Synthpop Symphony 321 Electropop, Synthwave, Italo Dance + Sinister Retro & Matt D in the Mix!!

This week on Synthpop Symphony 321…

Get ready for a full-scale synth-driven experience—where the past, present, and future of electronic music collide.

We’re bringing you brand-new music from Los Angeles dream-pop icons Cannons with“Carousel,” taken from their stunning new album Everything Glows…

Plus the long-awaited return of Mesh with “Trying to Save You” from The Truth Doesn’t Matter—an album already being called one of their strongest releases to date.

Then… we take a deep dive into the mix.

A special 30-minute Sinister Retro mini-mix—featuring exclusive mashups by Matt One—blending together the legends… Depeche Mode, Visage, Bronski Beat, OMD, Tears for Fears, Billy Idol, and more—reimagined into one continuous, high-energy ride.

And just when you think it can’t get any bigger…

In hour two—DJ Matt D returns with a full one-hour Underground Lounge Mix—stacked with Goldfrapp, Little Boots, Fancy, Boy Harsher, and cutting-edge electronic tracks designed to

keep you moving from start to finish.

Plus—brand new music from Doublespeak—featuring Vince Clarke and Blancmange—along with fresh sounds from Telenova and Lone Assembly.

Synthpop Symphony 321

Parralox – I’m in Love with a German Film Star (JVA Remix) [Subterrane Records]

Cannons – Carousel [Columbia Records]

Mesh – Trying to Save You [Dependent Records]

Sinister Retro Mini-Mix (30 Minutes In The Mix)

Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Matt One Mashup Mix) [Mute Records]

Visage – Fade to Grey (Matt One Mashup Mix) [Polydor Records]

Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (Matt One Mashup Mix) [London Records]

OMD – Enola Gay (Matt One Mashup Mix) [Virgin Records]

Why.Sex Drive – Bronski Beat & Soft Cell (Matt One Mashup Mix) [White Label]

Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (Moreno J Remix / Matt One Mashup) [London Records]

Tears for Fears – Shout (Matt One Mashup Mix) [Mercury Records]

Billy Idol – White Wedding (Matt One Mashup Mix) [Chrysalis Records]

Doublespeak – Back to Nature [Mute Records]

Telenova – The Deep [PIAS]

Lone Assembly – In the Open [Aztec Records]

Matt D’s Underground Lounge Mix (1 Hour In The Mix)

Ship Wrek, VOID – The Perfect Girl (Extended Mix) [Boom Records]

Plastic Voice – Los Niños Del Parque (Andy Dix & Bombing F Remix) [ZYX Music]

Die Antwoord – I Fink You Freeky (HUMAN404 Edit) [White Label]Hannah Boleyn – Teardrop (Extended Mix) [Xploded Music]

Fancy – Slice Nice (Brave 2025 Remix Extended) [ZYX Music]

Kalipo, Local Suicide, Dina Summer – Who Am I (Club Version) [Iptamenos Discos]

Boy Harsher – Pain (Cervello Elettronico Fuck Your Friends Over Remix) [Nude Club Records]

Röyksopp feat. Fever Ray – This Must Be It (Alan Dixon Remix) [Dog Triumph]

Miss Kittin & The Hacker – 1982 (Original Mix) [International Deejay Gigolo Records]

Ladytron – Ace of Hz (Punks Jump Up Remix) [Nettwerk]

Goldfrapp – Ooh La La (Benny Benassi Remix – Extended) [Mute Records]

Little Boots – Stuck on Repeat (Alexander Robotnick Remix) [679 Recordings]

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