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'''Renegade Soundwave''' (sometimes shortened to '''RSW''') was an [[electronic music]] group. Formed in [[London]] in 1986, the group originally consisted of [[Gary Asquith]], Carl Bonnie and Danny Briottet.
'''Renegade Soundwave''' (sometimes shortened to '''RSW''') were an [[electronic music]] group. Formed in [[London]] in 1986, the group originally consisted of [[Gary Asquith]], Carl Bonnie and Danny Briottet.<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=330}}</ref> Their debut LP ''[[Soundclash]]'' was released in 1990 on [[Mute Records]]. It featured the [[UK top 40]] hit "Probably a Robbery" and dancefloor favourite "Biting My Nails".


==History==
==History==
Debuting on [[Rhythm King Records|Rhythm King]] label with the "Kray Twins" single, their early records mixed together the sound of the then embryonic [[dance]] scene, east-end [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Dub music|dub]], [[sampling (music)|sampling]] and electro-industrial [[noise rock|noise]]. Later singles such as "Biting My Nails" (a cover version of a song by [[Genevieve Waite]], from her 1974 album, ''[[Romance is on the Rise]]'', produced by her husband, [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]] of [[The Mamas and the Papas]]) and "The Phantom" became early dance-floor classics,{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} with "Probably a Robbery" eventually reaching number 38 in the UK singles chart in 1990, mostly due to the AA side "Ozone Breakdown", a popular dance track, which featured a sample from the film The Warriors.
Debuting on [[Rhythm King Records|Rhythm King]] label with the "Kray Twins" single, their early records mixed together the sound of the then embryonic [[dance music|dance]] scene, [[hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Dub music|dub]], [[sampling (music)|sampling]] and electro-industrial [[noise rock|noise]].<ref name="Larkin90"/> Later singles such as "Biting My Nails" (a cover version of a song by [[Genevieve Waite]], from her 1974 album, ''[[Romance Is on the Rise]]'', produced by her husband, [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]] of [[The Mamas and the Papas]]) and "The Phantom" became early dancefloor classics,{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} with "Probably a Robbery" eventually reaching number 38 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1990, mostly due to the AA side "Ozone Breakdown"; a popular dance track, which featured a sample from the film, ''The Warriors''.


A switch to [[Mute Records]] brought the release of the debut long-player ''[[Soundclash]]'' in 1989, swiftly followed by ''In Dub''. The Japanese version of ''In Dub'' featured a second disc of the cuts, previously available only on their early 12" singles. At this point, Bonnie exited to pursue a solo career (citing musical differences), leaving Briottet & Asquith to continue as a duo. After two more albums, the group formally disbanded in 1995, leaving behind a legacy of four albums and 12 singles.
A switch to [[Mute Records]] brought the release of the debut long-player ''[[Soundclash]]'' in 1990, swiftly followed by ''In Dub''.<ref name="Larkin90"/> The Japanese version of ''In Dub'' featured a second disc of the cuts, previously available only on their early 12" singles. At this point, Bonnie exited to pursue a solo career (citing musical differences), leaving Briottet and Asquith to continue as a duo. After two more albums, the group formally disbanded in 1995, leaving behind a legacy of four albums and 12 singles.<ref name="Larkin90"/>


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In 2003, [[Layo and Bushwacka]] remixed "The Phantom". 2005 saw the appearance of a white label entitled ''Robbery'', which featured remixed versions of RSW tunes such as "Ozone Breakdown".
[[The Chemical Brothers]] have cited RSW as one of the biggest influences in their sound.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}


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Danny Briottet went on to forge a successful career as producer, remixer, composer of soundtracks and international DJ. He is producing and recording/remixing under his own name and various guises including Red Star, Rhythm Riders (with [[Aswad]]), 3DB (with collaborator Dan Donovan, formerly of [[Big Audio Dynamite]] and Dreadzone) and Subsonic Legacy. Briottet is also creative director of Musicstate Ltd, the provider of global synchronisation music. Briottet's remix and production credits include [[Depeche Mode]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], [[Moby]], [[Cypress Hill]], [[Radiohead]], [[Dreadzone]] and a host of underground dance records and African and Arabic artists. In 2017, Briottet completed work on the soundtrack to the feature film, ''3 Way Week''.
In 2003, [[Layo and Bushwacka]] remixed "The Phantom".

