In the mid-80s, I was a DJ at the infamous dance café “The Dreams Club,” later renamed “Discotheek El Cid” in Zonhoven, Belgium. One day, a very charismatic young man walked in, instantly standing out with a pink headband he wore. He handed me two singles: Jambo Sana and Liberty. His stage name was Mario Mathy. I played those records endlessly, and they became the foundation for the best time of my life. Little did I know that he would later become world-famous, earning titles like “Synthesizer King” or even “Synth-God.” With 11 synthesizers, he crafted some of the most beautiful synthpop of his era. Back then, Mario made the unexpected decision to stop making music entirely and unplugged his creative outlet.
Years later, his wife, Lindsey posted a video on YouTube, marking the first step towards a new chapter:
Just a few days ago, I decided to download everything I could find for free as MP3 and WAV files. I compiled his 39 tracks into a collection I named: Synth-God Collection – Ode to Mario Mathy. He truly deserves to become wildly popular, especially now that he’s decided to continue sharing his incredible musical talents. Gloomy is a huge fan, and I bet you will be too after listening to this remarkable collection.
You can support Mario by purchasing his music on iTunes, Deezer, Spotify, Discogs, and more. Just do it!
Enjoy the music, and cheers to you, Mario & Lindsey ! 😊
Free downloads in High Quality on Bandcamp :
Free download as one big mp3-file on SoundCloud (Click on “…More) :
Also on YouTube:
Click on “play” to listen to a DeepDive episode about Mario and his music.
BUY HIS MUSIC!
PLAYLIST & TIMESTAMPS
Mario Mathy – 01. Liberty (00:00)
Mario Mathy – 02. Jambo Sana (04:02)
Mario Mathy – 03. Rythm Party (08:00)
Mario Mathy – 04. Black Lights (11:34)
Mario Mathy – 05. Bingo (15:09)
Mario Mathy – 06. Jumbo (18:11)
Mario Mathy – 07. Stand Up (21:48)
Mario Mathy – 08. Love Dreams (26:28)
Mario Mathy – 09. Sunlight (30:24)
Mario Mathy – 10. Sixty-one (34:55)
Mario Mathy – 11. Jumping Dance (38:56)
Mario Mathy – 12. Power (41:59)
Mario Mathy – 13. Break Out (46:28)
Mario Mathy – 14. Golden Tears (50:06)
Mario Mathy – 15. Try-Out (54:20)
Mario Mathy – 16. Marimba (57:14)
Mario Mathy – 17. Let’s Go (1:00:30)
Mario Mathy – 18. Don’t Do It (1:04:05)
Mario Mathy – 19. B-Trip (1:07:50)
Mario Mathy – 20. Echo Of A Friend (1:11:05)
Mario Mathy – 21. Obsession (1:14:33)
Mario Mathy – 22. Music Dream ( 1:18:08)
Mario Mathy – 23. Bodyline (1:22:02)
Mario Mathy – 24. Sahara (1:25:56)
Mario Mathy – 25. Forever Together (1:29:12)
Mario Mathy – 26. Sunlight (1:33:00)
Mario Mathy and Angelique – 27. Waar Kan Ik Heen (1:37:32)
Mario Mathy and Angelique – 28. How Long (1:40:35)
Mario Mathy – 29. Midnight Classics (1:43:37)
Mario Mathy – 30. Future Dream (1:47:33)
Mario Mathy – 31. Lady Blue (1:51:13)
Mario Mathy – 32. Tonight (1:55:06)
Mario Mathy – 33. Close Up (1:58:56)
Mario Mathy – 34. Tenderness (2:02:04)
Mario Mathy – 35. Open Mind (2:05:10)
Mario Mathy – 36. A Song For You (2:08:17)
Mario Mathy – 37. The Coctail Dance (2:11:33)
Mario Mathy – 38. Jambo Sana Remix (2010) (2:15:47)
39. Mario Mathy Medley (2:19:09)
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