Synthpop Symphony 300 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave Italo Dance + Special EP 300 Mixes!
Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, Present & Future of Synth-DrivenMusicIt’s a milestone night as Synthpop Symphony celebrates Episode 300 — featuring the past,present, and future of synth-driven music. We kick things off with brand-new releases fromDepeche Mode with “In The End”, Duran Duran -“Shadows on your Side” new on theDance Macabre album, and Marina new with “Key to the Castle”, plus an ’80s Mini-Mixpacked with classics from Yazoo, Prince, and Simple Minds.Then it’s all about the next generation new music from Positronic, De/Vision, Anna Marx,Brighter Than a Thousand Suns along with the not so classic 2022 standout from Piston Damp. And in the second hour, get ready for Sinister Disco Vol. 22 — ahigh-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.Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven MusicHour 1 – New Music SpotlightDepeche 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 ClassicsYazoo – 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 SetDe/Vision – Synchronize [Popgefahr Records]Anna Marx – You Never Really Cared [Independent]Piston Damp – Something in Me (Technomancer Remix) [Sub Culture Records]Retro Revival SetBrighter Than a Thousand Suns – Falling Into You [Independent / TikTok Discovery]Hall & Newton - Free Yourself [Independent]Positronic – Strangelove [Retro Synth Records]Sinister Disco Vol. 22 – The Future of Synth-Driven DanceMusic(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]Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, PreseWe'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here!
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Matt Williams Synthpop Symphony 299 HALLOWEEN SPOOKY 2025 SHOW!! Electropop Synthpop Synthwave + Spooky Mixes!
🎃 Synthpop Symphony 299 – The Halloween Show! 👻It’s that time of year againThis week’s episode is packed with chilling remixes, cinematic reworks, and retro club anthems that blend classic 80s nostalgia with modern darkwave energy — the perfect soundtrack for your Halloween weekend.🕯️ We open with a Halloween Mini-Mix featuring De Soffer’s stunning cinematic remake of “Thriller”, Rockwell’s eerie classic “Somebody’s Watching Me,” and a deep remix of Dave Gahan & Soulsavers — setting the perfect tone for what’s to come.👁️🗨️ Later, we bring Thriller back in a whole new light — a dark, futuristic Scandroid remix that transforms the classic into a modern synthwave storm. Two versions, two moods — both unforgettable.💀 The second Mini-Mix dives into full retro horror mode with extended club cuts from Oingo Boingo, Ramones, and A Flock of Seagulls — resurrecting three icons of 80s Halloween energy.🌑 The Dark Synth Set pulses with today’s underground power — Blaklight, Church Fire, KMFDM, and Jay Wires deliver haunting vocals, moody textures, and industrial beats that define the new dark generation.🌕 And to close the night… DJ Robert Anthony’s “Spooky Nights Like This” takes us into the after-hours with a cinematic, atmospheric finale that perfectly captures the Halloween spirit.Halloween Show PlaylistDe Soffer – Thriller [De Soffer Music]Rockwell – Someone’s Watching Me (Ministry of Funk Disco Mix) [Motown / Ministry of Funk]Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – All of This and Nothing (Remix) [Columbia / Mute]Fun Spooky TunesScandroid – Thriller [FiXT Neon]Dead or Alive – Something in My House [Epic Records]Machine X – Every Day Is Halloween [Independent]Blaklight – Paranoid (Klack Mix) [Independent / DISTORTION Productions]Mini-MixOingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party (Extended Mix) [MCA Records]Ramones – Pet Sematary (Extended Mix) [Sire Records]A Flock of Seagulls – Nightmares (Extended Mix) [Jive / BMG]Spooky Dark TunesDuran Duran – Psycho Killer [BMG]KMFDM – Lust [Metropolis Records]Church Fire with Curse Mackey – Small Seed [Negative Gain Productions]Jay Wires – Ghost [Independent]Happy Death – All of Me [Independent]Spooky Nights Like This - DJ Robert AnthonyVince Clarke – White Rabbit [Mute Records]Depeche Mode – My Favourite Stranger (Boris Remix) [Columbia / Mute]Candyland – La French Toast & Julian Sanza [Spirit Soul Records]Kraftwerk – Radioactivity (SNYL Remix) [Kling Klang / SNYL Edit]Thorn – Damon Jee [Correspondant Records]Bonnie Spacey – Guilty [Independent]Underworld – And the Color Red (Rebuke Remix) [Smith Hyde Productions / Rebuke Edit]Armonique – Bad Talk [HouseU Records]Jake Shears – Too Much Music (Lauer Remix) [Mute / Boys Noize Records]SNYL – Ghosts of the Dark Room [SNYL Records]Darlyn Vlys – Shivers [Polymath Records]Machinegewehr – Sans [Bordello A Parigi]Sasha – Fused [Last Night On Earth]We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here!Support the show
🎶 Synthpop Symphony 298 is out now — and this one’s packed from start to finish.This week I drop a Classic New Wave Mini-Mix featuring refreshed remakes from A-ha, The Twins, and Erasure — blending those timeless 80s melodies with a modern club edge.Then things get darker (in the best way) with a Female Dark-Synth Spotlight featuring some seriously powerful artists from around the world — Agency-V, Violentene, Dreadful Savior, Ladytron, and Synthetic Saints feat. Alisa bringing sleek, emotional electro energy.We wrap up the first hour with fresh, high-energy releases from Fragrance., JXNS, and Dollar, proving that synthpop isn’t just alive — it’s thriving.Hour two cranks it all the way up with Sinister Nu-Disco Vol. 2, a full-length mix built around De Soffer’s incredible reworks. Tel Aviv producer Omri Soffer takes 80s and modern icons — Moby, Alphaville, Depeche Mode, New Order, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Queen, and more — and turns them into pulsing, late-night Nu-Disco anthems.An hour of pure, analog-meets-digital magic that captures everything I love about this show — the past, present, and future of synth-driven music colliding on one dancefloor.Hour 1 – New Music Spotlight Ayria – Burning Up (Madonna Cover) [Artoffact Records]Cicero – Don’t Hide Away [Spaghetti Records / Polydor (original affiliation)]Blackbook – Wait Until Midnight [darkTunes Music Group]Mini-Mix – Classic New Wave RemakesMixed by Matt WilliamsA-ha – Hunting High and Low (Seashore 12” Remix) [Warner Music / Reprise]The Twins – Not the Loving Kind (Collini Nu Disco Remix) [Original: Hansa International / BMG]Erasure – Stop! (TSF DiscoMix) [Mute Records]Female Dark-Synth SpotlightAgency-V – House of Sin [Distortion Productions]Violentene – The Other Side [Independent / Self-Released]Dreadful Savior – Shades of Crimson (Bruja Remix) [Independent / Self-Released]Ladytron – I See Red [Cooking Vinyl]Ladytron – Runaway (2008) [Nettwerk Records]Synthetic Saints feat. Alisa – Dreams in the Night [Independent]High-Energy New Music SetFragrance. – Burning the Mold [Artoffact Records]JXNS – Remember the Days [Independent / Self-Released]Dollar – The Train That Never Comes [Cherry Red Records / Classic Pop Reissues]We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here!
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Synthpop Symphony 297 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave + Retro Sinister Nights: In the Mix!
This week on Synthpop Symphony 297 — we’re diving deep into the heart of synth-driven sound with a lineup that spans decades and dimensions.We’ll start with Andy Bell of Erasure and his stunning new remake of “Xanadu” — originally by Olivia Newton-John and ELO — followed by his collaboration with Claudia Brücken of Propaganda on “Love Oneself” from the Electric Blue LP.Then we turn back the clock with Boxcar’s classic “Freemason (You Broke the Promise)” from 1990 before jumping into a massive Mini-Mix featuring A-ha’s “I’ve Been Losing You,” the brand-new Nine Inch Nails remix from Tron: Ares, an electrifying “Blue Monday” remake by DeSoffer, and the timeless Pet Shop Boys anthem “Always On My Mind.”The new music keeps coming — with Lights of Euphoria and their incredible track “Machines of Light,” Epriin with “Boy Before,” and a retro flashback from Michael Cretu on “Samurai” in the DJ Plastikk Retro Disco Remix.We’ll also revisit Echo Image and their 2021 standout “Walk My Mind,” plus Steven Kimber — also known as Vanello — with “I Wanna Be the One” (Project