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]

Past Episodes, Station listings and mor

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This week on Synthpop Symphony 293

Two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music come together!

We’re featuring Sheffield legends Heaven 17 in a special School of Synth spotlight — debuting their brand-new single “Something About You” followed by a powerful Heaven 17 Megamix of their greatest hits.

Plus, brand-new tracks from Phantogram, Christopher Anton, Future Analog, Blackbook, Isaac Howlett, Vaporin, and The Sound Veil Society.

We’ll dive into a Sinister Disco Mini-Mix featuring the brand-new Peter Wilson track “The Answer,” along with fresh Italo-disco energy from Doctr, Walsh & Company, and Ciao Ciao.

And to close the show — Synth Mix 293, loaded with remixes and floor-fillers from Bronski Beat, Paul Parker, Nuovo Testamento, Space Monkey, Ferry Corsten, Ross Alexander, and more.

Don’t miss Synthpop Symphony 293 — connecting the world through music.

Hour 1

Anything Box – Living in Oblivion [Epic/RCA]

Christopher Anton – Will You Be There (Celebrate the Nun remake) [Self-released]

Future Analog – Second Chances [Self-released]

Phantogram – In My Head [Republic/Universal]

Vaporin – Machines [Self-released]

The Sound Veil Society – OK [Self-released]

School of Synth – Heaven 17

Heaven 17 – Something About You [Self-released]

Heaven 17 – Megamix [Virgin/EMI]

Hour 2

Tears for Fears – Head Over Heels (Rhythm Scholar Remix) [Mercury]

Isaac Howlett & Eggshell – New Single [Self-released]

Blackbook – Stay Strange [Self-released]

Sinister Disco Mini-Mix

Peter Wilson – The Answer [Analog Language]

Doctor – This is Not Real [Independent]

Walsh & Company – Forget What I Forgot [Independent]

Ciao Ciao – When I Dream of You [Independent]

Synth Mix 293

Digitalo – Don’t Play (Hi-NRG Remake) [Digitalo]

Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat [London]

Nuovo Testamento – Heat (Digimax 80s Remix) [Avant! Records]

Space Monkey – On the Beam (Razormai Remix) [EMI]

Paul Parker – Right On Target (dB Remix) [Megatone]

Donna Summer ft. Adele – Rolling In (Remix) [White Label]

Ferry Corsten – We Belong (Extended Mix) [Flashover Recordings]

Ross Alexander – Blue Monday [Pumpin’ UK Media]

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This week on Synthpop Symphony 292 🎶

Get ready for two full hours of the past, present, and future of synth-driven music!

✨ Brand-new tracks from Lady Gaga, Scenius, Strange Futures, Yota, Violentene, Rogue FX, Indigo & 10Eighty6, and more!

✨ School of Synth feature diving into the legendary Westside Records, home to Camouflage, Celebrate the Nun, and Micro Chip League.

✨ Rare gems including Ercola’s 2004 one-hit wonder “Every Word.”

✨ And in Hour Two — the Massive 80’s Retro-Futuristic Mix 292, packed with fresh remixes of ABC, David Bowie, Journey, Survivor, Technotronic, and even a surprise newer Depeche Mode track hidden inside the mix!

Don’t miss it — Synthpop Symphony 292 — connecting the world through music. 🌍❤️

Synthpop Symphony 292 – Station Playlist

Erasure – Who Needs Love Like That [Mute]

Strange Futures – Missing Out (Preopter Hoc Remix) [Independent]

Shiny Toy Guns – Somewhere to Hide [Universal / Downtown]

Ross Alexander & The Blitz Kidz – Kids (MGMT Cover) [Pumpin’ UK Media]

Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance (from Wednesday / Meyem Ball) [Interscope]

The Human League – Keep Feeling Fascination (Ross Alexander Remix) [Virgin / Pumpin’ UK Media]

