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Synthpop Symphony 322R1 Electropop, Synthwave, Italo Dance + Sinister Disco Future Past!

April 11, 2026 · 2 h 1 min

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Symphony — Episode 322R1 The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music

What a night on Synthpop Symphony. Episode 322 is packed with exclusive remixes, rare 80s/90s gems, and incredible new music from across the synthpop, electropop, and synthwave worlds.

Tonight’s Highlights

• Exclusive TSF Remix of the new Depeche Mode track “Survive,

” plus fresh TSF reworks of “Strangelove” and “Soft Touch / Raw Nerve.”

• Blaklight returns as a trio with “Cruel” from their brand-new album The Haunting of Us.

• Andy Bell of Erasure opens the show with a killer Rob Dust remix of “Electrostatic.”

• School of Synth features two rare dance tracks:

– Newton –

“Sky High” (1994 Eurodance remake)

– The Buckbeats –

“Daydream” (PWL Beat Boys Mix)

• New Arcades deliver a stunning synthwave remake of “I Want It That Way.”

• David Adavi debuts “Falling for You”

• Sally Shapiro surprises us with a new remix from the upcoming Live a Lie EP.

Sinister Disco: Future Past Mix

A high-energy blend of Italoconnection, Cerrone, Tee Webb, Lucca Leeloo, Trans-X, Mozzart,

Malcolm J. Hill, The Communards, Cathy Dennis, and more.

Andy Bell – Electrostatic (Rob Dust Remix) [Mute Records]

Pet Shop Boys – In the Night (DB Remix) [Parlophone]

Blaklight – Cruel (Album Version) [Independent]

Depeche Mode – Survive (TSF Remix) [Columbia / Mute]

Depeche Mode – Soft Touch / Raw Nerve (Album Version) [Columbia Records]

Depeche Mode – Strangelove (TSF Deeper & Deeper Remix) [Mute Records]

School Of Synth Nineties

Newton – Sky High (Eurodance Version) [ZYX Music]

School Of Synth Eighties

The Buckbeats – Daydream (PWL Beat Boys Mix) [PWL International]

Italove – Burn This City (Milo Blue Remix) [Flashback Records]

David Adavi – Falling for You (Original Mix) [FiLO FX Records]

New Arcades – I Want It That Way (Synthwave Version) [New Arcades Music]

Sally Shapiro – Did You Call Tonight (Armonics Remix) [Paper Bag Records]

Sinister Disco Future/Past 17.5

Italoconnection – Like a Star (Extended Mix) [Blanco y Negro]

Cerrone – Dancing Back to Life (Original Mix) [Malligator / Because Music]

Tee Webb – Here Comes The Rain Again [ZYX]

Lucca Leeloo – Solitude [Independent]

Trans-X – Living on Video [Unidisc Music]

Mozzart – Money [ZYX Records]

Malcolm J. Hill – Take a Chance [Flea Records]

The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way [London Records]

Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long) [Polydor Records]


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