Synthpop Symphony 328 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister POP!

Join Matt Williams for a worldwide journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music featuring brand new music from Synthetic FM teaming up with synthpop icons Cosmicity, HaloVox, and Wave in Head for three massive remakes — including I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis & The News, a German-language version of Alphaville’s Big in Japan, and Time Will Tell by The Twins.

Plus brand new music from Rogue FX, Nouveaux Arcade, ou ou, Zoya, Linda Jo Rizzo & Anita Campagnolo, Ross Alexander, JXNS and more.

As Synthpop Symphony continues to grow across the globe, the show has become a worldwide destination for emerging synthpop, synthwave, electropop, Italo dance, and retro electronic artists looking to have their music discovered by passionate listeners in over 60 countries every single week. This was always my goal, and seeing it become reality has happened in ways I never could have anticipated.

Also this week:
• A special Moda Makina spotlight segment
• The exclusive TSF Erasure Neon Megamix
• Brand new synthwave, synthpop, Italo, and alternative electronic music from around the globe

AND… for the very first time ever…

SINISTER POP.

One massive pop anthem after another — remixed, rebuilt, and reimagined Synthpop Symphony style featuring David Bowie, Madonna, ABBA, Queen, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Rick Astley, Human League, Modern Talking and more.

If you love synthpop, retro dance, electronic music, 80s culture, and huge remixes… this is the episode you cannot miss.

Synthetic FM feat. Cosmicity – I Want a New Drug [Future Fame]
Synthetic FM feat. Wave in Head – Big in Japan [Future Fame]
Synthetic FM feat. Halovox – Time Will Tell [Future Fame]
Ross Alexander – Brand New Lover (7th Heaven Extended Remix) [Energise Records]
JXNS River feat. Novell – Field Dreams [Self-Released]
Rogue FX – The City Never Sleeps [Self-Released]
TSF – Erasure Neon Megamix [White Label]
Moda Makina – A Matter of Time [Self-Released]
Moda Makina – Everytime [Self-Released]
Moda Makina – Scruples [Self-Released]
Zoya – Living in the Moment [Self-Released]
Linda Jo Rizzo & Anita Campagnolo – He’s Mine Tonight [ZYX Music]
Nouveaux Arcade – Dark Crosses [Negative Gain Productions]
ou ou – Silence by the Lake [Self-Released]

Sinister Pop Mix:
David Bowie – Let’s Dance [EMI America]
Modern Talking – You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul [Hansa Records]
Queen – Radio Ga Ga [EMI]
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls [Parlophone]
ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! [Polar Music]
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff [Casablanca Records]
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) [Epic Records]
Duran Duran – Notorious [Capitol Records]
Electric Light Orchestra – Last Train to London [Jet Records]
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax [ZTT Records]
Level 42 – Lessons in Love [Polydor Records]
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up [RCA Records]
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me [Virgin Records]

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