Camouflage - The Great Commandmenr

Celebrate The Nun - Will You Be There

MCL - Communicate

Violentene – Savage City [Digital Zen]

Yota – The Hunger [Independent]

Scenius – Five-Arm Crystal [Scenius Bandcamp (Independent)]

Indigo & 10Eighty6 – Can’t Stop (Rogue FX Remix) [Filo FX Records]

Rogue FX feat. Dewar – Dancing in the Night [Filo FX Records]

Synthetic Saints – Nobody Told Me [Matt Williams Produced]

Thomas Anders (Modern Talking) – Jet Airliner (2025 Reimagined Version) [Independent]

Don Diablo – Little Lies (Fleetwood Mac Remix – Official) [Universal / Authorized Remix]

Ercola – Every Word [Houseworks / Nervous / Fektive]

Hour 2 – Massive 80’s Retro-Futuristic Mix 292

ABC – When Smokey Sings (Rhythm Scholar Remix) [Mercury / Rhythm Scholar]

Greg Kihn Band – Jeopardy (Bootleg King Remix) [EMI / Bootleg King]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (Bootleg King Remix) [ZTT / Bootleg King]

Depeche Mode – Caroline’s Monkey (TheBlueBallMusic Remix) [Mute / TBBM]

Frida – I Know There’s Something Going On (TheBlueBallMusic Remix) [Polar / TBBM]

Journey – Separate Ways (Bitran Remix) [Columbia / Bitran]

Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam (Mari Bootleg King Remix) [ARS / Bootleg King]

David Bowie × Fly Project – Let’s Dance (Mashup Remix) [EMI / Fly Project]

Men at Work – Down Under (Iván Santana Remix) [Columbia / Iván Santana]

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This week on Synthpop Symphony 291 we’re bringing back one of the most beloved episodes ever — our Sept 1 2024 Weekend special (Show 237).

It’s two full hours of synthpop, Italo, remixes, and dancefloor anthems — a mix so good, we had to give it an encore!

🎶 Featured highlights include:

✨ Janet Jackson – Control (Parallox Remix)

✨ Bronski Beat – Why (Superchumbo Remix)

✨ Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again

✨ Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart

✨ Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

Plus, fresh energy from Sophie and the Giants, Ashbury Heights, Genix & Flowanastasia, Silent Audience Music, Vanello, and many more.

And don’t miss the exclusive Sinister Italo Vol. 1 mix, packed with pure retro-futuristic fire.

It’s one of the best shows I’ve ever done — and I’m thrilled to share it again this week as Synthpop Symphony 291.

Janet Jackson – Control (Parallox Remix) [A&M / Parallox]

Sophie and the Giants – Shut Up and Dance [Polydor]

Francesca e Luigi – Make Me Sad [Italo Moderno]

Turbo Knight – Le Planet Destroyer [NewRetroWave]

More – Fall Behind Sometimes [Independent]

Nikkon – Lows and Highs [Label: TBA]

Ashbury Heights – Lights Out [Out of Line]

eLxAr – Dust [eLxAr Productions]

Bronski Beat – Why (Superchumbo Remix) [London / Superchumbo]

De Soffer vs Matt Williams – Eighties Mix [Independent]

Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again [Mute]

Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart [Atco / Atlantic]

Talking Heads – Psycho Killer [Sire]

Queen – Another One Bites the Dust [EMI / Elektra]

Blur – Girls and Boys [Food / Parlophone]

Madonna – Into the Groove [Sire / Warner Bros.]

