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
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...
SINISTER NEW YEAR’S MIX 2026
ALL NEW MIX
This is not a rerun.
This is not a replay.
This is a brand-new Sinister Disco mix, created specifically to close out the year and usher in 2026 the right way — on the dancefloor.
Sinister New Year’s Mix 2026 blends funky nu-disco, synthpop classics, Italo energy, and extended club reworks into a late-night journey built for New Year’s Eve and beyond.
Featuring New Order, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop ...
Synthpop Symphony returns with a special two-part End of Year Spectacular, celebrating the best synth-driven music of 2025. Hosted by Matt Williams, Episode 308 (Part One) highlights the year’s strongest original releases alongside standout remakes and remixes — from modern synthpop and Italo to darkwave, electropop, and club-ready reworks. The show blends new artists with legendary names, focusing on impact, longevity, and the tra...
This holiday season, Synthpop Symphony presents a special unhosted 2-hour Holiday Synthmas Show — a nonstop journey through classic and modern synth-driven Christmas music.
No chatter.
No interruptions.
Just pure holiday synth, start to finish.
From iconic ’80s anthems to darkwave, Italo, and modern electronic Christmas cuts, this show blends nostalgia, atmosphere, and dancefloor energy into one immersive seasonal experience.
Vogon Poet...
SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY – SHOW 306 | PRE-XMAS SPECIAL
We’re officially in the final stretch before Christmas, and Show 306 of Synthpop Symphony is all about celebrating the music, the artists, and the moments that defined the year — while setting the tone for what’s coming next.
I’ve carefully curated this episode to blend iconic synthpop and new wave classics with fresh modern releases, exclusive remixes, and high-energy mixes you won’t h...
Synthpop Symphony — Episode 305 The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven Music
What a night on Synthpop Symphony. Episode 305 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 ret...
Synthpop Symphony Show 304 is here — and this week’s episode is absolutely packed.
This week's show dives into the world of new electropop, featuring fresh tracks from underground and emerging artists including X Marks the Pedwalk, Savage, Helavox, JXNS, Ranchel Santos, and Synthwave Siren, plus a timeless classic from Book of Love.
We’re also dropping a special De Soffer Mini-Mix, including his Beatport-exclusive extended mix o...
**“This week on Synthpop Symphony — get ready for a global journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music!
We’ve got brand-new tracks from Haute & Freddy, Phantogram, Cannons, Sombr, and Andy Bell… plus a classic mini-mix featuring Tears for Fears, Real Life, and The Twins.
And don’t miss our Synthpop History Moment featuring Divine’s legendary Bobby O–produced track Love Reaction — the controversial synthpop...
This week on Synthpop Symphony Ep. 302, we’ve got a wild lineup for you:
👉 First up — a killer new mashup! Pet Shop Boys & Eight Wonder’s I’m Not Scared turned into a duet, thanks to DB Music. You’ve never heard it like this before!
🎶 We’re also spinning brand new bangers from Andy Bell (yes, that Andy Bell from Erasure), plus fresh tracks from Causeway, SONO, Nicholas Rixon & Vintage Voltage.
💜 Oh—and we’re paying tribute ...
🚨 Synthpop Symphony Episode 301 – 100% IN THE MIX! 🚨
Hosted by Matt Williams
We’re going full throttle tonight — three DJs, three mixes, and a whole lotta synths.
Grab your coffee ☕ and crank it up — this episode is pure electronic energy from start to finish!
🎧 DJ Mat D – Synth Mix
Featuring Information Society, Erasure, Book of Love, Camouflage,
The Lightning Seeds, and more!🎛 Mr. Harris – 80s New Wave & Synthpop Classics
A mass...
Synthpop Symphony 300 – The Past, Present & Future of Synth-Driven
Music
It’s a milestone night as Synthpop Symphony celebrates Episode 300 — featuring the past,
present, and future of synth-driven music. We kick things off with brand-new releases from
Depeche Mode with “In The End”
, Duran Duran -
“Shadows on your Side” new on the
Dance Macabre album, and Marina new with “Key to the Castle”
, plus an ’80s Mini-Mix
packed with classics ...
