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)

This week on Synthpop Symphony with Matt Williams 331

A brand-new radio mix of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” from Matthias P., the latest TSF remix of Erasure, new music from Johan Ageborn and Douze,, JXNS, Marc Vienes, Lian Ross and Fancy, plus my Song of the Week, “All Systems Red.” by Vogon Poetry.

We’ll also rewind the clock and revisit one of the biggest tracks we’ve featured so far in 2026, by Darwin Mcd and Huguenot then turn up the energy with a nu-disco mini-mix featuring Madonna, Tame Impala, Caesars, and more.

And in Hour Two, don’t miss a full hour in the mix with the Dominatrix 80’s Retromix, featuring reimagined classics from Depeche Mode, New Order, Tears for Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo, Eurythmics, A Flock of Seagulls, and many more.

It’s the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.