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Biography
Refimprove|date=October 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Renegade Soundwave| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = London | genre = Electronic music|Electronic | years_active = 1987–1995| label = Rhythm King Records|Rhythm King , Mute Records|Mute | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = 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.
History
Debuting on the 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 and electro-industrial noise rock|noise . Later singles such as Biting My Nails (a cover version of a cabaret-pop song by Yé-yé girl Genevieve Waite , from her 1974 album, Romance is on the Rise ) 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.
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 Twelve Inch 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.
The Chemical Brothers have cited RSW as one of the biggest influences in their sound.Citation needed|date=January 2010 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".
As of 2010, Gary Asquith runs the le coq musique record label along side Kevin Mooney formerly of Adam and the Ants and are also in a band called Lavender Pill Mob, http://www.myspace.com/thelavenderpillmob Myspace.com both Asquith and Mooney have worked alongside electro artist Lee Simeone including a track written by Asquith titled Ocean cite web|url= http://www.simeoneuk.com |title=:. Simeone .:. Online |publisher=Simeoneuk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01Danny 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.
Discography
Albums
Soundclash ( Mute Records|Mute , 1989) - UK Albums Chart|UK #74
In Dub (Mute Records, 1990)
In Dub (Japan-only 2-CD Version) (Mute Records, 1991)
"Probably a Robbery" (1989) - UK Singles Chart|UK #38
"Space Gladiator" / "The Phantom" (1989)
"Thunder II" (1990)
"Women Respond to Bass" (1992)
"Renegade Soundwave" (1994) - UK #64
"Brixton" (1995)
"Positive ID" (1995)
"Positive Dub Mixes" (1995)
cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 458
Remixes
Bassomatic (band)|Bassomatic - "Ease On By" (Claudia Canniggia Mix) (1990)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1987/Jun02renegadesoundwav/ BBC Radio Peel Session
http://www.chaoscontrol.com/? article=renegade_soundwave Renegade Soundwave @ Chaos Control Digizine
Category:English electronic music groups Category:British techno music groups Category:British industrial music groups Category:Remixers Category:Mute Records artists
