20:00Vanello & Steven Kimber - Magic Symphony Misha Singer - Reach For The Sky Parralox - Under My Skin Sandy H Feat. James Knights - Love Me On The Rocks Dennis SecLane Feat. Ian van Zyl - History Moderno - My Bed Is T oo Big Sakgra Feat. Helen Redzel - Love Is Such A Lonely Sword Also Playable Mono - T oo Young Diante City - Romeo & Juliet LorD and Master Feat. Neil Francis - 6 Years 6 Nights Jonas Kröjtz Feat. James Knights - Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do) www.synthpopsymphony.com
July 2 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 334 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Symphony Mix 334!!
This week we’re celebrating the Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music with two hours packed full of brand-new releases, classic extended mixes, and an all-new Symphony Mix 334. 🔥 Opening Mini Mix Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cities in Dust (TSF Remix) Duran Duran – Save a Prayer (Dario Caminita Remix) Propaganda – P:Machinery (TSF Remix) ✨ New Music Blacklight – The Haunting of Us (Fictional Remix) Beyond Obsession – Into the Deep Tenek – Heartbeat Roubix – Bangkok Candy Apple Blue – Hot as Hell (Matt Pop Remix) Propter Hoc – Sophia Jansen’s Dream 🕺 Classic Extended Mix Set Duran Duran – Union of the Snake Thompson Twins – In the Name of Love Kajagoogoo – Too Shy 🎛 Symphony Mix 334 Boys Noize • Bingo Players • De Soffer • DJ Ciannpy • Romvion • Adriatico • Purple Disco Machine • Tending Tropic & Kay-Chi • Sally Shapiro • Italoconnection • Sylve 💡 Plus, we explored the fascinating story behind Duran Duran’s Seven and the Ragged Tiger and why the album title symbolizes seven people chasing success. Whether you love timeless classics, today’s hottest synthpop releases, or discovering tomorrow’s favorites, this episode has something for everyone. 🎙 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform, or stream anytime at Synthpop Symphony #334 Playlist Hour 1 Mini Mix Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cities in Dust (TSF Remix) (Polydor Records) Duran Duran – Save a Prayer (Dario Caminita Remix) (Capitol / EMI Records) Propaganda – P:Machinery (TSF Remix) (Independent) Blacklight – The Haunting of Us (Fictional Remix) (Independent) Beyond Obsession – Into the Deep (Infacted Recordings) Tenek – Heartbeat (Town and Towers Records) Roubix – Bangkok (ZYX Music) Candy Apple Blue – Hot as Hell (Matt Pop Remix) (Spectra Music Group) Propter Hoc – Sophia Jansen’s Dream (Negative Gain Productions) Classic Extended Mix Set Duran Duran – Union of the Snake (Extended Version) (EMI Records) Thompson Twins – In the Name of Love (Extended Version) (Arista Records – U.S. / T Records – U.K.) Kajagoogoo – Too Shy (Extended Version) (EMI Records) Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Remix) (Mute Records) Hour 2 – Symphony Mix 334 Boys Noize – ITVLO (Ones and Zeros / Boysnoize Records) Bingo Players – Summer Dreaming (Extended Mix) (Hysteria Records) De Soffer – S.M.O.O.T.H. (Extended Mix) (Independent) DJ Ciannpy – Feel the Light (DGM Promotion) Romvion – Flyin’ (Extended Version) (Independent) Adriatico – I Want You (Independent) Purple Disco Machine – Don’t Stop (Columbia Germany / Sony Music) Tending Tropic & Kay-Chi – Timeloop (Bordello A Parigi) Sally Shapiro – Better Place (Italians Do It Better) Italoconnection – Believe in Me (Italoconnection Remix) (Bordello A Parigi) Sylve – I’ve Only Got You to Blame (Independent)
June 26 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 333 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Disco 22!
