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Oct. 11, 2025

Synthpop Symphony 296 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave + 80s Retro Mix & Sinister Disco!

Synthpop Symphony 296 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave + 80s Retro Mix & Sinister Disco!

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, sparkle, and pure new-wave energy. It’s Show 296 — all s...

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, sparkle, and pure new-wave energy.

It’s Show 296 — all synths, no filler — only on Synthpop Symphony.

HOUR 1 – Spotlight: Retro Remakes & Dark Synth Crossovers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. RoubixTainted Love (Soft Cell Cover) [Independent]

Red CellDisease (Lady Gaga Cover) [Progress Productions]

LoydEgo Death [Independent]

Mayah CamaraLove Take Over (Prod. by SelloRekt/LA Dreams) [Independent]

PRIZMEverywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover) [Independent]

CopalaFreak (Arvid Tuba Remix) [Independent]

80s Retro Mix 296 (Mini Mix ~2:20)

Mixed by Matt Williams

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Trans-XLiving on Video (Pleasure and Pains Remix) [Energy Records]

Depeche ModeMaster and Servant (FDIEU Edit) [Mute]

INXSOriginal Sin (Retro Disco Remix) [Atlantic]

AlphavilleBig in Japan (Retro Disco Machine Remix) [Warner Music]

IcehouseElectric Blue (Mau Sacra Astralis Remix) [Chrysalis]

HOUR 2 – Artist Spotlight & Dancefloor Revival7. 8. 9. Cause and EffectIt’s Over Now [Zoo Entertainment]

Cause and EffectShenandoah [Independent]

Hazell DeanEvergreen (2025 Remake) [Energise Records]

10. Celebrate the NunRazormaid Megamix [EMI / Razormaid]

Sinister Disco Vol. 19 Redux (Italo & Modern Synth Set)

11. MAXI ITALORoad to You [Maxi Music Records]

12. Lucca LeelooSometimes You Make Me Happy (Lauer Remix) [Independent]

13. CosmicityYour Beautiful Lie (Remix) [A Different Drum / Independent]

14. Block & CrownSmalltown Boy [Super Circus Records]

15. ItaloconnectionGet What U Want [Blanco Y Negro Music]

16. Lady Gaga vs. SylvesterMighty Abracadabra [Interscope]

17. Ross AlexanderBrand New Lover (Matt Pop Remix) [Pumpin’ UK Media]

18. MAXI ITALOSea and You [Maxi Music Records]

19. HypernaturalStormfront [International Feel Recordings]

20. Pavel PetrovBack to Black [EXE Audio / Independent]

21. AttractionLast Train to London (Mario Pauli Extended Remix) [Independent]

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You're listening to DDJ Matt Williams, Los Angeles, Hosan Francis. Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony of Symphony. Playing the best new wave electric part, synthwave, hello disco, and high-energy electronic dance music from the 80s to today. With your host, DJ Matt Williams.

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Your dance music Odyssey starts now. Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony, the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. I'm Matt Williams, your host, and today's show 296 is absolutely loaded. We've got Hazel Dean with a sparkling new take on Evergreen, a celebrate the nun Razormade remix, and a double feature from Cause and Effect. Plus, we're bringing back Sinister Disco Volume 19 Redux, revisiting that killer mark set. Right in the middle, it's an 80s retro mini mix, 20 minutes of pure nostalgia with Trans X, Depeche Mode, NXS, Alphaville. But first, let's kick things off with Rubik's and his brand new cover of Soft Cells Painted Love, followed by Red Cell's Reimagining of Lady Gaga's disease, and a brilliant new track from rising Welsh pop star Lloyd. This is Synth Pop Symphony. I'm Matt Williams and let's get into it right now.

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Timeless synth anthems, fresh new sounds, and remixes that move you. This is Synth Pop Symphony.

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The love we share seems to go nowhere.

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And I lost my lights, and I toss and turn I can't sleep at night.

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Once I ran to you, now I run from you. All I could give you.

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You don't really want anymore from me.

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To make things right, you need someone to hold you tight. You think love is too pray. I am sorry I don't pray that way. Once I ran to you, now I run from you. All of boy could give you. Once I ran to you now I run from you. All up I could give you.

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Touch me, baby, tin it now.

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There are no more tears to cry. I heard you begging for life. Running out of medicine. You're worse than you ever been. Scream for me, baby. Like you're gonna die. I could be a rant, he don't deny.

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Scream for me, baby, feel like you're gonna die.

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I could be a ranty, don't deny. I could play the doctor, I could kill your mist. If you were a stinner, I could make you believe that I go back to next tea. I can spell your sickness, I can kill ya. Your door tortured when you squeeze. You reach out and no one's there. Like a God without a break Spring from the baby, feel like you're gonna die. Poison on me inside, I can be around me done tonight. Spring from the baby, feel like you're gonna die. I could play this doctor, I can go ya. If you are spinner, I could make you believe down that one to be I spoke back in existence. I can tell your sickness, I can cure your sea.

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Bring me all the sire, I can cure your disease. If you were a sinner, I could make you believe. Lay you down like one, two, three. I stroll back in ecstasy. I know all your secrets, I can cure ya.

