DJ Matt Williams is back with a new Synthpop Symphony.
This is the show for you lovers of synthmusic in all the shapes, originals, remixes and much more.
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The music we grew up with meets TODAY’S dance floor!
We open with Depeche Mode’s “Leave in Silence” (TSF Remix) and two 2026 mashups featuring Pet Shop Boys, Den Harrow and Propaganda.
NEW SYNTHPOP comes from Tommy Countach, Silky Roads, Future Analog, JLuis and OAG’s “Forgotten Feelings” — my RECORD OF THE WEEK!
SCHOOL OF SYNTH spotlights LASGO’s “Something” and new single “Rise,” followed by my mix of DJ John VDW reworks of New Order, Sandra and The Human League.
HOUR 2 GOES MASSIVE with PARRALOX MEGAMIX 2021, then Barcelona’s DJ CIANNY P delivers EDM MIX #42 featuring ARTBAT, Tiësto, Korolova, Anyma, Gryffin and more!
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This Monday marked the season premiere of Radio Virus.
Radio Virus is a radio station that broadcasts live on Mixcloud every Monday at 18pm CET. Established in -92
They keep a finger on the pulse of synth music in all its forms, covering both the international and Swedish scenes.
This was the first broadcast of the autumn season; they briefly recapped the summer and moved on to Swedish news from All Systems Out, Förnan, Quelle Bagatelle, and Autorythm, as well as international updates featuring Namnd, Damien Hearse, NNHMN, and Megan McDuffee.
I was a bit puzzled when I saw that the DAC (Deutsche Alternative Chart) had a new number one; it’s not exactly unusual for a song to reach the top spot, but what is strange is that this song by Sara Noxx was released back in 2003—so why has it suddenly hit number one?
And who is Sara Noxx?
Well, Sara Noxx and her massive club hit "Colder & Colder" (from the album *Equinoxx*, 2003) achieved iconic status in Germany thanks to its perfect timing within the German goth, darkwave, and electro-industrial scene.
The song dominated the European alternative charts (DAC – Deutsche Alternative Charts) at number 1 for several weeks and became a staple anthem in German underground clubs.
Here are the main reasons why the song and Sara Noxx became so enormously popular in Germany:
1. A perfect fusion of Darkwave and Electro-Industrial. Germany has the world’s largest and most dedicated dark electronic music scene (with festivals such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna). Colder & Colder managed to strike the exact balance that the German audience loved.
The cold, analog aesthetic: The track is driven by heavy, minimalist synth beats and a hypnotic bassline that works perfectly on a dark dance floor.
German synth-pop/darkwave has a long tradition of celebrating the bleak. The lines "It's growing colder and colder / Believe in the nightmare called living" resonated deeply with the scene's aesthetic.
2. Sara Noxx’s unique voice and charisma. In a genre often dominated by male vocalists with deep voices (such as those in Blutengel or Project Pitchfork), the Berlin-based artist stood out. Her voice is distinctive—a kind of spoken-sung, monotone yet extremely expressive and sensual vocal style (reminiscent of spoken word) that lent the song an eerie, almost cinematic quality.
3. The "Noxx Year" of 2003 and massive club hype. The year 2003 was dubbed "Das Noxx-Jahr" (The Noxx Year) by several leading German music magazines (such as *Zillo* and *Sonic Seducer*). "Colder & Colder" was released as a limited-edition maxi-single featuring several popular remixes—including some by heavyweights of the scene—leading DJs at German goth and electro clubs to play the track incessantly.
4. German cultural heritage within the scene: Sara Noxx launched her career by winning the prestigious *Zillo* magazine band competition in 1997 with her side project, Essexx. Consequently, she had already built a massive base of loyal German fans and established credibility within the underground scene before *Colder & Colder* was even released. Her ability to collaborate with other German icons has kept her popularity alive for decades.
So, have YOU heard Sara Noxx and "Colder Than Colder"?
It´s not so easy to get an hold of the EP with originals and remixes, but I understand the hype, but why is it on number one? And how can you as a musiclover get a hold of the track? It´s not on Spotify, or Bandcamp.
6 / Chainreactor - Permagna, the highest newentry this week comes from Chainreactor, we have industrial and hard electro, aggrotech, the first track of the latest EP "Melting Point X1"
12 / Vioflesh - Call Me, the second newentry comes from Vioflesh.