Synthpop Symphony 333R1 a special repeat of EP300 – The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music It was a milestone in November 2025 when Synthpop Symphony celebrated Episode 300 — featuring the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. We kick things off with releases from Depeche Mode with “In The End”, Duran Duran - “Shadows on your Side” on the Dance Macabre album, and Marina with “Key to the Castle”, plus an ’80s Mini-Mix packed with classics from Yazoo, Prince, and Simple Minds. Then it’s all about the next generation of new music from Positronic, De/Vision, Anna Marx, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns and Foreign Affaire along with the not so classic 2022 standout from Piston Damp. And in the second hour, get ready for Sinister Disco Vol. 22 — a high-energy, one-hour mix exploring the future of synth-driven dance music, featuring Italo Dance, Synthwave, and Electropop favorites from Hazell Dean, Italoconnection, Kasablanca, Linda Jo Rizzo, and more. Hour 1 – New Music Spotlight Depeche Mode – In the End (Maverick Remix) [Columbia Records] Duran Duran – Shadows on Your Side (DJ Funky 2025 Remix) [BMG / Tape Modern] Marina – Key to the Castle [Atlantic Records] (Bonus track from “Princess of Power”) Mini-Mix – 80s Remixed Classics Yazoo – Situation (Extended Mix) [Mute Records] Prince – When Doves Cry (Remastered) [Warner Bros. Records] Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) (12” Extended) [Virgin / A&M Records] Modern Synth Set De/Vision – Synchronize [Popgefahr Records] Anna Marx – You Never Really Cared [Independent] Piston Damp – Something in Me (Technomancer Remix) [Sub Culture Records] Retro Revival Set Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – Falling Into You [Independent / TikTok Discovery] Foreign Affaire - Love, Time and Death (Machine MAde Pleasure Mix) [Independent] Positronic – Strangelove [Retro Synth Records] Sinister Disco Vol. 22 – The Future of Synth-Driven Dance Music (Mixed by Matt Williams) Blixx 86 – Pull the Trigger [NewRetroWave] Ballet Mecanico – Primera Secuencia [Blanco y Negro Music] Project K feat. Magenta Soulstar – R [Independent] Hazell Dean – Searchin’ (Italoconnection Remix) [Energise Records] De Soffer – French Kiss [M-Sol Records] Linda Jo Rizzo – You’re My First, You’re My Last [ZYX Music] Torrevado feat. Linda Jo Rizzo & DJ V – Desire [ZYX Music] Solarstone – I Found You (Extended Mix) [Black Hole Recordings] Kasablanca – Better Today, Better Tomorrow [Anjunabeats] Jordan Nocturne & Velvet Velour – Midnight Emotion [Shall Not Fade] Thessla feat. SirPaul – The Sun & The Rain [Sub Culture Records] Dead or Alive vs. Marthe & Think Positive – You Spin Me Round (Lethal Remix) [SP Music] TDWS – Boy Senior [Independent]
June 19 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 332 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & DJ Ciannpy Barcelona!
This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams takes you on a journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. Hear brand-new music from Soft Cell, Catherine Moan, Butchi, Blazing Funk, 7Rising & Mayah Camara, and more. Plus, get ready for Mini Mix 332, featuring fresh remixes and timeless favorites from Wham!, Kylie Minogue, Italove, and Project K featuring Magenta Soulstar. Then, don’t miss one of our deepest School of Synth segments yet as we explore the fascinating world of New Order’s side projects, including Electronic, Revenge, Monaco, and The Other Two. And to close out the show, special guest DJ Ciannpy from Barcelona, Spain delivers EDM Mix #41, packed with tracks from Bebe Rexha & Faithless, KAAZE, John Summit, Alesso, Pendulum, Timmy Trumpet, and more. It’s two hours of serious synth with absolutely no filler. Join Matt Williams for another edition of Synthpop Symphony—the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. TrackListing: Moderno – Sweet Harmony (Conzoom Records) Butchi – Icarus (Cantora Records) Nikkon – Naughty (Independent) MINI MIX 332 Wham! – Everything She Wants (Epic Records) Italove – Just for the Night (Matt Pop Remix) (ZYX Music) Project K feat. Magenta Soulstar – Mind Over Matter (Independent) Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head (Parlophone) SCHOOL OF SYNTH: NEW ORDER SPINOFF BANDS Electronic – Disappointed (Parlophone) Revenge – Pineapple Face (Factory Records) Revenge - Slave (Factory Records) Monaco – Sweet Lips (Polydor) The Other Two – Tasty Fish (London Records) Catherine Moan – Enemy (Born Losers Records) Blazing Funk – Golden Light (Cruise Music) Rici Ricardo – Whiplash (Independent) 7Rising & Mayah Camara – Stay (Independent) Belvedere Kane – Getting Away with Murder (Independent) Soft Cell – Danceteria (Universal Music) DJ CIANNPY – EDM MIX #41 Bebe Rexha & Faithless – New Religion (Bebe Rexha Music / EMPIRE) Monocule x WHAT EVA – The Other Side (Protocol Recordings) Kaskade x Layton Giordani x Natalie Jane – Meet Again (Independent) KAAZE feat. Lia Knapp – Invincible (Spinnin’ Records) John Summit & Lavinia – Shadows (Sofnn. Remix) (Experts Only / Darkroom Records) Timmy Trumpet feat. Oaks – Not A Place (Independent) Giuseppe Ottaviani, ARTBAT & Conor Ross – Break The Loop (Independent) Alesso & Pendulum – FADE (Independent) KSHMR & Sam Feldt – Pretender (Independent) Justė, Jaxstyle & Jon – Turn The Lights Off (Independent)
June 12 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 331 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Dominatrix 80's Retrowave Mix!
