Synthpop Symphony 333 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Disco 22!

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]

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