Matt Williams Synthpop Symphony

**“This week on Synthpop Symphony — get ready for a global journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music!

We’ve got brand-new tracks from Haute & Freddy, Phantogram, Cannons, Sombr, and Andy Bell… plus a classic mini-mix featuring Tears for Fears, Real Life, and The Twins.

And don’t miss our Synthpop History Moment featuring Divine’s legendary Bobby O–produced track Love Reaction — the controversial synthpop classic that drew comparisons to New Order’s Blue Monday.

Then in Hour Two, we turn up the neon with Sinister Retro Vol. 3 — a full hour in the mix packed with retro remixes, Italo heat, and synthpop legends from the 80s to now. Savage, Sabrina, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Madonna, Bronski Beat, OMD and more…

All remixed, re-imagined, and mixed live.

It’s all happening this week on Synthpop Symphony — the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.”**

Danielle Aiello – Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode Reimagined) • [Independent]

Haute & Freddy – Freaks (Original Mix) • [Atlantic Records]

Andy Bell feat. Tim Rice-Oxley – The Chance Won’t Come Again (Album Version) • [Independent]

🎵 15-MINUTE MINI MIX

Tears for Fears – Pale Shelter (Brothers & Ale Salles Remix) • [Phonogram / Mercury]

Real Life – Send Me an Angel (Dindell Remix) • [Wheatley / Curb / MCA]

The Twins – Face to Face, Heart to Heart (Rossini Revibe Remix) • [Independent]

🎵 SYNTHPOP HISTORY MOMENT

Divine – Love Reaction (Original Bobby O Production) • [Independent]

🎵 NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

VH x RR – Adrenochrome (Original Mix) • [Independent]

Cannons – All I Need (The Magician Remix) • [Independent]

🎵 HI-NRG / ALT-DANCE MINI SET

Maryn Charlie – Are You Bored Yet (Original Mix) • [Independent]

Eighth Wonder – I’m Not Scared (AlemHouser Disco Feeling Remix) • [Independent]

Sombr – 12 to 12 (Devolve Remix) • [SMB / Warner Records]

Lights of Euphoria – The Panic (Original Mix) • [Infacted Recordings]

Neon Capital – Chasing Stars (Original Mix) • [Neon Capital]

Phantogram – Fall In Love Again (Original Mix) • [Casablanca Records / UMG]

Savage – Dancing in the Dark (AP Mono Remix) • [Nova Extra]

Sabrina – Boys (Summertime Love) (Da Club Remix) • [Baby Records / Universo]

Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind (Modern Remix) • [Parlophone]

Mind Enterprises – Burn It! (Original) • [Mind Enterprises]

Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough (Remix) • [Mute Records]

Yazoo – Don’t Go (Dirty Disco Classic Mix) • [Mute Records]

Madonna – Into the Groove (Iván Santana Mix) • [Sire / Warner Bros.]

Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (Stereo Remix) • [London Records]

Cetu Javu – Situations (Together Mix) • [JB Records]

Camouflage – The Great Commandment (Montag Studios Remix) • [Montag Studios GmbH]

Red Flag – Broken Heart (Razormaid Mix) • [Augustine Road]

OMD – Locomotion (Razormaid Version) • [Virgin Records]

Boytronic – Don’t Let Me Down (Extended DJ Daryen Mix) • [Independent]

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This week on Synthpop Symphony Ep. 302, we’ve got a wild lineup for you:

👉 First up — a killer new mashup! Pet Shop Boys & Eight Wonder’s I’m Not Scared turned into a duet, thanks to DB Music. You’ve never heard it like this before!

🎶 We’re also spinning brand new bangers from Andy Bell (yes, that Andy Bell from Erasure), plus fresh tracks from Causeway, SONO, Nicholas Rixon & Vintage Voltage.

💜 Oh—and we’re paying tribute to 80s band Resolution with their first-ever official release, honoring the late Shae Green. It’s emotional, it’s beautiful, and it’s finally here.

📀 Digging into the vault too—with a deep cut from Hohokam, a band signed to Gary Numan’s label back in the day.