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2005 saw the appearance of a white label entitled ''Robbery'', which featured remixed versions of RSW tunes such as "Ozone Breakdown".

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Danny Briottet went on to forge a successful career as producer, remixer, composer of soundtracks and international DJ. He is producing and recording/remixing under his own name and various guises including Red Star, Rhythm Riders (with [[Aswad]]), 3DB (with collaborator Dan Donovan, formerly of [[Big Audio Dynamite]] and Dreadzone) and Subsonic Legacy. Briottet is also creative director of Musicstate Ltd, the provider of global synchronisation music. Briottet's remix and production credits include Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Orbital, Moby, Cypress Hill, Radiohead, Dreadzone and a host of underground dance records and African and Arabic artists. In 2017 Briottet completed work on the soundtrack to the feature film 3 Way Week, directed by Bruno Coppola (nephew of [[[[Francis Ford Coppola]] ]]).
As of 2010, Gary Asquith runs [[Le Coq Musique]] record label alongside [[Kevin Mooney]] formerly of [[Adam and the Ants]] and are also in a band called Lavender Pill Mob.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thelavenderpillmob |title=The Lavender Pill Mob |website=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> Both Asquith and Mooney have worked alongside electro artist Lee Simeone, including a track written by Asquith titled "Ocean".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.simeoneuk.com |title=:. Simeone .:. Online |publisher=Simeoneuk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315092553/http://www.simeoneuk.com/ |archivedate=15 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
As of 2010, Gary Asquith runs [[Le Coq Musique]] record label alongside [[Kevin Mooney]] formerly of [[Adam and the Ants]] and both are in a band called Lavender Pill Mob.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thelavenderpillmob |title=The Lavender Pill Mob |website=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> Both Asquith and Mooney have worked alongside electro artist Lee Simeone, including a track written by Asquith titled "Ocean".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.simeoneuk.com |title=. Simeone .:. Online |publisher=Simeoneuk.com |accessdate=2012-04-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315092553/http://www.simeoneuk.com/ |archivedate=15 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
*''[[Soundclash]]'' ([[Mute Records|Mute]], 1989) - [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #74<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
*''[[Soundclash]]'' ([[Mute Records|Mute]], 1990) - [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 74<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
*''In Dub'' (Mute Records, 1990)
*''In Dub'' (Mute Records, 1990)
*''In Dub (Japan-only 2-CD Version)'' (Mute Records, 1991)
*''In Dub (Japan-only 2-CD Version)'' (Mute Records, 1991)
*''Howyoudoin?'' (Mute Records, 1994) - [[CMJ]] Radio Top 150 No. 115<ref name="cmj-381-94">{{cite journal |editor1-last=McLaughlin |editor1-first=Megan |title=CMJ Radio Top 150 |journal=CMJ New Music Report |date=15 August 1994 |volume=39 |issue=391 |pages=15–16 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1994/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1994-08-15.pdf |access-date=6 November 2021 |publisher=College Media, Inc. |location=Great Neck, NY |issn=0890-0795}}</ref>
*''Howyoudoin?'' (Mute Records, 1994)
*''The Next Chapter of Dub'' (Mute Records, 1995)
*''The Next Chapter of Dub'' (Mute Records, 1995)


===Compilations===
===Compilations===
*''RSW 1987-1995'' (Mute Records, 1996)<ref>{{cite web|author=Ned Raggett |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rsw-1987-1995-mw0000072203 |title=RSW 1987-1995 - Renegade Soundwave &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1996-07-29 |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref>
*''RSW 1987-1995'' (Mute Records, 1996)<ref>{{cite web|first=Ned |last=Raggett |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rsw-1987-1995-mw0000072203 |title=RSW 1987-1995 - Renegade Soundwave &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1996-07-29 |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref>


