On this week’s Line Noise, Ben Cardew spoke to Danny Briottet, one of three members of London’s Renegade Soundwave, a hugely influential electronic music group, who combined punk, electro, dub, indie, hip hop and industrial into a splendidly strange mixture that blew up raves, ignited college radio in the US, influenced The Prodigy and even translated into chart hits. You have almost certainly heard their best-known song, The Phantom, but each one of their four albums is very much worth your while. We spoke about coming up in London, sampling The Clash and internal tensions. I hope you enjoy it.

Line Noise Episode 134 (Renegade Soundwave)

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟭.𝟮 & 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄 - Blasting over London town.
AJ, Double O, Slamski, Billy the Kid...complete with cracks & pops!

Recorded back in 1990...

@renegade-soundwave-rsw

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Smart Boys Collection | AJ & Double O

This is my remix of the iconic track by Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom, released in 1987 on Mute Records.

‘The Phantom’ is a perennial dance classic — an early breakbeat track that arrived just as acid house was evolving into its own new UK variant, hardcore. Rinsed at warehouses, in clubs, on pirate radio at the time of its release and for many years afterwards — and by DJs across the board even to this day — its raw funk, explosive mixture of influences and distinctive sound make ‘The Phantom’ universal.

The Phantom (SRS Resurrection Mix)

proto / wave / acid / electro / hard-groove / less-hard-groove / goths with drum machines

Vromb — Rythme Centrique [2020, Chambre Noire]
Esplendor Geometrico — El Gran Salto Adelante (Versión) [1998, Hymen]
Madteo — Scientrysts (Stomp-Mix) 	[2017, M.A.D.T.E.O.]
Joey Anderson — Thee Analysis [2008, Strength Music]
K-Alexi Shelby — Vertigo [1989, Transmat]
DJ ESP — Comparison [1995, Generator]
2 Body’s — Body Drill [1989, House Records]
G Flame — Sleazy [2000, Magic Gruuv]
Pacou — Spark 2 Fire [2004, Tresor]
C++ — Sure [2001, Music For Freaks]
Herbert — Got To Be Movin’ [1996, Classic]
Callisto — Need Ur Love (Stalagmite Mix) [1997, Guidance]
Renegade Soundwave — The Phantom (It’s In There!) [1989, Mute France]
Bogdan Dražić — Trip This Joint [2018, The Trilogy Tapes]
Xymox — Hitchhiker’s Dance Guide [1989, Wing/Polygram] 
Severed Heads — Lamborghini [1982, L’Invitation Au Suicide]

N10AS OCTOBER 2024

"We made this mix foryou with some previously unpublished material. Cocaine Sex was originally recorded & included, Sub Aqua Overdrive Dub for Rhythm King Records(Mute Records dance subsidiary) in 87. Later reissued on Mute Records. Cocaine Sex has spawned many children over the years through various recordings & I've included some of the many including Dragonbass Soundsystem & Renegade Soundmachine to exemplify its broad impact & bookended with a vocal & instrumental versions of our most recently released recording A.D.I.D.A.S... for the Hua Hua, Compilation album."

Step forth the mighty Renegade Soundwave with all the wit, cheek, and chaos that defined RSW, Asquith dips deep into their archives, pulling out tracks from the seminal Cocaine Sex sessions, Rhythm King’s dancefloor dubs, and RSW’s back catalogue, offering a true taste of a time when dub, industrial, and raw attitude collided. It’s a celebration of that unmistakable renegade spirit that never quite fit into any box – and wouldn’t have wanted to.

@renegade-soundwave-official

FULL INTERVIEW

Renegade Soundwave - The Renegade Cocaine Extravaganza Mix

jz knights vs RSW - thunder redub 2

HALSTON / RAVE ELECTRICA / NSR 34 / JANUARY 2025

Renegade Soundwave – Renegade Soundwave (Leftfield Remix)
HNO3 – Doughnut Dollies
Psyche – The Saint Became A Lush
Off – Electrica Salsa
Ghostdance – Ghostbeat (New Beat Mix)
Anne Clark – Our Darkness
C/R/2– Madness
Mantra – Intensify (Don't Give Up This Feeling)
Utah Saints – Star (Union Jack Mix)
Pob + Art Of Trance – Turkish Bizarre
8KAYS – Waves (John Digweed & Nick Muir RMX)
Aubrey Fry – Begone (Nick Stoynoff RMX)
Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Nick Muir vs Fallen Angel Remix)

HALSTON aka JUDD RUBINSTEIN / NEURAL STIMULUS RECORDINGS 2025

RAVE ELECTRICA / NSR 34 / JANUARY 2025

RAVE ELECTRICA

beats in the hall - monkey mafia 
laidback – b-boy noise  (gazelle mix)
psycho baseshades of rhythm - shades of rhythm  (sor 12'' vocal guitar mix)
mella - dj food  (drive faster - herbaliser)
freestyle noize - freestyler
the turnaround - herbaliser
that elvis track - sol brothers  (radio edit) 
happy galloppers - savages  (mr. bird jazz remix)
welfare love - dr. dooom
minnie's broken arm - mekon 
trickshot - ceasefire 
casino sans pareil - the wiseguys
the man who wouldn't let wax wane - renegade soundwave 
bonus track
360 ? (oh yeah?)- propellerheads

psycho soundwaves and secret baseshades - pretty crazy show

SRS
Music has always been a real passion. Early Electro and Acid House lead me into the realms of the Rave Scene from 1988 - 1993 and the world of Pirate Radio Stations. Sunrise & Biology enveloped London's airwaves. From there I developed my love for Electronic Music. Organic House, Deep House, Progressive House, Melodic House, with a bit of Techno and Ambient thrown in.

