Renegade Soundwave are one of the most influential and innovative acts to emerge from the UK's late-1980s electronic underground. They refused to recognise genre boundaries, blending sound system culture with heavyweight bass, breakbeats, house, industrial textures, punk attitude and dub production to create a sound that was years ahead of its time. Landmark releases including The Phantom, Ozone Breakdown, Women Respond To Bass, Probably A Robbery and the seminal album RSW In Dub helped shape the DNA of UK electronic music.
Now the RSW brand is back to inspire and delight a new generation. Founding member Danny Briottet approached the Jack Said What team with new music, and the idea of reworking the RSW back catalogue. Legendary Brit DJ Carl Cox has long cited The Phantom as one of his favourite tracks of all time, and was one of the first to join the Rewired project — rinsing his rework at his [UNVRS] gigs in Ibiza every week throughout the summer.
A who's who of beats and bass culture have reworked choice RSW cuts. Leeroy Thornhill (ex-Prodigy), 808 State, Thievery Corporation, Mr C, Freestylers, Dub Pistols, Altern8, Don Letts & Gaudi, Youth, Justin Robertson, Ray Keith, Nookie, Jon Carter, Utah Saints and Pattern Perception are just some of the names putting their own fresh spin on RSW — with plenty more coming.