This week on Synthpop Symphony with Matt Williams 331 A brand-new radio mix of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” from Matthias P., the latest TSF remix of Erasure, new music from Johan Ageborn and Douze,, JXNS, Marc Vienes, Lian Ross and Fancy, plus my Song of the Week, “All Systems Red.” by Vogon Poetry. We’ll also rewind the clock and revisit one of the biggest tracks we’ve featured so far in 2026, by Darwin Mcd and Huguenot then turn up the energy with a nu-disco mini-mix featuring Madonna, Tame Impala, Caesars, and more. And in Hour Two, don’t miss a full hour in the mix with the Dominatrix 80’s Retromix, featuring reimagined classics from Depeche Mode, New Order, Tears for Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo, Eurythmics, A Flock of Seagulls, and many more. It’s the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.
June 5 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 330 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister POP 2!
Join Matt Williams for another journey through the Past, Present, and Future of Synth-Driven Music! This week’s show features: Duran Duran vs. Depeche Mode – Come Undone / But Not Tonight (Matt One Mashup) Brand new music from FHE, Neon Capital, Train To Spain, Averra, Mark Santuro, and Catherine Moan Exclusive TSF remixes of The Human League, Foreign Affair, and Front 242 A lost piece of California synth history as School of Synth revisits Fresno’s own Oh Lamour BT’s classic “Communicate” from Emotional Technology PLUS… A full hour IN THE MIX with Sinister Pop Vol. 2 featuring reimagined classics from Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran, Laura Branigan, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure, Dead Or Alive, New Order, and more! Tracklist: Duran Duran vs. Depeche Mode - Come Undone / But Not Tonight (Matt One Mashup Remix) [Parlophone / Mute] MS Project - Lessons In Love [Independent] FHE - Ghosts [Five Head] TSF Mini-Mix The Human League - Being Boiled (TSF Remix) [Virgin] Foreign Affair - Love, Time And Death (TSF Remix) [Independent] Front 242 - Masterhit (TSF Remix) [Wax Trax!] Neon Capital - LA Is Alive [Global Underground]] Train To Spain - Likeable [Progress Productions] Erasure - Knocking On Your Door [Mute] Averra - Shadows On The Floor (Italo Night Mix) [Independent] Mark Santuro - Overdrive [Independent] New Order - Thieves Like Us (Mashup Remix) [Factory Records] Oh Lamour - Sin [TSR Records] BT - Communicate (Matt Williams Edit) [Nettwerk] Catherine Moan - No Magic [Born Losers Records] Sinister Pop Vol. 2 Depeche Mode - People Are People (Remix) [Mute] Erasure - Chains Of Love (Marty Mar Edit) [Mute] Level 42 - Something About You (Remix) [Polydor] Real Life - Send Me An Angel (QH Remix) [Curb] Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz (Quick Kutz) [RCA] Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (Redrum Remix) [Parlophone] Laura Branigan - Self Control (Doffer Remix) [Atlantic] When In Rome - The Promise (Redrum Remix) [Virgin] Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart [Atco] Dead Or Alive - Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Remix) [Epic] Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Retro Love Remix) [Parlophone] Erasure - Breath Of Life (Alex Djohn Remix) [Mute] The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes [Fiction] Ultravox & Propaganda - White China [Chrysalis / ZTT]
May 30 · 1 hr 59 min
Synthpop Symphony 329R1 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Disco 12!