🎃 Synthpop Symphony 299 – The Halloween Show! 👻
It’s that time of year again
This week’s episode is packed with chilling remixes, cinematic reworks, and retro club anthems that blend classic 80s nostalgia with modern darkwave energy — the perfect soundtrack for your Halloween weekend.
🕯️ We open with a Halloween Mini-Mix featuring De Soffer’s stunning cinematic remake of “Thriller”, Rockwell’s eerie classic “Somebody’s Watching Me,...
🎶 Synthpop Symphony 298 is out now — and this one’s packed from start to finish.
This week I drop a Classic New Wave Mini-Mix featuring refreshed remakes from A-ha, The Twins, and Erasure — blending those timeless 80s melodies with a modern club edge.
Then things get darker (in the best way) with a Female Dark-Synth Spotlight featuring some seriously powerful artists from around the world — Agency-V, Violentene, Dreadful Savior, Lad...
This week on Synthpop Symphony 297 — we’re diving deep into the heart of synth-driven sound with a lineup that spans decades and dimensions.
We’ll start with Andy Bell of Erasure and his stunning new remake of “Xanadu” — originally by Olivia Newton-John and ELO — followed by his collaboration with Claudia Brücken of Propaganda on “Love Oneself” from the Electric Blue LP.
Then we turn back the clock with Boxcar’s classic “Freemason (Y...
This week on Synthpop Symphony — we’re turning up the voltage on Show 296!
Get ready for Roubix re-imagining Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,
” a dark-synth take on Lady Gaga’s
“Disease” from Red Cell, and Loyd with his breakout single “Ego Death.
”Plus a killer ’80s Retro Mix with Trans-X, Depeche Mode, INXS, Alphaville, and Icehouse, an
artist spotlight on Cause and Effect, and the return of Sinister Disco Vol. 19 Redux — packed
with Italo, ...
Synthpop Symphony 295 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave + Red Flag P2 & Ultimate Retro Sinister Mix 295!
This week on Synthpop Symphony 295 — two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music collide!
In Hour 1, we kick things off with a Spotlight Mix of Retro Remixes and Covers— including Tenek, Parralox, and Depeche Mode. Then it’s a New Music Spotlight featuring Split Vision, and after last week’s Permanent Record Podcast episode where we discussed Red Flag’s Machines and the Cosmicy Remix of Never...
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 ...
This week on Synthpop Symphony 293
Two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music come together!
We’re featuring Sheffield legends Heaven 17 in a special School of Synth spotlight — debuting their brand-new single “Something About You” followed by a powerful Heaven 17 Megamix of their greatest hits.
Plus, brand-new tracks from Phantogram, Christopher Anton, Future Analog, Blackbook, Isaac Howlett, Vaporin, a...
This week on Synthpop Symphony 292 🎶
Get ready for two full hours of the past, present, and future of synth-driven music!
✨ Brand-new tracks from Lady Gaga, Scenius, Strange Futures, Yota, Violentene, Rogue FX, Indigo & 10Eighty6, and more!
✨ School of Synth feature diving into the legendary Westside Records, home to Camouflage, Celebrate the Nun, and Micro Chip League.
✨ Rare gems including Ercola’s 2004 one-hit wonder “Every Wor...
This week on Synthpop Symphony 291 we’re bringing back one of the most beloved episodes ever — our Sept 1 2024 Weekend special (Show 237).
It’s two full hours of synthpop, Italo, remixes, and dancefloor anthems — a mix so good, we had to give it an encore!
🎶 Featured highlights include:
✨ Janet Jackson – Control (Parallox Remix)
✨ Bronski Beat – Why (Superchumbo Remix)
✨ Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
✨ Yes – Owner of a Lonely ...
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