SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!! This week on Synthpop Symphony 294 — two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music collide!
THIS WEEK! On our School of Synth spotlight, I’m joined by Brian and Sarah Linnen from the Permanent Record Podcast as we take a deep dive into one of the most underrated synthpop bands of the late 80s and early 90s — Red Flag. Together, we’ll celebrate Red Flag’s legacy with classics like Russian Radio, If I Ever, Broken Heart, and Pretty in Pity.
Plus! Erasure’s Love to Hate You in a brand-new TSF remix, Zynic’s shimmering cover of Morrissey’s Everyday Is Like Sunday, and a Marsheaux vs. OMD mashup of She’s Leaving. Plus new sounds from TOY, Thomas Azier, and DeSoffer’s nu-disco spin on M83’s Midnight City.
And in Hour Two — get ready for Sinister Eighties Vol. 3: a one-hour mega-mix packed with remixed favorites from Depeche Mode, Fiction Factory, Kim Carnes,Tears for Fears, The Human League, Eurythmics, and The Cure.
Don’t miss Synthpop Symphony 294 — your home for the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.”*
Erasure – Love to Hate You (TSF Remix) [Mute]
Zynic – Everyday Is Like Sunday (Morrissey Cover) [Conzoom Records]
Marsheaux vs OMD – She’s Leaving (Mashup) [Virgin]
TOY – Neon Lights [Horse Dance Records]
Thomas Azier – Ghost City [Hylas/Universal]
DeSoffer – Midnight City (M83 Nu-Disco Cover) [Independent]
School of Synth – Red Flag Spotlight (with Permanent Record Podcast)
Russian Radio (Album Version) [Enigma/Capitol]
If I Ever (Extended Remix) [Enigma/Capitol]
Broken Heart (Original Extended Version) [Enigma/Capitol]
Pretty in Pity [Enigma/Capitol]
Ultravox – Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Dominatrix Remix) [Chrysalis]
Propter Hoc – Stolen Valor (from When the Spirit Takes You) [Bandcamp/Independent]
T42 – Desire [Columbia]
Sinister Eighties Vol. 3 (1-Hour Mix)
Depeche Mode – It’s Called a Heart (Remix) [Mute]
Fiction Factory – Feels Like Heaven (Remix) [CBS/Columbia]
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes (Chinaski Remix) [EMI]
Desireless – Voyage Voyage (Remix) [CBS]
Tears for Fears and the Cure – Mad World (Matt One Remix) [Mercury]
The Human League – Life on YOur Own (Remix) [Virgin]
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again (Matt One Remix) [RCA]
The Cure – Charlotte Sometimes (Matt One Remix) [Fiction Records]
Blitz Kids – Brand New Lover (Dead or Alive Cover) [Independent]
Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey (Remix) [Charisma/Geffen]
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