🔥 And to top it all off, DJ TSF from Buenos Aires is back with insane remixes & mashups featuring Erasure, Depeche Mode, Covenant, Anything Box & more.

Main Set

Pet Shop Boys & Eighth Wonder – I’m Not Scared (DB Remix) [Parlophone]

Andy Bell – Don’t Cha Know (Single Mix) [Mute]

Rob Rowe of Cause and Effect – Shenandoah (Single Mix) [Retrosynth]

Christopher Anton – Russian Radio (Red Flag Cover) [Retrosynth]

Vison – Lucifer’s Friend (Vic 20 Remix) [Independent]

Peter Wilson – I Heard It on the Radio (Matt Williams Extended Edit) [Independent]

Causeway – Human (Album Version) [Independent]

Nicholas Rixon – Belladonna (Extended Mix) [Independent]

Vintage Voltage – Into the Void (Single Mix) [Independent]

Hohokam – Don’t You Know (Extended Edit) [Numa Records]

Sono – 1984 (Album Version) [Sono Music]

Eric C. Powell + Andrea Powell – My Portrait (Single Version) [Retrosynth]

Lady Gaga + New Order – Dance to New Order (Mashup) [Factory]

TSF Disco Symphony Mix 302 – One Hour in the Mix

Cosaquitos en Globo – Humanum [Eternal Sunday]

Wolfsheim – Künstliche Welten (TSF Club Mix) [Metropolis]

Melotron – Der Kosmonaut (TSF Club Mix) [Metropolis]

Covenant – Bullet (Synthmix by TSF) [Metropolis]

Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours (Winterlounge Mix by TSF) [Mute]

Modern Talking – Who Will Save the World (Synthpop Rework by TSF) [Hansa]

Anything Box – Dead Stars (The Synthwave by TSF) [Endpop]Prophets on TV – Forever Dreams (Retrofuture Mix by TSF) [MBM]

Erasure – She Won’t Be Home (Mashup by TSF) [Mute]

Propaganda – P:Machinery (TSF Remix) [ZTT]

Benny Benassi & Anabel Englund – Lightwaves (Extended Mix) [Ultra]

Anyma feat. Iverson – Now or Never (Extended Mix) [Interscope]

Cause & Effect – Into the Light (Dave Audé Extended Club Mix) [BMG]

De/Vision – Life Is Suffering (TSF Remix) [Popgefahr]

Plastikman – Ask Yourself (TSF Remix) [Minus]

The Overlords – Organic! (Flodub by TSF) [Universal Music]

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🚨 Synthpop Symphony Episode 301 – 100% IN THE MIX! 🚨

Hosted by Matt Williams

We’re going full throttle tonight — three DJs, three mixes, and a whole lotta synths.

Grab your coffee ☕ and crank it up — this episode is pure electronic energy from start to finish!

🎧 DJ Mat D – Synth Mix

Featuring Information Society, Erasure, Book of Love, Camouflage,

The Lightning Seeds, and more!🎛 Mr. Harris – 80s New Wave & Synthpop Classics

A massive lineup including Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran,

New Order, Heaven 17, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and all your

favorite 80s legends.

⚡ Matt Williams – Super Hi-NRG Mix 301 (R244)

One full hour of Italo Dance power featuring Paul Parker, Tiziana Rivale,

Madonna, Dead or Alive, Digimax, IISantino, Jan Jensen, and more!

📡 Broadcasting across 60 countries on over 50 radio stations

🔥 Three DJs. Three styles. One unstoppable night of synth energy.

DJ Matt D – Synth Mix

Information Society – Lay All Your Love on Me [Tommy Boy Records]

Erasure – Chains of Love [Mute Records]

The Lightning Seeds – Pure [Virgin Records]

Book of Love – Boy [Sire Records]

Camouflage – The Great Commandment [Atlantic Records]

Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night [EMI Records]

EBN-OZN – AEIOU (Sometimes Y) [Arista Records]

Mr. Harris – 80s New Wave & Synthpop Classics

Bananarama – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye [London Records]

Propaganda – P:Machinery [ZTT Records]

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle [Factory Records]

Freeez – I.O.U. [Beggars Banquet / StreetSounds]

Heaven 17 – Crushed By the Wheels of Industry [Virgin Records]