Desireless – Voyage, Voyage [CBS / Epic]

Sinister Italo Vol. 1

Lucca Leeloo – Sometimes You Make Me Happy [Italo Moderno]

Linda Jo Rizzo – You’re the One [Zyx]

September – Cry for You [Robbins Entertainment]

Genix & Flowanastasia – Lights, Sound, Camera, Action [Anjunabeats]

Nick Schilder – Up All Night [Armada Music]

De Soffer – Rapture [Independent]

Dua Lipa – Dance the Night Away [Warner]

Rational Youth – Flash in the Night (Octolab Remix) [Artoffact]

Silent Audience Music – Don’t Talk Just Drive (Stick Shift 7” Radio Mix) [Silent Audience Music]

Felix Jaehn – Ready For Love [Virgin / Universal]

Together – Hardcore (TuffClub Remix) [Independent]

Purple Disco Machine – Substitute My Heart [Columbia / Sony]

Vanello – Spark (Moderno Remix) [Italo Moderno]

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Synthpop Symphony 290

Get ready for another incredible journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music on Synthpop Symphony 290!

This week’s show features:

✨ A stunning new Depeche Mode Megamix by Mr. Harris

✨ A fresh Italo set with Roger Meno, Peter Wilson, and Sally Shapiro

✨ Classic 80s favorites reimagined by Rhythm Scholar, including Exposé, The Police, and Talking Heads

Plus — brand-new remixes and retro-futuristic gems from Red Flag (2025 J Mix), Nicholias Rixon, and Matt Williams himself makes a HI-NRG debut with Synthetic Saints, plus new FHE, and Sunset Wave.

✨ And to close it all out — the massive Matt Pop Megamix, refreshed for 2025, featuring Erasure, Ace of Base, Italove, Candy Apple Blue, Ross Alexander, Peter Wilson, and more!

It’s two hours of the best in synthpop, Italo, new wave, and electronic classics — only on

Synthpop Symphony.

Red Flag – Russian Radio (2025 J Mix) [Plan B]

Synthetic Saints – Anthem for the Dancefloor (Produced by Matt Wiliams) [Independent]

Nicholias Rixon – Mirabell (Blue Book Project Remix) [Retro Reverb Records]

Mr. Harris – Depeche Mode Megamix [Mashups & Megamixes]

FHE – The Calling [Indie]

Nik Kershaw – The Riddle (Rafael Gusti Remix 2025) [MCA]

Sunset Wave – Highway [Synthwave Release – Label TBA]

Roger Meno – TBA (Roubix Remix) [ZYX]

Peter Wilson – Two Hearts Collide [Energise Records?]

Sally Shapiro – A Local Italo Disco DJ Has a Crush on Me [Paper Bag]

MINI MIX 80’s 290Exposé – Point of No Return (Rhythm Scholar Remix) [Arista / Rhythm Scholar]

The Police – Wrapped Around Your Finger (Rhythm Scholar Remix) [A&M / Rhythm Scholar]

Talking Heads – Burning Down the House (Rhythm Scholar Remix) [Sire / Rhythm Scholar]

Matt Pop Megamix (2023 refreshed for 2025) [Matt Pop Productions]

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“This week on Synthpop Symphony — Episode 289 is packed with fresh energy and classic heat! Brand new tracks from Alison Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, Cold Connection, Cred, and Agatino Romero… plus timeless favorites from The Blitz Kids, Stacey Q, and more.

Remix lovers — we’ve got you covered! A spotlight on Billy Idol’s White Wedding, New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle, and Thomas Anders re-recording the Modern Talking classic Diamond Never Made a Lady.

Hour 2 goes In the Mix — with a massive Electropop Mix featuring Zynic, Apoptygma Berzerk, Vainerz, Information Society, and New Order… followed by the 80’s Extravaganza Mix stacked with Heaven 17, Human League, Pete Burns, and more.

It’s all happening on Synthpop Symphony 289 — broadcasting worldwide across 60 countries. Don’t miss it!”