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Never reply. And all that is the future of you and me.

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To love so deeply, love so deeply.

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I met you and I had an epidemic.

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I trust you company, I trust you company.

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And after all, I know you'll catch me when I go.

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Love so deeply. I met you and I had an ear.

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I trust you completely.

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I trust you completely go dead, back, back, back, you go dead, you don't have to do it.

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You know, Rubik's has been taking the high-energy world by storm ever since his debut right here on Centp Symphony, working with legends like Fancy, Linda Joe Rizzo, and getting remixed by Pete Hammond himself. You really can't fault the guy for his rise to the entire game scene. It's been really wild to watch. After that, we went right into a brand new music from Red Cell with an incredible cover of Lady Gogs Disease from the new Mini Game album. Take over. After that, it's over two remix of track freak. Then we're gonna dive into the mix for over 20 minutes straight with trans X, Capash Mode, NXS, Alphaville, and Ice House in an 80s retro mix 296. And trust me, I'm just getting started, so don't go anywhere. Right here on Synpop Symphony with Maya Kamara, brand new and love takeover.

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You there is so much to discover with me. But love takes over. Something's kinda taking me over. Just so bad I can cry. Really compromise. You love me or not beat, you know, you made me hug. And if you can hit me with the body loving us when love takes over There is no point in trying to fight When love takes so much We so close, it just feels so bad. This crazy reaction, this feeling attraction It's gonna make me throw more caution to the wind, cause I'm losing myself and I don't want any else. We're gonna go and give my heart take so we don't want to try and fight a soul be so full, I just feel so bad.

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Can you hear me calling? That's you made You know I'm fallen and I don't know what to say I speak a little louder, I leave and shout. You know I'm proud and I can't get the words out I wanna be with you every way I wanna be with you every way something's happening, happening to me.

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My friends say I'm active cute Well come along, baby. We better make suck You better make sure before you break my heart.

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Alright, that last stack kicked off with Maya Kamara and her super groovy new single, Love Takes Over. That was produced by Celerect LA Dreams. And then we heard Prism putting on their own spin on Fleawood Makes everywhere from the 2023 remake album Rumors in the Night. And after that, Hopefully Freak got the Remix Freeman from Armakua. And there's such a killer vibe on that one. It kind of puts me in the mood for the new Tron movie. And coming up next to the 80s Retro Mix 296. And Hope Alpha Two because we're going full retro futuristic for this one. And in the next 20 minutes, we're gonna be hacking with trans X mode, NXF, Alpha Vill, and Icehouse coming up right now in the next one.

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unknown

We're getting reality.

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We call it Master Service. We call it Master Service. This is a life line.

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Let's play Master of Service. Let's play, Master of Service.

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You get size, it's all away, we get this one of the days, you get only line, they almost say one more day. It's a lot, it's a lot of it's a lot of it's a lot of life, it's a lot of peace, it's a love, it's a lot of size, you get size, it's a way to sell us, so experience the evolution of electronic dance music only on Sid Bob Symphony.

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One that girl wake up to a bright today, the finding teams are washed away.

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Wake up to a brand new day.

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This is Symphon Symphony Windows to decide.

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There's no bits of snowflakes all around my head and it's road. I had no illusions, but I'd have a find the glimpse of someone sequence in your eyes. Get it what you did to me, how it's history. Thanks for hoping while I can. I will wait up for my mind tonight.

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Tonight, being Japan. Who these two sit so pass? Alright, wait, but I sit by your side.

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Shall I say you that's two? Should I go and change my mind of you? Rubber I see You knew what you did to me. Now it's history of see things will happen while I can. I've awaited from my mouth tonight.

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I'll just take it fast. Tonight, take it back. Try to pass.

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Alright, take the last three by yourself.

unknown

Oh, you think it's a pass? Oh, I think it's a four. Big bad.

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All right, take a nice seat by your side. It's a reason for your bacon Japan.

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Only bigger fat. Are you gonna make this one? Are you bad? Oh, I think that's the one.

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The FDIEU edit from 2022. Then we had NXS with original set, the Retro Disco Remix, plus Alpha Vill's Make in Japan, also remixed by Retro Disco Machine, and we closed out the set with a brilliant and beautiful rework of Ice House's Electric Blue, the Mao Sakura Australia's remix. Next up, every once in a while I like to play an old track and a new track from one of my favorite artists, and that is Cause and Effect. During our Permanent Record podcast, red flag episodes, which by the way are available now. Cause and Effect and Rob Rowe, the founder and remaining member, came up a lot in our conversations because he had a massive influence on that late 80s synthop sound. So I'm going to spin two tracks from Rob Rowe and Cause and Effect. Starting with 1994's classic, It's Over Now. And then we're gonna do the 2025 single Shannon Goa, which has been getting heavy airplay here on Synpop Symphony, and for good reason, it's just a fantastic synthpop track. So here you go. One old and one new cause and effect track coming right up on Synth Pop Symphony.

