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Synthpop Symphony 353R1 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave + Sinister 80's & 90's!

November 13, 2026 · 2 h 1 min

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🔥🔥 THIS WEEK ON SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY — EPISODE 353R1

DON’T SLEEP ON THIS ONE 🔥🔥

This episode is a full-spectrum synth experience — modern Italo, dark synth, massive remixes, and two no-joke throwback mixes that hit hard.

We kick things off with Grammy-winning Lady Gaga and “Abracadabra” (De Soffer Remix), euro-electro classics from Get Far, and brand-new synthpop from Alex Braun off his new LP Angel Machine, which has quickly become my favorite album of the week.

You’ll also hear Eloquent with a fantastic Blancmange cover you don’t want to miss, plus Peter Wilson, Project K, Magenta Soulstar, and more.

We also have a killer remake of Book of Love’s “Boy” by Catherine Moan — and very few artists ever dare to cover Book of Love, which makes this one something truly special.

Then we slide into the shadows with a dark synth set featuring a Gary Numan x Depeche Mode mashup, followed by Blaklight’s “Buried Alive” (Dancing Plague Remix) and My Manifesto — dark, heavy, and absolutely made for this show.

And that’s just the warm-up.

⚠ SINISTER EIGHTIES ⚠

New remixes of Talk Talk, Visage, Dead or Alive, New Order, and Erasure — reworked, modernized, and mixed for today’s dancefloor.

⚠ SINISTER NINETIES ⚠

Straight into peak Eurodance with Corona (Razormaid Remix), Culture Beat, La Bouche, Captain Hollywood Project, and a killer Razormaid cut from Voice of Buddha that takes things to another level.

This is the past, present, and future of synth-driven music, mixed the way it should be — with intention, energy, and love for the culture.

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (De Soffer Remix) [Interscope Records]

Eloquent – Don’t Tell Me (Original Mix) [Independent]Savage – Symphony (Original Version) [Discomagic Records]

Alex Braun – Step by Step (Original Mix) [AnalogueTrash]

Catherine Moan – Boy (Original Version) [Fierce Angel]

Get Far – Shining Star (Original Mix) [Ministry of Sound]

Gary Numan – The Seed of a Lie & Depeche Mode – Stripped Matt One (Mashup) [Mute

Records]

Blaklight – Buried Alive (Dancing Plague Remix) [Independent]

My Manifesto – Promises (Original Mix) [Independent]

Saucy Shirley - Umbrella (Italo Disco Remix Edit) [Independent]

Project K & Magenta Soulstar – Love in the Shadows (Shadozone Mix) [Infacted Recordings]

Peter Wilson – Guilty (Matt Pop Extended Remix) [Analog Language]

Sinister Eighties

Talk Talk – It’s My Life (2025 Remix) [EMI / Parlophone]

Visage – Fade to Grey (Kim and Buran Remix) [Polydor]

Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Storm’s Dizzy Divas Full On 21 Remix)

[Epic Records]

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (Retro Wave Remix) [Factory Records]

Erasure – Chorus (2K24 Xmas Mix) [Mute Records]

Sinister Nineties

Corona – Rhythm of the Night (Razormaid Remix) [ZYX Records]

Voice of Buddha – Invisible (Razormaid Remix) [Plastic City]

Culture Beat – Mr. Vain (Original Mix) [Intercord]

La Bouche – Be My Lover (Original Mix) [RCA Records]

Captain Hollywood Project – More and More (Original Mix) [Intercord]


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