Radio Mix), and wrap the hour with a newly extended remix of *Madonna’s “rare track Gambler.”All that and more — in one power-packed episode blending 80s legends, modern innovators, and future classics.And in hour two — it’s Sinister Nights: In the Mix, a full hour of deep, dark, and beautifully cinematic synth and disco energy.This is Synthpop Symphony 297 —🎧 Where the Past, Present, and Future of Synth-Driven Music Collide.Hour 1 Andy Bell – Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John & ELO Cover) [Mute Records / Independent Release]Andy Bell & Claudia Brücken – Love Oneself (2005 Remastered 2017) [SFE / Cherry Red Records]Boxcar – Freemason (You Broke the Promise) [Volition Records / Arista]Mini-Mix – Retro Cinematic EnergyA-ha – I’ve Been Losing You [Warner Bros.]Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need to Be (Andrew Ektom Remix) [Walt Disney]New Order – Blue Monday (DeSoffer Remix) [Factory]Pet Shop Boys – Always on My Mind [Parlophone]Lights of Euphoria – Machines of Light [Infacted Recordings]Epriin – Boy Before [Independent]Michael Cretu – Samurai (DJ Plastikk Retro Disco Remix) [Virgin / Enigma Records]Echo Image – Walk My Mind [A Different Drum]Steven Kimber (Vanello) – I Wanna Be the One (Project Radio Mix) [Vanello Music / Time Machine Productions]Madonna – Gambler (2025 Extended Remix Re-Release) [Warner / Sire]Hour 2 – Sinister Nights: In The MixErnest Kohl – Come Alive at Night (Steve Franklin Extended Remix) [EMG / TRAX Records]Cerrone – The Impact [Because Music]DeSofferWe'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here!Support the show
This week on Synthpop Symphony — we’re turning up the voltage on Show 296!Get ready for Roubix re-imagining Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” a dark-synth take on Lady Gaga’s“Disease” from Red Cell, and Loyd with his breakout single “Ego Death.”Plus a killer ’80s Retro Mix with Trans-X, Depeche Mode, INXS, Alphaville, and Icehouse, anartist spotlight on Cause and Effect, and the return of Sinister Disco Vol. 19 Redux — packedwith Italo, sparkle, and pure new-wave energy.It’s Show 296 — all synths, no filler — only on Synthpop Symphony.HOUR 1 – Spotlight: Retro Remakes & Dark Synth Crossovers1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Roubix – Tainted Love (Soft Cell Cover) [Independent]Red Cell – Disease (Lady Gaga Cover) [Progress Productions]Loyd – Ego Death [Independent]Mayah Camara – Love Take Over (Prod. by SelloRekt/LA Dreams) [Independent]PRIZM – Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover) [Independent]Copala – Freak (Arvid Tuba Remix) [Independent]80s Retro Mix 296 (Mini Mix ~2:20)Mixed by Matt Williams1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Trans-X – Living on Video (Pleasure and Pains Remix) [Energy Records]Depeche Mode – Master and Servant (FDIEU Edit) [Mute]INXS – Original Sin (Retro Disco Remix) [Atlantic]Alphaville – Big in Japan (Retro Disco Machine Remix) [Warner Music]Icehouse – Electric Blue (Mau Sacra Astralis Remix) [Chrysalis]HOUR 2 – Artist Spotlight & Dancefloor Revival7. 8. 9. Cause and Effect – It’s Over Now [Zoo Entertainment]Cause and Effect – Shenandoah [Independent]Hazell Dean – Evergreen (2025 Remake) [Energise Records]10. Celebrate the Nun – Razormaid Megamix [EMI / Razormaid]Sinister Disco Vol. 19 Redux (Italo & Modern Synth Set)11. MAXI ITALO – Road to You [Maxi Music Records]12. Lucca Leeloo – Sometimes You Make Me Happy (Lauer Remix) [Independent]13. Cosmicity – Your Beautiful Lie (Remix) [A Different Drum / Independent]14. Block & Crown – Smalltown Boy [Super Circus Records]15. Italoconnection – Get What U Want [Blanco Y Negro Music]16. Lady Gaga vs. Sylvester – Mighty Abracadabra [Interscope]17. Ross Alexander – Brand New Lover (Matt Pop Remix) [Pumpin’ UK Media]18. MAXI ITALO – Sea and You [Maxi Music Records]19. Hypernatural – Stormfront [International Feel Recordings]20. Pavel Petrov – Back to Black [EXE Audio / Independent]21. Attraction – Last Train to London (Mario Pauli Extended Remix) [Independent]We'd Love To Hear From You! Click Here!Support the show
About Synthpop SymphonySynthpop 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.