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I guess it never did. Alright, alright within me. It's alright, the best time you want it to be witnesses with us. I found the meat to move on. Once you find a road goal, a throne to live upon. Alright, all right, we'll be so right, that's how you want to go.

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Love and disguise, but you don't realize what's happening if the dream come true. I am the tea and the other friends. You don't want to love it to make it sad. That's why I'll still have this.

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I know you too well.

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I put it too.

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Alright, that was cause and effect, starting with their 1994 classic, It's Over Now. Then their brand new single, 2025 Shannon Doa. Rob Rowe just keeps proving why he's one of the most underrated voices in synthpop, and that track just hits all the right notes. We're just a few minutes away from Sinister Disco Volume 19 Redux, so don't go anywhere. Coming up, we've got even more amazing music starting with Hazel Dean, the Italo Superstar, and her brand new remake of Evergreen. And if I'm not mistaken, this one was originally performed by Barbara Streisand and Chris Christofferson in A Star Is Born. Then we're gonna go into our Razor Main special edition of a celebrate the nun Mega Mix, so don't go anywhere. The fun just keeps going right here on Hit Hop Symphony.

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I have found within you.

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I was always so loving ageless and never green.

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Sounds seen, but too nice, we'll make me reach that hurt every day, a big easy spiritual rise and the death says and we hear us, the woman inside us, 'cause we are the brightness, morning glory and nice.

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You and I will make it first grow every day I'll begin. We go with a legend. Spiritual rise and mountains, sets of reverse, they won't excide us. For a long, long time. I don't know what's going on, but I don't get.

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They say you're gone. It's like I do not exist.

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Well, I'm down, sitting around, and I don't care.

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I never had a feeling like today. Stay away.

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You together with another boy, the reputation of a war. It's not easy to get convinced, you won't betray me nevermore. All I want is to love you, neither secrets nor compromise. All I want is to hurt you. That's the other side. When I ask you far, would you follow me anywhere? Will you be there?

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I cry that's true. All I want is you Don't you know I want you?

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You're my fetish, you're my passion. I just see there's nothing to do. You're so cool, you don't care about what I feel. I really can't explain this fact. This can't be real. I need to love you.

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I want to hold your hand. I need to love it.

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Well, I still think it's true. Do anything for you, so I want you to stay by my side.

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We're gonna keep the energy alive next to coming up with a massive lock of fresh italo and modern descended grooves. The reason we play a tallow dance here on Synth Top Symphony is because no other modern genre captures the silly fun and absolute melodies of the new wave era quite like Italo. Sure, there's some serious Italo dance out there, and we play plenty of it too, but this particular satisfy nails that 80s and sculptures we're all chasing for in newer music and pure joy. We're kicking things off with Max Italo and Road to you, Luke Lelu, we've got Cosmicity with your beautiful line, we've got Lock and Crown with a small town boy, Lady Gaga versus Sylvester with mighty Abracadavra, followed by Ross Alexander's brand new lover, and the Map Pop Remix. We actually played that one last week. Plus, we're gonna have an ELO track, which is the last train to London, which is actually done by attraction, the Molo Harley extended remix. So strap in for Sinister Disco nineteen Redux.

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You drive to me to the night in the road, I don't know. Sometimes you make me happy. You excite me by chasing me. And sometimes I make you happy. You adult Mr. Ray. It's a dream that will set us free. And it keeps the right. Sometimes I make you happy. Oh sometimes, oh sometimes.

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I make you have a day.

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Seven times you make you have a pay. Seven times I make you have a day.

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The best wave electrodes and it's allowed in the bag.

unknown

You can get what you need. You can get what you want. You can get what you need. You can get what you want. You can get what you make. All you want is just another dream. You can get what you want. You can get what you're beating.

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Keep your mind on the distance. Then the devil stands all over.

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Safety from desert.

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And the game I started by the boat said by a lady in red.

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Near the last few months of your life. With a hosting dance. Now we're both in the trance. That the touchdowns fell on the night.

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I broke the job for the bulata. I took the job from that.

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In a tongue she said, who's the road on the west side as the dust light red bird?

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In the game of night, by the bowls, by a lady in red.

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Near the last few of the light. With the hosting there, I've got in a dress.

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Now as I stand and stare into your eyes, I see safety there. You love us somebody. Doesn't notice all the other side of the wine. You love love. Yeah, yeah. When you wake up tomorrow, you'll be on the love that we have. I am quick, we are wrong. I want sexist, but I just couldn't do it to stand there. I have a lot to tell you that I'm nothing but a pleasure seek for everyone I really want to bring. I need to leave you by yourself and go in search of someone else to satisfy my curiosity. Once you have to swallow, I made my decision. I want some horizon.

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I need you. It was a warm butt, rainy day.

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We were on the same train.

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And I felt your face. Dark summer, I need you. Sometimes we do. I will remember if I turn on the knee. I'll read that stone, I need you.

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It was for warm upgrade. You believe I'm all afraid. I'm feeling love and then stunner, I need you. We went from woman and saying it's crazy.

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I'm playing works. And now we are being walking happy.

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Good night.

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You're signing off Sin Pop Symphony. Sin Pop Symphony with DJ Matt Williams.