===Video collections===
===Video collections===
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*"Kray Twins" (1986)
*"Kray Twins" (1986)
*"Cocaine Sex" (1987)
*"Cocaine Sex" (1987)
*"Biting My Nails" (1988) - US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] No. 11<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-24.pdf|title=Billboard|date=March 24, 1990|website=Americanradiohistory.com|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>
*"Biting My Nails" (1988)
*"Probably a Robbery" (1989) - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #38
*"Probably a Robbery" (1989) - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 38
*"Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
*"Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
*"Thunder II" (1990)
*"Thunder II" (1990)
*"Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
*"Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
*"Renegade Soundwave" (1994) - UK #64
*"Renegade Soundwave" (1994) - UK No. 64
*"Brixton" (1995)
*"Brixton" (1995)
*"Positive ID" (1995)
*"Positive ID" (1995)
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*[[Double Trouble (dance)|Double Trouble]] - "Celebrate" (Renegade Soundwave Mix) (1990)
*[[Double Trouble (dance)|Double Trouble]] - "Celebrate" (Renegade Soundwave Mix) (1990)
*[[Double Trouble (dance)|Double Trouble]] - "Celebrate" (Renegade Soundwave Dub Mix) (1990)
*[[Double Trouble (dance)|Double Trouble]] - "Celebrate" (Renegade Soundwave Dub Mix) (1990)
*[[Pop Will Eat Itself]] - "Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina" (The Renegade Soundwave Mix (Smoothneck)) (1990)
*[[Pop Will Eat Itself]] - "[[Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina]]" (The Renegade Soundwave Mix (Smoothneck)) (1990)
*[[Nitzer Ebb]] - "Lightning Man" (Renegade Soundwave Mix) (1990)
*[[Nitzer Ebb]] - "Lightning Man" (Renegade Soundwave Mix) (1990)
*[[Bassomatic (band)|Bassomatic]] - "Fascinating Rhythm" (Claudio Caniggia Mix) (1991)
*[[Bassomatic (band)|Bassomatic]] - "Fascinating Rhythm" (Claudio Caniggia Mix) (1991)
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*[[Depeche Mode]] - "I Feel You" (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery Mix) (1993)
*[[Depeche Mode]] - "I Feel You" (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery Mix) (1993)
*[[Gary Numan]] - "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (The Renegade Soundwave 1991 Mix) (1991)
*[[Gary Numan]] - "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (The Renegade Soundwave 1991 Mix) (1991)
*[[Soft Ballet]] - "America" (Remixed by Renegade Soundwave) (1992)


Gary Asquith's remixes include;
Gary Asquith's remixes include;
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*Radiohead "Planet Telex"
*Radiohead "Planet Telex"
*Tappa Zukie "MPLA"
*Tappa Zukie "MPLA"
*Orbital 'Beelzedub'
*Grace Jones 'Corporate Cannibal'


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{url| https://www.renegade-soundwave.com/| www.renegade-soundwave.com}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{url| 1= http://www.chaoscontrol.com/?article=renegade_soundwave| 2= Renegade Soundwave}} at Chaos Control (digizine)
* {{url| 1= http://www.chaoscontrol.com/?article=renegade_soundwave| 2= Renegade Soundwave}} at Chaos Control (digizine)
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{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:English electronic music groups]]
[[Category:English electronic music groups]]
[[Category:British techno music groups]]
[[Category:English techno music groups]]
[[Category:British industrial music groups]]
[[Category:English industrial music groups]]
[[Category:Remixers]]
[[Category:English musical trios]]
[[Category:English remixers]]
[[Category:Mute Records artists]]
[[Category:Mute Records artists]]
[[Category:Rhythm King artists]]

Latest revision as of 01:51, 13 November 2024

Renegade Soundwave
OriginLondon, England
GenresAlternative dance, breakbeat, dub
Years active1987–1995
LabelsRhythm King, Mute
Past membersGary Asquith
Carl Bonnie
Danny Briottet

Renegade Soundwave (sometimes shortened to RSW) were an electronic music group. Formed in London in 1986, the group originally consisted of Gary Asquith, Carl Bonnie and Danny Briottet.[1] Their debut LP Soundclash was released in 1990 on Mute Records. It featured the UK top 40 hit "Probably a Robbery" and dancefloor favourite "Biting My Nails".