This week on Synthpop Symphony, we rewind back to March 2024 for a special encore presentation celebrating another unforgettable chapter in the evolution of the show. Join Matt Williams for a worldwide journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music featuring a carefully crafted blend of classic synthpop, underground dark disco, nu-Italo, retro electronic dance music, and exclusive remixes that helped define the sound of Synthpop Symphony during this era. This special repeat broadcast features legendary artists including Bananarama, Bronski Beat, Dead Or Alive, Erasure, Alphaville and Go West alongside standout underground artists and producers from around the world including Peter Wilson, Die Sexual, Tycho Brahe, Daybehavior, Curses, Fred Ventura, James Harcourt, AFFKT, Voyou, Red Sole, Space Echo, Neon Amish, Jon Van Dee and more. Listeners will also experience the exclusive Sinister Disco 12 Preview — a nonstop mix segment packed with retro club energy, modern electronic production, and the signature transitions and atmosphere that have become a hallmark of the program worldwide. From classic extended mixes and underground imports to modern synthwave and dark electronic sounds, this episode captures the diverse musical DNA that continues to make Synthpop Symphony a destination for synth music fans across the globe. You’ll hear Pete Hammond’s remix work with Dead Or Alive, TSF’s remix of Erasure’s “Sometimes, ” rare underground electronic tracks, modern reworks inspired by classic new wave, and a seamless blend of vintage and contemporary production styles that bridge generations of synth-driven music together in one continuous experience. Bananarama – Masquerade [London Records] Permer – Behind the Wheel [Self-Released] Permer – Tiger Never Lion [Self-Released] Francesca e Luigi – Forget About The Past [Italo Disco Records] Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat [Forbidden Fruit Records] Dead Or Alive – Total Stranger (Pete Hammond Remix) [Epic Records] Peter Wilson – Imagine That (AP Mono Remix) [Energise Records] Tycho Brahe – Suffer Well [Self-Released] Die Sexual – Need To Sin [Town And Towers Records] The Foghorn – RainMode [Self-Released] Kim Lunner – Dream Of Mine [Progress Productions] Voyou – Radio Bostitch [Self-Released]Sinister Disco 12 Preview Eric C. Powell + Andrea Powell – Getaway [Self-Released] Moustache Records – Tending Tropic [Moustache Records] TORREVADO PROJECT feat. Fred Ventura – Time Of Our Life [MPR Records] Die Sexual – Need To Sin [Town And Towers Records] James Harcourt & AFFKT – Timespan [Sincopat] Space Echo, Neon Amish & Tarek – Wake Up [Self-Released] Jon Van Dee – Mad World [ZYX Music] Slushii, Sapientdream & Ian Ash – Past Lives [Monstercat] FREAK ON – Let The Music Play [Kontor Records] Red Sole – Thinking Straight [Self-Released] Curses – Ghost Of Arms (TERR Remix) [Dischi Autunno] Charlotte Gainsbourg – Sylvia Says [Because Music] Fake – Another Brick [Progress Productions] Erasure – Sometimes (TSF Remix) [Mute Records] Alphaville – Jet Set (DMX Remix) [Warner Music] Go West – We Close Our Eyes [Chrysalis Records] Daybehavior – It’s A Game [Progress Productions]
May 22 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 328 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister POP!
Join Matt Williams for a worldwide journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music featuring brand new music from Synthetic FM teaming up with synthpop icons Cosmicity, HaloVox, and Wave in Head for three massive remakes — including I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News, a German-language version of Alphaville’s Big in Japan, and Time Will Tell by The Twins. Plus brand new music from Rogue FX, Nouveaux Arcade, ou ou, Zoya, Linda Jo Rizzo & Anita Campagnolo, Ross Alexander, JXNS and more. As Synthpop Symphony continues to grow across the globe, the show has become a worldwide destination for emerging synthpop, synthwave, electropop, Italo dance, and retro electronic artists looking to have their music discovered by passionate listeners in over 60 countries every single week. This was always my goal, and seeing it become reality has happened in ways I never could have anticipated. Also this week: • A special Moda Makina spotlight segment • The exclusive TSF Erasure Neon Megamix • Brand new synthwave, synthpop, Italo, and alternative