Depeche Mode – Everything Counts [Mute Records]

Visage – Fade To Grey [Polydor Records]

The Human League – Don’t You Want Me [Virgin Records]

Erasure – A Little Respect [Mute Records]

OMD – Pandora’s Box [Virgin Records]

Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter [Mercury Records]

Duran Duran – Save a Prayer [EMI Records]ABC – The Look of Love [Neutron Records / Mercury]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax [ZTT Records]

Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly [Parlophone]

Wham! – Everything She Wants [Epic Records]

Matt Williams – Super Hi-NRG Mix 301

Paul Parker – You Got Me Needin’ [Energy Express Records]

Digimax – Trip From Beyond [Digimax Music]

Madonna – Into The Groove (Pablo Bozi Remix) [Remix / Unofficial Release]

Love Asylum – Equinox (Extended Version) [Independent Release]

Tiziana Rivale – Open Up Your Heart (Digimax NRG Mix) [Flashback Records]

Dead or Alive – Hit and Run Lover [Avex Trax]

Paul Parker – Rock That Boogie [Energy Express Records]

Jan Jensen – Out of Darkness [Zyx Music]

IISantino – The Girl (Color Theory Remix) [Independent Release]

Sauvage – Do You Want Me [ZYX Music]

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Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven

Music

It’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 from

Depeche Mode with “In The End”

, Duran Duran -

“Shadows on your Side” new on the

Dance Macabre album, and Marina new 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 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 Music

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]

Hall & Newton - Free Yourself [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]

Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, Prese

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🎃 Synthpop Symphony 299 – The Halloween Show! 👻

It’s that time of year again

This 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 Playlist

De 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 Tunes

Scandroid – 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-Mix

Oingo 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 Tunes

Duran 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 Anthony

Vince 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]

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🎶 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 Remakes

Mixed by Matt Williams

• A-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 Spotlight

• Agency-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 Set

• Fragrance. – Burning the Mold [Artoffact Records]
  
  
  
• JXNS – Remember the Days [Independent / Self-Released]
  
  
  

Dollar – The Train That Never Comes [Cherry Red Records / Classic Pop Reissues]

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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 Energy

A-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 Mix

Ernest Kohl – Come Alive at Night (Steve Franklin Extended Remix) [EMG / TRAX Records]

Cerrone – The Impact [Because Music]

DeSoffer – Lost in the Night (Extended Mix) [Independent]

Inaktiv – Fire (Pardon Moi Remix) [Nein Records]

Yuksek feat. Confidence Man – Gorgeous

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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, an

artist spotlight on Cause and Effect, and the return of Sinister Disco Vol. 19 Redux — packed

with 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 Crossovers

1. 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 Williams

1. 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]

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This week on Synthpop Symphony 295 — two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music collide!

 In Hour 1, we kick things off with a Spotlight Mix of Retro Remixes and  Covers— including Tenek, Parralox, and Depeche Mode. Then it’s a New Music Spotlight featuring Split Vision, and after last week’s Permanent Record Podcast episode where we discussed Red Flag’s Machines and the Cosmicy Remix of Nevermind HTTP, we’re bringing you both of those tracks right here. Plus, our Record of the Week from Lights of Euphoria and a playful Mini-Mix 295 with fresh takes on Men Without Hats, Baltimora, and Animotion. You’ll also hear new debuts from Dylan Bieght, Lunairee, Italove, and Blaklight.

⚡ Then in Hour 2 — it’s Sinister Mix 295, a Hi-NRG fusion packed with legends and new stars: Rogue FX, Sinatic & Meeduza, Dead or Alive, Purple Disco Machine, Stacey Q, Station Echo, Level 42, Lucca Leeloo, A-ha, and a wild duet remix from Soft Cell and Bronski Beat.

