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Synthpop Symphony 352 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave + Sinister Nights 2!

November 6, 2026 · 2 h 1 min

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Get ready for another incredible edition of Synthpop Symphony—the world’s #1 synth-based electronic dance music show—with your host, Matt Williams!

This week, Show 352 takes you on a musical journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven dance music!

Hour 1 brings you brand-new music and classic favorites from Haute & Freddy, Italove remixed by Italoconnection, Pet Shop Boys, Paul Rein, Jay Wires, Train to Spain, and more!

Plus, Mini-Mix 352 turns up the energy with Depeche Mode, Bronski Beat, and Company B!

Then, in Hour 2, get ready for SINISTER NIGHTS 2! A nonstop, high-energy mix of next-generation Italo disco, nu-disco, and irresistible dance floor grooves featuring Purple Disco Machine, Freemasons, Fancy, Disco Dom, De Soffer, and more!

And it all kicks off with Naked Eyes and a fantastic new remix of their ’80s classic, “Promises, Promises!”

Two hours of incredible electronic dance music, heard on radio stations around the world. This is Synthpop Symphony!


HOUR 1

Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (Hlynur Sölvi Re-Re-Mix) [EMI]

Italove - We Could Be Lovers (Italoconnection Remix) [Disco Evolution]

Martin Halliden - Can You Hear Me [Independent]

Haute & Freddy - Film Noir [Atlantic Records]

Paul Rein - Nobody's Perfect [Independent]

Jay Wires - Go to Hell [Independent]

MINI-MIX 352

Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Pain Mix) [Mute Records]

Company B - Fascinated (Hlynur Sölvi Remix) [Atlantic Records]

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Hlynur Sölvi Remix) [London Records]

ITALO DISCO SET

Italian Disco Mafia vs. Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody (Next Gen Italo Remix) [WEA]

Disco on 45 - Angel Lady [Rouge Recordings]

Pet Shop Boys - Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man) (Hi-NRG DB Remix) [Parlophone]

Ross Alexander - Mirror Man [Independent]

CLOSING SET

Alex Braun - Algorithm (Matt Williams Glitch Re-Edit) [Independent]

Train to Spain - Into the Unknown [JonRaseRecords]

HOUR 2 — SINISTER NIGHTS 2

Silverhook feat. Oli Griffiths - I Suppose (ELIOT 1987 Mix) [Neon Rebels]

Babert & Mell Hall - Can't Stop Now (Extended Mix) [Club Sweat]

Dombresky & Disco Dom - There Is Life (Extended Mix) [Insomniac Records]

Mark Lower feat. Dyanna Fearon - Came to Dance (Extended Mix) [The Disco Express]

Italove & Luzan - Just for the Night (Matt Pop Remix) [Disco Evolution]

Marta Paradise feat. Fred Ventura - Call in the Night (Mystery Call Remix) [Maledetta Discoteca]

Disco Dom - Funky Flights (Original Mix) [Process Records]

Emmet Read - Heartbreaker [Process Records]

Purple Disco Machine & MEEK - Test My Luck (Extended Mix) [Columbia Records]

De Soffer - Silence (Extended Mix) [Paraiso]

Freemasons - Sandcastle Disco (Club Mix) [Loaded Records]

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