electronic music from around the globe AND… for the very first time ever… SINISTER POP. One massive pop anthem after another — remixed, rebuilt, and reimagined Synthpop Symphony style featuring David Bowie, Madonna, ABBA, Queen, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Rick Astley, Human League, Modern Talking and more. If you love synthpop, retro dance, electronic music, 80s culture, and huge remixes… this is the episode you cannot miss. Synthetic FM feat. Cosmicity – I Want a New Drug [Future Fame] Synthetic FM feat. Wave in Head – Big in Japan [Future Fame] Synthetic FM feat. Halovox – Time Will Tell [Future Fame] Ross Alexander – Brand New Lover (7th Heaven Extended Remix) [Energise Records] JXNS River feat. Novell – Field Dreams [Self-Released] Rogue FX – The City Never Sleeps [Self-Released] TSF – Erasure Neon Megamix [White Label] Moda Makina – A Matter of Time [Self-Released] Moda Makina – Everytime [Self-Released] Moda Makina – Scruples [Self-Released] Zoya – Living in the Moment [Self-Released] Linda Jo Rizzo & Anita Campagnolo – He’s Mine Tonight [ZYX Music] Nouveaux Arcade – Dark Crosses [Negative Gain Productions] ou ou – Silence by the Lake [Self-Released] Sinister Pop Mix: David Bowie – Let’s Dance [EMI America] Modern Talking – You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul [Hansa Records] Queen – Radio Ga Ga [EMI] Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [Parlophone] ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! [Polar Music] Donna Summer – Hot Stuff [Casablanca Records] Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) [Epic Records] Duran Duran – Notorious [Capitol Records] Electric Light Orchestra – Last Train to London [Jet Records] Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax [ZTT Records] Level 42 – Lessons in Love [Polydor Records] Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up [RCA Records] The Human League – Don’t You Want Me [Virgin Records] We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show
May 15 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 327 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Retro Volume 3!
This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams takes you deep into the world of synth-driven music with another two-hour nonstop mix experience packed with classic legends, underground favorites, and brand-new electronic sounds. Hour One features Heaven 17, Depeche Mode, Giorgio Moroder, MELØ, Michael Oakley, CARRELLEE, Scandroid & Celldweller, Michelle Vreeland, Bronski Beat, and a special Mathias P mini mix featuring Love Will Tear Us Apart, Let Me Go, and Fade to Grey. Plus, an Italo mini mix with Mr. Fantasy, Daddy Squad, and Linda Jo Rizzo. Then in Hour Two, it’s Sinister Retro Vol. 3 — featuring massive remix treatments of classics from Fancy, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, New Order, Erasure, Bronski Beat, Exposé, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Lovelock, and Poni Hoax. From retro club anthems to modern synthwave and exclusive remixes, Synthpop Symphony 327 delivers the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. Tracklist: Heaven 17 – Temptation (Andrew Ektom Remix) Depeche Mode – A Question of Time (Matt One Remix) Giorgio Moroder – The Chase / Behind the Wheel (Mashup with Depeche Mode) Mathias P – Love Will Tear Us Apart Mathias P – Let Me Go Mathias P – Fade to Grey MELØ – Goodbye Michael Oakley – World of Promises CARRELLEE – Edge of Heaven Mr. Fantasy – Do Me Right Daddy Squad – High Tension Linda Jo Rizzo – Move It Up (Extended Mix) Scandroid & Celldweller – Lost in the Stars Michelle Vreeland – Up Until Now (Synthpop Remix) Bronski Beat – Do It Fancy – Lady of Ice (Pulsedriver Remix) Pet Shop Boys – Sin (Karassimeon Remix) Soft Cell – Tainted Love (Karassimeon Remix) New Order – Blue Monday (Karassimeon Remix) Erasure – Oh L’Amour (Remix) Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (Jordan Rework) Exposé – Point of No Return (Karassimeon Remix) Hall & Oates – Out of Touch (Karassimeon Remix) Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen (Karassimeon Remix) Lovelock – Love Reaction (Remix) Poni Hoax – Antibodies (Remix) We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show
May 11 · 1 hr 59 min
Synthpop Symphony 326R1 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave Retro and Sinister Disco!