Synthpop Symphony 289 – Playlist

Billy Idol – White Wedding (MTIM Remix) [Chrysalis]
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (Remix) [Mute]
Thomas Anders (Modern Talking) – Diamond Never Made a Lady (2024 Re-Recording) [BMG]
Alison Goldfrapp – Strange Things Happen (Flux) [Skint Records]
Hot Chip – Devotion (Boys’ Shorts Remix) [Domino]
Agatino Romero – Ricochet [Sony Music]
Plastic Mode – Summertime [Independent]
Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part (Dave Audé Remix) [Interscope]
Cold Connection – Forever and a Day [Independent]
The Blitz Kids – Blue Monday [Pumpin’ UK]
Stacey Q – Two of Hearts Remix [Atlantic]
Cred – I Want You (Remix) [Independent]

Electropop Mix (Hour 2, Part 1)

Information Society – Would You Like Me If I Played the Guitar [Hakatak International]
Vainerz – World From Above [Independent]
In Good Faith – Rising (Rob Dust Remix) [Echozone]
New Order – Be a Rebel (Paul Woodward Remix Edit) [Mute Records]
Zynic – Regrets (Matt Williams Re-Edit) [Conzoom Records]
Apoptygma Berzerk – Soma Coma [Hard:Drive]

80’s Extravaganza Mix (Hour 2, Part 2)

Pete Burns – Sex Drive (Parallox Remix) [Independent]
Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (Parallox Remix) [Mute Records]
Heaven 17 – We Live So Fast (Parallox Remix) [Virgin]
The Young Professionals – All of It But Me (Parallox Remix) [Universal]
The Human League – Being Boiled (Parallox Remix) [Virgin]
Depeche Mode – Fly on the Windscreen (Parallox Remix) [Mute Records]
Erasure – When a Lover Leaves You (GRN Remix) [Mute Records]

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This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams cranks up the energy with a nonstop journey

through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. Show 288 delivers two massive mixes — an electrifying “Eyes Mini-Mix” packed with remixes and reimaginings of iconic tracks, plus an all-new Sinister Disco Vol. 21, where 50% brand-new bangers collide with 50% timeless dancefloor classics.

The spotlight shines on Information Society in an extended School of Synth feature — complete with Matt’s personal story about the first time he heard What’s on Your Mind.

This episode is overflowing with world-class remixes, fresh synthpop debuts, and tracks from some of the most exciting independent artists lighting up the scene right now. Turn it up and get ready to move — this is one you won’t want to miss!

Act 1

Jan George – Domino Dancing (Pet Shop Boys cover) [2WIN Records]

Bananarama – Stay Wild (Masquerade album) [In Synk / London]

Sandra – Everlasting Love (Moreno J Remix) [Virgin]

Act 2 Eyes Mini-Mix

Fancy – Chinese Eyes (40th Anniversary Version / Slice Me Nice Intro) [Metronome]

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

Depeche Mode – World in My Eyes (Remix) [Mute]

Act 3 School of Synth – Information Society

Information Society – What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) [Tommy Boy]

Information Society – Over the Sea [Tommy Boy]

Information Society – Land of the Blind [Hakatak International]

Act 4 New Music Set

Rogue FX – We Belong (Remix / Re-release) [Filo FX Records]

Thought Beings – Satellite [Independent]

Positronic – In the Stars Tonight [Independent]

Tobias Bernstrup – Legend (Shadow Dancer album) [Nadine Records]

Act 5 Sinister Disco Vol. 21

Booka Shade pres. YARUBA – State of Art (Dreams Factory Remix) [Independent]

Italoconnection – Summer Magic [Blanco y Negro Music]

Lucca Leeloo – Sometimes You Make Me [Independent]

Oliver Smith & Amy J Pryce – Open Up [Anjunabeats]

J26 – Fallen (Loved Up Remix) [Independent]

Nude Disco feat. Heidrun – Perfect Motion (Italoconnection Club Remix) [Independent]

Nuovo Testamento – Heat (Digimax 80s Remix) [Disco Segreta]

Aleph – Fly to Me (Italoconnection Remix) [Time Records]

Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Remix) [Epic]

Roubix feat. Ollie King – In Your Head (Pete Hammond Remix) [Independent]

Sally Shapiro – Elsewhere (Expanded Edition) [Italians Do It Better]

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