Matt Williams Synthpop Symphony
About Synthpop Symphony Synthpop Symphony is the ultimate destination for the finest selection of new and classic Modern Electronic Dance Music. Since its launch in 2018, the show has grown exponentially, now reaching over 60 countries each week. Artists, producers, remixers, and labels regularly submit their latest tracks, making it a go-to platform for fresh electronic sounds. Each episode takes you on a thrilling journey through Electropop, New Wave, Synthwave, Italo Dance, and Alternative Independent Electronic Dance Music—from the iconic sounds of the ’80s to today’s cutting-edge tracks. Where else can you hear classic hits from Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Erasure, and OMD alongside their hottest new releases? Plus, we showcase the best new synth-driven music from artists like Empire of the Sun, Cannons, Dua Lipa, Boy Harsher, Nuevo Testamento, Italoconnection, and more, along with exclusive remixes you won’t hear anywhere else. Helmed by Los Angeles-based DJ Matt Williams, whose career began in 1987, Synthpop Symphony benefits from his extensive experience, from college radio to top Modern Rock station “The Edge,” where he launched The Underground Lounge mix show. Matt has also opened for A Flock of Seagulls, Anything Box, Red Flag, Cause and Effect, Moby, and The Prodigy. Collaborations with guest DJs and producers such as Matt POP, TSF DiscoMix, Sergei Elias, and Ross Alexander further expand the show’s reach, bringing in new audiences worldwide. What truly sets Synthpop Symphony apart is its one-of-a-kind curation—seamlessly blending multiple styles into something truly special. Each mix is crafted to deliver an electrifying experience, fusing nostalgia with innovation to create an unforgettable sonic journey. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the scene, Synthpop Symphony is here to satisfy your unyielding craving for dance. Get ready to move—because at Synthpop Symphony, the rhythm is unstoppable! Visit www.synthpopsymphony.com for past shows, radio station listings and more.
Episodes
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 A...
This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams takes you deep into the world of synth-driven music with another two-hour nonstop mix experience packed with classic legends, underground favorites, and brand-new electronic sounds.
Hour One features Heaven 17, Depeche Mode, Giorgio Moroder, MELØ, Michael Oakley, CARRELLEE, Scandroid & Celldweller, Michelle Vreeland, Bronski Beat, and a special Mathias P mini mix featuring Love Will ...
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 326R1—your home for next-generation electronic dance music!
This is a repeat from March Madness, Week 2025 in anticipation of a whole new show next week to kick off summer, and that means more wild mix sets of brand-new music! Sinister Disco 19 brings you a one-hour set from yours truly, packed with fresh tracks—including the world premiere of the Lauer remix of Sometimes You Make Me Happy by Lucca ...
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 325 — a full 100% in-the-mix episode blending the past,
present, and future of synth-driven music.
Hour one features Sinister Italo 2 Redux, a reimagined mix packed with modern Italo disco,
Hi-NRG energy, and classic influences — including tracks and remixes from ROUBIX, Mirko
Hirsch, Linda Jo Rizzo, Italoconnection, Lady Gaga, and more.
Hour two delivers the premiere BRAND NEW Sinister Disco 22 — a high-ene...
Synthpop Symphony 324 is live — and this one is huge.
This week we’re celebrating a major moment in music — New Order being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — with a full New Order megamix tribute featuring classics spanning their entire career.
We’re also bringing you the best of the past, present, and future of synth-driven music…
🔥 Brand new Madonna – “I Feel So Free” (from the upcoming Confessions 2)
🔥 Blaklig...
Welcome to Synthpop Symphony 323 — The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music.
This week’s episode is packed with brand-new synthpop, Italo, Hi-NRG, and nu-disco, plus exclusive-style mixes and rare throwbacks you won’t hear anywhere else.
🔥 Highlights include:
● New music from Metric, Cred, Nicolas Rixon, Mayah Camara, Rogue FX, UFO 82, Mirko Hirsch
● A massive mini-mix featuring Book of Love (Dave Audé Remix), Cicero, Marc...
Symphony — Episode 322R1 The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music
What a night on Synthpop Symphony. Episode 322 is packed with exclusive remixes, rare 80s/90s gems, and incredible new music from across the synthpop, electropop, and synthwave worlds.
Tonight’s Highlights
• Exclusive TSF Remix of the new Depeche Mode track “Survive,
” plus fresh TSF reworks of “Strangelove” and “Soft Touch / Raw Nerve.”
• Blaklight returns ...
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 stro...
Synthpop Symphony 320
This week on Synthpop Symphony 320, we’re turning things up with a high-energy show that’s mostly in the mix from start to finish.
We kick things off with a brand new track from Trans-X –“Cyberman”
, bringing those classic Living on Video vibes right into 2026. From there, it’s a seamless ride through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.
We’re also featuring one of the biggest new releases in synt...