History

[edit]

Debuting on Rhythm King label with the "Kray Twins" single, their early records mixed together the sound of the then embryonic dance scene, hip-hop, dub, sampling and electro-industrial noise.[1] Later singles such as "Biting My Nails" (a cover version of a song by Genevieve Waite, from her 1974 album, Romance Is on the Rise, produced by her husband, John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas) and "The Phantom" became early dancefloor classics,[citation needed] with "Probably a Robbery" eventually reaching number 38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990, mostly due to the AA side "Ozone Breakdown"; a popular dance track, which featured a sample from the film, The Warriors.

A switch to Mute Records brought the release of the debut long-player Soundclash in 1990, swiftly followed by In Dub.[1] The Japanese version of In Dub featured a second disc of the cuts, previously available only on their early 12" singles. At this point, Bonnie exited to pursue a solo career (citing musical differences), leaving Briottet and Asquith to continue as a duo. After two more albums, the group formally disbanded in 1995, leaving behind a legacy of four albums and 12 singles.[1]

In 2003, Layo and Bushwacka remixed "The Phantom". 2005 saw the appearance of a white label entitled Robbery, which featured remixed versions of RSW tunes such as "Ozone Breakdown".

Danny Briottet went on to forge a successful career as producer, remixer, composer of soundtracks and international DJ. He is producing and recording/remixing under his own name and various guises including Red Star, Rhythm Riders (with Aswad), 3DB (with collaborator Dan Donovan, formerly of Big Audio Dynamite and Dreadzone) and Subsonic Legacy. Briottet is also creative director of Musicstate Ltd, the provider of global synchronisation music. Briottet's remix and production credits include Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Orbital, Moby, Cypress Hill, Radiohead, Dreadzone and a host of underground dance records and African and Arabic artists. In 2017, Briottet completed work on the soundtrack to the feature film, 3 Way Week.

As of 2010, Gary Asquith runs Le Coq Musique record label alongside Kevin Mooney formerly of Adam and the Ants and both are in a band called Lavender Pill Mob.[2] Both Asquith and Mooney have worked alongside electro artist Lee Simeone, including a track written by Asquith titled "Ocean".[3]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Soundclash (Mute, 1990) - UK No. 74[4]
  • In Dub (Mute Records, 1990)
  • In Dub (Japan-only 2-CD Version) (Mute Records, 1991)
  • Howyoudoin? (Mute Records, 1994) - CMJ Radio Top 150 No. 115[5]
  • The Next Chapter of Dub (Mute Records, 1995)

Compilations

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  • RSW 1987-1995 (Mute Records, 1996)[6]

Video collections

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Singles

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  • "Kray Twins" (1986)
  • "Cocaine Sex" (1987)
  • "Biting My Nails" (1988) - US Modern Rock Tracks No. 11[7]
  • "Probably a Robbery" (1989) - UK No. 38
  • "Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
  • "Thunder II" (1990)
  • "Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
  • "Renegade Soundwave" (1994) - UK No. 64
  • "Brixton" (1995)
  • "Positive ID" (1995)
  • "Positive Dub Mixes" (1995)[4]

Remixes

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Gary Asquith's remixes include;

  • Gary Numan - "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (The Renegade Soundwave 1991 Mix) (1991)

Danny Briottet's remixes include;

  • Moby "Why Does My Heart"
  • Cypress Hill "Freak Dat Funk"
  • Depeche Mode "Only When I Lose Myself"
  • Barry Adamson "What It's Worth"
  • Radiohead "Planet Telex"
  • Tappa Zukie "MPLA"
  • Orbital 'Beelzedub'
  • Grace Jones 'Corporate Cannibal'

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 330. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^ "The Lavender Pill Mob". Myspace.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ ". Simeone .:. Online". Simeoneuk.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 458. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Megan, ed. (15 August 1994). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 39 (391). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 15–16. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ Raggett, Ned (29 July 1996). "RSW 1987-1995 - Renegade Soundwave | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 24 March 1990. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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