Synthpop Symphony W/Matt Williams
About Synthpop Symphony
Electronic dance music (EDM) shows are among the most exciting ways to experience your favorite DJs spinning the latest beats. However, there’s a glaring issue: nearly all of these programs cater exclusively to house, trance, and Top 40 pop hits.
Currently, there are no radio programs that celebrate the burgeoning indie appeal of Synthpop, Synthwave, and Electropop, while also paying homage to the iconic music of the 1980s with reimagined remixes and modernized covers. This is despite the fact that thousands of artists across more than 60 countries are actively creating music in these genres.
In addition, many legendary 1980s artists continue to release new music, embark on tours, and sell out venues worldwide. For example, in Los Angeles alone between 2022 and 2025, Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, New Order, Gary Numan, Tears For Fears, and a Flock of Seagulls all unveiled new albums and performed to packed audiences over multiple nights. Even niche Italo Disco artists like Thomas Anders of Modern Talking sell out two-night engagements in Los Angeles every year.
The fanbase for this music is alive and thriving, hungry for new sounds, fresh artists, and nostalgic classics reminiscent of radio stations like KROQ, Live 105, and 91X in California. Yet, as electronic music has ascended to dominate the mainstream, this passionate audience has been left behind.
Worse still, the general public lacks an easy way to discover this music. The solution lies in bringing it directly to listeners—meeting them where they are. Affordable streaming, FM radio and satellite options are the most effective ways to connect with these audiences.
While companies like XM Satellite Radio honor classic new wave and indie rock, there is currently no equivalent radio program for electronic music fans to hear the latest from these dynamic artists. It’s time to fill this void and give this genre, and its dedicated listeners, the platform they deserve.
Synthpop Symphony W/Matt Williams
Synthpop Symphony 250 Electropop Synthwave Synthpop Italo & Sinister Nu-Disco Vol One!
This weeks episode 250 is celebration of all things Synthpop! We've got some great new and
classic tunes from Andy Bell,
Propaganda, Destroy Me Again, Eliot and Silverhook, Cause and Effect, Ernest Kohl,
Red Cell, Sleek T eeth, Weekend Players,
Milano 84, Peter and the Roses, Daniel Hall,
Delirium, T ears For Fears, and Cold By Design.
Plus a brand new One -Hour Sinister Nu Disco Mix in the 2nd hour with classic synth mixed into
the Nu-Disco style! Tracks include Depeche Mode, Wolfram,
Frankie Goes T o Hollywood, De Soffer,
The Human League, Elektrik Disko, Enya.
Thompson Twins, Madonna, TLC, Alphaville,and The Magician.
Andy Bell-Love Oneself (Mute)
Propaganda-Tipping Point (Island)
Destroy Me Again-You(Infacted)
Eliot Silverhook-Hello Goodbye (Tuffcub Remix)(Amour Records)
Cause and Effect-You Think You Know Her (Indie)
Ernest Kohl-Fugitive of Love (Ian Coleen Radio Mix)(EMI)
Red Cell-When Death is Done(Indie)
Sleek T eeth-Operating(Records DK2)
Weekend Players-Into The Sun(Riva Mix Edit)(Rhino)
Milano 84-Right Words(LGR Records)
Peter and the Roses-Save You (Juliet Records)
Daniel Hall-The Mode(Emerge)
Delirium-Into the Deep(Clan of Xymox Remix)(Indie)
T ears For Fears-Say Goodbye to Mum and Dad(Mercury)
Cold By Design-Destroy Me Again(Indie)
Sinister Nu Disco Mix-Matt Williams(Vol 1)
Depeche Mode-Enjoy The Silence(NU Disco Mix)(Mute)
Wolfram-Yo Yo Disco(DFA)
Frankie Goes T o Hollywood-Relax(Nu Disco Mix)(ZZT)
De Soffer-Más Que Nada(Indie)
The Human League-Don’t You Want Me(Nu Disco Mix)(Virgin)
Elektrik Disko-Push The Feeling On(Indie)
Enya-Orinoco Flow(Nu Disco Remix)(WEA)
Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor(Nu Disco Mix)(Arista)
Madonna-Into the Groove(Nu Disco Mix)(Sire)
TLC-Waterfalls(Nu Disco Mix)(Arista)
Alphaville-Big In Japan(Nu Disco Mix) (WEA)
DE Soffer-Chase The Sun(indie)
The Magician-All My Life(Purple Disco Machine Remix)(Future Classic)