Synthpop Symphony — Episode 319 is packed with fresh energy and
classic heat! Fantastic tracks from Alison Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, Cold Connection,
Cred, and Agatino Romero… plus timeless favorites from The Blitz Kids, Stacey Q, and
more.
Remix lovers — we’ve got you covered! A spotlight on Billy Idol’s White Wedding, New
Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle, and Thomas Anders re-recording the Modern Talking classic
D...
This Week on Synthpop Symphony 318
This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams delivers a massive show packed with brand new synth-driven music, exclusive remixes, and a huge mix of classic 80s tracks reimagined for the dancefloor.
The night kicks off with the Matt Pop Extended Remix of Darwin McD & Huguenot – “Birds Away,” along with the new Italoconnection remix of KNIGHT$ & Denise Bonfanti – “Dolce Canarino,” and Liquid ...
This week on Synthpop Symphony… It’s Show 317 — and the entire episode is 100% in the mix.
Hour One blends dark synth, new wave, Italo, and Hi-NRG with Neon Capital, Parralox, BlakLight, Front 242, Dead or Alive and more, a true Symphony of Synth.
Then in Hour Two, it’s Sinister Nu Disco – Purple Disco Machine Edition — featuring massive originals and remixes of Dua Lipa, The Human League, Fatboy Slim and more.
Two hours. No breaks....
Synthpop Symphony 316!
This week I’m bringing you a true symphony of synth — from brand-new music to Hi-NRG remixes and a deep dive into modern independent artists keeping the scene alive. We’ve got fresh tracks from Kon Kan with My Mediation, Kebu & Johan Becker with Everyone’s a Story, Melllo’s A Sign, Massive Ego & Boy George with Broken Tomorrow, and Andermay turning up the drama with I’d Like to See the World Burn.
In Sc...
🎧 SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY – EPISODE 315!
This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams delivers one of the biggest and most exclusive episodes of the year.
For the first time ever, hear music from the long-lost 1996 Belvedere Kane album Such Trying Times, originally shelved and unheard for nearly 30 years. The spotlight includes a brand-new Dead or Alive track featuring Pete Burns, along with a powerful Parralox remix of “Sex Drive.” We’l...
🎹✨ THIS WEEK ON SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY 314 ✨🎹
If you’re tired of recycled EDM and predictable playlists, this is your reminder that real synthpop is alive and thriving.
On Synthpop Symphony 314, I’m bringing together classic synthpop legends and today’s most exciting new artists — all in one global, synth-driven journey.
This week’s show features music from Cause & Effect, Cannons, Alex Braun, Solaris D, Haute & Freddy, Lucy Drea...
🔥🔥 THIS WEEK ON SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY — ALL-NEW EPISODE 313
DON’T SLEEP ON THIS ONE 🔥🔥
This episode is a full-spectrum synth experience — modern Italo, dark synth, massive
remixes, and two no-joke throwback mixes that hit hard.
We kick things off with Grammy-winning Lady Gaga and “Abracadabra” (De Soffer Remix),
euro-electro classics from Get Far, and brand-new synthpop from Alex Braun off his new LP
Angel Machine, which has quickly beco...
🎧 This Week on Synthpop Symphony – Episode 312!
Get ready for two full hours of non-stop retro remix energy!
We’re throwing out the usual format and going all in with stunning mixes,
mashups, and reimagined classics. This week’s show features:
✨ A brand-new Italo remix of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence”
✨ Remixes of Madonna, Berlin, ABC, Book of Love, and Howard Jones
✨ A wild Depeche Mode vs. Yazoo mashup
✨ A full Paul Harwood Remix ...
From classic 80s club anthems to the very best new synthpop of 2026, this week’s show goes deep, dark, and dance-ready.
✨ Featuring:
• Depeche Mode vs Tears for Fears (Matt One Mashup)
• Brand-new tracks from JXNS, Color Theory, Earmake, and God For Hire
• Industrial & club classics from Bigod 20, CCCP, and Voyou
• Two eras of Boytronic — 1988 to 2017
• Sinister Italo — In The Mix to close out the show 🔥
If you love synthpop, Italo, ...
This week on Synthpop Symphony, we celebrate the past, present, and future of synthpop with a packed show full of exclusive mixes, new releases, classic moments, and a featured artist interview.
We kicked things off with a custom Depeche Mode mini-mix, featuring The Sun and the Rainfall, Boys Say Go, and I Told You So, all expertly reworked by PE3VAX — a high-energy way to launch the night.
From there, we moved into brand-new synthpo...
Synthpop Symphony – End-of-Year Spectacular (Show 309, Part 2) The countdown continues.
This week, we dive into the second half of 2025 — celebrating the tracks that defined the year through listener reactions, replays, and weekly chart power on Synthpop Symphony. From dark synth and electropop to smooth synthwave, modern Italo, and timeless synthpop, these songs earned their place.
You’ll hear:
🔹 Standout remixes and reworks
🔹 Legen...
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