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
First Sunday every Month
4-9pm UK / 5-10 CET
https://www.saturosounds.com/

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
UK Takeover first Saturday every Month
8-10pm UK / 2-4pm CST
https://www.houswerx.com/

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2025
09.26 Meridian Arts Centre (Toronto)
09.14 Chillits 2025 (Laytonville)
09.11 TBD (San Francisco)
08.29 TBD (New York)
06.21 Life On Marz (Chicago)
06.20 Interzone (Lexington)
06.13 Adelaide Hall (Toronto)
06.02 Le Mal Necessaire (Montréal)
05.29 Casa Del Popolo (Montréal)
05.14 Wavelength (Toronto)
05.10 Cafeteria (Toronto)
04.26 Alphaville (NYC)
03.08 TD Music Hall (Toronto)
03.01 Alphaville (NYC)

2024
12.31 Party World (Montréal)
12.29 BSMT254 (Toronto) 
11.14 Casa Del Popolo (Montréal)
11.13 Le Mal Necessaire (Montréal)
08.16 Layer05 (Montréal)
06.28 Osmo (Montréal)
06.27 Sans-Soleil (Montréal)
06.23 The Little Jerry (Toronto) 
06.21 Tapestry (Toronto) 
04.28 Sounds Good (Toronto) 
04.27 Standard Time (Toronto) 
02.17 Heatsync (New Haven) 
01.18 Tapestry (Toronto) 

2023
12.21 Tapestry (Toronto)
12.14 Système (Montréal)
11.28 The Lot Radio (NYC)
10.19 Tapestry (Toronto)
09.30 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
09.24 The Little Jerry (Toronto)
09.21 Tapestry (Toronto)
09.15 Nouvel Établissement (Montréal) 
08.10 Sans Soleil (Montréal)
07.14 Revival (Toronto)
06.07 Système (Montréal)
01.19 Sans Soleil (Montréal)

2022
10.25 Système (Montréal)
09.24 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
08.27 Nouvel Établissement (Montréal)
04.29 Bambi's (Toronto)
03.24 Houndstooth (Toronto)
03.16 The Little Jerry (Toronto) 

2021
12.11 Le Mal Necessaire (Montréal)
09.05 The Little Jerry (Toronto)

2020
03.14 Bambi’s (Toronto)

2019
12.09 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
05.27 Giant Steps (London)
05.25 Ransom Note (London) 
05.23 Rye Wax (London)
03.01 El Rey Theater (Los Angeles)
02.28 Mezzanine (San Francisco)
02.23 Neumos (Seattle)
02.22 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland)
02.21 Imperial (Vancouver)
02.16 Bottom Lounge (Chicago)
02.15 El Club (Detroit)
02.14 Mod Club (Toronto)
02.13 Théâtre Corona (Montréal)
02.10 Elsewhere (NYC)
02.09 Union Stage (Washington DC)
02.08 Elsewhere (NYC)
02.07 Brighton Music Hall (Boston)

2018
05.12 Brilliant Corners (London)

HALSTON of NEURAL STIMULUS RECORDINGS (NSR) / https://halston.club / BOOKINGS: Judd512@comcast.net  I’ve been a Disc Jockey now since 1992, starting at age 15 when I bought my first Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable and DJ mixer along with starting to buy vinyl records just as the rave parties were starting to come about in The San Francisco Bay Area and of course in the U.K., Canada and Europe. Back then I started to buy and read Mixmag, Muzik Magazine along with DJ Mag for years. Since I have amassed an extensive vinyl (7000+) & CD (500+) collection, along with a huge collection of high quality digital audio files over the years in my computer. I play mostly progressive house, deep house, and techno music, along with sets of industrial & new wave and ambient music, which were my musical interests prior to the rave parties of the 90’s. I’ve loved electronic music since I was young from Duran Duran to Depeche Mode to New Order to Ministry, Skinny Puppy, FRONT 242, Siouxsie & The Banshees, to DJs Sasha & John Digweed, Tiga, Jeno & Garth, and The Hardkiss Brothers (Scott, Robbie & Gavin Hardkiss) the list is endless. Today I still love to use vinyl records in my sets along with digital files & CDs. As an audio engineer from SAE Expression College I prefer to use vinyl records or AIFF/WAV files when I am putting out an 320kpbs MP3 recording of a set that I’m DJing so as to keep the best sound quality. I love to craft a journey using music for others to enjoy along with introducing brand new artists and songs within my sets.  –HALSTON aka DJJUDD

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