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 326R1—your home for next-generation electronic dance music! This is a repeat from March Madness, Week 2025 in anticipation of a whole new show next week to kick off summer, and that means more wild mix sets of brand-new music! Sinister Disco 19 brings you a one-hour set from yours truly, packed with fresh tracks—including the world premiere of the Lauer remix of Sometimes You Make Me Happy by Lucca Leeloo. In the first hour, I’m taking a deep dive into two iconic synthpop bands—Anything Box and Cause and Effect. You’ll get a bit of backstory, a classic track from each, and a brand-new 2025 release from both! I’ve also got a special segment on post-Soft Cell—specifically, Dave Ball, the synth mastermind behind the band, and his dance music contributions after Soft Cell split. Don’t miss that! We’re also featuring remixes of classics from Nik Kershaw and Depeche Mode and a 10th anniversary tribute to Marsheaux’s cover of Depeche Mode’s My Secret Garden—a track that still holds up today! 1 | Marsheaux | My Secret Garden [Out of Line Music] 2 | Melllo | Demons [Out of Line Music] 3 | Lady Gaga | Garden of Eden [Universal] 4 | Anything Box | Living in Oblivion [Epic] 5 | Anything Box | Dead Stars (Synthwave TSF Remix) [Endpop] 6 | Cause & Effect | You Think You Know Her [BMG] 7 | Rob Rowe of Cause & Effect | Shenandoa [Indie] 8 | Nik Kershaw | Dancing Girls (Dominatrix Remix Edit) [MCA] 9 | English Boy on the Loveranch | Man in Your Life (Razormaid Remix) [New Rose] 10 | Blutengel | Reunited [Out of Line Music] 11 | Roubix + Bazz | Lost in the Beat [XYZ] 12 | Depeche Mode | Just Can’t Get Enough (FDIEU Remix) [Mute] 13 | Eprin | Swallow That Pill [Indie] 14 | Dove Cameron | Too Much [Indie] 15 | MAXI ITALO | Road to You [Maxi Music] 16 | Lucca Leelo | Sometimes You Make Me Happy (Lauer Remix) [Indie] 17 | Cosmicity | Your Beautiful Lie (Remix) [Indie] 18 | Block & Crown | Smalltown Boy [Super Circus] 19 | Italoconnection | Get What U Want [Blanco Y Negro] 20 | Lady Gaga vs Sylvester | Mighty Abracadabra [Interscope] 21 | Ross Alexander | Brand New Lover (Matt Pop Remix) [Pumpin UK] 22 | MAXI ITALO | Sea and You [Maxi Music] 23 | Hypernatural | Stormfront [International Feel] 24 | Pavel Petrov | Back to Black [Indie] 25 | Attraction | Last Train to London (Mario Pauli Extended Remix) [Indie] We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show
May 4 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 325 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance + Sinister Disco 22!
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 325 — a full 100% in-the-mix episode blending the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. Hour one features Sinister Italo 2 Redux, a reimagined mix packed with modern Italo disco, Hi-NRG energy, and classic influences — including tracks and remixes from ROUBIX, Mirko Hirsch, Linda Jo Rizzo, Italoconnection, Lady Gaga, and more. Hour two delivers the premiere BRAND NEW Sinister Disco 22 — a high-energy fusion of Italo disco, nu-disco, retro remixes, and underground edits featuring Fancy, Lime, Giorgio Moroder, Boys Town Gang, Tony Di Bart, and more — including multiple Autocontrol 80 reworks. This is what Synthpop Symphony does best — blending eras, styles, and energy into one continuous mix experience. 🎧 Broadcasting worldwide on 65+ stations across 75 countries 🌍 The past, present, and future of synth-driven music Hour 1 – Sinister Italo 2 Redux ROUBIX – Flash On Me (Extended Mix) [Future House Cloud] Aleph – Fly To Me (2025 Extended Version) [ZYX Music] Carol Hitchcock – Get Ready (Extraterrestrial Bass Mix) [Emergency Records] JeffreyMixed – Where Are You My Love (Pete Hammond Remix) [ZYX Music] XS-5 – I Need More (Extended Mix) [ZYX Music] JeffreyMixed – Angel or Devil (Pete Hammond Remix) [ZYX Music] Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Dirty Disco Remix) [Interscope Records] Joseph Xorto – The Congosound (Italoconnection Remix) [BCR] Linda Jo Rizzo & ROUBIX – Ring The Bell (Extended Mix) [ZYX Music] Mirko Hirsch – Hey Girl (Extended Remix) [ZYX Music] Mirko Hirsch – Flash On The Floor (Extended Remix) [ZYX Music] Grant Miller – Star (Clayback Party Mix) [ZYX Music] Hour 2 – Sinister Disco 22 Fancy – Slice Me Nice (Pulsedriver Remix) [ZYX Music] De Soffer – Silence (Extended Mix) [G-Rex Music] Boys Town Gang – Disco Kicks (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Unidisc] Fake – Donna Rouge (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [EMI] Giorgio Moroder – Chase (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Casablanca Records] Tony Di Bart – The Real Thing (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Cleveland City Records] Lime – Guilty (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Unidisc] Stargo – Capsicum (Autocontrol 80 Dance Remix) [Memory Records] Azul y Negro – The Night (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Blanco y Negro Music] Gianni Durante – My Heart Is On Fire (Extended Mix) [Italo Box Music] Lady Violet – Inside to Outside (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Time Records] Lime – Unexpected Lovers (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Unidisc] Rockets – Galactica (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Polydor] Les Rita Mitsouko & Sparks – Singing in the Shower (Remix) [Virgin Records] Vanessa – Be My Lady (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [Il Discotto Productions] Do Piano – Again (Autocontrol 80 Remix) [ZYX Music] We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show
April 24 · 2 hr
Synthpop Symphony 324 Electropop, Synthwave, New Wave, Italo Dance + New Order Megamix!
