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]

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]

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]

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