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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]

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)

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.

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DJ Matt Williams Synthpop Symphony 240 

Erasure, Knocking on Your Door Mark Robotham Remix Stephane, Ma Cherie Noe Casares Remix
 Above and Beyond, Heart Of Stone Radio Mix
 Marcel and Steven Kimber, Electric Lovers Extended Mix 

Mini Mix 240
 Fancy, Slice Me Nice Tobias Bernstrup Mix
 Cetu Javu, Situations Daybreakers Remix
 Bronski Beat, Small Town Boy Feat. Perfume Genius End Mini Mix 240 

Young Parisians & Jess, Love Comes Quickly Peter Wilson, Utopia Pete Hammond Remix Die Sexual. Need To Sin Hexa Machine Remix Candy Apple Blue, Moving Out Of Town 

Disco Fusha, Drift Away
 Blackbook, Confessions of the Innocent DJ Layla, If Love Is an Illusion 

Hour 2 - Pumpkin Media UK Presents
 DJ Ross Alexander House Sessions Vol. 3 

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Synthpop Symphony 239 

Anything Box,Living in Oblivion
Anything Box,Heaven is a lonely place in time Split Vision, Hit That Perfect Beat Roubix,Summer Love
Pet Shop Boys, Everybody Will Dance Hyperfield,My Only Light 

Synth Mix 239
Wham!,Young Guns
Depeche Mode, Policy Of Truth
Real Life, Send Me An Angel
The Blessed Madonna VS Kylie Minogue Sam Smith, Unholly
T,a,t,u, Al The Things She Said 

Melo, Cut Me Loose
Ernest Kohl, Hold on the Life 

TSF Disco Mix for Synthpop Symphony 

Ethan Peck (As Spock) - I Am The X (TSF Remix)
Japan - Ghosts (TSF Remix)
Gary Numan - Machine And Soul (TSF Remix)
Camouflage - That Smiling Face (TSF Remix)
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Unknown Remix) Superchumbo Feat Neil Tennant - Tranquilizer (TSF Remix) 

Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Pain 2024 By TSF) New Order - Vanishing Point (Tsf Re-Mix)
Omd - Pandora's Box (TSF Abstract Re-Mix)
Elke Kleijn - Self Control 

Yazoo - Situation (Seven Mix By TSF)
Soft Cell - Torch (TSF Remix)
Front 242 - Dont Crash (Relectrowork By TSF)
Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection (TSF Floor Remix) Joris Voorn - The Secret 
Vince Clarke – White Rabbit (TSF Remix) 

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Synthpop Symphony 238 In The Mix 

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 Todo 

Peter Wilson,Better Than Heaven
 Ross Alexander,Pure
 JLX (feat. LaVance Colley),The Music Will Take 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 To 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,Too Late To 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 Tonight 

Knight$,Shadows 

Nordikia, True Love 

Lumix, Major Tom (Peter Schilling Cover) 

T-4-2, Images of Heaven 

Italove, At The Disco 

Systems In Blue Megamix 20:00 

Vanello & 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 Too Big
 Sakgra Feat. Helen Redzel - Love Is Such A Lonely Sword
 Also Playable Mono - Too 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) 

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Synthpop Symphony 237 

Janet Jackson,Control Parallox Remix Sophie and the Giants,Shut Up And Dance Francesca e Luigi,Make Me Sad
 Turbo Knight,Le Planet Destroyer More,Fall Behind Sometimes
 Nikkon,Lows and Highs
 Ashbury Heights,Lights Out
 Elxar,Dust
 Bronski Beat,Why Superchumbo Remix 

DE SOFFER Vs Matt Williams Eighties Mix 

Depeche Mode,Never Let Me Down Again Yes,Owner Of A Lonely Heart
 Talking Heads,Psycho Killer Queen,Another One Bites The Dust Blur,Girls And Boys 

Madonna,Into The Groove Desireless,Voyage Voyage 

Sinister Italo Vol 1 

Lucca Leeloo, Sometimes You Make Me Happy
 Linda Jo Rizzo,You’re the One
 September,Cry For You
 Genix & Flowanastasia, Lights, Sound, Camera, Action Nick Schilder,Up All Night 

DE SOFFER,Rapture
 Dua Lipa, Dance The Night Away
 Rational Youth,Flash In the Night Octolab Remix Silent Audience Music, Don’t Talk Just Drive Felix Jaehn, Ready For Love
 Together, Hardcore TuffClub Remix
 Purple Disco Machine,Substitute My Heart Vanello,Spark Moderno Remix 

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This weeks Synthpop Symphony Episode 236 is 100% in the mix!

Hour 1 - I've got some awesome 80's inspired tracks mixed into Italo tracks for a one hour megamix!

Giorgio Moroder
Ross Alexander
Endrik Schroeder
Ballacid
Louis De Tomaso
Eric C. Powell
Sally Shapiro
Hugh Bullen
Graflex with Eric C. Powell + Andrea Powell
Jacob (IL) SHAGGY
Charlie

Hour 2! - It's the 2 Year anniversary of the Italoconnection Artists Megamix so I'll be playing that too!

Albert Neve
Peter Wilson
Nude Disco featuring Heidrun
Dj Rocca & Fred Ventura
Out Of Limbo
Lucca Leeloo
Josep Xortó
Atelier Folie
Hurts
Tobias Bernstrup
Sally Shapiro

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This weeks Synthpop Symphony 235 brings you hot new music, serious classics and the return of Sergi Elias back to the decks with Disco Futuro!

Hour one: New Music from Peppermint Heaven, Roguefx with DEWAR, Piston Damp, Neon Capital, Male Tears, @Silent Audience Music and Tommy Countach. Classics being played this week are from Parralox, Anything Box with a New Order cover of Temptation! Also more classics from Bob Haro, Modern Talking,

@Moderno and Vanello!

My Sounds of the Future Combined with Sounds of the Past is

EUROPE - The Final Countdown Remix!

Hour Two: Sergi Elias is back with Disco Futuro!

Selected by Fred Ventura & Sergi Elias Mixed live by Serg

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You folks have been asking for another 80's mix. Thanks for being patient and this week is the week!

Hour One: 

New music from BlakLight, SUPERCRAFT, Nuovo Testamento, Italove, Alison Goldfrapp, Sacred Skin! Classics from ReleveleR, Kiss The Panther, Martin L Gore and Anything Box!  Alex Braun

My Sounds of the Future Combined With Sounds Of The Past Segment track is: Saga with "On the Loose" Remix.

Hour 2: Sinister Eighties drops with Vol 1.

Blondie,Heart Of Glass (DMX Remix)

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