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 255 Holiday 2024 Show with a New Merry 80's Mix and a Merry Sinister Italo Vol 2!
Hey everyone! I have a little Holiday program!
Kicking off with some Electropop, New Wave and Synthwave Holliday tunes from Obsession of Time, Ernest Kohl,
Clan of Xymox with a Isaac Howlett Remix!
Bananarama and Modern Talking
Obsession of Time-Last Christmas(Indie)
Ernest Kohl-Happy New Year(EMG)
Clan Of Xymox-Blood of Christ(Issac Howlett Remix)(Metropolis)
Bananarama-Baby It’s Christmas Time(London)
Modern Talking-Christmas Time(DB Remix)(Hansa)
Erasure-She Won’t Be Home(TSF Remix)(Mute)
Depeche Mode-Shake The Disease(De Soffer Remix)(Mute)
Murray Head-One Night in Bangkok(Partners in Disco Remix)(Island)
Pet Shop Boys-One More Night/A Face Like That(DB Mashup)(Parlophone)
Eurythmics-Here Comes The Rain Again(Nollan Remix)(RCA)
Vicious Pink-CCCan’t You See(Dekayne Remix)(Parlophone)
Ken Lazlo-My Star(Extended 2025 Remix)(ZYX)
Stardust-Music Sounds Better With You(Indie)
Brandski-USA(Jason Core Remix)(Melopee)
Ballet Mechano-Ballet Mechano(Feat Susan Fatima)
Also Playable Mono Feat Fred Ventura-The News(AP Mono Music)
Purple Disco Machine-Beat Of Your Heart(Extended Mix)(Sony)
Ken Lazlo-Tonight(2025 Extended Mix)(ZYX)
Also Playable Mono Feat Fred Ventura-All We Need(Blanco Y Negro Music)
Jordan Nocturne-Get Into It(Benjamin Frohlich Remix)(System Records)
Jason Core-Pyrococcus(Feat Stacy Jay)(Union Records)
Wavau-Eurofieston(Oscurate Edit)(Indie)
Italoconnection-1984(UK Version)(Blanco Y Negro Music)
Lavion-Into the Stars(Ritmo Fatale)
Robert Camero-Autumn Love(ZYX)
Erasure-She Won’t Be Home(TSF Remix)
Depeche Mode-Shake The Disease(De Soffer Remix)
Murray Head-One Night in Bangkok(Partners in Disco Remix)
Pet Shop Boys-One More Night/A Face Like That(DB Remix)
Eurythmics-Here Comes The Rain Again(Nollan Remix)
Vicious Pink-CCCan’t You See(Dekayne Remix)