Synthpop Symphony 324 is live — and this one is huge. This week we’re celebrating a major moment in music — New Order being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — with a full New Order megamix tribute featuring classics spanning their entire career. We’re also bringing you the best of the past, present, and future of synth-driven music… 🔥 Brand new Madonna – “I Feel So Free” (from the upcoming Confessions 2) 🔥 Blaklight – “Cruel” (Rottersand Remix) 🔥 Propter Hoc – “In the Fisik Garden” (if you’re a New Order fan, don’t miss this) 🔥 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – “Linguicide” (pure 80s energy reborn) 🔥 John Summit – “Shades of Blue” (another artist crossing into synthpop in a big way) Plus a Hi-NRG mini mix featuring Linda Jo Rizzo, Italoconnection, and Dead or Alive, and a closing set packed with classic new wave remixes from Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Cure, Bananarama, New Order, and more. Different countries. Different time zones. One sound. Tracklist: Madonna – I Feel So Free (Warner Records) Neon Capital – Streets on Fire (Independent) Logic & Olivia – I Wish (People’s Theatre Mix) (Independent) Hi-NRG Mini Mix Linda Jo Rizzo – You’re My First, You’re My Last (Digimax Remix) (ZYX Music) Italoconnection – Get What You Want (Tyrell Corporation Remix) (Bandcamp / Independent) Dead or Alive – Hit and Run Lover (Pete Hammond Remix) (Demon Records) Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease (Adnan Sharif Remix) (Mute Records) Blaklight – Cruel (Rottersand Remix) (Independent) Propter Hoc – In the Fisik Garden (Independent) Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – Linguicide (Independent) John Summit – Shades of Blue (Experts Only / Republic Records) Tee Webb – Landslide (Drive All Night LP – Independent) New Order Megamix – DJ Fabio Miranda (Original releases primarily on Factory Records / Warner Music Group) Touched by the Hand of God Bizarre Love Triangle State of the Nation True Faith Vanishing Point Fine Time Shellshock Subculture World in Motion The Perfect Kiss Round & Round 5 8 6 Blue Monday Regret Final Set – Classic New Wave Remixes Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) (Loaded Records) The Cure – (Robert Smith Feature/Remix) (Fiction Records / Polydor) Bananarama – Let The Music Flow (Remix) (London Records) New Order – Jetstream (2006) (Warner Bros. Records) Kissing the Pink – Certain Things Are Likely (Magnet Records) We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show
April 17 · 1 hr 59 min
Synthpop Symphony 323 Electropop, Synthwave, Italo Dance + Sinister Nu-Disco 3!
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 323 — The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music. This week’s episode is packed with brand-new synthpop, Italo, Hi-NRG, and nu-disco, plus exclusive-style mixes and rare throwbacks you won’t hear anywhere else. 🔥 Highlights include: ● New music from Metric, Cred, Nicolas Rixon, Mayah Camara, Rogue FX, UFO 82, Mirko Hirsch ● A massive mini-mix featuring Book of Love (Dave Audé Remix), Cicero, Marcel de Van, and Savage (TSF Remix) ● School of Synth spotlighting ultra-rare 80s act Oh L’Amour (including a private press track from 1987) ● Sinister Nu Disco 3 — a high-energy continuous mix blending new De Soffer remixeswith classics from Bronski Beat, Alphaville, Depeche Mode, and New Order From underground gems to iconic legends — this is the electronic music of the world! 🎧 Turn it up and experience your Symphony of Synth. We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here! Support the show

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