Spotlight Mix: Retro Remixes

• Tenek – Heartbeat (Psychedelic Furs cover)
• Parralox – Blind Vision (Blancmange remake)
• Depeche Mode – People Are Good (Parralox Remix)

New Music Spotlight

• Split Vision – Inside My Sphere
• Red Flag – Nevermind HTTP (Cosmicity Remix)
• Lights of Euphoria – Electric Lover (Record of the Week)

Mini-Mix 295: Fun & Silly 80s Dance

• Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance (Moreno J Remix)
• Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (Moreno J Remix)
• Animotion – Obsession (Moreno J Remix)

Fresh Music Set

• Dylan Beight – Take You There
• Lunairee – The Doll’s Dream
• Italove – Strangers In The Night (Italoconnection Remix)

 Red Flag / Blaklight / Synthwave Feature

• Red Flag – Machines (Metal Shop Edit)
• Blaklight – Leave a Light On
• Neon Dreams – Midnight Haze

Hour 2 – Sinister Mix 295 (Hi-NRG Fusion)

• Rogue FX – The Great Escape (Perfect Female Type Remix, Take 2)
• Sinatic & Meeduza – Disco Dreams
• Dead or Alive – Lover Come Back to Me (Pete Hammond Remix)
• Purple Disco Machine – Paper Romance
• Stacey Q – Two of Hearts (Beat Studio Retro Mix)
• Station Echo – Your Story (Frozen Plasma Remix)
• Level 42 – Lessons in Love (Shep Pettibone Mix)
• Lucca Leeloo – The One I Love (Italoconnection Remix)
• A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Techni-ka Remix)
• Soft Cell / Bronski Beat – Sex Dwarf / Why (Duet Remix)

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SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!! This week on Synthpop Symphony 294 — two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music collide!

THIS WEEK!  On our School of Synth spotlight, I’m joined by Brian and Sarah Linnen from the Permanent Record Podcast as we take a deep dive into one of the most underrated synthpop bands of the late 80s and early 90s — Red Flag.  Together, we’ll celebrate Red Flag’s legacy with classics like Russian Radio, If I Ever, Broken Heart, and Pretty in Pity.

Plus! Erasure’s Love to Hate You in a brand-new TSF remix, Zynic’s shimmering cover of Morrissey’s Everyday Is Like Sunday, and a Marsheaux vs. OMD mashup of She’s Leaving. Plus new sounds from TOY, Thomas Azier, and DeSoffer’s nu-disco spin on M83’s Midnight City.

And in Hour Two — get ready for Sinister Eighties Vol. 3: a one-hour mega-mix packed with remixed favorites from Depeche Mode, Fiction Factory, Kim Carnes,Tears for Fears, The Human League, Eurythmics, and The Cure. 

Don’t miss Synthpop Symphony 294 — your home for the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.”*

Erasure – Love to Hate You (TSF Remix) [Mute]

Zynic – Everyday Is Like Sunday (Morrissey Cover) [Conzoom Records]

Marsheaux vs OMD – She’s Leaving (Mashup) [Virgin]

TOY – Neon Lights [Horse Dance Records]

Thomas Azier – Ghost City [Hylas/Universal]

DeSoffer – Midnight City (M83 Nu-Disco Cover) [Independent]

School of Synth – Red Flag Spotlight (with Permanent Record Podcast)

Russian Radio (Album Version) [Enigma/Capitol]

If I Ever (Extended Remix) [Enigma/Capitol]

Broken Heart (Original Extended Version) [Enigma/Capitol]

Pretty in Pity  [Enigma/Capitol]

Ultravox – Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Dominatrix Remix)  [Chrysalis]

Propter Hoc – Stolen Valor (from When the Spirit Takes You) [Bandcamp/Independent]

T42 – Desire [Columbia]

Sinister Eighties Vol. 3 (1-Hour Mix)

Depeche Mode – It’s Called a Heart  (Remix) [Mute]

Fiction Factory – Feels Like Heaven (Remix) [CBS/Columbia]

Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes (Chinaski Remix) [EMI]

Desireless – Voyage Voyage (Remix) [CBS]

Tears for Fears and the Cure – Mad World  (Matt One Remix) [Mercury]

The Human League – Life on YOur Own (Remix) [Virgin]

Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again (Matt One Remix) [RCA]

The Cure – Charlotte Sometimes (Matt One Remix) [Fiction Records]

Blitz Kids – Brand New Lover (Dead or Alive Cover) [Independent]

Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey (Remix) [Charisma/Geffen]

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