DJ Jake Rudh has learned from Transmission listeners that they appreciate hearing not only the songs and artists they might not catch elsewhere, but entire genres. One of those genres is "synth pop," a style of music that has had to defend itself since its beginning in the late 1970s.

Transmission is not only a defender of synth, but a preserver. This week on Transmission, Jake Rudh asks for your assistance to stand for the synth.

Your first act of allegiance? Deciding which of these new tracks by classic alternative artists (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark or the Pet Shop Boys) you feel deserves more airtime on Transmission.

"On behalf of Bob Moog, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Eno, Jean Michel Jarre, Delia Derbyshire, Wendy Carlos, the gentlemen of Kraftwerk and loads of others, I thank you," Rudh says.

Segments

Transmission
Joy Division
Substance

Dresden
Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark

Axis
Pet Shop Boys

West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys

Electricity
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

A Little Respect
Erasure

Don't Go
Yaz

When the Lights Go Out
Naked Eyes

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics

Pale Shelter
Tears for Fears

When I'm With You
Sparks

Game Above My Head
Blancmange

Working with Fire and Steel
China Crisis

Sex Dwarf
Soft Cell