14 / Simon Carter ft Alex Erbacher - One Pulse, the last newentry comes from UK and Simon Carter and the B-side of the two track EP "Chasing The Dawn/One Pulse" with Alex Erbacher from DISTRICT 13/MENSCHDEFEKT.
For the full charts, top 15 tracks and album, go HERE
Well, hello people, we have a new fantastic week ahead of us and it´s Monday, that means new charts from Germany, new top 15 charts from Klangwald, GEWC and Deutsche Alternative Chart, DAC. The different between Klangwald, GEWC and DAC is not only a bit different, alternative tracks, it´s also one week after though I have noticed, so it´s Week 38 they are displaying on their website.
We start up with Klangwald today and this week we have 3 newcomers on the chart and the highest newentry taking place 10.
Top Three:
1 / Antiage - Leaving Babylon
2 / Blutengel - Afterlife (Out Of Line Music)
3 / Lights Of Euphoria - City Streets (Infacted Recordings)
Newcomers:
The highest newentry this week on Klangwald is Mental Discipline with the feature of Ars Nikonov, Cold In May and we find them at number 10.
Mental Discipline ft Ars Nikonov - Darkest Night
Beside Mental Discipline we have two more newcomers, at number 13 we have a legend in Myléne Farmer with her new single "Des Lols Et Des Quoi", magnificent track, and if you like and remember France Gall or Desireless you going to like this one aswell, so a big congratulation Myléne for the debut on Klangwald, this is the official video.
Myléne Farmer - Des Lols Et Des Quoi
The last newcomer this week on Klangwald goes in at number 14 comes and it comes from the Scottish/Swedish duo of Unify Separate and a Rotersand remix on their latest single "Kill The Machine"
Unify Separate - Kill The Machine (rotersand remix)
One last post for tonight, one of many good albums released this week is the new amazing album "Get Mean" from Boy Harsher.
The new album from Boy Harsher is highly anticipated by many—something that makes perfect sense once you listen to it. It features a blend of upbeat synth-pop and electronic pop. The album maintains a great pace and offers a fantastic mix of the aforementioned styles, alongside elements of both Coldwave and Darkwave.
Many critics consider this one of the best albums of 2026, I agree! Personally, I find it hard to pick favorites because the entire album is so beautifully executed and well-produced, with magical vocal performances; however, if I had to single out one or two favourites, they would be "Hard Beat", I think that is my absolute favourite, but beside that I enjoyed "Jeans" and "Faulty"—the latter of which also boasts a stylish music video.
"Get Mean" by Boy Harsher is an absolute must-have for your music collection.
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GET MEAN is a meditation on love, loss, and survival. Across the record, Boy Harsher, the duo of Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller, confronts grief and heartbreak head-on, tracing the difficult process of moving through loss and discovering a path toward renewal. At its core, GET MEAN is a redemption album – a document of one of life’s most painful chapters and the strength found on the other side of it.
The Ultimate Dreamers is a Post Punk and Coldwave constellation from Brussels, Belgium and they have just released the new single "Forced To Live" that is OUT NOW!!!
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A year and a half after the release of their previous album, The Ultimate Dreamers are making their comeback with “Forced to Live”, the lead single heralding a new album, Lost Oneironaut, due out in March 2027.
This delightfully dramatic opener plays with the conventions of melancholic post-punk, whilst opening up new sonic horizons. Against a backdrop of plaintive, almost painful guitars, a steady beat marks the steps of a forced march through a monotonous existence. The shadow of Camus looms over the lyrics, somewhere between lucid despair and resigned gentleness.
“Forced to Live” thus draws the listener into haunting interweavings and melodic chiaroscuro, where tension constantly rubs shoulders with fragility.
To bring this first chapter of Lost Oneironaut to life, the Brussels-based quartet has teamed up with two leading figures from the alternative scene: Déhà, best known for his work with Wolvennest, and Len Lemeire, a key figure in the Implant project and collaborator with Anne Clark, who has been producing the band’s work for several years.
With “Forced to Live”, The Ultimate Dreamers unveil the first glimpse of an album that promises to be dark, profound and organic.
